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MAXIMIZING WITNESS COOPERATION

NCJ Number
41328
Author(s)
G GUERINHOWARD G
Date Published
1977
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS FACING A POLICE OFFICER AS HE ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY WITNESSES AND SECURE THEIR COOPERATION AT THE SCENE OF A CRIME.
Abstract
THE FILM ESTABLISHES THE PROBLEM OF THE UNCOOPERATIVE WITNESS AS ONE WHICH AFFECTS THE POLICE OFFICER BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY. IT PORTRAYS THE PROBLEMS OF THE POTENTIAL WITNESS IN A SYMPATHETIC LIGHT IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OFFICER'S AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY. ALSO PRESENTED ARE SOME NATIONALLY ACCEPTABLE TECHNIQUES FOR DEALING WITH WITNESSES, DEMONSTRATING CORRECT AND INCORRECT WITNESS-APPROACH PROCEDURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE FILM GIVES THE OFFICER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE AND ASSESS HIS OWN ATTITUDES TOWARD WITNESSES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP