CRJ 294 - CJ Communication Strategies

1. Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
   1. Use the 5-step interview process to hold an interview and create a report
   2. Describe difference between custodial and non-custodial interviews
2. Distinguish types of interviews, such as ones with suspects, defendants, clients, witnesses, victims, or informants
   1. List characteristics of interviews and interrogation
   2. Explain circumstances in which Miranda warnings apply
3. Critique an interview in a criminal justice scenario
   1. Choose the appropriate communication strategy or plan involving a suspect, defendant, witness, and/or victim
   2. Conduct an interview with a suspect, defendant, witness, and/or victim in a criminal justice scenario
4. Create a well-written criminal justice report based on a practical exercise involving a suspect, defendant, witness, and/or a victim
   1. Show how to be fair, accurate, thorough yet concise in a report
   2. Compose documents for different uses, such as field notes, investigative reports, case file notes, reports of violations, or others
5. Produce effective testimony in a criminal justice scenario
   1. Contrast the differences between depositions, hearings, grand juries, trials, sentencings, and revocations
   2. Prepare for testimony in an honest, respectful professional manner, with appropriate demeanor and knowledge of the incident and report
6. Examine ethical and legal considerations when working in criminal justice
   1. Identify relevant U.S. Constitutional Amendments (4^th, 5^th, and 6^th), caselaw such as Giglio and Brady, statutes, or other guidance for criminal justice professionals
   2. Clarify ethical obligations and consequences of false reporting and/or testimony

 
Competencies Revised Date: AY2025