A Prosecutorial View of Crash Investigations: How to Avoid Becoming a Target of the Defense
This 2-day training course is designed for patrol officers through seasoned crash reconstructionists. Literally, it is geared towards anyone that may find themselves in the position of investigating a motor vehicle crash.

Very few of us like to testify in court. The reason we don't like to is because we don't want to be made a fool of on the stand at the hands of a defense attorney that is relentless in their questioning and our own realization that we should have done a better job. However, some of us are very good at testifying, we enjoy turning the tables on the defense by presenting factual evidence in a simple, yet, clear, knowledgeable and professional manner to a judge or jury. We want to appear in their eyes as being credible. To get to this point, we must begin "Thinking Trial From Day One."

This crash-related course will detail the necessary components for a “guilty verdict”: a beyond a reasonable doubt investigation, accurate documentation, and confident presentation. Crash investigators will understand the importance of every stage of a criminal proceeding and learn ways to more confidently testify in front of a jury and combat tactics defense attorneys typically use to try and create reasonable doubt at an officer’s expense.
Course Content
This course includes many topics, such as:

•Investigating Crash Investigation Cases Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
•Investigating to Defeat Common Defenses: Alibi, etc.
•Investigating Using the Evidence Codes
•Writing Crash Reports to Avoid Defense Motions
•Writing Crash Reports to Avoid Cross Examination Tactics
•The Importance of Accurately Documenting the Crash Scene
•Get to Know your Prosecutors and the Court System
•Courtroom Demeanor and Attire
•Preparing for Motions to Suppress, Grand Jury and Trials
•The Importance of Testifying at Various Hearings, Including Depositions, Preliminary Hearings, Grand Jury and Motions to Suppress
•Testifying Confidently During Direct, Cross and Re-Direct
•Tactics Defense Attorneys Use and Ways to Combat Them
•Mock Crash-related Trial Exercises

Registration Information see below listed link
Additional information contact:
Inquiries can be directed to:
Chief Reggie Redfern (Ret.)
Phone: 413-626-9554
reggie@srrtraining.com
or
George Nettles
Phone: 609-407-6722
gfnet156@msn.com

Purchase Orders and/or checks should be sent to:

SRR Traffic Safety Consulting, LLC
198 East Street
Easthampton, MA 01027-1212

Course is not currently scheduled.