Defence Prosecution Witness Defendant Take notes on a number of cases your observed in court Was the Estimated What was Was the If so, what Gender of Type of Offence / defendant Case age of the case defendant sanction defendant Case Represented defendant about? convicted? was (yes/no)? 1 2 3 4 5 Comment on your impressions of the courtroom. You should comment on the following points: The courtroom atmosphere—was it formal or informal? The physical facilities—consider heating, cooling, lighting, seating and acoustics The proceedings—such as the number of cases heard and the speed at which the cases were heard Whether it appeared to be efficient. Did it appear to be fair?
Defence Prosecution Witness Defendant Take notes on a number of cases your observed in court Case Gender of defendant Estimated age of defendant Type of Offence / Case Was the defendant Represented (yes/no)? What was the case about? Was the defendant convicted? If so, what sanction was 1 2 3 4 5 Comment on your impressions of the courtroom. You should comment on the following points: The courtroom atmosphere—was it formal or informal? The physical facilities—consider heating, cooling, lighting, seating and acoustics The proceedings—such as the number of cases heard and the speed at which the cases were heard Whether it appeared to be efficient. Did it appear to be fair?
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