Chapter Questions
Why should you prepare an investigation plan?
List at least five considerations for preparing an investigation plan.
Of what use are photographs during the investigation?
Can you ever use photocopies of photographs during the investigation?
Under what circumstances should a memorandum of interview be used rather than a witness statement?
Under what circumstances is it all right for a paralegal to try to have a witness change her or his version of an occurrence?
Why is it important to obtain background information about independent witnesses?
What advantage does a tape-recorded witness statement have over a handwritten, signed witness statement?
What advantages does a handwritten, signed statement have over a taperecorded statement?
Why is it significant that a witness statement is hearsay?
Are you required to give the witness a copy of the witness's signed statement?
How does a typical signed witness statement differ from an affidavit?
What should you do about a substantive error you make in a written witness statement?