Courtroom Survival (Paperback)

~ Devallis Rutledge (Author)

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Product Description

COURTROOM SURVIVAL is essential for any communications or mock trail training. It explains how to present a winning case and avoid credibility-destroying tactics! Rutledge includes tested examples of winning techniques needed to become an expert at effective and comfortable testimony. Rutledge gives insight that only a police officer turned prosecutor can provide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942728157
• ISBN-13: 978-0942728156
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #674,457 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtroom Survival, February 18, 2001

By A Customer

This is a must read for anyone in Law Enforcement. For every Officer that ever sat outside the courtroom sweating and dreading his/her turn on the stand, this book gives new hope. Devaillis Rutledge puts the spotlight on a seldom talked about subject in our profession, our own FEAR. Rutledge then calms those fears by letting us know that we are not alone and telling us how to deal with the most common courtroom problems and defense attorney ploys. Once you read this book, you will understand why defense attorney's ask the questions they do, and you will gain a confidence that makes you a more valuable witness. You will learn how to recognize questions and language that are designed to trip you up and you will know how to avoid falling into the traps set by some of those questions and language. As Law Enforcement Professionals, we spend countless hours training ourselves for every situation that we may encounter, except for the witness stand. "Courtroom Survival" is the training we need. The courtroom is the home field of the defense attorney. Read "Courtroom survival" and Learn how to overcome the home field advantage.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Courtroom Survival : The Officer's Guide to Better Testimony, June 17, 2001

By	Joseph K. Henderson (Rome, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

I have been a Law enforcement Officer for the better part of thirteen years, and much of what is in this book I have learned from trial and error (no pun intended). Still there is plenty of useful information for veteran officers, and is a must read for less experienced officers who have yet to be raked over the coals in a courtroom. Devallis Rutledge writes the book as if he is talking with you one on one, and makes the book enjoyable to read. I recommend it highly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtroom Survival: The Officer's Guide To Better Testimony, November 13, 2002

By	Herb Williams (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

As a Police Officer for over 17 years, I gotta tell you that this is the absolute best book I ever bought for the job. It's as critical as "Street Survival." This book will make you as sharp on the stand as you are on the street. Every new cop needs to own a copy. Defense lawyers will tremble at the sound of your name!