Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > witness preparation
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > witness preparation
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > witness preparation
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > witness preparation
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > witness preparation

Preferred term

witness preparation  

Definition

  • The term witness preparation refers to any type of advice or training given to someone who is going to give sworn testimony with the intention of helping improve the quality of their testimony. All persons who might testify in court are potential candidates for witness preparation, including civil and criminal case defendants, plaintiffs, victims, experts, eyewitnesses, and other lay witnesses. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Witness Preparation]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CXHQ07X3-D

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD