Is This My Job? Ethical Issues for Prosecutors in Sensitive Victim Cases
Course Description
This presentation will address the issues experienced by every prosecutor who handles cases with sensitive victims, traumatized families and emotional witnesses. Ethical questions may arise when boundary lines are blurred due to the expectations many victims and families have for prosecutors to provide support in multiple roles. Recognizing applicable rules of professional responsibility for prosecutors and their interactions with families and victims can help maintain appropriate interactions as well as ensuring the integrity of the case.
Learning Objectives
1. Recognize and discuss relevant rules of professional responsibility for prosecutors
2. Review ethical duties amongst the Multidisciplinary Team through the lens of high profile real examples.
3. Walk through various scenarios involving ethical choices of a prosecutor all pulled from real life experience and circumstances.
Session Formats
Please check out the upcoming training calendar to view upcoming training sessions for individuals, or choose request training to bring a session to your organization.
