Putting on Mock Trials
- ISBN-10
- 159031154X
- ISBN-13
- 9781590311547
- Pages
- 49
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Division for Public Education, American Bar Association
- Author
- Margaret Fisher
Description
Mock trials help students gain a basic understanding of the legal mechanism through which society chooses to resolve many of its disputes. Participation in mock trials helps students to understand better the roles that the various actors play in the justice system. This handbook explains how to prepare for and conduct mock trials in the classroom and introduces simplified rules of evidence and includes a sample judging form.
