Police Courtroom Skills Training - Witness Familiarisation Reviews

The trainer is very knowledgeable and very approachable, she has made a subject that could be a bit dry very interesting and relatable. I am very grateful that she was the trainer that came to speak to us.

Really engaging session, very interesting to listen to and effective in improving understanding of court systems and what to expect at trial

I really enjoyed this input, it felt relatable, to the point and was followed up with good interesting examples from the trainer. She kept us engaged without overloading with information, she kept it simple and understandable. I enjoyed the practical elements and felt they were a good use of reinforcing the knowledge learnt. I would recommend that input be given to all new and experienced officers whether they are detectives or not and give them a good understanding of what to expect at court.

I found this skills day to be very useful for my role as I am relatively new to the police force and have not attended court as of yet. So being able to have this knowledge before attending has helped build my confidence for when I am required in court. I feel that as a student, I would of benefited from this day, earlier on in my course.

Brilliant thank you

It was an absolute privilege to have a defence barrister that is so experienced be able to speak to us. I am an experienced officer and am quite comfortable with court, however I have such a better understanding of processes, decision making and principles that I did not understand at all beforehand. I think this course will only help me be a better interviewer and investigator and it was such a rare opportunity and insight. I'll probably use the knowledge I learned today the most in my career!

A really enjoyable and informative day which was very interactive.

I believe this course is an integral part of policing. We complete a number of training sessions on getting a case to court but then almost no training on what to do when you are called to give evidence. I feel that without this course we can only expect that cases are lost because of a lack of knowledge which can be picked apart by trained solicitors.

An experience! But was very worthwhile training, showing our mistakes in safe space.

This was good, but wasnt ideal that the scenario in which we were in the box about wasnt realistic because we wouldnt be questioned on that. It would be useful to have a more relevant situation, however was really useful to learn the tips and tricks.