NewsletterJanuary 2011
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Interrogations of Children
Top Ten Tips to Win with the Media
2010 PATC Lineup Question
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By John E. Reid & Associates


National statistics would readily support the claim that, in the last decade, children are increasingly involved in more serious crimes. It no longer shocks the average listener to learn that a 12-year-old shot and killed his teacher, two 13-year-old boys gang raped a girl after a school dance or a 14-year-old robbed a classmate of his lunch money at knife point. Along with these incidents are reports alleging that police obtained false confessions from children involving very serious crimes. We have been consulted on a number of such cases. In our opinion, some of them were clearly truthful confessions while others were probably false.

Several myths exist within the uninformed public concerning crimes committed by children. One is that, because of limited cognitive abilities, a child guilty of a crime would readily confess after a short period of questioning. If anything, children are more resilient in maintaining and selling lies than a socially responsible adult. A related myth is that children are unable to comprehend the consequences of their crime. While the concept of long-range times, such as a 10 to 15 year prison sentence, may be incomprehensible in an eleven-year-old's mind, the child has enough awareness of future consequences associated with his crime to lie about it. After all, if a child believed that it was alright to set fire to his 5th grade teacher's car he would readily admit to the arson. Finally, experienced adolescent criminals are very aware of the juvenile criminal justice system. The belief that, as a juvenile, the worse thing that might happen to them is supervision or probation offers an incentive to fight the system and force the government to prove its case, i.e., not confess. Under this circumstance, when a juvenile is waived to adult court and now faces serious consequences, there is public outrage that the prosecution did not try hard enough to offer a plea bargain which would have given the juvenile a chance at rehabilitation and a productive life.


 

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by Rick Rosenthal - ILEETA Media Advisor


Trainers are experienced - Go To guys and gals. As leaders, you have influence over decisions that are made within your organizations, including decisions on how to handle relations with mainstream news reporters. Here are Ten Top Tips to help you and your agency win with the media.

  1. DWI! When the media show up, Deal With It. Engagement with the media is inevitable; victory is only optional. Resolve to work with them and they won't work on you.
     
  2. Feed the animals! It's not always easy, but it is pretty straightforward. All the media will ever want from you is information, a quotable sound bite, and video/pictures.

  3. The Rule of 7 Ps. Proper Prior Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance. Give media relations a little thought, a little preparation (maybe even a little training!)
     
  4. Build relationships. Get to know the reporters who cover you regularly. Build that Stephen Covey bank of good will' that you can draw on when the going gets tough.
     
  5. K.I.S.S.S. Keep It Smart, Short, and Simple. Media relations doesn't have to be rocket science. Stay focused on the basics.
     

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by Brian S. Batterton, Attorney


Question:


After a person is charged with a crime and the police are conducting lineups post charging, does a lawyer representing the defendant have a right to be present in the lineup room with the witnesses viewing the lineup?


 To answer this question, we will assume two things. First, we will assume that the phrase "post charging" refers to after the suspect has been "formally charged." Second, we will assume that the lineup is a physical lineup rather than a photographic lineup. It should be noted that photographic lineups are not considered a critical stage in a prosecution; therefore a suspect does not have a right to counsel during a photo lineup.

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The Top Ten New Year's Resolutions:

I will not
  1. Call the Chief  "Snoki " to his face.
  2. Dress up as my favorite "Glee"  character.
  3. Remarry my ex-wife again.
  4. Use my gun to open beer bottles.
  5. Let my weight approach that of a small SUV.
  6. Let my probationer tell me his deepest secrets.
  7. Refer  to the Internal affairs Sergeant as "Lady Gaga".
  8. Get engaged to a stripper.
  9. Grow out my nostril hairs.
  10. Refer to myself as "the stud".

 

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