Content:

The practical module aims at giving a hands-on experience in the everyday practice of the work as a prosecutor. The module is to be held at the Parquet General. Topics to be dealt with are: Building a Team in the Prosecutor’s Office; Building a Team with the Police Officers; Searching, Building and Evaluating the evidence, Preparing the Witnesses; Specific Crimes such as economic and financial crimes, terrorism, money laundering, domestic violence etc.; Management - case flow, administrative, financial, human resources, etc.; Preparing the criminal trial; Forensic & new crime related technologies; Working with the Court system; Initiating procedures; Ethics.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

• The theoretical background of working as a prosecutor, and how to translate this into everyday work;
• Specific Crimes such as economic and financial crimes, terrorism, money laundering, domestic violence etc;
• Forensic & new crime related technologies.
• Ethics.

Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

• Translate theoretical concepts into the everyday practice of working as a prosecutor, and
• Find and apply theoretical concepts in solving practical problems.

Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

• Build a team in the Prosecutor’s Office;
• Build a team with the Police Officers;
• Search, build and evaluate the evidence;
• Prepare the Witnesses
• Manage case flow, administrative, financial, human resources, etc.
• Prepare the criminal trial;
• Work with the Court system;
• Initiate procedures.

Target group:

Judges, prosecutors, attorneys

Duration:

2 weeks

Period:

22 June – 3 July

Venue:

ILPD Nyanza