Course Fee $950.00

COURSE DESCRIPTION:This course firstly contextualizes evidence and criminal procedures as an integral part of the entire criminal justice system. It then familiarizes participants with the fundamentals of criminal evidence as it pertains to the legal presentations of evidence in a criminal trial, and with the role of legal counsel.

Further, critical constitutional issues are examined that involve a variety of evidence from hearsay to physical evidence. Trial procedures such as expert witness testimony, police testimony and testimonial privileges are analysed.

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Wednesday 21st October 2015 8:00am-5:30pm (8 contact hours)

T&T Bureau of Standards, 1-2 Century Drive, Trincity Industrial Estate, Macoya.

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Course Fee $900.00

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the definition, identification, characteristics and treatment strategies of over-the-counter and illegal drugs and the enforcement of laws relating to them. Participants’ interactions will focus on the major effects – psychological, physical, social and legal - of common drugs, including how and why drugs work; and the historical origins of common drugs of abuse.

They will be able to compare and contrast drug addiction treatment strategies, analyse current patterns of abuse and distinctive features of a drug’s abuse potential, to ascertain the law enforcement response to drug use and to compare and contrast biological, psychological and sociological explanations for addiction.  The issue of rehabilitation is a key component of this course in which participants will be encouraged to critique as well as devise their own approach in dealing with this problem. 

SCHEDULE (8 contact hours)

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