Mock Trial Reflection
In preparation for doing the mock trial, our group really tried to understand both what was happening in the minds of the lawyers and the witnesses. Those who were trying to be prosecutors had a bit of a harder time trying to be like a real lawyer. Even being a witness, like myself, it was a somewhat difficult feat. This task was even harder considering I was supposed to play a psychologist, Dr. Alex Richards in the Chris Archer trial. You have to know how to answer the questions the lawyer asks you as the person you are representing. It would have been quite a difficult task- at least for me.
It was fun to get together with the group and talk about our project. We got to see the other side of most crime shows and really …show more content…
Richards was interesting because personally I am really interested in the more scientific and even psychological aspects of why people do what they do. It was interesting to learn that there are counselors that are specifically for students in Greek life. I was aware that hazing was a big problem for sororities and fraternities, but the fact that there has to be a specialist for this specific problem shows just how rampant and big of a problem it really is. She even knew from personal experience the hardships of being part of a sorority as she was a pledged Gamma herself. She understood that loyalty is everything to both sororities and fraternities, so any problem that happens within them, they try to keep it to themselves in order to keep brotherhood or sisterhood. She also added an important part of how Milan died was due to a large consumption of alcohol and probably intimidation, a common tactic for sorority and fraternity hazing.
During the trial, I can imagine how back and forth the arguments would have been. Clearly by having one of his fellow fraternity brother testify, you would have probably heard about how Chris Archer was a good person incapable of murder and then the opposite characterization from other witnesses like Milan’s best friend. I think that the trial for the most part could have easily have been ‘he said vs. she said’, but then you have to add in the factors of hazing and alcohol and then the possibility of would have definitely increased. My part would have included tangible evidence that is important to any court
In preparation for doing the mock trial, our group really tried to understand both what was happening in the minds of the lawyers and the witnesses. Those who were trying to be prosecutors had a bit of a harder time trying to be like a real lawyer. Even being a witness, like myself, it was a somewhat difficult feat. This task was even harder considering I was supposed to play a psychologist, Dr. Alex Richards in the Chris Archer trial. You have to know how to answer the questions the lawyer asks you as the person you are representing. It would have been quite a difficult task- at least for me.
It was fun to get together with the group and talk about our project. We got to see the other side of most crime shows and really …show more content…
Richards was interesting because personally I am really interested in the more scientific and even psychological aspects of why people do what they do. It was interesting to learn that there are counselors that are specifically for students in Greek life. I was aware that hazing was a big problem for sororities and fraternities, but the fact that there has to be a specialist for this specific problem shows just how rampant and big of a problem it really is. She even knew from personal experience the hardships of being part of a sorority as she was a pledged Gamma herself. She understood that loyalty is everything to both sororities and fraternities, so any problem that happens within them, they try to keep it to themselves in order to keep brotherhood or sisterhood. She also added an important part of how Milan died was due to a large consumption of alcohol and probably intimidation, a common tactic for sorority and fraternity hazing.
During the trial, I can imagine how back and forth the arguments would have been. Clearly by having one of his fellow fraternity brother testify, you would have probably heard about how Chris Archer was a good person incapable of murder and then the opposite characterization from other witnesses like Milan’s best friend. I think that the trial for the most part could have easily have been ‘he said vs. she said’, but then you have to add in the factors of hazing and alcohol and then the possibility of would have definitely increased. My part would have included tangible evidence that is important to any court