Court room observation and paper describing experience – cases you heard, what the experience means to your social work practice and how it links to the things you learned in the class – must be 4 pages double spaced
Please include the above as well as:
Determine what kind of case is being heard (judge only or jury trial or an appeal) ( subtitle)
Answer why the court you are in has jurisdiction ( subtitle)
Provide procedural history of the case (how did it end up in court) ( subtitle)
Summarize the facts ( subtitle)
Identify the issue or issues ( subtitle)
State the decision ( subtitle)
Describe how the court arrived at its decision (( subtitle)
Consider and analyze alternative decisions ( subtitle)
You may need to cover more than one case to fulfill the assignment length ( subtitle)
Use APA format, and no traffic court ( subtitle)