crime and criminal justice
Witness statements Witness statements are a crucial part of corporate investigation. They provide substantial evidence which may prove an allegation to be correct or incorrect. In order to comply a witness statement which is both understandable and will aid the investigation. The statement must follow some structure which usually includes an introduction, start of statement, body of invents, and impact and conclusion. Witness statements vary greatly depending on the circumstance, one such case is the use of expert witnesses. Expert witnesses are individuals who are qualified in their particular field such as doctors, scientist, forensic personal, etc these individuals require to state there position, experiences and qualification in the witness statement. The following is an example of witness statement, regarding the theft of computer products, and is currently been used in the case John Smiths V Computer Pty LTD in regard to the theft of computer products totaling the amount of 50 thousand dollars. Witness statement: Introduction My name is Hussein Dirani I知 21 years old and currently a student at the University of Western Sydney. I知 also a member of the Students representative council. Currently I知 working for computer Pty ltd as a programmer and have noticed the reduction of computers and other high tech equipment from the office. Some of my duties include computer programming, data input, calculations and networking. The person who is under suspicion works opposite to my work station. The person who is been accused of theft john smith is also a senior programmer at the company and has been working with the company for several year now, and his highly respected and appreciated by the company. His roster is from 9-5pm everyday. I believe I am qualified to give witness on the subject of this theft since I have witnessed it first hand.