Mock Trial Reflection

You will need to submit a written reflection on your roles, the dynamics of your group, and most significantly, the issues studied.

1. For each case, write a paragraph describing your opinion on the outcome and the issues involved.  Were you satisfied with the outcome?  What were the most relevant facts for you?  What does each outcome tell you about the issue involved? Please explain your responses thoroughly, using details from the cases.

2. Read Colleges are Rewriting What Consent Means to Address Sexual Assault and Hooking Up at an Affirmative Consent Campus? It’s Complicated then respond to the following questions (be sure to use specific details in your responses):
1. Do you think that affirmative consent policies are an effective means to prevent sexual assault? Why or why not?
2. What role do bystander intervention policies have?
3. How would an affirmative consent policy have changed the facts or the outcome of the David Jones case?

3. Read Know Your Rights: What Students Can do about Sexual Harassment in the Workplace  and 6 Things to Know About Workplace Sexual Harassment then respond to the following questions (be sure to use specific details in your responses):
1. How prevalant do you think sexual harassment is for students either in the work place or at school?
2. What do the articles suggest that students and/or workers can and should do about sexual harassment? Do you agree?
3. Knowing what you know about the Elyse Roberts case, what other advice would you give to students or workers to address the issue of sexual harassment.

4. Reflect on your role as a juror, witness, and lawyer (be sure to reflect on each role that you played)
1. What did you like about it?
2. What was most challenging for you?
3. Describe your personal preparation for your roles in the trial.
4. How do you think you performed?
5. What would you do differently next time?

5. Describe the dynamics of your group
1. Did everyone participate equally?  If not, who did more and who did less?
2. Was everyone prepared for the trial?  If not, who was not?
3. Describe your preparation for the trial.  Did everyone take your preparation time seriously by participating in strategy discussions and practicing/rehearsing their roles?  Did everyone make the best use of their preparation time?  If not, what happened?

Reflections should be Times New Roman, 12 pt font, and single spaced.  This is formal writing and thus, you should follow all standard rules of grammar and language.  Your work  should be proofread, thorough, thoughtful, and detailed.

Reflections are due to be submitted to turnitin.com by Friday, March 13.