Duel of the Fates: Cross-Examination Tactics for Prosecutors
Cross-examination is a high-stakes discipline that demands preparation and precision. Led by a former prosecutor, this workshop teaches targeted strategies to corner adverse witnesses, expose weak narratives, and strengthen child-abuse cases with a clear, tactical approach.
Suggested Audience: Prosecutors
Full Description: Cross-examination is a high‑stakes duel that demands discipline, preparation, and precision. Taught by a former prosecutor, this workshop breaks down specific, targeted strategies to corner adverse witnesses, leverage concessions, highlight improbabilities, and dismantle flawed defense narratives, with an emphasis on child abuse cases. Participants will leave with practical tools to approach each witness with a tactical plan—sharpening their ability to expose the truth and secure just outcomes for children.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the goals, risks, and strategic limits of effective cross-examination in child abuse cases.
Apply structured questioning techniques and adaptive strategies to weaken adverse testimony.
Articulate methods to impeach, control, or undermine adverse witnesses.
Adapt sample lines of questioning to effectively engage different witness types and case dynamics.
Speaker(s): Robert Peters