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Peer reviewedShepelak, Norma J. – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Recounts a criminology class exercise that consisted of staging a mock trial using the murders from Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" as source material. Students research the case and role play various lawyers, jury members, and witnesses. Identifies and discusses four educational objectives attainable through the staging of mock trials. (MJP)
Descriptors: Courts, Criminology, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning
