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The article discusses how courts can ensure that the testimony of children can be done in a way that promotes an efficient determination of truth. Topics include the need for lawyers to use different language, phrasing and sentence structure when questioning children, and the possible solutions found in the Utah Rules of Evidence like the use by judges of reasonable control and age-appropriate questioning of children in court.

The article discusses the duty of U.S. prosecutors to seek and do justice during trials. Also cited are the need for prosecutors to avoid common errors to prevent injustice, the basic trial errors by prosecutors during jury selection to avoid discriminatory choice and prejudicial statements, opening statements, and closing arguments, as well as other topics like the peremptory challenge and voir dire.