Court Reporter

From true crime to petty crime - this is the memoir of one of Australia's most experienced court reporters. Fromtrue crime to petty crime - this is the memoir of one of Australia's mostexperienced court reporters.As aseasoned court reporter, the ABC's Jamelle Wells has filed thousands of storieson murderers, sex offenders, thieves, bad drivers, family feuds and businessdeals gone wrong. In more than 15 years, Jamelle has witnessed many ofAustralia's most notorious and high-profile court cases. In the line of duty, shehas sat next to criminals and their families, been chased, spat on, stalked andcarted off by ambulance for emergency surgery after an accident outsideICAC. Every dayin courts across Australia - the evidence, facts and theories are played out ina kind of theatre, with their own characters, costumes and traditions. But ever-presentis the human tragedy of ordinary people's lives disrupted, destroyed andforever altered. The judges, the lawyers and barristers, the...