Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

1. Decisions and Structure

2. Towards a Framework for Evaluation

3. Ethics, Conflicts and Conduct

4. Investigative Phase

5. Questioning

6. Scientific Evidence

7. Gatekeeping

8. Prosecutorial Review

9. Remands

10. Mode of trial

11. Pre-trial

12. Plea

13. Trial Procedures

14. Appeals

15. Costs

16. Conclusions

The Criminal Process addresses one of the most controversial areas of the entire criminal process: the pre-trial stage. Taking as its starting point the detention of suspects in police custody, the authors examine all key issues in the pre-trial process including: the questioning of suspects; cautioning of offenders; prosecutorial review; remand decisions; mode of trial decisions; and plea bargaining.

This third edition provides an integrated treatment of questions of principle and practice in pre-trial processes and procedures, and includes six new chapters: Questioning, Scientific Evidence, Pre-trial, Trial procedures, Appeals and costs.;The book will continue to be the ideal text for all students of criminal justice and criminology, as well as academics and practitioners interested in the criminal justice system.