Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (Book & eBook Pack)

Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

MAIN VOLUME

PART A: CRIMINAL LAW;

A1: Actus reus: the external elements of an offence

A2: Mens Rea

A3: General defences

A4: Parties to offences

A5: Inchoate offences

A6: Corporate Liability

A7: Human rights

A8: Territorial and extra-territorial jurisdiction

A9: European Union Law

PART B: OFFENCES;

B1: Homicide and related offences

B2: Non-fatal offences against the person

B3: Sexual offences

B4: Theft, handling stolen goods and related offences

B5: Fraud, blackmail and deception

B6: Falsification, forgery and counterfeiting

B7: Company, investment and insolvency offences

B8: Damage to property

B9: Offences affecting security

B10: Terrorism, piracy and hijacking

B11: Offences affecting public order

B12: Offences relating to weapons

B13: Offences affecting enjoyment of premises

B14: Offences against the administration of justice

B15: Corruption

B16: Revenue, customs and social security offences

B17: Offences involving misuse of computers

B18: Offences involving writing, speech or publication

B19: Offences related to drugs

B20: Offences relating to dangerous dogs, hunting and animal welfare

B21: Offences relating to the proceeds of criminal conduct

B22: Immigration offences

PART C: ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES;

C1: Definitions and basic principles in road traffic cases

C2: Evidence and procedure in road traffic cases

C3: Offences relating to driving triable on indictment

C4: Offences relating to documents triable on indictment

C5: Drink-driving offences

C6: Summary traffic offences

C7: Sentencing

C8: The schedules to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

PART D: PROCEDURE;

D1: Powers of investigation

D2: The decision to prosecute and diversion

D3: Courts, parties, and abuse of process

D4: Criminal procedure rules and case management

D5: Preliminary procedures in magistrates' courts

D6: Classification of offences and determining mode of trial

D7: Bail

D8: Assets recovery

D9: Disclosure

D10: Sending cases from the magistrates' court to the Crown Court

D11: The indictment

D12: Arraignment and pleas

D13: Juries

D14: Assisting a Witness or a Defendant

D15: Trial on indictment: general matters and pre-trial procedure

D16: Trial on indictment: the prosecution case

D17: Trial on indictment: the defence case

D18: Trial on indictment: procedure between close of defence evidence and retirement of jury

D19: Trial on indictment: procedure relating to retirement of jury and verdict

D20: Trial on indictment: sentencing procedure

D21: Summary trial: general and preliminary matters

D22: Summary trial: the course of the trial

D23: Sentencing in the magistrates' court

D24: Trial of juveniles

D25: Civil behaviour orders: ASBOs, Closure Orders, SCPOs, and VOOs

D26: Appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) following trial on indictment

D27: Procedure on Appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

D28: Reference to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) following trial on indictment

D29: Challenging decisions of magistrates' courts and of the Crown Court in its appellate capacity

D30: Appeals to the Supreme Court and the role of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights

D31: Public funding and costs

D32: Extradition

PART E: SENTENCING;

E1: Sentencing: general provisions

E2: Custodial sentences: general provisions

E3: Mandatory life sentences

E4: Custodial sentences for dangerous offenders under the Criminal Justice Act 2003

E5: Prescribed custodial sentences

E6: Suspended sentences under the Criminal Justice Act 2003

E7: Custodial sentences: detention and custody of offenders under 21

E8: Community Orders under the Criminal Justice Act 2003

E9: Community sentences: offenders aged under 18

E10: Referral order

E11: Reparation orders

E12: Absolute and conditional discharges

E13: Binding over

E14: Orders against parents

E15: Fines

E16: Compensation orders

E17: Restitution orders

E18: Deprivation orders

E19: Confiscation orders

E20: Recommendation for deportation

E21: Exclusions and disqualifications

E22: Mentally disordered offenders

E23: Notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003

E24: Rehabilitation of offenders

PART F: EVIDENCE;

F1: General principles of evidence in criminal cases

F2: The discretion to exclude evidence; evidence unlawfully, improperly or unfairly obtained

F3: Burden and standard of proof and presumptions

F4: Competence and compellability of witnesses and oaths and affirmations

F5: Corroboration and care warnings

F6: Examination-in-chief

F7: Cross-examination and re examination

F8: Documentary evidence and real evidence

F9: Public policy and privilege

F10: Opinion evidence

F11: Admissibility of previous verdicts

F12: Character evidence: evidence of bad character of accused

F13: Character evidence: admissibility of evidence of accused's good character

F14: Character evidence: evidence of bad character of persons other than the accused

F15: The rule against hearsay: general principles

F16: Exceptions to the rule against hearsay (excluding confessions)

F17: The rule against hearsay: confessions

F18: Evidence of identification

F19: Inferences from silence and the non-production of evidence

APPENDICES; Appendix 1: Codes of Practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Appendix 2: Attorney-General's Guidelines

Appendix 3: The CPS Code for Crown Prosecutors

Appendix 4: Disclosure

Appendix 5: The Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction

(SIMULTANEOUS) SUPPLEMENT 1;

The Criminal Procedure Rules 2010

The Sentencing Guidelines Council Sentencing Guidelines

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• Supplement 2 was published in February 2012
• The Main Work & Supplement 1 were published in October 2010
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• New section on corporate liability by Amanda Pinto QC
• New section on special measures by Laura Hoyano
• Coverage of EU Criminal law by Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas
• Contribution on road traffic offences by Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate) Howard Riddle
• Expanded coverage of piracy by Mark Topping, CPS
• New advisory board members:-
  • Lord Justice Leveson,
  • HHJ Robert Atherton,
  • HHJ Sally Cahill QC,
  • HHJ Henry Globe QC,
  • HHJ Jeffrey Pegden QC,
  • Michael Bowes QC,
  • Richard Marks QC,
  • Adrian Waterman QC