Subjects:

Police and Public Order Law, Criminal Law

Contents:

The solicitor's role:

the purpose and significance of advice and assistance in the police station.

Initial request for advice.

Attending the police station.

Action at the police station.

Advice before interview.

Assistance during interview.

Detention, release, bail and charge.

Identification procedures.

Ancillary matters.

Persons under a disability.

Immigration matters.

Special cases.

Appendix 1:

Types of offences.

Appendix 2:

Checklists.

Appendix 3:

Specimen police station advice folder.

This popular work provides a practical guide to advising a suspect at the police station. It makes use of checklists and bullet points to prompt solicitors when advising a defendant. The book is arranged in chronological sequence, covering every aspect of the solicitor's or representative's role. It discusses issues such as identification procedures, persons under a disability, immigration matters and special cases.

• Handy pocket guide for solicitors advising their clients
• Easy to use format provides instant answers to problems as they arise at the police station
• Practical coverage of all recent changes to the law - including the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and the Drugs Act 2005
• Deals with the latest modified PACE Codes
• Contains decision trees to help decide whether a client should answer questions in the interview
• Refers to new police powers