The Handbook of the Criminal Justice Process

This new handbook is an authoritative account of the criminal justice system in England and Wales that engages with the central issues common to any major criminal justice system. Compiling the thoughts and opinions of leading figures in this field of law, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of all the key areas of the system presenting a sequential account from investigation through to final appeal.

Mike McConville is Dean of City University in Hong Kong and Professor of Law at the University of Warwick Geoffrey Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and a former Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge.

Preface

v

Mike McConville

Geoffrey Wilson

Introduction

1

(4)

Mike McConville

The Structure and Organization of Criminal Justice in England and Wales: An Overview

5

(16)

Robin C. A. White

The Organization and Accountability of the Police

21

(22)

Robert Reiner

Police Investigative Powers

43

(16)

Satnam Choongh

Covert Surveillance and the Use of Informants

59

(16)

Sybil Sharpe

Regulating the Police Station: The Case of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

75

(24)

Mike Maguire

Assisting and Advising Defendants before Trial

99

(16)

Ed Cape

Bail in Criminal Cases

115

(22)

Anthea Hucklesby

The Right to Representation and Legal Aid

137

(12)

Lee Bridges

Prosecutions Systems

149

(18)

Andrew Sanders

Alternatives to Prosecution

167

(16)

Rob Allen

Evidence in Criminal Cases

183

(22)

Sir John Smith

The Exchange of Information and Disclosure

205

(16)

Roger Leng

Publicity Surrounding the Trial

221

(16)

John Sprack

Special Measures for Witnesses and Victims

237

(16)

Jenny McEwan

Science, Experts, and Criminal Justice

253

(32)

Paul Roberts

Magistrates

285

(26)

Penny Darbyshire

The Role of the Advocate

311

(12)

Stephen Solley

The Role of the Judge in Criminal Cases

323

(12)

Sir Philip Otton

The Adversary Trial and Trial by Judge Alone

335

(18)

John Jackson

Plea Bargaining

353

(26)

Mike McConville

Trial by Jury

379

(24)

Sean Doran

Juvenile Justice

403

(20)

Nicola Padfield

Economic Crime

423

(24)

Mike Levi

Mentally Abnormal Offenders: Disposal and Criminal Responsibility Issues

447

(26)

Ronnie Mackay

The Sentencing Process

473

(14)

David Thomas

Criminal Appeals: The Purpose of Criminal Appeals

487

(18)

Rosemary Pattenden

Miscarriages of Justice and the Correction of Error

505

(20)

Clive Walker

Restorative Justice: Assessing the Prospects and Pitfalls

525

(24)

Carolyn Hoyle

Richard Young

Monitoring and Understanding Criminal Justice: Statistics, Research, and Evaluation

549

A. Keith Bottomley

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The Handbook of the Criminal Justice Process

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