The Handbook of the Criminal Justice Process

by McConville, Mike; Wilson, Geoffrey

• ISBN13: 9780199253951
• ISBN10: 0199253951
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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