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Beschreibung
Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation covered on the Legal Practice Course. Making effective use of realistic case studies backed up by online documentation, the text combines theory with practical considerations and encourages students to focus on putting their knowledge into a practical context. Written in an informal and accessible style, it covers all procedural and evidential issues that arise in criminal cases. The more complex areas of criminal litigation are examined using numerous diagrams, flowcharts, and examples, while potential changes in the law are highlighted by specially designed 'Looking Ahead' boxes. Chapters end with key points summaries and self-test questions, enabling students to quickly sum up what they have read and test their own knowledge.

Digital formats and resources
This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
- Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience-12 months' access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024.
- The online resources include case study documentation; web links; three additional chapters covering 'Advising at the Police Station - Practical Steps', 'White Collar Crime - Regulatory Offences', and 'Sentencing in Road Traffic Cases'; answers to self-test questions; video case studies; and criminal Litigation Express Train timeline.
Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation covered on the Legal Practice Course. Making effective use of realistic case studies backed up by online documentation, the text combines theory with practical considerations and encourages students to focus on putting their knowledge into a practical context. Written in an informal and accessible style, it covers all procedural and evidential issues that arise in criminal cases. The more complex areas of criminal litigation are examined using numerous diagrams, flowcharts, and examples, while potential changes in the law are highlighted by specially designed 'Looking Ahead' boxes. Chapters end with key points summaries and self-test questions, enabling students to quickly sum up what they have read and test their own knowledge.

Digital formats and resources
This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
- Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience-12 months' access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024.
- The online resources include case study documentation; web links; three additional chapters covering 'Advising at the Police Station - Practical Steps', 'White Collar Crime - Regulatory Offences', and 'Sentencing in Road Traffic Cases'; answers to self-test questions; video case studies; and criminal Litigation Express Train timeline.
Über den Autor
Lisa Mountford is a non-practising solicitor and law lecturer with extensive teaching and examining experience on criminal law programmes and on LPC criminal litigation and evidence courses.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part 1. Introduction to Criminal Litigation

  • 1: Introduction

  • 2: An introduction to the law of criminal evidence and advocacy

  • Part 2. Investigation and the Decision to Charge

  • 3: The powers to stop, search, and arrest

  • 4: Detention and interrogation

  • 5: The right to silence at the police station

  • 6: Challenging unlawfully and unfairly obtained evidence

  • 7: Obtaining identification evidence

  • 8: The decision to prosecute and the prosecution's duties of disclosure of evidence

  • Part 3. From Charge to Trial

  • 9: Funding of criminal defence services and first appearance process

  • 10: The law and practice relating to court bail

  • 11: Prosecuting an either-way offence

  • 12: Prosecuting summary offences

  • 13: Crown Court proceedings pre-trial

  • 14: Trial before the Crown Court

  • Part 4. Proving the Case: The Rules of Criminal Evidence

  • 15: The burden of proof

  • 16: Witness evidence

  • 17: Corroboration, the 'Turnbull guidelines' and opinion evidence

  • 18: Hearsay evidence

  • 19: Character evidence and the accused as a witness at trial

  • 20: Private privilege

  • Part 5. Post Conviction: Sentencing and Appeals

  • 21: Sentencing procedure and the general principles of sentencing

  • 22: Specific types of sentence and the plea in mitigation

  • 23: Appeals

  • Part 6. Youth Justice

  • 24: Youth justice - introduction

  • 25: Prosecuting young offenders

  • 26: Sentencing young offenders

  • Appendix 1

  • Additional chapters (online only)

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Strafrecht
Genre: Importe, Recht
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Legal Practice Course Manuals
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780192858818
ISBN-10: 0192858815
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mountford, Lisa
Auflage: 18 Revised edition
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Legal Practice Course Manuals
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße: 206 x 290 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Lisa Mountford
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.06.2022
Gewicht: 1,664 kg
Artikel-ID: 121981599

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