Complete Criminal Law provides a student-centred, straightforward approach to the criminal law LLB/CPE syllabus. The author's lucid commentary clearly explains the general principles, whilst the structured learning features enable students to interact and engage with the integrated case extracts and academic materials.
Complete Criminal Law provides a student-centred, straightforward approach to the criminal law LLB/CPE syllabus. The authors lucid commentary clearly explains the general principles, whilst the structured learning features enable students to interact and engage with the fully integrated leading case extracts and academic materials.
Explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. This work provides an explanation as to how and why the law has developed as it has. It includes chapters on the privilege of non-incrimination; improperly-obtained evidence; and, expert evidence.
Features people across the Criminal Justice Process who have stood by their principles, often in the face of pressure from those around them. This book is intended for those who believe that it is important to preserve ethics, standards, values and integrity.
Specifically for students, Blackstone's Statutes provide carefully selected legislation for the core subjects and major options offered on the law syllabus. Each title is ideal for use throughout the course and in exams. This book is also available with the content arranged chronologically. The ISBN is 9780199591282.
Blackstone's Statutes have a tradition of trust and quality unrivalled by other statute books and a rock solid reputation for accuracy, reliability, and authority. Content is peer reviewed to ensure a close map to courses. Blackstone's Statutes lead the market: consistently recommended by lecturers and relied on by students for exam and course use.
Designed specifically for students, Blackstone's Statutes lead the market in providing a carefully selected, regularly updated, and well sourced collection of legislation for the core subjects and major options offered on the law syllabus. Each title is ideal for use throughout the course and in exams.
Contains Criminal Law, 6th edition plus Core Statutes on Criminal Law 2010-2011. These texts provide undergraduate students with the essential knowledge, skills and understanding required for success in Criminal Law, a compulsory module when studying for a law degree.
This comprehensive casebook provides extracts from all of the key cases along with other essential materials from statutes, reports, books, and articles. Notes and questions provide context and encourage deep learning. It is the perfect companion to a textbook such as Smith and Hogan Criminal Law.
Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials provides a unique approach; each chapter analysing the doctrinal and theoretical aspects of criminal law through a variety of carefully chosen extracts from key cases and articles, supported with the author's astute commentary. This is essential reading for a full appreciation of criminal law.
This is a practical guide to understanding the uses, strengths and limitations of forensic evidence in criminal cases. It helps lawyers, the police and the courts improve their understanding of increasingly complex forensic practice in order to either prosecute or defend a criminal case.
Giving a treatment of the CJA 2003 and its impact across the criminal justice process, this work features an informative introduction covering various key aspects of the Act in a readable way. It is suitable work for those wanting an introduction with a clear focus on key aspects of the Act bearing on issues central to daily practice.
Contains Criminal Law, 7th edition plus Core Statutes on Criminal Law 2011-2012. These texts provide undergraduate students with the essential knowledge, skills and understanding required for success in Criminal Law, a compulsory module when studying for a law degree.
Offers an essay on the concepts, structures, and processes of the criminal justice system. Aiming to stimulate students of criminal justice to think about what they have learned, this book challenges the conventional understanding of crime, criminal justice, and punishment by revealing their meanings to be open to multiple interpretations.
Offers a comprehensive collection of statutory provisions un-annotated. This title is suitable for LLB and GDL course and exam use. It provides a link to an accompanying website that offers guidance on how to use and interpret statutes, providing tutorial and exam preparation.
Presents an introductory overview of the main themes in criminal law. This book offers essential information about what the law is and defines and discusses different types of criminal offense, from homicide and assault to fraud and conspiracy. It includes references to key cases, main statutes and lists of further reading.
Course Notes supports revision of the essential modules of undergraduate and conversion GDL/CPE law degree courses by demonstrating good practice in creating and maintaining the ideal revision notes and actively encouraging you to acquire the analytical skills you will need for exam success.
Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials provides a unique approach; each chapter analysing the doctrinal and theoretical aspects of criminal law through a variety of carefully chosen extracts from key cases and articles, supported with the author's astute commentary. This is essential reading for a full appreciation of criminal law.
This new edition gives substantial and clear coverage of both criminal law doctrine and the theory behind it, striking a pleasing balance between the two. It is designed to be approachable and clear but with sufficient depth of analysis and discussion to ensure its suitability for both undergraduate and CPE/GDL courses.
A concise yet authoritative introduction; this popular text offers a stimulating account of the key topics in criminal law illustrated through numerous case summaries. Exposition of the most recent case law and academic commentaries ensures a solid grounding in the subject.
A concise yet authoritative introduction; this popular text offers a stimulating account of the key topics in criminal law illustrated through numerous case summaries. Exposition of the most recent case law and academic commentaries ensures a solid grounding in the subject.
Law Express Question and Answer:Criminal Lawis designed to help you get the most out of every answer you write by improving your understanding of what examiners are looking for, helping you to focus in on the question being asked and showing you how even a good answer can be improved.
Includes chapters incorporating: Human Rights Act 1998; Children and Young Persons Act 1933; Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999; Civil Procedure Rules - alternative approaches to prejudicial publicity and how it impacts on different sets of proceedings, recent common law and statutory developments; and, more.
An understanding of criminal law is essential to pass the A2 in law. This book presents an overview of criminal law. It stresses the practical application of criminal law as it is used in the English judicial system and establishes the key roles of prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service, the defense and the judiciary.
Card, Cross, and Jones Criminal Law has rightly earned a reputation for its reliability and thorough approach. This classic text has been fully updated and continues to provide a clear and stimulating account of criminal law as it stands today - its longevity is testament to its excellence as a textbook.
Card, Cross & Jones: Criminal Law has rightly earned a reputation for its reliability and thorough approach. This classic text has been fully updated and continues to provide a clear and stimulating account of criminal law as it stands today - its longevity is testament to its excellence as a textbook.
Presents an introduction to some of the more advanced writing on criminal law for a reader with a reasonable grasp of the basic legal principles. This book also discusses the specific issues which reveal the practical significance of different theoretical positions.
Focuses on English criminal law. This book features coverage of major developments including: the Serious Crime Act 2007; the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 provisions on self-defence and sentencing; the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007; and, The Coroners and Criminal Justice Act 2009.
The authors examine the various steps within the criminal justice system which have resulted in the conviction of the innocent, and suggest remedies as to how miscarriages might be avoided in the future. The contributors comprise academics, campaigners and practitioners.
Provides an account of the law of defamation and privacy in over 50 different countries including Eastern Europe, Malaysia and Singapore. This title takes an account of the Defamation Act 1996 and will be of value to all those whose activities take them into the international field.
Meant for those who teach, study or are interested in criminology and the criminal justice systems of the UK. This book offers a critical introduction and considers issues in criminal justice, focusing on conceptions of crime and conflict resolutions, as well as introducing to researching criminal justice.
Principles of Criminal Law is distinctly different from other criminal law textbooks on the market. Focussing on the theoretical issues and underlying principles, it brings the subject to life through a critically involving and contextual approach, enabling readers to engage with the subject at a sophisticated and detailed level.
Mental abnormality is becoming an increasingly important yet complex source of defence within the criminal trial process. This text contains a timely discussion of how the criminal law treats and applies defences such as insanity and diminished responsibility.
A bulletin that provides analysis of the legal framework in which Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) operate, as well as practical know-how on the various aspects of ASBOs, from formulating protocols and creating multiagency working groups to preparing and presenting the case in court, and dealing with breach of an ASBO.
Concern about technological hazards posed by business enterprises has intensified interest in the criminality of corporations. Taking a panoptic approach, this book argues that there is no easy legal answer to the question of corporate power and personal safety.
Offering guidance on the main road traffic offences, this handbook explains the law, coupled with tips providing solutions to the problems faced by practitioners dealing with such cases. It deals with procedure to show how the law works in practice; and offers tools, including checklists and a table of offences for day-to-day practice.
Nutcases provide in-depth case analysis of the facts, principles and decision of the most important cases in an area of law. They include a number of features such as boxed "think points" to make them easy to use and retain the information. Nutcases are an essential revision aid and ideal for getting fully up to speed with a new subject.
Smith & Hogan: Criminal Law is regarded as the leading doctrinal textbook on criminal law in England and Wales and has been for over 40 years. This book owes its consistent popularity to its accessible style, depth of analysis and breadth of coverage. It is a key text for undergraduates and an essential reference source for practitioners.
Presenting the Criminal Law statutes, this title is suitable for various law undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses. Part of the "Core Statutes 2006-07" series, it contains the necessary statutes and statutory instruments students need to pass their exams. Statutes are listed both alphabetically and by date and, do not include commentary or annotation.
For over a century, developmental disabilities have been associated with crime in prejudicial and pejorative contexts. This book provides a comprehensive review of the prevalence, nature and development of offending by those with intellectual disabilities. It includes coverage of evidence based assessment and treatment ideas, strategies and plans.