ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1991, The Case for the Prosecution examines the entire process of arrest through to conviction.

chapter 1|13 pages

Criminal justice in England and Wales

chapter 2|22 pages

Constructing the suspect population

chapter 3|20 pages

In the police station

chapter 4|24 pages

Building the case: interrogation

chapter 6|25 pages

Grading and sorting the suspect population

chapter 7|24 pages

Reviewing the case for the prosecution

chapter 8|25 pages

Acquittals and convictions

chapter 9|18 pages

Understanding the criminal justice process

chapter 10|18 pages

The problems of law reform