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Defending Suspects At Police Stations (8th edn)
About this book
Defending Suspects at Police Stations is the definitive guide for those advising detainees at the police station. It is an essential purchase for solicitors, duty solicitors, custody officers, criminal law students and in particular for those preparing for police station accreditation.The A01's A01itative guidance is unrivalled. Comprehensive yet highly accessible and practical, Defending Suspects provides the answers to every day practical questions and problems. Initial chapters explain the basic principles of defending clients at the investigative stage and examine the key provisions of PACE and the Codes of Practice. Subsequent chapters tackle the various stages of advising a client including taking instructions, advising on 'silence', interview strategies, samples and searches, identification procedures and the charge decision. The book also includes dedicated chapters on advising and assisting vulnerable clients, on enforcement of the PACE and Code provisions, and on advising immigration detainees.For this edition, Ed Cape is joined by Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul of Kingsley Napley who bring years' of experience between them. Jawaid Luqmani of Luqmani, Thompson and Partners continues to provide his expertise in immigration law for chapter on immigration detainees.The eighth edition provides coverage of: •the revised Codes of Practice – particularly Codes C and H, which were most recently revised in 2019•an up-to-date version of PACE, and the right to silence provisions of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, and links to the latest versions of the PACE Codes of Practice•the place of safety provisions of the amended Mental Health Act 1983•the latest codes, regulations and guidance issued by the Home Office, the College of Policing and the CPS•the latest case-law
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Contributors
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Table of statutory instruments
- Table of European and international legislation
- Table of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Codes of Practice
- Table of Legal Aid Agency Standard Crime Contract 2017
- Abbreviations
- 1 Defending the client
- 2 Key provisions of PACE, the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Codes
- 3 Dealing with the initial call
- 4 Action on arrival at the police station
- 5 Advising the client
- 6 Fingerprints, photographs, samples, drug-testing and searches
- 7 The police interview
- 8 Identification procedures
- 9 Warrant of further detention
- 10 The decision to charge and afterwards
- 11 Juveniles, persons at risk and other special groups
- 12 Immigration detainees
- 13 Complaints and enforcement
- Appendices
- 1 Extracts from legislation
- 2 Checklists
- Index