Criminal Law & Practice

Concise yet detailed, this is a practical guide to the essentials of criminal law and procedure. It summarizes the main principles and provides step-by-step explanations of the most important points in criminal procedure.

• Presents a clearly written practical guide to the essentials of criminal law
• Covers both law and procedure making it an invaluable guide for students studying the LPC or BVC, ILEX or those new to practice
• Summarises the main principles and provides a succinct step-by-step explanation of the most important points in criminal procedure
• Provides everything needed in a concise volume without sacrificing the detail that is required for a proper understanding of the subject
• Uses headings and sub-headings and breaks the text down into bite size chunks to aid use and understanding of information

• Introduction
• What is the law?
• How the law is used.
• How to find the law and use it.
• The civil systems.
• The criminal system.
• Legal personnel.
• Judiciary.
• Magistrates.
• Juries.
• Funding.
• Sentencing.
• Appeals.