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This collection explores a variety of issues facing contemporary juries, bringing together innovative research from different disciplines and jurisdictions. The debate stems from a real concern that criticism of the jury may lead to a loss of public confidence in the institution and that this may renew government efforts to further restrict the role of the jury in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. This work offers an interdisciplinary approach presenting insights from legal, psychological and criminological perspectives, thus bypassing traditional borders and presenting a cohesive view. Issues discussed reflect the rapid advances in technology, changing dynamics and behaviours in society, and challenges that have been aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst the focus is primarily on juries in England, Wales, Scotland and across Ireland in terms of challenges and opportunities, the collection also invites a comparative perspective, drawing on experiences and related research in other jurisdictions. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of criminal law and procedure, criminal justice, criminology and psychology.

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure in Focus provides today's law students with a thorough understanding of criminal procedure. Using an innovative approach to teaching the law, its pedagogical features not only facilitate the mastery of complex legal concepts but also provide hands-on exercises that give students the tools they need to succeed. The book is divided into three parts. Part I provides a general introduction to the world of criminal procedure. Chapter 1 sets the stage by explaining the differences between substantive criminal law and criminal procedure as well as the differences between the investigative and adjudicative stages of the criminal justice process. Chapter 2 focuses on the sources of criminal procedure law. Part II of the text begins our study of investigative criminal procedure. Chapters 3 to 6 each focus on a specific aspect of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. Chapter 7 focuses on three separate aspects of interrogation law, and Chapter 8 addresses eyewitness identifications. The study of adjudicative criminal procedure begins in Part III. Chapters 9 and 10 discuss charging decisions and pretrial release, respectively. Chapter 11 explores two concepts related to case screening. Chapter 12 covers the right to counsel, including the right to effective assistance of counsel in the criminal justice system. Chapter 13 focuses on the defendant's and the prosecution's right to discovery. Chapter 14 covers three specific types of issues commonly argued in pre-trial motions. In chapter 15 the text addresses guilty pleas and the plea-bargaining process. Chapter 16 explores several aspects of the criminal trial, Chapter 17 addresses sentencing law, and Chapter 18 covers the right against Double Jeopardy. The study of adjudicative criminal procedure concludes with the right to appeal and seek collateral review in Chapter 19. Professors and students will benefit from: ● Focus titles use author-written text to explain doctrine, openly and clearly. Many criminal procedure issues lend themselves to not only doctrinal discussion of the law, but also to broader policy-oriented topics. Berger takes a balanced approach that allows professors to choose which policy issues to cover in class. ● Thoughtfully selected cases, framed by introductory questions and post-case analysis, teach students key concepts. ● Real Life Applications, Applying the Rules, and Criminal Procedure in Practice hypotheticals, frequently based on real cases, provide opportunities for critical analysis and application of concepts covered in the chapters. ● The text efficiently, and thoroughly, covers a wide range of criminal procedure topics, from the start of an investigation through sentencing, and even appeal. ● By having students think about the rule of the law from the perspective of different actors in the criminal justice system, Berger makes doctrine come to life. Problems posed throughout the text ask students to explore doctrinal questions from the perspective of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, criminal defendants and victims. ● Where helpful, the text integrates different doctrinal subjects, with frequent and helpful cross-referencing between pages and chapters.

Any democratic legal system recognizes that the pursuit of the truth about a crime must have impassable limits, and that in contemporary legal systems the public authorities'principle of freedom to obtain evidence in criminal proceedings is not absolute. Drawing these boundaries is a permanent process, which produces universal legal problems of fundamental practical importance. This book addresses the fundamental importance of the protection of the individual from potential actions of state bodies that violate legally marked boundaries. Contributors synthesize knowledge about the admissibility of evidence in criminal procedure, evidence that must not be used or should not be used under certain circumstances, and the conditions for the admissibility of unlawfully obtained evidence. This comparative analysis of national evidentiary procedures is an essential showcase of certain legislative patterns and similarities between individual legal systems.

Police procedure and evidence brought to life!A key text for all those on policing degree or other pre-join routes, this book examines police procedure and evidence in the criminal justice system, providing clear and accessible information while encouraging analysis and reflection. Chapters cover police powers, stop and search, arrest and custody, disposals, court procedures and disclosure, and rehabilitation. Uniquely it follows the journey of a fictional family who all in one way or another become involved in the criminal justice system, allowing students to consider a range of possible options and outcomes and bringing the theory to life.

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In criminal cases, practitioners such as police officers, crime scene investigators, pathologists, prosecutors, and judges are expected to make decisions that are objective and impartial. However, research since the 1960's into so-called confirmation bias provides persuasive scientific evidence that humans are unable to do so. As flawed investigations and proceedings come to light, the importance of undertaking proper bias mitigation measures is clear. Confirmation Bias in Criminal Cases takes a multi-disciplinary approach to a complex, real-world issue. It lays out the chronology of criminal investigations and proceedings, and assesses how bias plays a role in each stage. It also offers research-based strategies to combat bias, such as independent review, contextual information management, linear sequential unmasking, and structured evaluations of the evidence. This book is vital reading for anyone involved in the criminal justice system. It not only gives a holistic view of the human element of confirmation bias but it also offers strategies for how to address it.

This collection brings together international experts to present a comparative analysis of wrongful conviction and criminal procedure. The volume takes an interdisciplinary approach with authors drawn from a broad range of backgrounds including law, psychology, forensics and journalism. All are experts in their field with direct experience of the investigation of wrongful conviction in their own countries. Focusing on the main areas of concern in their own jurisdiction, each author discusses common themes, including: the extent of the problem; the types of cases that feature in miscarriages of justice; the legal mechanism for the correction of a wrongful conviction; compensation for the wrongly convicted; public awareness and concern about the issue generally and in light of highprofile cases; and the extent to which wrongful conviction has driven criminal justice reform. The book will be essential reading for students, researchers and policy-makers interested in comparative law, criminology and psychology.

Beslissingen van strafrechters hebben grote gevolgen voor verdachten, slachtoffers en andere betrokkenen, maar kunnen ook grote maatschappelijke impact hebben. Daarom moet het strafvonnis openbaar zijn en moet de genomen beslissing worden gemotiveerd. Toch blijkt de tekst van het strafvonnis vaak moeilijk te begrijpen voor mensen die niet thuis zijn in het (straf)recht. Dat wordt al vele jaren als probleem beschouwd, ook binnen de Rechtspraak.Inmiddels zijn er verschillende inspanningen geleverd om strafvonnissen begrijpelijker te maken voor burgers, maar die hebben tot nu toe nog niet echt tot verbetering geleid. De vraag is dan ook of het wel mogelijk is om strafvonnissen begrijpelijker te maken voor een groot publiek, en zo ja, hoe zo'n begrijpelijk strafvonnis er dan uit zou moeten zien.Die vraag beantwoorden tekstwetenschappers Geerke van der Bruggen en Henk Pander Maat en rechtswetenschapper Leonie van Lent in dit boek. De auteurs voeren eerst een functionele analyse van het strafvonnis uit en komen zo tot een aantal eisen waaraan de tekst moet voldoen om functioneel te zijn voor alle beoogde lezers. Vervolgens laten zij met een case study zien dat de tekst van een standaardstrafvonnis niet alleen de leek, maar óók de jurist slecht bedient. Om de tekst functioneler te maken voor alle lezers stellen de auteurs diverse tekstingrepen voor, die zij tot slot illustreren met een herschrijving van het geanalyseerde strafvonnis. Dit is een publicatie in de reeks van het Montaigne Centrum voor Rechtsstaat en Rechtspleging, Universiteit Utrecht.

Blackstone's Senior Investigating Officers'Handbook is designed specifically to meet the reference needs of any officer conducting a serious or major crime investigation. The only step-by-step guide to the processes and actions involved in the role of a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), it explains all the relevant procedures and processes integral to the role in a clear and understandable style. Now in its fifth edition, this Handbook takes the reader through all the stages incumbent in an SIO's role: decision-making and the initial response; setting up and managing an investigation; investigative strategies; policy logs, victim, family, and community management; and liaison with the media. There is also instruction on suspect and witness management, conducting'TIE'(Trace, Investigate, and Evaluate) enquiries, child sexual exploitation and investigating sudden and unexplained infant deaths. There is an entire chapter dedicated to the subject of homicide investigation. Whether you conduct, review, or take a professional interest in serious and major crime investigation, this title will be an invaluable resource. The first practical guide to this important role, it is commonly referred to as the essential reference book in the wider SIO community (the SIO's bible) and is a highly practical tool for any SIO or prospective SIO.

The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Process surveys the topics and issues in the field of criminal process, including the laws, institutions, and practices of the criminal justice administration. The process begins with arrests or with crime investigation such as searches for evidence. It continues through trial or some alternative form of adjudication such as plea bargaining that may lead to conviction and punishment, and it includes post-conviction events such as appeals and various procedures for addressing miscarriages of justice. Across more than 40 chapters, this Handbook provides a descriptive overview of the subject sufficient to serve as a durable reference source, and more importantly to offer contemporary critical or analytical perspectives on those subjects by leading scholars in the field. Topics covered include history, procedure, investigation, prosecution, evidence, adjudication, and appeal.

En Teoría del Delito en el Código Nacional de Procedimientos Penales, Rubén Quintino Zepeda, investigador del INACIPE, indaga si, conforme al Código Nacional de Procedimientos Penales (CNPP), es posible estructurar una teoría jurídica de la imputación y una teoría de los fines de las consecuencias jurídicas aplicables. Este libro da cuenta de la capacidad del autor para conceptualizar, problematizar e interpretar una ley a la luz de aspectos teóricos de las ciencias penales. Así, el lector puede conocer, de manera práctica y didáctica, el desarrollo histórico de la teoría del delito, así como un marco conceptual de sus elementos (como conducta, tipicidad, antijuridicidad y culpabilidad, entre otros). Al final, se responde a la pregunta de si las normas contenidas en el CNPP son sustantivas con las normas procesales a través del planteamiento y la solución de casos concretos.

What is the criminal law for? One influential answer is that the criminal law vindicates pre-political rights and condemns wrongdoing. On this account, the criminal law has an intrinsic subject matter-certain types of moral wrongdoing-and it provides a distinctive response to that wrongdoing, namely condemnatory punishment. In Criminal Law in the Age of the Administrative State, Vincent Chiao offers an alternative, public law account. What the criminal law is for, Chiao suggests, is sustaining social cooperation with public institutions. Consequently, we only have reason to support the use of the criminal law insofar as its use is consistent with our reasons for valuing the social order established by those institutions. By starting with the political morality of public institutions rather than the interpersonal morality of private relationships, this account shows how the criminal law is continuous with the modern administrative and welfare state, and why it is answerable to the same political virtues. Chiao sketches a democratic egalitarian account of those virtues, one that is loosely consequentialist, egalitarian but not equalizing, and centered on a form of freedom-effective access to central capabilities-as its currency of evaluation. From this point of view, the role of the criminal law is to help public institutions create a society in which each person can lead a life as a peer among peers. Chiao shows how a democratic egalitarian approach to criminal justice provides a fresh perspective on a range of contemporary problems, from mass incarceration to overcriminalization, due process and the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction.

The law relating to fitness to plead is an increasingly important area of the criminal law. While criminalization may be justified whenever an offender commits a sufficiently serious moral wrong requiring that he or she be called to account, the doctrine of fitness to plead calls this principle into question in the case of a person who lacks the capacity or ability to participate meaningfully in a criminal trial. In light of the emerging focus on capacity-based approaches to decision-making and the international human rights requirement that the law should treat defendants fairly, this volume offers a benchmark for the theory and practice of fitness to plead, providing readers with a unique opportunity to consider differing perspectives and debate on the future development and direction of a doctrine which has up till now been under-discussed and under-researched. The fitness to plead rules stand as an exception to notions of public accountability for criminal wrongdoing yet, despite the doctrine's long-standing function in criminal procedure, it has proven complex to apply in practice and has given rise to many varied legislative models and considerable litigation in different jurisdictions. Particularly troublesome is the question of what is to be done with someone who has been found unfit to stand trial. Here the law is required to balance the need to protect those defendants who are unable to participate effectively in their own trial, whether permanently or for a defined period, and the need to protect the public from people who may have caused serious social harm as a result of their antisocial behaviour. The challenge for law reformers, legislators, and judges, is to create rules that ensure that everyone who can properly be tried is tried, while seeking to preserve confidence in the fairness of the legal system by ensuring that people who cannot properly engage in the criminal trial process are not forced to endure it.

When he invoked China's mainstream academia to criticize the'weaknesses'of Chinese criminal procedure-such as dossier-based proceedings, powerful prosecutors, and activist judiciary-the author, Shuai Zhang, was told by his supervisors in the Netherlands that this was just how things were done. Later on, he found that adversarial dogmas are common in the Chinese legal community, with the textbooks on criminal procedure playing a role to mislead people. While many exemplary common law countries have deviated from their adversarial traditions to begin to embrace an inquisitorial approach-especially in pre-trial procedure-adversarial dogmas do not speak to each and every country. In a broader sense, the author cautions Chinese liberal intellectuals against their inherent, and perhaps unconscious, sense of superiority over both the officialdom and the populace regarding political and legal issues. This sense of superiority blinds them to what really contributes to the well-being of the country and the people, and drive various'window dressing'reforms rather than functional improvements. Dissertation. (Series: Willem Pompe Institute, Vol. 87) [Subject: Chinese Studies, Criminal Law]

Die Autoren und Herausgeber haben sich zusammengefunden, um dem renommierten Strafrechtswissenschaftler, dem hochgeschätzten wissenschaftlichen Weggefährten und Kollegen Klaus Rogall anlässlich seines 70. Geburtstages durch diese Festschrift ihren persönlichen Dank und die verdiente Ehrung zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Klaus Rogall war von 1979 an zunächst fast ein Jahrzehnt lang Referent im Bundesministerium der Justiz, wo er intensiv und maßgeblich an Gesetzentwürfen zum Strafverfahrensrecht mitwirkte und die deutschen Interessen bei internationalen Konferenzen vertrat. 1986 durch die Universität Bonn habilitiert, trat er im Jahr darauf eine Professur an der Universität zu Köln an, um 1990 auf einen Lehrstuhl an der Freien Universität Berlin zu wechseln. Dem dortigen Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft blieb er trotz eines ehrenvollen Rufs an die Universität Mainz bis zu seinem Ruhestand (seit 2014) treu. Titel und Inhaltsverzeichnis dieser Festschrift sind ein Spiegel des wissenschaftlichen Werkes des Jubilars. Der Titel soll an die äußerst umfang- und ertragreiche Mitwirkung Klaus Rogalls an den Systematischen Kommentaren zum StGB und zur StPO sowie daran erinnern, dass zu seinem Lebenswerk auch die wissenschaftlich fundierte Mitarbeit an Gesetzentwürfen gehört. Darüber hinaus deutet er an, dass dem Jubilar die in einem tieferen, inhaltlichen Sinne verstandene, durch Rechtsetzung und Norminterpretation anzustrebende Systematik der Rechtsordnung stets ein großes Anliegen war und ist. Thematisch erstrecken sich die Beiträge aus der Feder in- und ausländischer Kollegen von den verfassungsrechtlichen und empirischen Grundlagen und der Gesetzgebungslehre über das materielle Strafrecht einschließlich des Rechts der Ordnungswidrigkeiten bis hin zu (und mit einem wichtigen Schwerpunkt auf) dem Strafverfahrensrecht.

Dass im Strafprozess nicht um das Recht, sondern primär um Tatsachen gestritten wird, mag den Außenstehenden verwundern, versteht sich für den Praktiker aber von selbst. Der Grund liegt hierfür im Wesen des gerichtlichen Verfahrens: Der Richter soll über eine in der Vergangenheit liegende Tat urteilen, bei der er nicht dabei war. Er muss sich mittelbar im Rahmen der Beweisaufnahme Kenntnis verschaffen. Streitigkeiten um den Sachverhalt und Fehlurteile sind vorprogrammiert. Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit soll auch das bis heute überfällige Modell einer rationalen Tatsachenfeststellung entwickelt werden.

Die Sonderausgabe der Kommentierung der europäischen Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte (MRK) und des Internationalen Paktes über bürgerliche und politische Rechte (IPBPR) aus dem Löwe-Rosenberg, Großkommentar zur Strafprozeßordnung und zum Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz, 25. Auflage, enthält eine aktuelle Kommentierung dieser auch für das deutsche Strafverfahrensrecht bedeutsamen Bestimmungen. Zweck der Kommentierung ist es, der Strafrechtspraxis den Zugang zu den Vertragswerken und den dazu ergangenen Entscheidungen zu erleichtern und zugleich durch eine Gesamtschau des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes zu einem besseren Verständnis der hier bestehenden Probleme und Auffassungen beizutragen. Der Schwerpunkt der Erläuterungen der Konventionen liegt bei den für das Strafverfahren bedeutsamen Fragen. Zusätzlich zur Kommentierung enthält das Werk die Konventionentexte in deutscher, französischer und englischer Sprache sowie die Texte der dazugehörigen Folgeabkommen. Die Sonderausgabe richtet sich an alle am Strafverfahren Beteiligten (Verteidiger, Richter, Staatsanwalt).