PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LITIGATION
1. Introduction
2. An introduction to the law of criminal evidence and advocacy
PART 2 INVESTIGATION AND CHARGE
3. The powers to stop, search and arrest
4. Detention and interrogation
5. The right to silence at the police station
6. Challenging unlawfully and unfairly obtained evidence
7. Obtaining identification evidence
8. The decision to prosecute and the prosecution's duties of disclosure of evidence
PART 3 FROM CHARGE TO TRIAL
9. Public funding and early stages of the criminal justice process
10. The law and practice relating to court bail
11. Prosecuting an either-way offence
12. Prosecuting summary offences
13. Crown Court proceedings pre-trial
14. Trial before the Crown Court
PART 4 PROVING THE CASE - THE RULES OF CRIMINAL EVIDENCE
15. The burden of proof
16. Witness evidence
17. Corroboration, the 'turnbull guidelines' and opinion evidence
18. Hearsay evidence
19. Character evidence and the accused as a witness at trial
20. Private privilege
PART 5 POST CONVICTION: SENTENCING AND APPEALS
21. Sentencing procedure and the general principles of sentencing
22. Specific types of sentence and the plea in mitigation
23. Appeals
PART 6 YOUTH JUSTICE
24. Youth justice introduction
25. Prosecuting young offenders
26. Sentencing young offenders
