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Author:   Professor of Criminal Justice David Ormerod (Professor of Criminal Justice School of Law Queen Mary University of London) ,  The Right Honourable Lord Justice Hooper
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 9.60cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   3.333kg
ISBN:  

9780199574209

ISBN 10:   0199574200
Pages:   3264
Publication Date:   15 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

MAIN VOLUME; PART A: CRIMINAL LAW; A1: Actus reus: the external elements of an offence; A2: Mens Rea; A3: General defences; A4: Strict liability and vicarious liability; A5: Parties to offences; A6: Inchoate offences; A7: Human rights; A8: Territorial and extra-territorial jurisdiction; PART B: OFFENCES; B1: Homicide and related offences; B2: Non-fatal offences against the person; B3: Sexual offences; B4: Theft, handling stolen goods and related offences; B5: Fraud, blackmail and deception; B6: Falsification, forgery and counterfeiting; B7: Company, investment and insolvency offences; B8: Damage to property; B9: Offences affecting security; B10: Terrorism, piracy and hijacking; B11: Offences affecting public order; B12: Offences relating to weapons; B13: Offences affecting enjoyment of premises; B14: Offences against the administration of justice; B15: Corruption; B16: Revenue, customs and social security offences; B17: Offences involving misuse of computers; B18: Offences involving writing, speech or publication; B19: Offences related to drugs; B20: Offences relating to dangerous dogs, hunting and animal welfare; B21: Offences relating to the proceeds of criminal conduct; B22: Immigration offences; PART C: ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES; C1: Definitions and basic principles in road traffic cases; C2: Evidence and procedure in road traffic cases; C3: Offences relating to driving triable on indictment; C4: Offences relating to documents triable on indictment; C5: Drink-driving offences; C6: Summary traffic offences; C7: Sentencing generally; C8: Endorsement, penalty points and disqualification; C9: The schedules to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988; PART D: PROCEDURE; D1: Powers of investigation; D2: The decision to prosecute and diversion; D3: Courts, judges and parties; D4: Criminal procedure rules and case management; D5: Preliminary procedures in magistrates' courts; D6: Classification of offences and determining mode of trial; D7: Bail; D8: Assets recovery; D9: Disclosure; D10: Sending cases from the magistrates' court to the Crown Court; D11: The indictment; D12: Arraignment and pleas; D13: Juries; D14: Trial on indictment: general matters and pre-trial procedure; D15: Trial on indictment: the prosecution case; D16: Trial on indictment: the defence case; D17: Trial on indictment: procedure between close of defence evidence and retirement of jury; D18: Trial on indictment: procedure relating to retirement of jury and verdict; D19: Trial on indictment: sentencing procedure; D20: Summary trial: general and preliminary matters; D21: Summary trial: the course of the trial; D22: Sentencing in the magistrates' court; D23: Trial of juveniles; D24: Civil behaviour orders: ASBOs, Closure Orders, CPOs, and VOOs; D25: Appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) following trial on indictment; D26: Procedure on appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division); D27: Reference to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) following trial on indictment; D28: Challenging decisions of magistrates' courts and of the Crown Court in its appellate capacity; D29: Appeals to the House of Lords and the role of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights; D30: Public funding and costs; D31: Extradition; PART E: SENTENCING; E1: Sentencing: general provisions; E2: Custodial sentences: general provisions; E3: Mandatory life sentences; E4: Custodial sentences for dangerous offenders under the Criminal Justice Act 2003; E5: Prescribed custodial sentences; E6: Suspended sentences under the Criminal Justice Act 2003; E7: Custodial sentences: detention and custody of offenders under 21; E8: Community Order under the Criminal Justice Act 2003; E9: Community sentences: offenders aged under 18; E10: Referral order; E11: Reparation orders; E12: Absolute and conditional discharges; E13: Binding over; E14: Orders against parents; E15: Fines; E16: Compensation orders; E17: Restitution orders; E18: Deprivation orders; E19: Confiscation orders; E20: Recommendation for deportation; E21: Exclusions and disqualifications; E22: Mentally disordered offenders; E23: Notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003; E24: Rehabilitation of offenders; PART F: EVIDENCE; F1: General principles of evidence in criminal cases; F2: The discretion to exclude evidence; evidence unlawfully, improperly or unfairly obtained; F3: Burden and standard of proof and presumptions; F4: Competence and compellability of witnesses and oaths and affirmations; F5: Corroboration; F6: Examination-in-chief; F7: Cross-examination and re-examination; F8: Documentary evidence and real evidence; F9: Public policy and privilege; F10: Opinion evidence; F11: Admissibility of previous verdicts; F12: Character evidence: evidence of bad character of accused; F13: Character evidence: admissibility of evidence of accused's good character; F14: Character evidence: evidence of bad character of persons other than the accused; F15: The rule against hearsay: general principles; F16: Exceptions to the rule against hearsay (excluding confessions); F17: The rule against hearsay: confessions; F18: Evidence of identification; F19: Inferences from silence and the non-production of evidence; APPENDICES; APPENDIX 1: CODES OF PRACTICE UNDER THE POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984; APPENDIX 2: ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S GUIDELINES; APPENDIX 3: THE CODE FOR CROWN PROSECUTORS; APPENDIX 4: DISCLOSURE; APPENDIX 5: THE CONSOLIDATED CRIMINAL PRACTICE DIRECTION; (SIMULTANEOUS) SUPPLEMENT 1; The Criminal Procedure Rules 2005; The Sentencing Guidelines Council Sentencing Guidelines

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Blackstone's Criminal Practice is written by a distinguished team of contributors, representing the accumulated experience of the Bench, the Bar, the solicitors' profession, and the academic world. The team is headed by Lord Justice Hooper and Professor David Ormerod.

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