1st Edition

Routledge Revivals: Case for the Prosecution (1991) Police Suspects and the Construction of Criminality

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published in 1991, The Case for the Prosecution examines the entire process of arrest through to conviction.

    List of tables

    Preface

    Acknowledgements

    1. Criminal Justice in England and Wales

    2. Constructing the Suspect Population

    3. In the Police Station

    4. Building the Case: Interrogation

    5. Building the Case: Police Records and Non-Interrogation Evidence

    6. Grading and Sorting the Suspect Population

    7. Reviewing the Case for the Prosecution

    8. Acquittals and Convictions

    9. Understanding the Criminal Justice Process

    10. The Problem of Law Reform

    Appendix

    Bibliography

    Index

    Biography

    Mike McConville, Andrew Sanders, Roger Leng