Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984

The fourth edition of this best-selling book provides full coverage of the law surrounding the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as amended, and brings the work fully up-to-date with the latest 2003 PACE Codes of Practice. * Everything needed to understand PACE collected together in one volume * Fully up-to-date - contains in full the latest Codes * Clarifies PACE in practice via in-depth discussion of case law, including over 250 new judicial decisions * Covers the Police Reform Act 2002, including new civilian powers * Covers human rights considerations * Contains expanded material on the right to silence * Includes a Question and Answer section in each chapter providing quick answers to common and more obscure questions * Includes relevant sections of legislative materials in full * Detailed index includes references in different printing styles for the author's text, the Act and the Codes and also includes all terms defined anywhere in the Act * Written by the leading authority on PACE