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Blackstone's Guide to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Paperback, New)
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Blackstone's Guide to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Paperback, New)
Series: Blackstone's Guide
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This book analyses, explains, and evaluates the Government's
flagship criminal justice legislation, the Criminal Justice Act
2003. It provides an accessible commentary on the wide ranging and
complex changes introduced by the Act, which will leave few areas
of the criminal justice system untouched. The Act starts with
changes to police powers, bail, cautioning, and pre-trial
disclosure, and moves on to the abolition of committal proceedings
and the introduction of the possibility of trials on indictment
without juries. It then goes on to provide for prosecution appeals
and a broad range of offences where a trial following acquittal can
exceptionally be allowed. The rules on evidence are significantly
reformed providing firstly, a much wider basis on which evidence of
bad character (including previous convictions) can be admitted, and
secondly, for the admissibility of hearsay 'where it is not
contrary to the interests of justice' to admit it. The Act also
provides a major restatement and reform of the sentencing framework
and the provisions for release on licence, and abolishes most of
the categories of exemption from the duty to perform jury service.
Anyone working in the Criminal Justice System or interested in its
operation will welcome this guide, which provides invaluable
insights into the purposes of the Act and a detailed explanation of
its provisions. The book also includes the full text of the Act.
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