The criminal trial : courtroom practices, policies and procedures / Brian Mills A Dip Justice Admin (MCAE); LLB (UNSW); Grad Dip Leg P (UTS); LLM (UTS) Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Senior Lecturer, Australian Graduate School of Policing, Charles Sturt University
Introduction -- 1 : The court system - 2 : The adversary [adversarial] system -- 3 : The legal profession in court -- 4 : Court officers and other participants -- 5 : Courtroom environment -- 6 : Courtroom protocol and procedure -- 7 : Stages of evidence : the prosecution case -- 8 : Stages of evidence : the defence case -- 9 : Sentencing -- 10 : Appeals -- 11 : Conduct before and after a court case -- 12 : Awarding costs against police -- 13 : Coronial inquests and inquiries in New South Wales -- 14 : Conclusion
Summary
Criminal trial
Law
The criminal court system resolves disputes, imposes and maintains order and upholds human rights. The ability to give evidence in court in a competent and professional manner is a core skill for an investigator. The Criminal Trial describes and analyses the main rules of the law of evidence within a framework relevant to the policing profession. It is the emphasis placed on the policing profession and the professions role in the pre-trial and trial process as well as the discussion of issues pertaining to the "professional witness" which sets this text apart from others
