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Regulating policing : the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 past, present and future /

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) was an innovative and controversial attempt to regulate the investigation of crime. Two decades on, it now operates in a very different context than in the mid-1980s. Whilst legal advice has become established as a basic right of those arrested and de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cape, Ed, Young, Richard (Richard P.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) was an innovative and controversial attempt to regulate the investigation of crime. Two decades on, it now operates in a very different context than in the mid-1980s. Whilst legal advice has become established as a basic right of those arrested and detained by the police, the police service has become increasingly professionalised but also increasingly driven by government objectives and targets. The Crown Prosecution Service, originally established to separate prosecution from investigation, is now becoming involved in the investigative process.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847314543
1847314546
1282048430
9781282048430
9781472564511
1472564510