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Zusatztext Papers published in the aftermath of a conference often disappoint. These, on the contrary, sparkle...There is a great deal of meat in this book of essays. Readers who get and read them will not, I think, regret the expenditure of either their money or their time. Informationen zum Autor Ed Cape is author of Defending Suspects at Police Stations (5th edn, LAG, 2006), and recent research includes an evaluation of the Public Defender Service in England and Wales, and effective criminal defence in Europe. Richard Young is Professor of Law and Policy at the University of Birmingham. Klappentext The UK's 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. While legal advice has become established as a basic right of those arrested and detained by the police, the police service has become both increasingly professionalized 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 with the power to make charge decisions. Although the basic structure of PACE has survived, almost continual revision and amendment has resulted in a markedly different creature than that which was originally enacted. Further changes are imminent as the UK government has embarked on a further review of PACE, promising to re-focus the investigation and evidence gathering processes to deli Zusammenfassung This book examines questions and issues surrounding PACE providing unique insights into the demands and challenges of the regulation of policing. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionEd Cape and Richard YoungAuthorize and Regulate: A Comparative Perspective on the Rise and Fall of a Regulatory StrategyDavid DixonCan coercive powers be effectively controlled or regulated?Andrew SandersPACE: A View From The Custody SuiteJohn CoppenKeeping PACE? Some front line policing perspectivesJohn LongTipping the Scales of Justice?: A Review of the Impact of PACE on the Police, Due Process and the Search for Truth 1984-2006Barbara WildingStreet Policing After PACE: The Drift to Summary JusticeRichard YoungPACE then and now: 21 years of 're-balancing'Ed CapeThe role of defence lawyers in a 're-balanced' systemAnthony EdwardsPolice and Prosecutors after PACE: The Road from Case Construction to Case DisposalJohn Jackson...
