PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LITIGATION 1. Introduction 2. An introduction to the law of criminal evidence and advocacy PART 2 INVESTIGATION AND CHARGE 3. The powers to stop, search and arrest 4. Detention and interrogation 5. The right to silence at a police station 6. Unlawfully and unfairly obtained evidence 7. Confession evidence 8. Obtaining identification evidence 9. Advising at the police station - practical steps 10. The decision to prosecute PART 3 FROM CHARGE TO TRIAL 11. Public funding and early stages of the criminal justice process 12. The law and practice relating to bail in criminal proceedings 13. Prosecuting an either way offence 14. Pre-trial disclosure of evidence 15. Summary proceedings 16. Crown Court proceedings pre-trial 17. Trial before the Crown Court PART 4 PROVING THE CASE - THE RULES OF CRIMINAL EVIDENCE 18. The burden of proof 19. Witness evidence - the preliminary issues 20. The rules relating to witness testimony 21. Corroboration, the 'Turnbull' Guidelines and opinion evidence 22. Hearsay evidence 23. The rules of evidence and the accused at trial 24. Private privilege PART 5 POST CONVICTION SENTENCING AND APPEALS 25. General principles of sentencing 26. Sentencing options 27. Sentencing in road traffic cases 28. Sentencing in practice 29. Appeals PART 6 YOUTH JUSTICE 30. Youth justice 31. Prosecuting and sentencing offenders under the age of 18