Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #546025 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Synopsis
This is the definitive guide to the defender's role and how the police investigate. It introduces new and established practitioner tools and describes each stage of skilled, active defence. Key consultations - with the custody officer, the investigating officer, the client, the appropriate adult, and the interpreter as well as the police interview are examined in depth. Potential problems, obstacles and pitfalls, and practical ways of dealing with these are highlighted. Police Station Skills for Legal Advisers is endorsed by the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society.

Customer Reviews

Good practitioners manual
Knowledge is the tool of choice for most professionals and this book certainly fits the bill. As a manager of police officers and civilian case investigators this document has proved most useful in seeing the perspective of the duty solicitor. Clearly utilising the experience of serving or recently retired officers it is only right that this book forms a part of the reference library for all custody practitioners be they lawyer or investigator.

A very good insight into the world of defence (from an investigators point of view)
I bought this book along with Eric Shepherds Investigative Interviewing book and I am glad I did. It provides clear insight into how solicitors/leg reps start the defence process and what they are looking for from the off. It clearly sets out the aims and objectives of the defence and allowed me to revisit my own methodologies when dealing with disclosure. This book is now part of my reference library and has become something I dip in and out of on a regular basis. It is a must for anyone who is in the law enforcement investigation field. I would also seriously recommend the Investigative Interviewing book to contrast and compare.