Book Review: Suspicion and Silence: The Right to Silence in Criminal Investigations
| Author | R. Jerrard |
| Published date | 01 January 1996 |
| Date | 01 January 1996 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X9606900120 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
traffic knowledge is a bit rusty, you could gain from purchasing a copy.
The law is stated as on August I, 1993.
THE
CUSTODY
OFFICER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edn, by Stewart
Calligan
and
Paul
Harper.
The Police Review Publishing Company
Ltd. Softback £16.35.
Having a copy ofthis book in the custody office could prove entertaining
- the graphics could keep you amused for hours. As the cartoon on page
60 implies (a skeleton reading a copy of the codes), very few prisoners
exercise their right to read the codes in full.
That aside, this is a "handy" book about a difficult subject which
deserves a place in every custody officer's pocket; pocket because that is
where it will fit.
This reviewer, like the authors, served as a custody officer before and
after PACE, and as a review officer. In pre-PACE pre-computer days
sergeants did accept charges and many found itnecessary to accumulate
various books and aids to assist them.
This 2nd edition takes account of the changes made by the Criminal
Justice Act1994 and the revised Codes of Practice which came into force
April 10, 1995.
If
you are required to carry out the duties of custody officer/review
officer, or are even studying for promotion, do consider a copy. It is
essential inall instances that you be up to date with PACE and the codes.
Law books are expensive; this one gives good value for money.
SUSPICION AND SILENCE:
THE
RIGHT
TO SILENCE IN
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, edited by D. Morgan and G.M.
Stephenson. Blackstone Press. Softback £16.95.
With one exception, the book consists of papers presented to a conference
organized by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Kent to
mark the publication of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill.
Gayle and Ricciardi (1995) The Times, October 13, gives guidance to
courts about directing
ajury
under the altered law and practice in s.35 of
criminal trial does not give evidence. The Lord Chief Justice in his
judgmentpoints outthat the right to silence remains and was notabolished
by s.35, on the contrary subs.(4) expressly preserved it. The new
provisions in ss.34 to 39 are amongst the most controversial in recent years
and should be studied by all.
There are II contributors to the book including Tom Williamson of the
Metropolitan Police, Michael Zander, and Adrian Zuckerman. The book
contains some interesting views which can now be read in conjunction
with the Act and developing case-law.
R.
Jerrard
January 1996 The Police Journal 93
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