The Law of Evidence 5th ed

The fifth edition of this successful textbook provides thorough analysis of the law of evidence, while placing the subject within its theoretical context.

• Analyses the law of evidence, while placing the subject within its theoretical context
• Presents the information in a logical structure following on from the introduction of the basic concepts through to the exclusionary rules of the law of evidence
• Offers an integrated approach to evidence which includes essential doctrinal analysis
• Takes account of evidence theory, psychological research on information processing and retrieval, socio-legal work on police investigations, and jury research projects.

Contents:Part One: Understanding evidence: The foundations of lawPart Two: Obtaining evidence: Pre-trial procedures and the regulation of access ;Part Three: adducing evidence: Trial procedures and the principles of proofPart Four: Using evidence: The scope and limits of exclusionary rules