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MAIN VOLUME ; PART A: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW ; A1 Actus reus: the
external elements of an offence ; A2 Mens Rea ; A3 General defences ; A4
Parties to offences ; A5 Inchoate offences ; A6 Corporate Liability ; A7
Human rights ; A8 Territorial and extra-territorial jurisdiction ; A9
European Union Law ; PART B: OFFENCES ; B1 Homicide and related offences ; B2
Non-fatal offences against the person ; B3 Sexual offences ; B4 Theft,
handling stolen goods and related offences ; B5 Fraud, Blackmail and
Deception ; B6 Falsification, forgery and counterfeiting ; B7 Company,
commercial and insolvency offences ; B8 Damage to property ; B9 Offences
affecting security ; B10 Terrorism, piracy and hijacking ; B11 Offences
affecting public order ; B12 Offences relating to weapons ; B13 Offences
affecting enjoyment of premises ; B14 Offences against the administration of
justice ; B15 Corruption ; B16 Revenue customs and social security offences ;
B17 Offences involving misuse of computers ; B18 Offences involving writing,
speech or publication ; B19 Offences related to drugs ; B20 Offences relating
to dangerous dogs, hunting and animal welfare ; B21 Offences relating to
money laundering and the proceeds of criminal conduct ; B22 Immigration
offences ; PART C: ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES ; C1 Definitions and basic
principles in road traffic cases ; C2 Evidence and procedure in road traffic
cases ; C3 Offences relating to driving triable on indictment ; C4 Offences
relating to documents triable on indictment ; C5 Drink-driving offences ; C6
Summary traffic offences ; C7 Sentencing ; C8 Schedules 2 and 3 to the Road
Traffic Offenders Act 1988 ; PART D: PROCEDURE ; D1 Powers of investigation ;
D2 The decision to prosecute and diversion ; D3 Courts, parties and abuse of
process ; D4 Criminal procedure rules and case management ; D5 Preliminary
procedures in magistrates' courts ; D6 Classification of offences and
determining mode of trial ; D7 Bail ; D8 Assets recovery ; D9 Disclosure ;
D10 Sending cases from the magistrates' court to the Crown Court ; D11 The
indictment ; D12 Arraignment and pleas ; D13 Juries ; D14 Special measures
and anonymity orders ; D15 Trial on indictment: general matters and pre-trial
procedure ; D16 Trial on indictment: the prosecution case ; D17 Trial on
indictment: the defence case ; D18 Trial on indictment: procedure between
close of defence evidence and retirement of jury ; D19 Trial on indictment:
procedure relating to retirement of jury and verdict ; D20 Trial on
indictment: sentencing procedure ; D21 Summary trial: general and preliminary
matters ; D22 Summary trial: the course of the trial ; D23 Sentencing in the
magistrates' court ; D24 Trial of juveniles ; D25 Civil behaviour orders:
ASBOs, Closure Orders, CPOs, and VOOs ; D26 Appeal to the Court of Appeal
(Criminal Division) following trial on indictment ; D27 Procedure on appeal
to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) ; D28 Reference to the Court of
Appeal (Criminal Division) following trial on indictment ; D29 Challenging
decisions of magistrates' courts and of the Crown Court in its appellate
capacity ; D30 Appeals to the House of Lords and the role of the European
Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights ; D31 Extradition ;
D32 Public funding ; D33 Costs ; PART E: SENTENCING ; E1 Sentencing: general
provisions ; E2 Custodial sentences: general provisions ; E3 Mandatory life
sentences ; E4 Custodial sentences for dangerous offenders under the Criminal
Justice Act 2003 ; E5 Prescribed custodial sentences ; E6 Suspended sentences
under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ; E7 Custodial sentences: detention and
custody of offenders under 21 ; E8 Community Order under the Criminal Justice
Act 2003 ; E9 Youth rehabilitation orders ; E10 Referral order ; E11
Reparation orders ; E12 Absolute and conditional discharges ; E13 Binding
over ; E14 Orders against parents ; E15 Fines ; E16 Compensation orders ; E17
Restitution orders ; E18 Deprivation and forfeiture orders ; E19 Confiscation
orders ; E20 Recommendation for deportation ; E21 Exclusions and
disqualifications ; E22 Mentally disordered offenders ; E23 Notification
requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 ; E24 Rehabilitation of
offenders ; PART F: EVIDENCE ; F1 General principles of evidence in criminal
cases ; F2 The discretion to exclude evidence; evidence unlawfully,
improperly or unfairly obtained ; F3 Burden and standard of proof and
presumptions ; F4 Competence and compellability of witnesses and oaths and
affirmations ; F5 Corroboration and Care Warnings ; F6 Examination-in-chief ;
F7 Cross-examination and re-examination ; F8 Documentary evidence and real
evidence ; F9 Public policy and privilege ; F10 Opinion evidence ; F11
Admissibility of previous verdicts ; F12 Character evidence: evidence of bad
character of accused ; F13 Character evidence: admissibility of evidence of
accused's good character ; F14 Character evidence: evidence of bad character
of persons other than the accused ; F15 The rule against hearsay: general
principles ; F16 Exceptions to the rule against hearsay (excluding
confessions) ; F17 The rule against hearsay: confessions ; F18 Evidence of
identification ; F19 Inferences from silence and the non-production of
evidence ; APPENDICES ; Appendix 1 Codes of Practice under the Police and
Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ; Appendix 2 Attorney-General's Guidelines ;
Appendix 3 The CPS Code for Crown Prosecutors ; Appendix 4 Disclosure ;
(SIMULTANEOUS) SUPPLEMENT 1 ; The Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction ;
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2012 ; Sentencing Guidelines
