1. Introduction -- 2. The Principles Behind Exclusion -- 3. Procedural Issues and Exclusion -- 4. Confessions - Preliminary Issues -- 5. Confessions - The Exclusionary Rule -- 6. Discretionary Exclusion of Confessions and Other Evidence - General Principles -- 7. Discretionary Exclusion of Confessions and Other Evidence - Specific Cases -- 8. Confessions: Ancillary Issues Under the Exclusionary Rule and Discretion -- 9. Compelled Self-incrimination and Incriminating Silence -- 10. Vulnerable Suspects -- 11. The Relevance of the European Convention on Human Rights -- 12. Alternative Approaches
Summary
This book examines the whole of the pre-trial phase of criminal investigation including the law relating to confessions, the right to silence, the admissibility of evidence obtained during pre-trial investigation and the issue of improperly obtained evidence
