Criminal Investigations in South Australia is the first ever textbook to provide a comprehensive examination of the theory and practice of criminal investigations in South Australia. The book brings together the fields of criminal law, evidence law and investigative procedure, illustrating them with real-life case studies and providing practical tips. Whether you are a police cadet or a veteran investigator, this book will enhance your knowledge of investigations and accelerate your learning.

Criminal investigations in South Australia (2nd ed.) is a fully revised and updated edition of the original. It provides a comprehensive examination of the theory and practice of criminal investigations in South Australia. The book brings together the fields of criminal law, evidence law and investigative procedure, illustrating them real-life case studies and providing practical tips. Whether you are a police cadet or a veteran investigator, this book will enhance your knowledge of investigations and accelerate your learning.

South Australian Criminal Law and Procedure is the first critical work on the criminal law and process of South Australia. The first edition of this text concentrated on the substantive criminal law. This second edition includes four chapters on the principles and laws of criminal process. Seventeen chapters review and critically evaluate the theory and doctrines of criminal law in South Australia, including criminal law philosophy, legislative interpretation, major categories of common law and statutory offences and defences, policing and trial process and post-conviction appellate procedures. The text includes review and analysis, case studies and exercises and critical assessment of the formulation, development, rationale and status of South Australian criminal law and procedure. Features Tailored for the courses taught at the three South Australian universities Pedagogical features include: objectives, key reading lists, cases & legislation Advanced pedagogy: Critical analysis and writings Related Titles Braun & Hemming, LexisNexis Questions & Answers - Criminal Procedure, 2016Hickie & Lloyd, LexisNexis Questions & Answers - Criminal Law for Common Law States, 2nd ed, 2015

This book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative book yet published on the subject of criminal investigation, a rapidly developing area within the police and other law enforcement agencies, and an important sub discipline within police studies. The subject is rarely out of the headlines, and there is widespread media interest in criminal investigation. Within the police rapid strides are being made in the direction of professionalizing the criminal investigation process, and it has been a particular focus as a means of improving police performance. A number of important reports have been published in the last few years, highlighting the importance of the criminal investigation process not only to the work of the police but to public confidence in this. Each of these reports has identified shortcomings in the way criminal investigations have been conducted, and has made recommendations for improvement . The Handbook of Criminal Investigation provides a rigorous and critical approach to not only the process of criminal investigation, but also the context in which this takes place, the theory underlying it, and the variety of factors which influence approaches to it. It will be an indispensable source of reference for anybody with an interest in, and needing to know about, criminal investigation. Contributors to the book are drawn from both practitioners in the field and academics.