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If a defendant is on trial for a crime such as burglary, to what extent should the fact that he has a previous conviction for burglary feature in his trial? Should the prosecution be allowed to tell the jury about the previous conviction as evidence that the defendant is more likely to have committed burglary? Should the judge give the defendant a longer sentence because he has a previous conviction? These are the fundamental questions examined in Character in the Criminal Trial.
Including an in-depth analysis of the character evidence provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, this...

Expert evidence presents a number of challenges to the legal system. Drawing on work in psychology, the philosophy and sociology of science, probability theory, forensic science, as well as on a broad spectrum of legal writings, Redmayne looks at these challenges and shows how to overcome them.

The Criminal Process is an authoritative and highly stimulating treatment of the key issues in criminal process and procedure, authored by one of the leading figures in the field.