Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5036LAWCJ-JAN-MTP
Aims
To develop student knowledge of the principles underpinning the law on criminal evidence
To develop student knowledge of the different types of criminal evidence
To enable students to critically evaluate legal and criminal justice decision-making in the criminal evidence field in the light of relevant policy
To raise awareness of the changing criminal justice policy landscape in relation to criminal evidence
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate the concepts and rules underpinning the law on criminal evidence in England
2.
Critically evaluate changes in statutory and common law on criminal evidence in England
3.
Critically evaluate criminal justice policy and practice in relation to English criminal evidence law
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The scope and foundations of the law on criminal evidence - exclusion, burdens and standards of proof
The changing nature of rights relating to silence and self-incrimination, in law and criminal justice practice
Disclosure and public interest immunity
Police activity, ethics and covert surveillance evidence
Corroboration of evidence
Circumstantial evidence
Witness evidence
Identification evidence
Expert evidence in the criminal trial
Character evidence
Hearsay evidence
Module Overview:
This module aims to raise student awareness of the principles and practice relating to criminal evidence, in both the legal and the criminal justice contexts.
This module aims to raise student awareness of the principles and practice relating to criminal evidence, in both the legal and the criminal justice contexts.
Additional Information:This module aims to raise student awareness of the principles and practice relating to criminal evidence, in both the legal and the criminal justice contexts.