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PROSECUTION DECISIONS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINES

01 January 1991

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PROSECUTION DECISIONS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINES
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JOURNAL ARTICLE , User Ref = 004596
A Sonders
Criminal Law Rev, Jan 1985 pp4-19

Detailed examination of the impact of the 1983 guidelines
in three police forces serving a metropolitan area, a
rural area, and a mixed urban/rural area in the light of
recent proposals for an independent prosecution service.
Concludes that they have done little to eliminate
inconsistency and shady practice and that the proposals of
the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure are unlikely
to improve matters. 39 notes and references.

United Kingdom, caution, urban area, urban fringe, law

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