Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3072H: Aspects of Evidence

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Nature & objectives of the criminal justice system
The HRA 1998 and criminal justice
Stop & search powers
Powers of arrest
Detention and Interrogation
The right to silence at the police station
Unlawfully obtained evidence
Confessions and confession evidence
Obtaining Identification Evidence
Prosecution Decisions/Alternatives to prosecution
Bail: Police and Court
Legal Aid

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
28.5	121.5	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	4.5	3 x 1.5 hour tutorials
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	24	12 x 2 hour lectures
Guided Independent study	81.5	Reading and preparing for tutorials
Guided Independent study	40	Researching and writing essays

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

This reading list is indicative, providing an idea of textbooks that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not a confirmed or compulsory reading list:

The latest editions of:

Dennis, The Law of Evidence (Sweet & Maxwell)

Choo, Evidence (Oxford)

Roberts and Zuckerman, Criminal Evidence (Oxford)