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1 INTRODUCTION 1

Law and the process of conviction 1

Law, the state and dominant ideology 7

Methods and data 9

The structure of the book 10

2 CONVINCING THE COURT： THE STRUCTURE OF LEGAL PROOF 11

The concept of proof 12

The form of proof 16

3 POLICE POWERS AND THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE 26

Processing marginal offences 28

Arrest 36

Helping the police with their inquiries 43

Voluntary statements 48

A right to silence? 53

Controls 59

4 PLEADING GUILTY 70

Neutral bureaucrats? 71

Legal structure and guilty plea 73

5 STRONG AND WEAK CASES： THE TRIAL IN CONTEXT 79

Knowing the issues 82

Collecting evidence 85

Power over witnesses 90

6 STANDING TRIAL： PROSECUTOR’S DUTIES,DEFENDANT’S RIGHTS? 102

The burden of proof and the right to silence 103

The defendant’s character 111

Proving guilt 114

7 TWO TIERS OF JUSTICE 123

Self-defence 124

Summary courts and the ideology of justice 138

State struggles and the two tiers of justice 140

The ideology of triviality 143

Legal relevance 147

The accomplishments 152

8 CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 154

Understanding law enforcement 154

Rhetoric and law： why the gap? 157

Managing the ideological gap 159

The case law form and the rule of law 162

Notes 169

References 173

Index of Cases 177

Index of Statutes 180

Author Index 181