Today’s post is an incredibly difficult post – to write as well as to cover. But as I’ve covered the some offences, murder, manslaughter and offences against the administration of justice, I thought this one was one that was worth a mention as I had seen it in a few novels. It does come up. […]
Writing Crime – Offences Against the Administration of Justice
Last week we looked at obstructing a police officer, which my friend and also ex-cop, Ian said, just don’t do because it’s not good for you. Today we are going to look at other offences that would put you up against a police officer and their investigation and ones that I do see in crime […]
Writing Crime – Obstructing a Police Officer
I’ve read my fair share of crime novels and in more than a few of them there has been the threat of arrest or an actual arrest for obstruction of a police officer. The offence under The Police Act 1996, s. 89 states: Any person who resists or wilfully obstructs a constable in the execution […]
Writing Crime – Incomplete Offences
We’ve looked at the offence of Murder and also the offence of manslaughter, but what about incomplete offences? What about attempts and conspiracy? Let’s have a look, shall we? There are three main incomplete offences that you will be interested in for the sake of a crime novel. Incitement Conspiracy Attempt Now, these can be a […]
Writing Crime – The Offence of Manslaughter
Last week we looked at the offence of murder. At the offence wording and what you have to prove to charge someone with the offence. But what if you can’t prove those points, but you still have a dead body and you still have someone in your custody who you believe is responsible for that […]
Writing Crime – The Offence of Murder
We have looked at a lot policing policies, rules and procedures, but what we have not looked at are the actual offences for which you can and will be locking your bad guys up for in your crime fiction. The offences that you need to know to be able to have grounds for arrest and […]
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