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 – Victim Personal Statements
Back in October last year we covered witness statements. But, what we didn’t cover was victim personal statements (VPS). A VPS is usually added at the end of a witness statement or it can be a statement all of its own created at a later date, closer to the court date or sentencing if the […]
Writing Crime – Who Should Be Your Protagonist?
This Writing Crime post is going to be a little different today. Instead of a factual post on points of law, policy or procedure, I’m writing a discussion piece. Why is that? Because I regularly see the debate around crime fiction and the protagonist and how factually correct or incorrect it is to have a Detective […]
Writing Crime – Using The Police Radio
Every police officer is issued with a personal hand-held radio. It keeps them in contact with the force control room. They can do vehicle/address and person checks. They can request backup or assistance (one is more urgent than the other) and jobs are passed via the radio from the control room to cop. In a […]
Writing Crime – Police Canteen Culture
Today’s post is an extremely short post because there isn’t a lot to say about it, but it is an important part of books and one that is very often misrepresented. As you know I offer a consultation service where I can answer questions or do a full manuscript read-through to check everything is correct. This […]
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