"This new text collates the CPS charging standards and policy documents for the first time in a standalone form. The charging standards cover theft, driving offences, drug offences, public order offences, public justice offences, and offences against the person. Guidance and policy documents comprise rape, domestic violence, and race and religious crimes. In addition, this text contains the Code for Crown Prosecutors." "The Charging Standards are fully cross-referenced to Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2005, Archbold 2005, and Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences. The book also provides a comprehensive index, table of cases and table of statutes, ensuring the standards are easy to navigate."--BOOK JACKET.