"an authoritative account of the modern law relating to the admissibility of confession evidence...Peter Mirfield as produced a masterly account that will become an essential resource book for any serious student of this area of the law...The book is extremely well written and will appeal to both practitioners and academics. All in all this book is a major achievement and will soon be cited heavily in courts and will soon be cited heavily in courts and classrooms alike."

• 1: Introduction ; 2: The Principles Behind Exclusion ; 3: Procedural Issues and Exclusion ; 4: Confessions - Preliminary Issues ; 5: Confessions - The Exclusionary Rule ; 6: Discretionary Exclusion of Confessions and Other Evidence - General Principles ; 7: Discretionary Exclusion of Confessions and other Evidence - Specific Cases ; 8: Confessions: Ancillary Issues under the Exclusionary Rule and Discretion ; 9: Compelled Self-incrimination and Incriminating Silence ; 10: Vulnerable Suspects ; 11: The Relevance of the European Convention on Human Rights ; 12: Alternative Approaches