The New statutory blueprints of 1978 and 1979 -- Modern interpretations of the director of public -- Philosophic diferences in approach to the office of attorney general -- Police investigations and prosecutions-proposals for change -- Fundamental issues of control and accountability -- Leading role but no monopoly as guardian of the public interest -- Chief legal adviser to the government and counsel to tribunals of inquiry -- Legal advisers to parliament -- New responsibilities as attorney general for northern ireland -- The Role and functions of the scottish law officers -- Political pressures and safeguarding the independence of the law officers-recent British experience -- Politics and the independence of the attorney general some commonwealth experiences -- Discretionary factors in the decision to prosecute -- Immunity and other interventions in the criminal process

1. Attorneys general -- Great Britain
2. Public prosecutors -- Great Britain