The phrase "criminal procedures" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to refer to a set of rules that governs how the criminal justice system in a particular country works. For example, "The court must follow strict criminal procedures when sentencing an accused individual."
More broadly, the practice directions provide a fascinating overview of criminal procedures in England and Wales.
Apart from this, the differences between private and criminal procedures were slight.
The government is planning changes to its criminal procedures in response to the case.
But immigration lawyers voiced concern that such training would not adequately prepare officers trained in criminal procedures.
It's only right that HMIC is pushing the police to improve, and that criminal procedures are strengthened.
The law governs all personal and property rights and has been extended to civil and criminal procedures.
Prior to Act CIV of 2010, journalists could be required to disclose their sources during criminal procedures.
For instance, a sweeping criminal-procedures law was introduced this year, which is meant to guard against arbitrary detention.
In so doing, the article finds that the federal courts' approach to the control of police abuse of power federalization and constiotutionalization of criminal procedures is ill informed of the nature and essence of police work within the community context and at the grassroots level.
That report, completed by a senior police officer in March this year, states that police complied with their obligations under the Criminal Procedures Investigations Act (CPIA), which governs disclosure of information in trials.
The covert dissemination of both accurate and inaccurate information by your staff violates Rule 6 e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures, case law, Department of Justice guidelines, rules of court and well-established ethical prohibitions.
