▁organ ised ▁crime . ▁ ▁Director ship ▁of ▁Public ▁Pro sec utions ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Pro sec utions ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁Pro sec ution ▁Service , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁pro sec utions ▁of ▁Paul ▁Bur rell ▁and ▁the ▁kill ers ▁of ▁D amil ola ▁Taylor ▁dam aged ▁the ▁Service ' s ▁reputation , ▁and ▁the ▁C PS ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" inst itution ally ▁rac ist " ▁by ▁him ▁and ▁two ▁reports . ▁Notable ▁success es ▁were ▁the ▁pro sec utions ▁of ▁serial ▁k iller ▁Harold ▁Sh ip man ▁and ▁former ▁sp y ▁David ▁Sh ay ler . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁was ▁passed ▁( most ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Cal vert - Smith ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁D PP ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁impact ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁on ▁criminal ▁tri als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁opposed ▁propos als ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁law ▁to ▁de em ▁a ▁person ▁found ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁dru gs ▁to ▁be ▁guilty ▁of ▁possession ▁with ▁intent ▁to ▁supply ▁if ▁the ▁quantity ▁exceed ed ▁a ▁certain ▁amount . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Parliament , ▁he ▁wrote : ▁" the ▁best ▁approach ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁j ury ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁we igh ing ▁the ▁evidence ▁t ending ▁to ▁demonstrate