Police Law
Published on 26. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
1072 pages
978-0-19-966550-1 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its thirteenth edition, this well-respected and highly regarded book covers all areas of law and legal procedure which are of interest to police officers. Updated to include new legislation such as the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, the Protection of Freedom Act 2012, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, and the Crime and Security Act 2010, there is also discussion of important changes to PACE Codes C, G, and H, as well as updates on the law relating to domestic violence, public order, and road safety. In addition, there is new case law and a revised structure reflecting the changing nature of policing and the challenges officers face. Comprehensive and easy to understand, Police Law is an indispensable everyday reference book for police officers, and is the only book covering all areas of police law. The book also provides a good source of information for members of the public who wish to refer to a legal text written in an accessible way. Police Law is accompanied by a useful companion website containing regular updates on changes in the law throughout the life of the print edition.
Reviews / Votes
The latest edition of this comprehensive guide to police law and procedures has been fully updated to incorporate a number of changes ... Nearly 30 years since the first publication, Police Law remains an indispensible reference work for advisers, practitioners and students. Alan Markey, Adviser 158More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 56 mm
Weight
1532 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-966550-1 (9780199665501)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Richard Card is Emeritus Professor of law at De Monfort University, Leicester. He has written and lectured extensively in a number of areas of law, particularly criminal law, and is the sole author of Card, Cross and Jones' Criminal Law . The late Jack English was former Assistant Chief Constable with Northumbria Police, Director of the Central Planning and Instructor Training Unit, and Chief Examiner to the Police Promotion Examinations Board. He authored a number of well-respected police titles and also wrote on summonses and charges for the Police Reviewing Company.
Content
1. General Principles ; 2. Elements of Criminal Procedure ; 3. Police Powers ; 4. Police Questioning and the Rights of Suspects ; 5. Treatment, Charging and Bail of Detainees ; 6. Identification Methods ; 7. The Law of Criminal Evidence ; 8. The Police ; 9. Traffic: General Provisions ; 10. Use of Vehicles ; 11. Control of Vehicles ; 12. Lights and Vehicles ; 13. Traffic Accidents ; 14. Driving Offences ; 15. Drinking or Drug-Taking and Driving ; 16. Children and Young Persons ; 17. Licensed Premises, Licensed Persons, Clubs, Places of Entertainment and Offences of Drunkenness ; 18. Dogs ; 19. Firearms and Weapons ; 20. Explosives ; 21. Railways ; 22. Nuisances, Collections, Vagrancy, Peddling and Scrap Metal ; 23. Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person ; 24. Disputes ; 25. Homicide and Related Offences ; 26. Public Order other than Those Offences Related to Sporting Events or Industrial Disputes ; 27. Public Order Offences Related to Sporting Events and Those Connected with Industrial Disputes ; 28. Terrorism Generally ; 29. Sexual Offences ; 30. Offences Relating to Prostitution, Obscenity and Indecent Photographs ; 31. Drugs ; 32. Theft and Related Offences, Robbery and Blackmail ; 33. Burglary ; 34. Offences of Fraud and Bribery ; 35. Handling Stolen Goods and Related Offences ; 36. Forgery and Counterfeiting ; 37. Criminal Damage and Computer Misuse ; 38. Offences against Administration of Justice ; 39. Preventive Justice