9780199214068

Formerly known as Butterworth's Police Law, this new ninth edition, now published by Oxford University Press, covers all areas of law and legal procedure which are of interest to police officers. This well-respected and highly regarded book is comprehensive and easy to understand, and issuitable for any reader, even those with no formal legal training. This edition has been fully updated to 1st January 2005 and now includes discussion of; The Licensing Act 2003; the Sexual Offences Act 2003; the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; the Criminal Justice Act 2003; and revision of thePolice and Criminal Evidence Act Codes of Practice. This is a practical and comprehensive volume for everyday use.

Jack English was formerly Assistant Chief Constable, Northumbria Police, and Director of the Central Planning and Instructor Training Unit, and Chief Examiner to the Police Promotion Examinations Board. He is author of; Police Training Manual, published by McGraw-Hill and Summonses and Charges, published by the Police Reviewing Company. He has edited Butterworths' Road Traffic Service and Butterworths' Road Traffic Bulletins.
Richard Card was formerly Professor of Law and Chairman of the School of Law at De Montford University, Leicester. He has written and lectured extensively in a number of areas of law, particularly criminal law. He is the sole author of Card, Cross and Jones' Criminal Law, and has also written eight other books.

List of Abbreviations
General principles
Elements of criminal procedure
Police powers
Police questioning and the rights of suspects
Treatment, charging and bail of detained persons
Identification methods
The law of evidence
The police
Traffic: general provisions
Use of vehicles
Control of vehicles
Public service vehicles
Goods vehicles
Lights and vehicles
Traffic accidents
Driving offences
Drinking or drug-taking and driving
Children and young persons
Licensed premises, licensed persons, clubs, places of entertainment and offences of drunkenness
Betting, gaming and lotteries
Aliens
Animals, birds and plants
Game laws
Firearms
Explosives
Railways
Pedlars, vagrancy and dealers
Non-fatal offences against the person
Disputes
Homicide and abortion
Public order offences other than those related to sporting events or industrial disputes
Public order offences related to sporting events and those connected with industrial disputes
Sexual offences, child abduction and kidnapping
Offences relating to prostitution, obscenity and indecent photographs
Drugs
Theft and related offences, robbery and blackmail
Criminal damage
Burglary
Offences of fraud and corruption
Handling stolen goods and related offences
Forgery and counterfeiting
Preventive justice
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Police Law

Police Law

0199214069

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