Overview

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 is suitable for any reader, even those without formal legal training. In addition, it will be of particular assistance to all those who are studying Criminal Law for the first time. Police Law meets the reference needs of thousands of police officers, and provides an excellent source of information for members of the public wishing to refer to a legal text written in an accessible way. It is a practical volume for everyday use which police officers and others working and studying in this area will find invaluable. This edition has been fully updated to include coverage of an extensive range of legislative changes and developments. New to this edition, coverage of the following:

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Author:   Jack English ,  Richard Card
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   9th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.596kg
ISBN:  

9780199284054

ISBN 10:   0199284059
Pages:   1206
Publication Date:   01 July 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

PREFACE; TABLE OF STATUTES; 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 Detained Persons; 6. Identification Methods; 7. The Law of Evidence; 8. The Police; 9. Traffic: General Provisions; 10. Use of Vehicles; 11. Control of Vehicles; 12. Public Service Vehicles; 13. Goods Vehicles; 14. Lights and Vehicles; 15. Traffic Accidents; 16. Driving Offences; 17. Drinking or drug-taking and Driving; 18. Children and Young Persons; 19. Licensed Premises, Licensed Persons, Clubs, Places of Entertainment, and Offences of Drunkeness; 20. Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries; 21. Aliens; 22. Animals, Birds, and Plants; 23. Game Laws; 24. Firearms; 25. Explosives; 26. Railways; 27. Pedlars, Vagrancy, and Dealers; 28. Non-fatal Offences Against the Person; 29. Disputes; 30. Homicide and Abortion; 31. Public Order Offences Other Than Those Related to Sporting Events or Industrial Disputes; 32. Public Order Offences Related to Sporting Events and Those Connected with Industrial Disputes; 33. Sexual Offences, Child Abduction and Kidnapping; 34. Offences Relating to Prostitution, Obscenity, and Indecent Photographs; 35. Drugs; 36. Theft and Related Offences, Robbery, and Blackmail; 37. Criminal Damage; 38. Burglary; 39. Offences of Fraud and Corruption; 40. Handling Stolen Goods and Related Offences; 41. Forgery and Counterfeiting; 42. Preventive Justice; INDEX

Reviews

The wealth of Jack English's experience should amply state his suitability to produce a book on Police Law, a book which I have never been without since it replaced Moriarty, known to generations of Police officers. Highly recommended. Rob Jerrard, Police Journal

Author Information

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.

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