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OverviewNow in its fifteenth 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 Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, the Deregulation Act 2015, the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the Serious Crime Act 2015 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. There is also discussion of important changes to PACE Codes A, and E, 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Card (De Montfort University, Leicester) , Jack English (Formerly Assistant Chief Constable, Northumbria Police; Director, Central Planning and Instructor Training Unit; and Chief Examiner, Police Promotion Examinations Board)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 15th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 1.534kg ISBN: 9780198786801ISBN 10: 0198786808 Pages: 1040 Publication Date: 19 January 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: 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 JusticeReviewsPolice Law is used by every Citizens Advice Bureau in England and Wales. It covers a range of problems faced by our clients and is invaluable when Citizens Advice Bureau advisers need to know, for example, the extent of police powers. The book is clearly set out and easy to read.' Citizens Advice Information Department It is a very easy to use comprehensive book. When giving advice to clients it is important for us as advisors to have access to information quickly and that it be clear and concise. This book does the job - what more can I say! Julie Plisner Haines, Citizens Advice Bureau, Essex This publication is an institution. It is very well known and has a fantastic reputation for doing exactly what it says on the tin. DCI Stephen Tunks, Avon & Somerset Police I would recommend this book to Law students and Student police officers to gain an in-depth knowledge of Police Law. Kayleigh Rhodes, BSc Policing Student, Wolverhampton University This books needs to be freely accessible to every operational police officer at the 'coal-face' of policing, as a basic tool in his everyday work. Simon Dell - after 37 years operational policing Police Law is simply a wonderful police law book. It excels in its comprehensiveness, its use of simple language without footnotes; and its style of writing which makes one want to read it from end to end because of its logical, well-ordered presentation, sound research and authorativeness. Not many law books can boast of those qualities. It is simply the best, thanks to Oxford University Press. Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer `Police Law is used by every Citizens Advice Bureau in England and Wales. It covers a range of problems faced by our clients and is invaluable when Citizens Advice Bureau advisers need to know, for example, the extent of police powers. The book is clearly set out and easy to read.'' Citizens Advice Information Department `It is a very easy to use comprehensive book. When giving advice to clients it is important for us as advisors to have access to information quickly and that it be clear and concise. This book does the job - what more can I say!' Julie Plisner Haines, Citizens Advice Bureau, Essex `This publication is an institution. It is very well known and has a fantastic reputation for doing exactly what it says on the tin.' DCI Stephen Tunks, Avon & Somerset Police `I would recommend this book to Law students and Student police officers to gain an in-depth knowledge of Police Law.' Kayleigh Rhodes, BSc Policing Student, Wolverhampton University `This books needs to be freely accessible to every operational police officer at the 'coal-face' of policing, as a basic tool in his everyday work.' Simon Dell - after 37 years operational policing `Police Law is simply a wonderful police law book. It excels in its comprehensiveness, its use of simple language without footnotes; and its style of writing which makes one want to read it from end to end because of its logical, well-ordered presentation, sound research and authorativeness. Not many law books can boast of those qualities. It is simply the best, thanks to Oxford University Press.' Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer Author InformationRichard 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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