Subjects:

Police and Public Order Law

Contents:

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 drunkenness

20. Aliens

21. Animals, birds and plants

22. Game laws

23. Firearms

24. Explosives

25. Railways

26. Pedlars, vagrancy and dealers

27. Non-fatal offences against the person

28. Disputes

29. Homicide and abortion

30. Public order offences other than those related to sporting events or industrial disputes

31. Public order offences related to sporting events and those connected with industrial disputes

32. Terrorism generally

33. Sexual Offences

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

Now in its eleventh edition, this well-respected and highly regarded book covers all areas of law and legal procedure which are of interest to police officers.

Formerly known as Butterworth's Police Law, this edition has been fully revised and updated to include updates to the Fraud Act 2006, the Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008, the Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2008, the Road Safety Act 2006, the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, and case law in relation to PACE.

The book's Terrorism section has also been expanded to include updates to detention periods and references to the Counter-Terrorism Bill (detailing full uses of DNA, post-charge questioning of suspects and foreign travel orders banning convicted terrorists from travelling overseas). New information on the powers available to PCSOs has also been added to this edition.

Comprehensive and easy to understand, it is suitable for any reader, even those with no formal legal training. In addition, it will be of particular assistance to all those who are studying Criminal Law for the first time. 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.

This is a practical and comprehensive volume for everyday use which is accompanied by a useful companion website, with quarterly chapter updates.