Police Law - Twelfth Edition

Provides the most comprehensive and straightforward coverage of those areas of the law and legal procedures applicable to police officers.
A highly accessible text which assumes no prior legal knowledge
Fully up-to-date with the latest legislation and case law including the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the Policing and Crime Act 2009
Clear and simple structure with extensive use of cross-referencing to ensure ease of use and readability

Accompanied by a free companion website containing quarterly updates

New to this edition;
Includes a number of significant legislative updates, including the Bribery Act 2010, the Crime and Security Act 2010, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and the Policing and Crime Act 2009
This edition includes a new chapter on offences against the administration of justice
Now in its twelfth edition, this well-respected and highly regarded book covers all areas of law and legal procedure which are of interest to police officers.

This edition has been fully revised and updated to include new legislation such as the Crime and Security Act 2010, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and the Policing and Crime Act 2009. The book includes discussion of important new regulations under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, as well as updates on the law relating to stop and search, conditional cautions, fixed penalty notices, and major changes to the defences of murder, and liability for encouraging or assisting suicide. In addition, a new chapter on offences against the administration of justice has been included in this edition.

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.

Readership: All police officers and police trainers, police authorities, professional development units, police libraries, the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, the Home Office, advice centres such as the Citizens Advice Bureaux, and police studies degree students and academics.

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: 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: Betting, Gaming and Lotteries
21: Aliens
22: Animals, Birds and Plants
23: Game, Deer and Fish
24: Firearms and Weapons
25: Explosives
26: Railways
27: Nuisances, Collections, Vagrancy, Peddling and Scrap Metal
28: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
29: Disputes
30: Homicide and Related Offences
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: Terrorism Generally
34: Sexual Offences
35: Offences Relating to Prostitution, Obscenity and Indecent Photographs
36: Drugs
37: Theft and Related Offences, Robbery and Blackmail
38: Burglary
39: Offences of Fraud and Bribery
40: Handling Stolen Goods and Related Offences
41: Forgery and Counterfeiting
42: Criminal Damage
43: Offences against Administration of Justice
44: Preventive Justice