Card and English on Police Law

by Richard Card

Overview

This well-respected and highly regarded book provides straightforward coverage of all aspects of law and police procedure that affect the community at large. It is comprehensive, easy to understand, and suitable for all readers, including those with no formal legal training. 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. In addition to a host of amendments to pre-existing legislation, new bodies of statute law, such as the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018, and the Assault on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018, are dealt with. Case law developments are also described, as are revisions to the PACE Codes. Introduced into the body of the new edition is content covering public service vehicles, good vehicles, animals, birds, and plants, and game. Police Law is accompanied by a companion website with regular chapter updates on new legislation and case law, as well as further content to that in the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192691057
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	07/28/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1040
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Card is Emeritus Professor of Law and former Head of De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester. He has written and lectured extensively in a number of areas of law, particularly criminal law, and is the author of Card, Cross, and Jones' Criminal Law.

Table of Contents

PART I: POLICE LAW, POWERS AND PROCEDURE1. Introductory Matters2. Police Officers, Staff and Volunteers3. Elements of Criminal Procedure4. Police Powers5. Police Questioning and the Rights of Suspects CHAPTER 66. Treatment, Charging and Bail of Detainees7. Identification Methods8. The Law of Criminal EvidencePART II: PROTECTING PEOPLE9. Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person10. Homicide and Related Offences11. Sexual Offences12. Indecent Images, Material and Communications13. Protection of Vulnerable PeoplePART III: PROTECTING PEOPLE14. Offences against Property15. Cyber-Crime and Computer Misuse16. Animal Welfare and ProtectionPART IV: PROTECTING COMMUNITIES17. Nuisances18. Preserving the Peace19. Preventing Harm from Firearms, Weapons and Explosives20. Preventing Harm from Drugs and Alcohol21. Terrorism Generally22. Preserving the Administration of Justice and ProbityPART V: POLICING ROADS AND VEHICLES23. Roads and Vehicles: General Provisions24. Regulation and Responsibilities of Drivers25. Regulation of Vehicles26. Responsible Use of Vehicles