Full Description
Now in its sixth edition, Sloan's Police Law Primer is a handy reference book providing a clear, comprehensive overview of police practice, Home Office advice, and the law relating to every facet of police work. It is designed to fulfil the needs of working police officers requiring an accessible reference tool, and to provide valuable background information for those working in the Special Constabulary and private security industry. This new edition has been completely updated to include all additions to the police promotional examination syllabus. It takes into account major legislative change since the last edition, including the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the day-to-day role of the police and major changes to the law such as the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Contents
PART I - CRIME; 1. Crime, Sate of Mind (Mens Rea), Criminal Conduct (Actus Reus), Incomplete Offences and General Defences; 2. Homicide and Offences Arising out of Pregnancy and Childbirth; 3. The Misuse of Drugs; 4. Offences Against the Person; 5. Sexual Offences; 6. Offences Against Children and Other Vulnerable Persons; 7. Theft and Related Offences; 8. Offences Involving Deception and Fraud; 9. Criminal Damage; 10. Offences Against the Administration of Justice and the Public Interest; 11. Miscellaneous Crime Matters; PART II - ROAD TRAFFIC; 12. Classification and Concepts; 13. Offences Involving Standards of Driving and Notices of Intended Prosecution; 14. Accidents and Drink, Drugs, and Driving; 15. Insurance and Safety Measures; 16. Safety Measures - II; 17. Construction and Use of Vehicles; 18. Lights on Vehicles; 19. Testing of Vehicles and Traffic Signs; 20. Driver Licensing; 21. Excise and Registration; 22. Goods and Passenger Vehicles; 23. The Fixed Penalty System, Pedal Cycles, and Forgery and Falsification of Documents; 24. Miscellaneous Road Traffic Matters; PART III - GENERAL POLICE DUTIES; 25. Police - I; 26. Police - II; 27. Police Powers - I; 28. Police Powers - II; 29. Human Rights; 30. Community Safety - Harrassment and Antisocial Behaviour; 31. Public Disorder and Terrorism; 32. Firearms; 33. Weapons and Offences Relating to Premises; 34. Licensed Premises; 35. Animals; 36. Civil Disputes, Offences Involving Information, and Discrimination and Equality; 37. Miscellaneous General Police Duty Matters; PART IV - EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE; 38. Summonses, Warrants, and Bail; 39. Court Procedure and Witnesses and Privilege and; 40. Youth Justice, Youth Crime and Disorder, and Sentencing; 41. Evidence; 42. Similar Fact Evidence, Exclusion of Admissable Evidence and Disclosure of Evidence; 43. Police Station Procedure - I; 44. Police Station Procedure - II: Identification and Interviews; 45. Miscellaneous Evidence and Procedure Matters; INDEX
