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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815046603321

Autore

Merritt J. G (Jonathan G.)

Titolo

Law for student police officers / / Jonathan Merritt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, : Learning Matters, 2009

ISBN

1-84445-563-7

1-282-48461-3

9786612484612

1-84445-827-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Practical Policing Skills Series

Disciplina

345.42052

Soggetti

Police - Great Britain

Police power - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Prelims; Table of statutes; Table of cases; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Basic legal concepts; 2 Human rights; 3 Police powers under PACE 1984 and SOCPA 2005; 4 Other police powers; 5 Police organisation; 6 Police community support officers and the 'wider police family'; 7 Violence and intimidation; 8 Sexual offences; 9 Drugs and solvents; 10 Property offences; 11 Public order; 12 Crime prevention; 13 Animals; 14 Sentencing issues; 15 Introduction to evidence; 16 Children, young persons and the mentally ill; 17 Conspiring, aiding, abetting and attempting to commit crime; 18 Weapons

19 Alcohol, drunkenness and licensing20 Roads policing; 21 An understanding of civil law; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An essential and concise textbook on criminal law targeted specifically at student police officers on force based training or foundation degree / degree courses.