Police Law

Formerly known as Butterworths Police Law, this new edition, now published by Oxford University Press, provides straightforward coverage of police law and procedure. This well-respected and highly regarded book is comprehensive and easy to understand, and is suitable for any reader, even those without formal legal training. In addition, it will be of particular assistance to all those who are studying the criminal law for the first time. 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 to include coverage of an extensive range of legislative changes and developments. New to this edition, coverage of the following: Licensing Act 2003, Sexual Offences Act 2003, Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, Criminal Justice Act 2003, The revised Police and Criminal Evidence Act Codes of Practice (PACE).

About the Author:
Jack English, formerly Assistant Chief Constable, Northumbria Police, Director of the Central Planning and Instructor Training Unit, and Chief Examiner to the Police Promotion Examinations Board

About the Author:
Richard Card, Emiritus Professor of Law and former Head of De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester