Blackstone's Police Manual Volume 3: Road Policing 2006

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-928521-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten

Fully revised and up to date, containing reference to all recent legislative developments, such as the Traffic Management Act 2004, the ACPO/Dft Roads Policing Agreement, and the Road Safety Bill.
- Covers new topical areas such as: seatbelts and safety measures, drink, drugs and driving, traffic officers and their powers, standards of driving and speeding, disqualified drivers and driver licencing, use of vehicles, insurance and test certificates.

- The definitive source of information for the OSPRE(r) Police Promotions Examinations in England and Wales - endorsed by CENTREX, this book contains the relevant information on which candidates will be examined

- Written and developed for police officers by police officers - aimed squarely at the needs of the police

- Keynotes by authors break up statutory text and common law, providing clear and concise analysis of important areas

- Comprehensive cross-referencing with the other Blackstone's Police Manuals for ease of reference when considering subjects across other areas

New to this edition

- Traffic Management Act 2004

- ACPO/Dft Roads Policing Agreement

- Road Safety Bill

Blackstone's Police Manuals are the leading police reference texts in the UK. In addition to being the only official study guides for the police promotion examinations in England and Wales, and a recognised text for police probationers, the Manuals have quickly established themselves as the definitive reference source for all who are involved in police law and procedure. Endorsed by the CENTREX for OSPRE(r) Part 1 Promotion Examinations, the Manuals have been written in consultation with police forces across England and Wales.

Blackstone's Police Manual Volume 3: Road s Poliicing covers all aspects of roads policing law and procedure from a police officer's perspective. The 2006 edition has been extensively revised to incorporate all recent legislative developments and a number of case decisions and changes in policy including the Traffic Management Act 2004, the ACPO/Dft Roads Policing Agreement, and the Road Safety Bill. Topical areas examined in detail also include seatbelts and safety measures, drink, drugs and driving, traffic officers and their powers, standards of driving and speeding, disqualified drivers and driver licencing, use of vehicles, insurance and test certificates.

Key topics have been cross-referenced with the new ACPO Roads Policing Strategy and the relevant legislation is contextualised against that highly practical background.

The Manuals are widely used in the professional development of police officers in a variety of roles, making them essential reading for anyone with an interest in police and criminal law. Whether you are a serving police officer or police trainer, a practitioner, advisor or researcher, Blackstone's Police Manuals 2005 are an essential purchase. The other three titles in this series are: Volume 1: Crime 2006, Volume 2: Evidence & Procedure 2006, and Volume 4: General Police Duties 2006.

Contents

- 3.1 Classifications and Concepts

- 3.2 Offences Involving Standards of Driving

- 3.3 Notice of Intended Prosecution

- 3.4 Accidents and Collisions

- 3.5 Drink, Drugs and Driving

- 3.6 Insurance

- 3.7 Safety Measures

- 3.8 Other Measures Affecting Safety

- 3.9 Construction and Use

- 3.10 Traffic Management

- 3.11 Driver Licensing

- 3.12 Excise and Regulation

- 3.13 Goods and Passenger Vehicles

- 3.14 Fixed Penalty System

- 3.15 Pedal Cycles

- 3.16 Forgery and Falsification of Documents

- Appendices

Zielgruppe

Primary: Police probationers and sergeants and inspectors promotion examinations candidates.
Secondary: Qualified serving police officers and police trainers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sampson, Fraser

Über Autor(innen)

Fraser Sampson, Solicitor in the Employment Group, Walker Morris