Book Review: Jane's Security & Counter Insurgency Equipment Yearbook
| Published date | 01 July 1993 |
| Date | 01 July 1993 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X9306600318 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
orders;a resume of the variousoffences createdby the Drugs Trafficking
Act andother relevantlegislation; theworldwide implicationsof the two
main acts and the variousprovisions for reciprocalassistance,especially
withregardtothecriminalization of"moneylaundering" andthedifficulties
inherent in securingconvictions.
Animpressivenumberofappendicesincludeall theappropriatesource
materialand occupies more than a half of the book's 528 pages. By any
standardsthis mustbe seen as a first-classcontributionto thelegal library
on a subject of vital importance to the protection of society against the
forces of evil.
THE NEW PENGUIN GUIDE TO THE LAW by John Pritchard.
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Softcover. Price £12.99.
The thirdedition of a book designedto be "everyman's guide to the law".
in essence a comprehensive and easily readable reference book which
gives information on all aspects of family law, housing, employment,
consumerrights, bankruptcy.businessmatters, togetherwith roadtraffic
and criminal law.
JANE'S SECURITY &COUNTER INSURGENCYEQUIPMENT
YEARBOOK. Edited by Ian V. Hogg. Published by the Jane's
Information Group. Softcover. Price £135.
Accordingto theeditor, between1972and
1991
nolessthan 1,250police
officers owed their lives to wearing body armour woven from Kevlar
aramid fibre. Of these. over 500 sustained direct impact frombullets on
their armour without suffering injury. Yet, only about 2 per cent of
European police officers and about 30 per cent of American, regularly
wearsoft bodyarmouron duty. Mostforcesissue bodyarmouronly when
a major threat is apparent, yet most snacks occur during the course of
routineduties.
This and similar information about the firearms used in attacks on
police and security forces introduce the reader to the latest Jane's
compendiumon the various weapons and items of equipment used and
available for use by security forces throughout the world. A veritable
cornucopia of information about weaponry, vehicles, surveillance
equipment, search and vision, communications, security and a special
sectionon riot control. Even access control and perimeterprotection are
includedin this massive book/brochure.
The usual index of manufacturers and alphabetical index make for
simplereference.
Everythinga chief officerneeds in the securityfield is listed- all heor
she needs is the wherewithal to purchaseit!
ANTHONY AND BERRYMAN'S MAGISTRATES' COURT
GUIDE, 1993. Edited by A.P. Carr. Published by Butterworth.
Softcover. Price £18.95.
A hardy annual,prepared inOctober 1992,and prefacedon the eve of the
implementation of the CriminalJustice Act, 1991, a thoroughrevision to
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