Book Review: Police Misconduct: Legal Remedies
| Published date | 01 April 1996 |
| Date | 01 April 1996 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X9606900222 |
CROWN COURT INDEX 1996, 16thedn, byP. Morrish, I. McLean
and
D. Selwood. FT Law&Tax.
Hardback
£45.
MAGISTRA
TES'
COURT INDEX 1996, 11thedn, by I. McLean, P.
Morrish and J. Greenhill. FT Law &Tax.
Hardback
£40.
POLICE
STATION ADVISER'S INDEX, by B.Spiro
and
S.Bird. FT
Law &Tax. Hardback £33.
All three booksare well made andwell presented, ie, with good strong
covers to withstandthe sort of use that theyare undoubtedly designed for.
They are alphabetically arranged and thumb-indexed with marginal notes
for easeof usein eithercourtor policestation.Theyareuser-friendly in
any situation.
The Crown Court Indexprovides reference to, inter alia, the Criminal
Justice and Public OrderAct1994 andthe newproceeds
of
Crime Act
1995.
The Magistrates' Court Indexdetails all powers of magistrates and
such mattersas appealsand youth court.
The Police Station Adviser's Index deals with suchitems as bail,
identification procedures andthe rightto silence.
Depending upon where you workor advise,these booksrepresentgood
value and would be a worthwhiletool for both advocates or policeofficers
in their daily tasksof defending, prosecuting or advising.
POLICEMISCONDUCT: Legal Remedies,
3rd
edn.by
John
Harrison
and
Stephen Cragg. Legal Action Group.
Paperback
£25.
The booktakesthe reader throughthe practice and procedure of police
complaints, civil litigation and criminal prosecution andis described as
essential reading for advisers andpractitioners contemplating any sort of
proceedings against the police.
In this 3rd edition,which is rewritten, updated and expanded, are new
chapters giving fuller treatment to practice and procedure, the police
Discipline Code andPACE1984 Part IXasamended.
For policeofficersinvolvedin complaints and discipline, the book
would be
of
value in helpingthem understand the entiresystemas well as
how the practitioner thinks.
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES, by
John
Marston
and
Paul Tain. FT
Law &Tax Practitioner Series.
Paperback
£35.
This handy, portable book takes accountthe effects
of
the CriminalJustice
and Public Order Act 1994 together with an in-depth treatment
of
therange
of
offences such as riot,violentdisorder, affray, racial hatred, trespass,
raves, offensive weapons, and obstruction.
The wide coverage includes breaches
of
the peace, binding over,
obstructingthe highway,and legislation relatingto sports fansand venues;
this makes
ita
suitable book for police libraries and/ortraining departments.
The book is writtenwith busy practitioners in mind;it is suggested that
it would suit busy policeofficers who alsoneed to act quicklyand
successfully in public order situations.
April 1996 The Police Journal 185
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