Book Review: The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X9707000225 |
| Published date | 01 April 1997 |
| Date | 01 April 1997 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
examines the powers available to the police and other officials such as the
Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise, local Trading Standards officers and
Ministry officials.
This edition has been updated and states the law as it stood on October
1, 1996. Many important changes are dealt with including the Prevention
of Terrorism (Additional Powers) Act 1996 and Marcel v. Commissioner
of
Police
for
the Metropolis [1992] 2 WLR 50 (in general, items seized by
the police under PACE are not the property of the police; they are - stolen
property apart - the property of the persons from whom they have been
seized) and Rv. Beckford (1992) 94 Cr. App R 43.
A new chapter dealing with police powers of personal search has been
added. This book deals with what must be one of the most important parts
of the police officers job, that of his powers to search and seize, get that
wrong and you could be in deep water.
In sum, an excellent book that covers all aspects of the subject and a
welcome addition to my library. Recommended essential reading for those
who wish to survive or pass exams.
POLICING
(vol. 1
and
2), edited by
Robert
Reiner. Gower.
Hardback
£195.
One of my new year resolutions (not yet under way) is to do some weight
training. With the two volumes of Policing -The International Library of
Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology - weighing in at
just
under
6lbs, I have the solution. I tell you this to give an understanding of the task
facing any reviewer: two volumes, much of which is in small print,
represents many months of reading.
The International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and
Penology is an important publishing initiative designed to bring together
the most significant journal essays in contemporary criminology. Policing
vol. 1 covers, Cops, Crime Control: Analysing the policing function whilst
vol.2 covers, Controlling the Controllers (who will guard the guards),
Police Discretion and Accountability. The series is edited by Professor
Robert Reiner of the London School of Economics.
If you are interested in or are studying criminology/penology, you will
want both volumes - at £195, it might be better to persuade the force to
purchase a copy for the force library if such indulgences have survived the
cuts of the 90s.
THE
CRIMINALPROCEDUREAND INVESTIGATIONS
ACT
1996,
by R.
Card
and
R.
Ward.
Jordan
Publishing
Ltd.
Paperback
£19.50.
Adefinitive guide to the fundamental changes to the rules governing
prosecution and defence disclosure introduced by the Criminal Procedure
and Investigations Act 1996. The Act also deals with the preservation and
recording by the police of information obtained during a criminal
investigation and contains other important changes affecting criminal
procedure. The law is as stated on August 7, 1996 and includes both the
full text of the Act
and
the draft Code of Practice. Police officers will be
familiar with author Richard Card who is the co-author of Butterworths'
Police Law. Another new Act it will be as well to be up to date with.
April 1997 The Police Journal 187
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