Interrogation
| Author | John Hall |
| Published date | 01 April 1947 |
| Date | 01 April 1947 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X4702000209 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
INTERROGATION
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experiments or diversions in the neighbourhood, such as experi-
mental or permanent one-way streets, parking or non-parking arrange-
ments, special or alternative routes, or parking arrangements for
sporting or other special events.
The
desire for speed by the motorist should be recognised as
being inevitable, and any safety measure that is solely designed as
a curb for speed will not be favourably regarded by the motorist.
Since the dawn of history man has tended to speed up the tempo of
life, and travel and will ever continue to do so.
The
motorist who
crawls and hugs the kerb is hooted at and cursed by impatient following
drivers for his or her tardiness.
The
motorist can, and must be compelled to, play his and her part
in the problem by showing consideration to other road users, by
modifying speed where necessary, and by never taking a chance.
" Lack of care causes all accidents" is possibly the truest of all popular
phrases concerning driving, and
it
is a very potent factor in all road
accidents. (To be continued)
Interrogation
HINTS
FOR
THE
YOUNG
CONSTABLE
By
CONSTABLE
JOHN
HALL
Hampshire
Joint
Police
Force
IN writing this article I make no claim to the ideas contained herein:
the Police Service is too old an institution for me to attempt that;
and the suggestions
put
forward are doubtless commonplace, practised
by most experienced policemen. Designed to assist new entrants to
the Service with an aspect of police work with which the beat constable
is frequently faced, this article, which does not purport to be a com-
prehensive treatise, will have served its purpose if it benefits
but
one
recruit.
I think it is generally recognised that the complete success of a
hitherto and otherwise well-conducted enquiry can often either be
enhanced or jeopardised by the investigating police officer (assuming
that the suspect is the culprit) when he comes face to face with the
suspect for the first time.
Not
every wrongdoer will immediately
admit his guilt when confronted by an officer and told he was " seen
there " or " near there," or is asked to give an account of his move-
ments on a particular date and told that the persons he mentions will
be seen and his story checked. Happily, in many cases, however (to
the credit of the offender), this is all that is necessary. But it is not
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