Recent Book: The Judges' Rules: Police Questioning and the Judges' Rules
| Date | 01 October 1964 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X6403701010 |
| Published date | 01 October 1964 |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
RECENT
(a) are suffering from grave chronic disease or, being aged, infirm
or physically incapacitated, are living in insanitary conditions
and
(b) are unable to devote to themselves, and are not receiving from
any other person, proper care and attention.
If the medical officer
of
health is satisfied that, in the interests of
any such person, or for preventing injury to the health of, or serious
nuisance to, other persons, it is necessary to remove any such person
from the premises in which he is residing a court of summary juris-
diction may make an order for the person's removal to a suitable
hospital or to a home provided by the local authority. Fortunately
the number of cases which need action in this way is very small
but it is a useful provision of which the police should be aware.
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BOOKS
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THE
JUDGES'
RULES
GERALD
ABRAHAMS:
Police Questioning and the Judges' Rules.
Oyez Publications. 12s.6d.
Since the introduction
of
the new
Judges' Rules earlier this year there
has been much speculation among both
lawyers and police officers as to the
precise meaning of certain terms and
also as to the changes in procedure
likely to be brought about. Apart
from the Home Office circular there
has been little official guidance and Mr.
Abrahams is to be complimented on
producing this clear and concise work
so quickly.
He rightly points out that the new
rules will mean little to anyone who
has not familiarized himself with the
old ones and with the problems of evi-
dence and criminal procedure from
October 1964
which the rules first emerged. This
obstacle can easily be overcome by
reading the interesting account in the
first
part
of his book of the historical
background to the rules and of the way
in which the legal principles were
evolved. The second
part
covers the
new rules and includes a footnote to
each rule comparing it with the one it
supersedes, including the relevant
decided cases.
This is a splendid book which will
provide a speedy reference to this most
significant aspect of police work.
For
this reason alone it is well worth its
place on every police officer's book-
shelf.
L.BYFORD
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