Recent Book: The Law Relating to the Misuse of Drugs
| Author | D. Gibbins |
| Published date | 01 July 1977 |
| Date | 01 July 1977 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X7705000317 |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
P. W. H.
LYOIATE:
The Law Relating to the Misuse
of
Drugs. 152 pages.
Butterworth. £4.50.
This
short
book
is written by a
The
appendices alone cover a variety
barrister who obviously understands
of
subjects from Tribunals, Advisory
the requirements
of
the peopleat whom bodies, parties to the Convention on
it is aimed. Narcotic
Drugs
and warrants to a
It is an ideal
book
for
Training
glossary
of
medical terms
and
drug
Instructors
and
Drug
Squad specialists slang.
and
would be useful in the general In writing this manual, Mr. Lydiate
office
of
Criminal Investigation De- has comprehensively tied together a
partments
where there is often the need lot
of
loose ends
and
has done so in a
for a quick and concise reference on style which should appeal to police
drug matters. officers. D.
GIBBINS
£5 FOR A MORIARTY
SIR
WILLIAM
WILLIAMS.
Moriarty's Police Law. Butterworth. £5.
One is immediately
attracted
to the
first
part
of
the preface by the late Sir
William Williams in which he draws
attention
to the difficulties created by
modern
Acts
of
Parliament.
What
a
pleasure it would be if Parliamentary
Draughtsmen
and
the Civil Service
took
notice
of
this paragraph.
There are over 790 pages in the
23rd Edition and it is set
out
in
the
usual succinct
and
readable fashion
associated with Moriarty. Mention in
the
new edition is
made
of
the Lotter-
Rehabilitation
of
Offenders Act, 1974,
and
the
Road
Traffic Act, 1974.
For
many years
Moriarty
has been
the policeman's bible.
Now
one
must
look at its competitors in this field
and
Baker &Wilkie's immediately come
to mind. In particular the Rehabilita-
tion
of
Offenders Act as explained in
Moriarty
is far too simple for a police-
man
sitting for promotion. Officers in
the training field will have difficulty in
recommending
Moriarty
as a study
book
when there are four editions
of
Baker &Wilkie available covering a
much wider field with greater depth
and
with the
promotion
examination
in view.
It
is a sad fact
of
life
that
Moriarty
in its present form is nearing
the end
of
the road.
Iseriously
doubt
the wisdom
of
Butterworth's in stating
that
Moriarty
is constantly referred to by
both
cadets
and senior officers. Any senior police
officer who refers to
Moriarty
will
certainly find himself very
short
of
knowledge. R.A.B.
JOHN
BURKE:
Jowitt's Dictionary
of
English Law. Second Edition.
Sweet &Maxwell Ltd. £25.
Whilst there is
not
the same empha- crime as the police officer had to learn
sis as some
of
us once knew on
the
it
but
he has the time and the books to
weary business
of
learning "defini- research what he needs to know before
tions", they are still an
important
he goes to court.
aspect
of
the policeman's trade. One
can
imagine the value in any
The officer who does not know every lawyers (or police for
that
matter)
part
of
the legal ingredients of a crime library
of
this magnificent
pair
of
will find himself in some difficulty in volumes.
ensuring
that
he has the necessary evi-
Contained
therein is a succinct
dence before making an arrest. definition
of
every legal term
of
which
That
is the advantage the lawyer one
can
conceive, followed by a
always has over the police officer. He reference to any
of
the more
important
may
not
know the definition
of
the leading cases.
AEOlUS
F.T.A. Yearbook 1977. 193 pages. Freight
Transport
Association,
Hermes House, St.
John's
Road,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent,
TN4
9UZ.
£4.50.
Once again this unbeatable hand- in the Process Office or Divisional
book
for the
transport
operator
arrives
Commander's
bookcase,
but
is most
thoroughly updated.
For
plain read- useful in the practical Policeman's
able fact finding on commercial vehicle locker or in his patrol car.
law this
book
excels.
It's
place is
not
Accurate as always
but
sub-divided
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