Road Policing by Fraser Sampson

Road Policing by Fraser Sampson

"Blackstone's Police Manuals" are the leading police reference texts in the UK. In addition to being the only official study guides for the police promotion examinations in England and Wales, and a recognised text for police probationers, the Manuals have quickly established themselves as the definitive reference source for all who are involved in police law and procedure. It is endorsed by the CENTREX for OSPRE[registered] Part 1 Promotion Examinations, the Manuals have been written in consultation with police forces across England and Wales. "Blackstone's Police Manual Volume 3: Road Policing" covers all aspects of roads policing law and procedure from a police officer's perspective. The 2006 edition has been extensively revised to incorporate all recent legislative developments and a number of case decisions and changes in policy including the Traffic Management Act 2004, the ACPO/Dft Roads Policing Agreement, and the Road Safety Bill. Topical areas examined in detail also include seatbelts and safety measures, drink, drugs and driving, traffic officers and their powers, standards of driving and speeding, disqualified drivers and driver licencing, use of vehicles, insurance and test certificates. Key topics have been cross-referenced with the new ACPO Roads Policing Strategy and the relevant legislation is contextualised against that highly practical background. The Manuals are widely used in the professional development of police officers in a variety of roles, making them essential reading for anyone with an interest in police and criminal law. Whether you are a serving police officer or police trainer, a practitioner, advisor or researcher, "Blackstone's Police Manuals 2005" are an essential purchase. The other three titles in this series are: "Volume 1: Crime 2006", "Volume 2: Evidence & Procedure 2006", and "Volume 4: General Police Duties 2006".

The preface to the road policing manual emphasises how important road policing is in challenging dangerous, aggressive and antisocial driving as well as being of great assistance in the wider role in disrupting the activities of serious and organised criminals and terroristsIt is important that Officers get it right. These books will help them do just that. Carrie Laws, Bay Advocates Torquay, Devon, Internet Law Book Reviews. March 2006

Babak Akhgar is Professor of Informatics and Director of CENTRIC (Centre of excellence in terrorism, resilience, intelligence and organised crime research). Babak has more than 100 referred publications on security, OSINT, counter terrorism and cybercrime. He is principal investigator and technical lead in several multimillion Euros international security initiatives. He has co-edited two books on intelligence management - Intelligence Management: Knowledge Driven Frameworks for Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime, and Strategic Intelligence Management: National Security Imperatives and Information and Communications Technologies. Prof Akhgar latest books are titled Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism, An investigators handbook and Application of Big Data for National Security are published by Elsevier. In addition to his scholarly activities; Prof Akhgar is trustee of Police National Legal Database (PNLD), board member of European Organisation for Security and member of SAS UK academic board.

Petra Saskia Bayerl is Associate Professor of Technology and Organizational Behaviour at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands and Program Director of Technology at the Centre of Excellence in Public Safety Management (CESAM). She is also Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC) at Sheffield Hallam University, U.K. She holds master degrees in psychology, linguistics and organizational dynamics from universities in Germany and the USA and a Ph.D. from Technical University in Delft, Netherlands. Her current research interests lay at the intersection of human-computer interaction, organizational communication, and organizational change with a special focus on the impact of technological innovations and public safety.

Fraser Sampson is Chief Executive and Solicitor of the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner West Yorkshire Police. Before taking up the role he was Chief Executive and Solicitor of the West Yorkshire Police Authority and in 2008 he was the first Executive Director of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority created by the Energy Act 2004. While in commercial legal practice Fraser represented police officers in a number of high profile cases arising out of employment and disciplinary matters and acted for Humberside Police officers in the Bichard Inquiry. Fraser has written and edited a number of leading books on police law including the best selling Blackstone's Police Manuals and the Routledge Companion to UK Counter-Terrorism (2012). He is on the editorial board of the Oxford Journal Policing: a journal of policy and practice. He is an advisor to the board at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Leeds and is an associate of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. Fraser is a CEDR trained mediator and a Weinstein Fellow of the JAMS Foundation for Mediation in California.

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ISBN 13	9780199285211
ISBN 10	0199285217
Title	Road Policing
Author	Fraser Sampson
Series	Blackstone's Police Manuals
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2005-08-25
Number of pages	346
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