Criminal Law for Police Officers

The ninth edition of Criminal Law for Police Officers presents the historical concepts" fundamental to understanding criminal law. The book is written in a non-legalese format, which makes it very student friendly. Areas covered include jurisdiction, matters of responsibility and accountability, and general principles about the criminal act. New to this edition: <ul> <li>New example added to chapter seven on assaults on sports officials</li> <li>More material added to the "suicide by cop" in chapter eight</li> <li>The section in chapter nine, which deals with sodomy, has been re-written in compliance with a recent Supreme Court case.</li> <li>The section in chapter nine which addresses the civil commitment of convicted sexual predators and offenders with registration requirements under Megan's Law</li> <li>Added material on the Amber Alert to chapter fifteen</li> <li>New material on dealing with violators of the telemarketing fraud laws, new section on insurance fraud has been added to chapter twenty-two</li> <li>Statistical information has been updated in all chapters</li> </ul>