Description

Police Powers, 3rd Edition is the ideal introductory resource to prepare policing students for the responsibilities and challenges they will encounter in their careers. This hands-on text examines the parameters of police powers and authority through key topics such as the use of force, searches with and without a warrant, officer safety, police discretion, incidents related to mental health, and police issues involving the media. It also contains a new running case scenario covering police powers from arrest and searches to charges and interim release, based on the 2022 case R v Stairs