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TECHNIQUES OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT

NCJ Number
38762
Author(s)
R E MULVANEY
Date Published
1976
Length
198 pages
Annotation
THIS MANUAL USES AN OUTLINE FORMAT ALONG WITH DIAGRAMS AND SKETCHES TO DETAIL THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CHAPTERS COVER TRAFFIC LAWS, TRAFFIC PATROL, PURSUIT DRIVING, ROADBLOCKS, ARRESTS, AND COURT APPEARANCES, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. AREAS INCLUDED IN THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SECTION INCLUDE INTERVIEWING DRIVERS AND WITNESSES, HIT AND RUN INVESITGATION, ESTIMATING SPEED FROM SKIDMARKS, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PREPARATION OF CASES FOR TRIAL. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH OF THE 24 CHAPTERS....ELW