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TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT

NCJ Number
50934
Author(s)
D J BASHAM
Date Published
1978
Length
172 pages
Annotation
THE COMPLEX DUTIES OF THE TRAFFIC PATROL OFFICER ARE DETAILED IN A DESCRIPTIVE NARRATIVE DEALING WITH UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED AND UTILIZED BY ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA.
Abstract
BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS A VARIETY OF TRAFFIC SITUATIONS RANGING FROM TWO-LANE COUNTRY ROADS TO 3 FREEWAYS PATROLED BY HELICOPTER AND MONITORED BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION, THE ELEMENTS OF TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS VOLUME ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY LOCALITY. A COMPREHENSIVE GLOSSARY OF WORDS AND PHRASES IS PROVIDED. THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE DISCUSSED: THE POLICE TRAFFIC CONTROL FUNCTION, PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES FOR TRAFFIC STOPS, ENFORCEMENT TACTICS AND SAFETY DURING TRAFFIC STOPS, HANDLING VIOLATORS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS, EXAMINING IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT INSPECTION, APPREHENDING SPEED VIOLATORS, EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATION, RECOGNIZING COMMON DRIVING VIOLATIONS DURING PATROL, FELONY STOPS AND ROADBLOCKS, COURT TESTIMONY, AND INTOXICATED DRIVER DETECTION, ARREST, AND ARREST REPORT PROCEDURES. TABULAR DATA AND DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT. SAMPLE FORMS FOR RECORDING VIOLATIONS, ARRESTS, AND REPORTS ARE APPENDED. AN INDEX IS INCLUDED. NO REFERENCES ARE CITED. (KBL)