{"title":"Evidence of bad character: R v McKenzie (Mark Anthony Robert) [2008] EWCA Crim 758, R v Doncaster (Roger George) [2008] EWCA Crim 5","authors":"D. Wicks, D. Carney","doi":"10.1358/POJO.2008.81.3.447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/POJO.2008.81.3.447","url":null,"abstract":"(1). The Court of Appeal (Toulson LJ, Penry-Davey and Simon JJ) considered whether evidence of the defendant’s bad driving on previous occasions was properly admissible at the defendant’s trial on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. (2). The Court of Appeal (Rix LJ, Swift J and Sir Richard Curtis) considered whether evidence of misconduct falling short of conviction of a criminal offence should have been admitted at the defendant’s trial, and whether, absent any relevant convictions, the judge should have given the jury a 'good character' direction.","PeriodicalId":87373,"journal":{"name":"The police journal","volume":"318 1","pages":"262-265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75459272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unlawful search warrants: Redknapp and another v Metropolitan Police Commissioner and another [2008] EWHC 1177 (admin)","authors":"D. Carney","doi":"10.1358/POJO.2008.81.2.432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/POJO.2008.81.2.432","url":null,"abstract":"This application for judicial review challenged the issue and execution of a search warrant in relation to the claimants' residential premises, and the reasonableness of the first claimant’s arrest.","PeriodicalId":87373,"journal":{"name":"The police journal","volume":"52 1","pages":"171-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90522451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do seat-belts really reduce road casualties?","authors":"A. Reinhardt-Rutland","doi":"10.1177/0032258X9907200408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X9907200408","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explains the changes of vehicle occupant behaviour following changes in seat-belt legislation or regulations. It applies R Fuller's learning theory of driving behaviour in conjunction with the perceptual phenomenon of 'looming' (coming into sight in a threatening way). Fuller's theory draws on animal learning theory; its central concepts are positive and negative reinforcement and extinction, as they affect the learning of behaviour patterns. For drivers, positive reinforcement of early arrival at destination and 'macho' factors lead to the learning of faster patterns of driving. Collisions, the major source of negative reinforcement, lead to the learning of slower, more cautious driving, but individual drivers rarely experience them. 'Extinction' is the loss of learned behaviour patterns due to reinforcement being removed or becoming ineffective. More dangerous driving patterns can be expected to accompany seat-belt use, but will only gradually become apparent. Thus the value of implementing safety legislation on the basis of short-term data is doubtful. Changes in driver behaviour affect the safety of other modes, especially cycling and walking. Possible solutions include removing seat belts from all cars, to make drivers more cautious, and very strict enforcement of penalties for all speed violations.","PeriodicalId":87373,"journal":{"name":"The police journal","volume":"108 1","pages":"333-338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79382744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}