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Blackstone's Police Manuals, available in four volumes, are the leading police reference texts in the UK. Written in consultation with police forces across England and Wales, the Manuals are the only study guides endorsed by the National Policing Improvement Agency for OSPRE Part 1 Promotion Examinations. Blackstone's Police Manual Volume 4: General Police Duties 2012, in line with the new OSPRE syllabus, covers all the relevant subject areas for candidates, including Terrorism and Associated Offences, Complaints and Misconduct, Weapons, and Public Disorder. Straightforward and accessible, each chapter offers a logical progression through the material and is extensively cross-referenced to provide a deeper understanding and more complete perspective of police duties. For complex or commonly misunderstood areas, there are handy Keynote boxes, which point to relevant case law or provide an example of how material is used in a practical sense, helping candidates to assimilate the information better and establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2012 edition has been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law, including coverage of the Equality Act 2010 and the Crime and Security Act 2010. The 2012 edition also features three new chapters on Policing Powers and Powers of Arrest, Stop and Search, and Entry, Search and Seizure, incorporating the full PACE Codes of Practice, with helpful Keynotes to guide candidates through the legislation. Blackstone's Police Manuals continue to be the most accessible, relevant, and focussed revision materials for Promotion Examinations. Widely used by trainers as well as police officers going for promotion, their breadth and scope also make them an invaluable resource for anyone involved in police and criminal law. Also available in the series are: Volume 1: Crime 2012, Volume 2: Evidence and Procedure 2012, and Volume 3: Road Policing 2012. Blackstone's Police Manuals are also available as an online service offering fast desktop access to the complete text of the four Manuals.
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Glenn Hutton BA, MPhil, FCIPD is a Director of Psychometric Technology Limited which designs and publishes psychological tests and provides selection and assessment services. Formerly a Superintendent in North Yorkshire Police, he also worked as Head of NPT Examinations and Assessment, Head of Training in North Yorkshire and as both Course Director and Director of Studies at the Police Staff College, Bramshill. Gavin McKinnon LLB, LLM, MSc, MCIPR is Chief Superintendent and Director of Corporate and Public Affairs at the National Policing Improvement Agency with responsibility for marketing and communications, legal services, corporate governance, policy, and equality and diversity. He was formerly an officer in the RUC/PSNI, and Deputy Director of the Home Office Police Reform Unit.
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FOR POLICE EXAMS
An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers
Authors Glenn Hutton and Gavin McKinnon have written the general police duties section under the Consultant Editorship of Paul Connor at Blackstone/OUP. They have produced a manual in four volumes which sets out the leading police reference texts covering the main examination areas: crime; evidence and procedure; road policing; and general police duties. All these volumes are official guides for those involved in studying police law and procedure.
In his Foreword, Nick Gargan from NPIA explains the approach of the four volume manuals and makes the point that the police are not like barristers and solicitors who have access to books and the web. Rightly, he asserts that the police frequently make crucial legal decisions with a partial knowledge of the facts- and there is nothing wrong with this because of the nature of the work. Lawyers, of course, we hope are different although quite often a case which appears fully prepared to cover all contingencies, does not, in fact, cater for the physical evidence given in court by live witnesses who can change their stories!
What these manuals achieve is the fulfillment of the police mission: that the public are served by qualified, well-trained and well-led officers and police staff. We would say that these manuals are worth a much wider readership and do cover the needs of serving police officers, trainer, special constables, student law practitioners, advisors and researchers and should be a point of call for any interested in a police career.
What is particularly attractive about these manuals is the fine balance between `the law', cases and the detailed statutory provisions which are of such significance in today's world of policing. Additionally, the paragraph numbering is helpful and the use of the `Keynote' which is the sort of thing you would get from a lecturer's comments. The indexes are excellent (in comparison with some legal texts) although they are volume specific so the individual sections standalone covering their own areas of study.
Hutton and McKinnon's section on `General Police Duties' brings together what can be called the miscellaneous areas from jurisdiction and misconduct to detailed discussions of PACE so there is a great deal of ground to be covered. There's also an OUP online service available for a fast, desktop access to the complete text of all four manuals for the busy officer to make this package the most suitable reference and training material currently on the market, and, as they say, good luck with the exams!
An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers
Authors Glenn Hutton and Gavin McKinnon have written the general police duties section under the Consultant Editorship of Paul Connor at Blackstone/OUP. They have produced a manual in four volumes which sets out the leading police reference texts covering the main examination areas: crime; evidence and procedure; road policing; and general police duties. All these volumes are official guides for those involved in studying police law and procedure.
In his Foreword, Nick Gargan from NPIA explains the approach of the four volume manuals and makes the point that the police are not like barristers and solicitors who have access to books and the web. Rightly, he asserts that the police frequently make crucial legal decisions with a partial knowledge of the facts- and there is nothing wrong with this because of the nature of the work. Lawyers, of course, we hope are different although quite often a case which appears fully prepared to cover all contingencies, does not, in fact, cater for the physical evidence given in court by live witnesses who can change their stories!
What these manuals achieve is the fulfillment of the police mission: that the public are served by qualified, well-trained and well-led officers and police staff. We would say that these manuals are worth a much wider readership and do cover the needs of serving police officers, trainer, special constables, student law practitioners, advisors and researchers and should be a point of call for any interested in a police career.
What is particularly attractive about these manuals is the fine balance between `the law', cases and the detailed statutory provisions which are of such significance in today's world of policing. Additionally, the paragraph numbering is helpful and the use of the `Keynote' which is the sort of thing you would get from a lecturer's comments. The indexes are excellent (in comparison with some legal texts) although they are volume specific so the individual sections standalone covering their own areas of study.
Hutton and McKinnon's section on `General Police Duties' brings together what can be called the miscellaneous areas from jurisdiction and misconduct to detailed discussions of PACE so there is a great deal of ground to be covered. There's also an OUP online service available for a fast, desktop access to the complete text of all four manuals for the busy officer to make this package the most suitable reference and training material currently on the market, and, as they say, good luck with the exams!
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