Blackstone's Police Investigators' Q&A 2012

by Connor, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780199638970
• ISBN10: 0199638977
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Blackstone's Police Investigators' Q&A 2012consists of over 200 multiple-choice questions designed to test trainee investigators studying for the National Investigators' Examination (NIE). The Q&As are arranged in the same order as the chapters in theBlackstone's Police Investigators' Manual2012, to aid learning and check understanding. This book also contains a useful section on how to study for the NIE, including advice on how to approach multiple-choice questions and useful exam techniques. All the multiple-choice questions contain answers with detailed explanations and references back to theInvestigators' Manual. The book is designed to reinforce knowledge and understanding of the NIE syllabus. The NIE is a paper based Multiple Choice Question examination testing knowledge of law and procedure relevant to the role of a trainee investigator (in the areas of Evidence; Property Offences; Assaults, Drugs, Firearms & Gun Crime; and Sexual Offences). This Q&A book will help to highlight any gaps or weaknesses in that knowledge. Fully updated for 2012 to include coverage of new legislation including the Crime and Security Act 2010, the Equality Act 2010, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the Policing and Crime Act 2009, and the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. Written by an experienced and highly successful question writer, this text is a valuable learning aid and practice book for both students and trainers. This product is not endorsed by the NPIA.

Author Biography

Paul Connor Cert Ed (FE), PG Cert Ed (ODE), and LLB is a Police Training Consultant. He has taught law to over 3000 NIE candidates since 2002. Paul is the author of the Blackstone's Crime Manual and the Consultant. Editor for the Blackstone's Police Manuals. He is the co-author of Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual, Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook and is the author of the Blackstone's Sergeants' and Inspectors' Mock Examination Paper.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
55% and What it Means to the Trainee Investigator	p. 1
Revising for the NIE	p. 2
Taking the NIE	p. 11
The 14-Week Revision Programme	p. 22
Evidence	p. 33
State of Mind, Criminal Conduct and Incomplete Offences	p. 35
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000	p. 53
Entry, Search and Seizure/Code B	p. 63
Detention and Treatment of Persons by Police Officers/Code C	p. 73
Interviews/Code C/Code E/Code F J	p. 86
Identification/Code D	p. 99
Bail	p. 111
Disclosure of Evidence	p. 116
Offences Against the Administration of Justice and Public Interest	p. 125
Property Offences	p. 131
Theft	p. 133
Burglary	p. 145
Robbery	p. 161
Blackmail	p. 166
Fraud	p. 169
Handling and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002	p. 178
Criminal Damage	p. 186
Assaults, Drugs, Firearms and Gun Crime	p. 193
Homicide	p. 195
Non-fatal Offences Against the Person	p. 202
Child Abduction, Kidnap and False Imprisonment	p. 215
Public Order and Racially, Religiously Aggravated and Homophobic Offences	p. 221
Misuse of Drugs	p. 227
Firearms and Gun Crime	p. 237
Terrorism and Associated Offences	p. 243
Sexual Offences	p. 257
The Sexual Offences Act 2003, Rape and Sexual Assault	p. 259
Child Sex Offences	p. 274
Protection of Children	p. 294
Preparatory Offences	p. 299
Question Checklist	p. 305
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