Blackstone's Police Manuals Three Volume Set 2024

by Connor, Paul; Cox, Andrew; Hutton, Glenn; Johnston, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780198890669
• ISBN10: 0198890664
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-11-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Blackstone's Police Manuals 2024, endorsed by the College of Policing, are the only official study guides for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Straightforward and accessible, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the only resource used by question writers when preparing a NPPF Step Two Legal Examination and each of the three volumes forms part of the only comprehensive version of the 2024 syllabus.

Available in the series are: Volume 1: Crime 2024, Volume 2: Evidence and Procedure 2024, and Volume 3: General Police Duties 2024. 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 you to establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2024 editions have been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law, including the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Blackstone's Police Manuals are also available as part of our online Blackstone's Police Manuals and Q&As service: http://www.blackstonespoliceservice.com

Author Biography

Paul Connor,Andrew Cox,Glenn Hutton,Dave Johnston

Paul Connor Cert Ed (FE), PG Cert (ODE), LLB is a Police Training Consultant, teaching law to over 3,000 candidates since 2002. He is the author of the Blackstone's Crime Manual and the Consultant Editor for the Blackstone's Police Manuals. He is the author of Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual, Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook and the Blackstone's Sergeants' and Inspectors' Mock Examination Paper.

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.

Dave Johnston LLB, LLM is a barrister and Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police Service. Formerly a member of the NPT Examinations and Assessment team, he is a former OSPRE Assessor and previously worked as a legal researcher for the Home Office in Harrogate.

Andy Cox is a Detective Chief Superintendent with Lincolnshire Police. Before joining Lincolnshire Police, he was Detective Superintendent lead for Vision Zero, Road Death, and Transport Crime Investigation with the Metropolitan Police. He is Chair of the national strategic board for serious collision investigation, and holds a Masters degree in Criminology and Leadership from Cambridge University.

Elliot Gold is a barrister at Serjeants' Inn Chambers, having been called to the Bar in 2001, practising in police law, public law, mental capacity, and discrimination. In 2021, he was named professional discipline 'junior of the year' by Chambers and Partners. He is also a contributing author to the forthcoming edition of Police Misconduct, Complaints and Public Regulation, to be published by Oxford University Press.

Table of Contents

Volume 1: Crime
Volume 2: Evidence and Procedure
Volume 3: General Police Duties