Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbook 2011

by Bryant, Robin; Bryant, Sarah; Graca, Sofia; Lawton-Barrett, Kevin; Underwood, Robert; Wood, Dominic; Murphy, Roy

• ISBN13: 9780199595211
• ISBN10: 0199595216
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

A must-have for all student police officers and their trainers, the fifth edition of this book ensures student police officers have the knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner. Fully updated for the fifth edition, the Handbook takes into account all recent legislation and developments, including the Policing and Crime Act 2009, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and revisions to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997. Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbookprovides not only the background required for the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP) and the embedded National Occupational Standards (NOS), but is also the only book to cover all the knowledge requirements for the new Diploma in Policing. The book also makes reference to the IPLDP syllabus and covers key learning material such as the SOLAP, PAC, Learning Diary and PIP, as well as identifying the relationship between the Diploma in Policing and the NOS. The book covers the key topics that every student police officer is required to know, including Stop, Search, and Entry, Managing People and Incidents in the Community, and Crime Scenes and Forensic Investigation. Each chapter leads the student through the topic, covering theory, discussion and practice while developing skills of analysis, problem solving and forms of reasoning. The chapters also contain frequent reference to the Diploma in Policing assessed units so that students can consolidate links between the subject area and the relevant unit. Also available is the new companion volumeBlackstone's Student Police Officer Workbook, providing practical scenarios and exercises to complement the contents of the Handbook.

Author Biography

Dr. Robin Bryant is Director of Criminal Justice Practice at Canterbury Christ Church University. He was jointly responsible with Kent Police for establishing an innovative Foundation Degree in Policing for initial police training in Kent, and is an external examiner for a number of universities in the UK that offer programs in Policing and Criminology. He has edited and contributed to several books on investigation and police training, and published and presented widely on investigative theory.

Sarah Bryant specializes in editing technical, academic material for a wider readership. Her background is in science education and the development of learning materials for adults.

Sofia Graca is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for the MSc in Policing at Canterbury Christ Church University, in collaboration with the Police Academy of the Netherlands.

Kevin Lawton-Barrett is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for the BA/BSc in Forensic Investigation at Canterbury Christ Church University. He was formerly an operational Senior CSI at Kent Police and a trainer attached to Kent Police College involved in the training and development of CSIs, police recruits and detectives.

Robert Underwood is an associate tutor in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University and a former Kent Police officer. Together with colleagues from both organizations he was responsible for the design of the Foundation Degree in Policing which formed the basis of initial police training and education in Kent. He contributes to several other books in the Blackstone's series.


Dr Dominic Wood is Acting Head of Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is also the Chair of the Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing.


Roy Murphy is a retired detective who has worked for the UK police, HM Government and in the private sector undertaking investigating, training and advising on criminal investigation. He has been an Investigative Adviser and more recently a lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice Studies.