Police law & police procedures

The only book to provide comprehensive coverage of the law relating to the regulation of the police, this new edition offers guidance on practice at complaint and misconduct hearings, as well as detailed analysis of the powers of the IPCC and the new Police and Crime Commissioners and coverage of public hearings and new panel composition. Learn More

Blackstone's Senior Investigators' Handbook is aimed at meeting the reference needs of officers who investigate serious, major, and organised crime. It provides step-by-step, easy to understand guidance of all the necessary considerations, procedures, and processes for a Senior Investigating Officer. Learn More

The only official books for police officers preparing for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Exclusively endorsed by the College of Policing, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the most effective revision guides for exam candidates. Learn More

The only official source for police officers of the full syllabus for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Exclusively endorsed by the College of Policing, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the most effective revision guides for exam candidates. Learn More

The only official source for police officers of the full syllabus for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Exclusively endorsed by the College of Policing, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the most effective revision guides for exam candidates. Learn More

The best-selling revision tool for all police officers sitting the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Designed to be used alongside the College of Policing-endorsed Blackstone's Police Manuals 2023, they provide the most comprehensive and authoritative method of self-testing in advance of the exams. Learn More

The best-selling revision tool for all police officers sitting the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Designed to be used alongside the College of Policing-endorsed Blackstone's Police Manuals 2023, they provide the most comprehensive and authoritative method of self-testing in advance of the exams. Learn More

The best-selling revision tool for all police officers sitting the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Designed to be used alongside the College of Policing-endorsed Blackstone's Police Manuals 2023, they provide the most comprehensive and authoritative method of self-testing in advance of the exams. Learn More

This book provides a stocktake and comparative socio-legal analysis of law enforcement cooperation strategies in four different regions of the world: the European Union (EU), North America, Greater China and Australasia. Learn More

Police Law provides straightforward but comprehensive coverage of all aspects of law and police procedure for readers of all backgrounds. Updates include the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018, and the Assault on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018, new case law and updates to the PACE Codes. Learn More

The book discusses such matters as the pains of imprisonment, penal order, staff-prisoner relationships and the everyday world of the prison, drawing on and critiquing Sykes's theories and insights, and placing them in their historic and contemporary context. Learn More

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Blackstone's Handbook for Policing Students 2022 reflects the multitude of avenues into policing now open to future police officers, from pre-join degree courses and degree apprenticeships to progression from serving as a Special or working as a PCSO. Learn More

Designed in an exam format, with questions to be answered in three hours, this practice paper helps candidates prepare for their NPPF Step Two Legal Examination (formerly OSPRE (R) Part I). Questions are presented in the Type A exam-style and answers are fully referenced to the official syllabus in Blackstone's Police Manuals 2022. Learn More