Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2012: Law and Practice & Procedure Pack combines the Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2012 with the Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook : Practice & Procedure

The Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2012 is a sixth, fully updated, edition of the highly successful Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook. This compact and portable resource has been specifically designed to meet the reference needs of police officers while out on patrol.

The book clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation and powers of arrest, points to prove, practical considerations and related cases. Easy to access and navigate, the Handbook covers over 100 common offences in the areas of general crime, assaults, drugs, sexual offences, public disorder, licensing, and road traffic. It is written in a concise and accessible style, with a clearly structured format and handy icons to aid consultation. It covers a wide range of common offences and clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation. At a glance you can access everything you need to make a quick, informed decision in a host of everyday policing situations.

The sixth edition is fully updated to include all recent legislative developments and further changes to the law, including the Crime and Security Act 2010, Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the Equality Act 2010, Firearms Act 1968 (Amendment) Regulations 2010, the Terrorism Act 2000 (Remedial) Order 2011, and PACE Codes of Practice A, B and D. The book also includes information on updates to the Identity Documents Act 2010, changes the law relating to the supply, manufacture and importation of fireworks, plus further guidance in other areas of law from the new HO/MOJ Circulars.

The Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice & Procedure is designed to complement the law covered in Volume 1 by offering guidance on good practice in core policing areas. Aimed at junior patrol officers, student officers and trainee detectives, it draws together practical advice across a wide range of police duties, along with extracts and explanations of official policy and guidance from ACPO, the National Policing Improvement Agency and the National Centre for Policing Excellence.

The Handbook provides guidance on a structured approach to police work based on established national principles and practices and is divided into four parts: Evidence Management, which offers advice on the capture and handling of evidence with chapters on crime scene management, disclosure, witness and victim management and court procedure; Knowledge-based Policing, which outlines the National Intelligence Model, the Police Code of Conduct, ACPO values, human rights, planning and risk management and dealing with the media; Neighbourhood Policing, which covers the principles and team structures, partnerships, problem-solving techniques and crime prevention; and Protective Services Policing which looks at the role of the first responder in major incident response, major crime, and civil contingencies.

Commentary is accompanied with features such as boxed examples, checklists, diagrams, practical tips and flow-charts, to aid reader's grasp of the issues.