Product Description This fully revised and updated edition ofBlackstone's Police Investigators' Mock Examination Paper 2008 ensures that National Investigators' Exam (NIE) candidates are fully prepared for their multiple-choice examination. The book is designed to be in the actual exam format, so candidates canpractice taking the whole exam in 2 hours. The book is A4 like the exam and is split into two handy sections, one containing the 80 question mock exam and answer sheet and the second containing the answers and detailed marking matrix with explanations and references. Section 1, containing the mock examination paper will accurately reflect the style of the actual NIE exam, testing the candidates' knowledge of the content of the Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2008. with space for candidates to write their answers. Section 2, containing the the answersand marking matrices will give candidates a mark for the full examination and then indvidual marks for their the full examination and then indvidual marks for their knowledge of the four subject areas: Crime, Assaults, Sexual Offences and Evidence with a section explaining how to calculate thepercentage score. This section will also include a detailed examination booklet which includes full explanations and references to the Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2008. Completely updated for 2007/2008 with reference to the Fraud Act 2006, the Police and Justice Act 2006 and the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 Candidates will find this book a user-friendly and valuable tool which should ensure a clearer understanding of the format and requirements of the exam. This product is not endorsed by Centrex/NPIA. Review Review from previous edition "The book can only enhance your overall chances of being successful in your Investigators' exam."--Acting Detective Inspector Nigel Cooper, Crime Training Manager, Essex Police"The whole package is well set out and easy to follow with clear instructions."--Detective Constable Charlie Barton, Former Crime Training Manager Cambridge Constabulary About the Author Dave Pinfield is a serving officer with West Midlands Police and has been a police officer for 21 years. He has worked in CID and Plain Clothes vice operationally and is currently the Detective Sergeant Team Leader with responsibility for the force with regards to the ICIDP and IMSC courses at theDetective Training School. He was responsible for the force implementation of the ICIDP. He is a qualified police trainer and training development officer at the Detective Training School. He has passed his Certificate of Education at Christchurch College, is a Centrex trained Multiple Choicequestion writer and also qualified to the rank of Inspector. He has been involved in the National Investigators' Examination since January 2002 and is the NIE force representative. He has provided assistance by way of night classes and seminars to officers taking the NIE from West Midlands Police,and West Mercia Constabulary and from August will be utilised in this capacity for a pilot for Essex constabulary.