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Product DescriptionThe Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual and Workbook 2010 are the only official study texts for the National Investigators' Exam (NIE) which is taken as part of Phase 1 of the Initial Crime Investigators' Development Program. This Pack is fully revised for the 2010 NIE syllabus andcontains the latest information relevant to the role of a trainee investigator.The Manual sets out the key legislation, case law and commentary, and is divided into four parts: Evidence, Property Offenses, Assaults, Drugs, Firearms & Defenses, and Sexual Offenses. It also contains the relevant PACE Codes of Practice.The Workbook takes the trainee investigator through each of the examination topics and includes a variety of exercises, case studies, examples and A-type multiple-choice questions plus useful cross references to the Manual in the answers section.Now in its eighth edition, this popular set contains the latest legislation and case law relevant to the 2010 NIE, including the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008, the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and the ViolentCrime Reduction Act 2006, as updates to the PACE Codes of Practice.About the AuthorPaul Connor LLB is a Police Training Consultant and is a member of the ICIDP Curriculum Review Group. He has previously been involved in training activities with the ICIDP and NIE. Paul is also the consultant editor for theBlackstone's Police Manuals and author ofBlackstone's Police Investigators'Workbook,Blackstone's Police Investigators' Q&As andBlackstone's Sergeants' 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 ofTraining in North Yorkshire and as both Course Director and Director of Studies at the Police Staff College, Bramshill. David Johnston LLB, LLM is a barrister and Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police Service. Formerly a member of the NPT Examinations and Assessment team, he is an OSPRE Assessor and previously worked as a legal researcher for the Home Office in Harrogate. Gavin McKinnon LLB, LLM, MSc, MCIPR is Chief Superintendent and Director of Corporate and Public Affairs at the National Policing Improvement Agency with responsibility for marketing and communications, legal services, corporate governance, policy, and equality and diversity. He was formerly anofficer in the RUC/PSNI, and Deputy Director of the Home Office Police Reform Unit. Dave Pinfield is a serving police officer with West Midlands Police and has been an officer for 21 years. He is currently the Detective Sergeant Team Leader having responsibility for the force with regards to the ICIDP and IMSC courses at the Detective Training School. He has been involved in theNational Investigators Examination since January 2002. He is the author ofBlackstone's Investigators' Mock Examination Paper. Neil Taylor is a serving police officer with the West Midlands Police and is a police trainer at the Detective Training School.Julian Chapman is a serving police officer with the West Midlands Police and is a police trainer at the Detective Training School.