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The Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbook Pack 2010 combines the 2010 edition of the Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbook with the new Blackstone's Student Police Officer Workbook 2010. The fourth edition of Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbook is a key text for student police officers undergoing their initial police training and provides all the underpinning subject matter and skills development materials required for the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP). It provides the knowledge and understanding necessary for a student officer to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner, allowing students to cultivate appropriate transferable skills for further study and career development within policing and related occupational areas. Fully updated for the fourth edition, the Handbook incorporates recent changes to the National Occupational Standards and new content and updated legislation on stop and search powers under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2000, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the reclassification of cannabis, and the amended PACE Code A. This book ensures that the student police officer can effectively demonstrate that they are meeting all the National Occupational Standards which must be attained for initial policing. Each of the five phases of initial training is covered in detail with clear descriptions of the legal, social and professional context of student officer development coupled with self-assessment tasks that test knowledge and understanding. The book also demonstrates the links between the Standards and the other professional qualifications required by student police officers, such as PIP level 1. Blackstone's Student Police Officer Workbook 2010 serves to complement the Handbook by offering a structured series of practical scenarios and exercises to improve students' understanding of