Product Description The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook 2010 is the official accompanying study text for the National Investigator's Exam (NIE) which is taken as part of Phase 1 of the Initial Crime Investigators' Development Program. Based on the content of the Investigator's Manual, the book has been completely revised for the 2010 syllabus. It contains many practical exercises, case studies and multiple choice questions to help students prepare for the NIE. The Workbook takes the trainee investigator through each of the topics relevant to the examination, namely in the areas of Evidence, Property Offences, Assaults, Drugs, Firearms & Defences, and Sexual Offences. The book also contains useful cross references to the Manual in the answers sections, sostudents can check their understanding of the content. This Workbook is completely up-to-date for the 2010 syllabus with reference to all recent legislative changes, including the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, the Serious Crime Act 2007, as well as updates to the PACE Codes of Practice. About the Author Paul 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 the Blackstone's Police Manuals and author of Blackstone's Police Investigators'Workbook, Blackstone's Police Investigators' Q&As and Blackstone's Sergeants' Mock Examination Paper. 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 of Blackstone'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.