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Product Description The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual and Workbook 2011 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 Programme. This pack is fully revised for the 2011 NIE syllabus andcontains the latest information relevant to the role of a trainee investigator. The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2011 is the only official study text for the National Investigators' Exam (NIE), which is taken as part of Phase 1 of the Initial Crime Investigators' Development Programme. Based on the bestselling Blackstone's Police Manuals, it provides all the legalinformation which is relevant to the role of a trainee investigator, namely in the areas of Evidence, Property Offences, Assaults, Drugs, Firearms & Gun Crime, and Sexual Offences. It also covers the relevant PACE Codes of Practice and chapters on RIPA 2000, Proceeds of Crime, and Entry Search andSeizure Powers. The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook 2011 takes the trainee investigator through each of the topics relevant to the examination. It contains many practical exercises, case studies and multiple choice questions to help students prepare for the NIE. The book also contains useful crossreferences to the Manual in the answers sections, so students can check their understanding of the content. Now in its ninth edition, this popular set contains the latest legislation and case law relevant to the 2011 NIE, including the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the Policing and Crime Act 2009, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Matters Subject to LegalPrivilege) Order 2009, and the consolidated Criminal Procedure Rules 2010. Review Review from previous edition: "The book is well written and easy to digest." ―Alan Phillips, Essex Police"I have used this book extensively in preparing for lesson delivery and planning lessons. It is a good resource for preparing knowledge check questions for students." ―Simon Williams, Thames Valley Police"A very useful learning tool for officers." ―Det Inspector Chris Warren, Cheshire Police"I strongly recommend it as a tool for learning." ―Detective Sergeant Nigel Crowe, Bedfordshire Police 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'Q&A and Blackstone'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. Johnston is an OSPRE Assessor and a former member of the NPT Examinations and Assessment team. He 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 Schoo