EBOOK Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure

This practical handbook follows the successful flexicover format of Blackstone's        Police Operational Handbook and is designed to complement that publication by        offering guidance on good practice in core policing areas. Aimed at junior patrol        officers, student officers and trainee detectives, it draws together practical        advice across a wide range of police duties, along with extracts and explanations of        official policy and guidance from ACPO, the National Policing Improvement Agencyand        the National Centre for Policing Excellence.The Handbook provides guidance on a        structured approach to police work based on established national principles and        practices and is divided into four parts: Evidence Management, which offers advice        on the capture and handling of evidence with chapters on crime scene management,        disclosure, witness and victim management and court procedure; Knowledge-based        Policing, which outlines the National Intelligence Model, the Police Code of        Conduct, ACPO values, human rights, planning and riskmanagement and dealing with the        media; Neighbourhood Policing, which covers the principles and team structures,        partnerships, problem-solving techniques and crime prevention; and Protective        Services Policing which looks at the role of the first responder in major incident        response, major crime, and civilcontingencies.Commentary is accompanied with        features such as boxed examples, checklists, diagrams, practical tips and        flow-charts, to aid reader's grasp of the issues.