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Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure

Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure

Author: Clive Harfield
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199662944
Published In: February 2013
Format: Paperback , 712 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Portable, highly practical reference for police officers on the beat
Draws together in one volume advice on all the main areas of police practice and procedure, from issuing fixed penalty notices to crime scene management
Contains extracts and explanations of official policy and guidance from ACPO, the NPIA/College of Policing and the National Centre for Policing Excellence
Includes features such as boxed examples, checklists, diagrams, practical tips and flow-charts, to aid reader's grasp of important procedures and protocols
Written by experienced practitioners from forces across the UK

New to this edition

New chapter covering the advent of Police and Crime Commissioners, including their role and accountability
An updated chapter on Counter-Terrorism and Extremism, covering CONTEST and Prevent
Key updates to chapters, including Covert Investigation, Public Order, the Media, and Major Crime and Homicide Response

Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure is a companion volume to the successfulBlackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Law. Offering guidance on good practice in core policing areas, it draws together practical advice across a wide range of police duties. With extracts and explanations of official policy and guidance, each chapter is accompanied by features such as boxed examples, checklists, diagrams, practical tips and flow-charts, providing you with an unparalleled guide to good policing practice.

Presenting a structured approach to police work, based on established national principles and practices thisHandbook 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 role of Police and Crime Commissioners, ACPO values, human rights, planning and risk management 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 civil contingencies.

With 34 contributions from leading practitioners in policing, this Handbook will be invaluable to all operational personnel, particularly neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs), trainee investigators and policing students.

Readership: All operational police officers, as well as student officers, trainee investigators, junior patrol officers, PCSOs and Specials. Will also be of interest to police officers on foundation degree courses and police studies students, as well as key organizations including Force libraries, the NPIA/College of Policing, the Home Office, and Police Authorities.

I - Evidence Management
1: Matt Ebeling: Instant Resolutions
2: Robert Underwood: Scene Preservation
3: Huw Smart: Stop and Search
4: Huw Smart: Police Powers of Entry, Search, and Seizure
5: Nick Yellop: Identification Procedures
6: Clive Harfield: Covert Investigation
7: Kevin Smith: Victims and Witnesses
8: Paul Hughes: Disclosure and Public Interest Immunity
9: John Watson: Court Procedure
II - Knowledge Management
10: Colin Rogers: The Changing Role of Accountability - Police and Crime Commissioners
11: Colin Rogers: ACPO Values
12: Bryn Caless: Standards of Professional Behaviour
13: Clive Harfield: Human Rights
14: Bryn Caless: Knowledge Management
15: Clive Harfield: Planning and Risk Management to Achieve Harm Reduction
16: Bryn Caless: Health and Safety and First Aid
17: Tony Cook: Media
18: Clive Harfield: Government Protective Marking Scheme
III - Neighbourhood Policing
19: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Context and Importance of Neighbourhood Policing
20: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: The Ten Principles of Neighbourhood Policing
21: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Neighbourhood Policing Teams
22: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) and Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs)
23: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Citizen Focus
24: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Signal Crimes Perspective
25: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Problem-Solving
26: Bryn Caless & Barry Spruce: Crime Prevention
IV - Protective Services Policing
27: Tony Cook: Major Crime and Homicide Response
28: Stan Gilmour: Serious, Organized & Cross-Border Crime
29: Andrew Staniforth: Counter-Terrorism & Extremism
30: Brian Dillon: Civil Contingencies
31: Allyson MacVean: Critical Incidents
32: Adrian Pitt: Public Order
33: Mick Doyle: Strategic Roads Policing
34: Laura Richards & Allan Aubeelack: Protecting the Public and Vulnerable Persons

Edited by Clive Harfield, Adjunct Fellow and Associate Investigator, Australian Research Council Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security, Griffith University, Australia

Dr Clive Harfield is a former police officer of 20 years experience and former Deputy Academic Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing & Community Safety, at the London Metropolitan University. Currently at Griffith University, South East Queensland, Australia, he is the author of two Blackstone's Practical Policing titles; Covert Investigation (2012) and Intelligence: Investigation, Community, Partnership (2008), and is also lead editor on the OUP title Handbook of Intelligent Policing (2008).

Contributors:
Allan Aubeelack, London Metropolitan Police
Bryn Caless, Senior Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University
Tony Cook, Regional SIO Advisor, National Policing Improvement Agency
Brian Dillon, Managing Director, Emergency Management Services Limited
Mick Doyle, Thames Valley Police
Matt Ebeling, Sussex Police
Stan Gilmour, Thames Valley Police
Clive Harfield, Griffith university
Paul Hughes, formerly London Metropolitan Police
Allyson MacVean, Visiting Professor, Chester University
Adrian Pitt, West Mercia Police
Laura Richards, Consultant Violence Adviser to ACPO
Colin Rogers, University of Glamorgan
Huw Smart, formerly South Wales Police
Kevin Smith, ACPO Adviser
Barry Spruce, Kent Police College
Andrew Staniforth, West Yorkshire Police
Robert Underwood, Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University
John Watson, formerly Heddlu Gwent Police
Nick Yellop, London Metropolitan Police

Review(s) from previous edition

"For the very first time front line officers have a guide to interpreting practice and procedure across the entire policing landscapes which will serve to be a valuable addition to any officers library of resources. - Andrew Staniforth, Detective Sergeant, North East Counter Terrorism Unit