Publisher's Synopsis
The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual and Workbook 2010 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 2010 NIE syllabus and contains the latest information relevant to the role of a trainee investigator. The Manual sets out the key legislation, case law and commentary, and is divided into four parts: Evidence, Property Offences, Assaults, Drugs, Firearms & Defences, and Sexual Offences. It also contains the relevant PACE Codes of Practice. The Workbook takes the trainee investigator through each of the examination topics and includes a variety of exercises, case studies, examples and A-type multiple-choice questions plus useful cross references to the Manual in the answers section. Now in its eighth edition, this popular set contains the latest legislation and case law relevant to the 2010 NIE , including the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008, the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, as updates to the PACE Codes of Practice.
