Overview
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 Agency and 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 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. Commentary is accompanied with features such as boxed examples, checklists, diagrams, practical tips and flow-charts, to aid reader's grasp of the issues.
Full Product Details
Author: Clive Harfield
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 10.40cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 18.70cm
Weight: 0.455kg
ISBN: 9780199561018
ISBN 10: 019956101
Pages: 912
Publication Date: 27 August 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
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
Author Information
Dr. Clive Harfield is a former police officer of 20 years experience and former Deputy Academic Director of the John Grieve Center for Policing & Community Safety, at the London Metropolitan University. Currently at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, he is the author of two Blackstone's Practical Policing titles; Covert Investigation (2005) and Intelligence: Investigation, Community, Partnership (2008), and is also lead editor on the OUP title Handbook of Intelligent Policing (2008).
