Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual and Workbook

The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual and Workbook 2012 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 2012 NIE syllabus and contains the latest information relevant to the role of a trainee investigator.

The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2012 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 legal information 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, with new chapters encorporating the relevant Code with Keynotes offering practical advice and examples, and features new material on counter-terrorism legislation. The Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook 2012 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 cross references to the Manual in the answers sections, so students can check their understanding of the content.

Now in its fourteenth edition, this popular set contains the latest legislation and case law relevant to the 2012 NIE , including the Crime and Security Act 2010, the Equality Act 2010, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the Policing and Crime Act 2009, and the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.