Police Companion Guide

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The Beat Officer's Companion Written by Gordon Wilson, a former Warwickshire Superintendent. The original companion which is an excellent quick reference guide for English officers. The book is well presented and easily understood.
£25.00 
Beat Officer's Companion This guide is designed to aid the recall and interpretation of the growing amount of legislation on which UK police officers must base their decisions, this pocket-sized book is the leading practical guide for operational officers
£22.99
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The Drug Officers Companion

Written by Paul Harper. An excellent quick reference guide for drug officers. The book is well presented and easily understood. 

 
£16.35
The Traffic Officers Companion

Written by Gordon Wilson. An excellent quick reference guide for traffic officers. The book is well presented and easily understood.

£19.95
Scottish Beat Officers Companion

Written by John Pilkington, a former Inspector with Strathclyde Police. An excellent quick reference guide for Scottish officers. The book is well laid out and easy to understand.

£16.35
Custody Officer's Companion

Written by Stewart Calligan. Written for custodians from the Police, Military, private security firms & solicitors, this manual deals with detention, rights & entitlements, treatment of prisoners, questioning, review of detention, disposal & charging of prisoners, intimate searches & samples, fingerprints, DNA samples.   The new 3rd edition includes the latest Codes of Practice, legislation and procedure.

£18.50
Preparing for Police Duty This is a new, second edition of the very successful Blackstone's Preparing for Police Duty, the invaluable introduction to the police service for new recruits or those considering a policing career.
£9.99
Points To Prove

Written by Stewart Calligan. 

The seventy most common offences in lower courts explained as :-

- the points to prove each offence
- the meaning of each point (definition)
- how to prove each point
- any supporting evidence - e.g. case law,
legislation or procedure.

Essential for Police officers, Solicitors, Advocates, Military Police, private security companies etc.  

£15.00

The Child Protection Investigator's Handbook

Written by Kevin Smith and published by the New Police Bookshop

£13.50

The UK Police Pocket Guide

Written by Mike McBride.

£4.95

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