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Police Information (PI) looks at some of the reference and training books available for those thinking about joining the Police, or for serving Police Officers, Special Constables and civilian police employees.
Whether you are serving or retired police officer, community support officer, special constable, police & criminal justice support worker, someone who works in the security industry, or an individual interested in reading information concerning policing, security and the police employment sector, Police Information has carefully chosen these books to keep you up to date with the policing world.
Index of Books on Policing and Criminal Law.
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| Policing Scotland |
Written By Kenneth Scott and Daniel Donnelly. Contributors to the book are drawn from both academics and practitioners and include chapters on the history and development of policing in Scotland, its structure and organisation, Scottish devolution and policing, the role of policing within the wider Scottish criminal justice system, crime and policing, community policing in Scotland, policing drugs, policing and youth justice, human rights legislation and Scottish policing, and the management of Scottish policing. |
£ 17.09 |
Policing
Scotland |
Practical
Policing
Skills
for
Student
Officers
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This book, written by police officers, introduces the key competency areas and elementary skills required of officers. Taking a highly practical approach, the book guides the reader through scenarios that typify those officers will face, addressing issues in the context of modern policing, but also considering them alongside the relevant professional competencies and occupational standards. Designed to complement the new IPLDP, this book is essential reading for those preparing to join the police or Student Officers undergoing initial training |
£ 16.15 |
Practical
Policing
Skills
for
Student
Officers
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| Police and
Constabulary Almanac 2007 |
Edited by C G A Parker.
Published by Jane's Information Group. |
£ 28.50 |
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| Police
Law Primer |
Written by
Kenneth Sloan. This overview of police practice, Home Office advice,
and the law relating to every facet of police work has been completely
updated to include all additions to the police promotional examination
syllabus. Also covered in the text is all major new legislation
including the effect of the implementation of the Human Rights Act
1998 on the day-to-day role of the police and major changes to the law
such as the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. |
£17.95 |
Police
Law Primer |
| Police Training
Manual |
Written by Jack and
Brian English. A good book aimed at potential officers or probationer officers. The book
follows a probationer training syllabus and looks at the application of the law in various
situations. |
£27.99 |
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| Butterworth's
Police Law |
Written by Jack English
OBE, QPM, MA and Richard Card LLB, LLM. This seventh edition of "Butterworths Police
Law" covers those areas of law and legal procedures with which all police officers
are concerned. The text has been updated to take account of developments in the law during
the year 2000. |
£20.95 |
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| A-Z of Policing Law |
Written by
Roger Lorton,
a Police training expert. An excellent well laid out alphabetical index
of over 500 offences offences under English and Welsh law. The book is
very comprehensive and easy to use and understand. |
£16.00 |
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| Policing and the
Powers of Persuasion |
Written by Steven
Savage, Sarah Charman, and Stephen Cope. This text examines the role of the Association of
Chief Police Officers (ACPO) within British policing and police policy-making. It should be useful reading for
students of criminology and policing, for whom it will provide insights into the workings
of senior police officers and their professional association. |
£39.95 |
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| Managing
Post Incident Reactions in the Police Service |
Written by
the Health and Safety Executive. This text explains the HSE guidance
on managing post incident reactions. |
£20.00 |
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| CopShock Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) |
Written by
Allen
R.
Kates
and
published
by
the
New
Police
Bookshop. |
£19.95 |
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| Known to the Police - 101+ things about the law, police and crime that you never knew you needed to know |
Written by Brian Hilliard and published by the New Police Bookshop. |
£9.50 |
Known
to
the
Police
-
101+
things
about
the
law,
police
and
crime that
you
never
knew
you
needed
to
know |
| The Police Witness: a Guide to Presenting Evidence in Court |
Written by Ronald Bartle and published by the New Police Bookshop. |
£9.50 |
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| Policing Your Health |
Written by
Stewart
Calligan.
Written
for
shift
&
unsocial
hours
workers,
(e.g.
Police,
Fire,
Ambulance,
Military
Service
personnel),
this
book
outlines
a healthy
lifestyle
&
explains
causes
and
remedies
for
a
number
of
symptoms
including
stress and
allergies.
It
also
includes
diet,
exercise,
cancer,
contagious
diseases,
drugs,
tobacco, alcohol,
caffeine,
eyes,
ears,
mouth,
feet,
stomach,
bowel
and
more. |
£6.60 |
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| Interview
Techniques |
| Investigative
Interviewing Explained |
Written by
Brian Ord and Gary Shaw. A book which looks at the different
techniques for getting the most information from interviews. |
£12.50 |
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| The
Psychology
of
Interrogations
&
Confessions
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a
Handbook
(Wiley
Series
in
the
Psychology
of
Crime, Policing
and
Law) |
Written by G.H.Gudjonsson.
This
volume,
a
sequel
to
The
Psychology
of
Interrogations,
Confessions
and Testimony
which
is
widely
acclaimed
by
both
scientists
and
practitioners,
brings the
field
completely
up-to-date
and
focuses
in
particular
on
aspects
of
vulnerability, confabulation
and
false
confessions.
The
is
an
unrivalled
integration
of
scientific knowledge
of
the
psychological
processes
and
research
relating
to
interrogation,
with the
practical
investigative
and
legal
issues
that
bear
upon
obtaining,
and
using in
court,
evidence
from
interrogations
of
suspects. |
£26.25 |
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| Investigative
Interviewing |
Written by
Rebecca Milne and Ray Bull. Based on psychological theory and
research, it provides practitioners with a wealth of information and
specific guidelines to help improve their interviewing skills.
Researchers are challenged to address some of the, as yet, unanswered
questions. |
£15.75 |
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| Taking
Statements |
Written by
Stewart
Calligan.Written
for
Police
Officers,
Private
Investigators,
Solicitors,
Military
Police,
private
security
officers, Customs
&
Excise
officials
and
Trading
Standards
officers
-
this
book
explains
how to
take
statements
of
evidence
of
all
types,
in
an
easily understood
style. |
£13.00 |
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