Blackstone's Police Manuals 2015 Set

Blackstone's Police Manuals, endorsed by the College of Policing, are the only official study guides for OSPRERG Part 1 Promotion Examinations.

Straightforward and accessible, Blackstone's Police Manuals offer you the only comprehensive version of the 2015 syllabus and they are the only resource used by question writers when preparing an OSPRERG Part 1 examination. The four volumes ofCrime, Evidence and Procedure, Road Policing, and General Police Duties cover all aspects of criminal law and procedure, with key parts of legislation reproduced for your reference and with each chapter professionally checked and reviewed by the College of Policing. Complex or commonly misunderstood areas feature handy Keynote boxes, which point to relevant case law or provide an example of how material is used in a practical sense, helping you to establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2015 edition has been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law, including coverage of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, the Criminal Procedure Rules 2013, the Crime and Courts Act 2013, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, the Road Safety Act 2006, as well as revisions to PACE Codes A, B, C, E, F, and H.

Blackstone's Police Manuals are also available as part of our online Blackstone's Police Manuals and Q&As service: http://www.blackstonespolice.com

Paul Connor, Police Training Consultant,David Johnston, Barrister and Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service,Glenn Hutton,Private assessment and examination consultant,Gavin McKinnon, Head of Corporate Communications, Kent Police,John Watson,Former Police Inspector, and qualified police trainer and assessor

Paul Connor Cert Ed (FE), PG Cert ODE (Open), LLB is a Police Training Consultant, teaching law to over 3000 candidates since 2002. He is the author of theBlackstone's Crime Manual and the Consultant Editor for the Blackstone's Police Manuals. He is the co-author ofBlackstone's Police Investigators' Manual, Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook and is the author of theBlackstone's Sergeants' and Inspectors' Mock Examination Paper.

David Johnston LLB, LLM is a barrister and Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police Service. Formerly a member of the NPT Examinations and Assessment team, he is a former OSPRE Assessor and previously worked as a legal researcher for the Home Office in Harrogate.

Glenn Hutton, BA, MPhil, FCIPD is a director of Psychometric Technology Limited which designs and publishes psychological tests and provides selection and assessment services. Formerly a Superintendent in North Yorkshire Police, he also worked as Head of NPT Examinations and Assessment, Head of Training in North Yorkshire and as both Course Director and Director of Studies at the Police Staff College, Bramshill.

Gavin McKinnon LLB LLM MSt MCIPR FCMI is the Head of Corporate Communications for Kent Police. Formerly a Chief Superintendent, he served with the National Policing Improvement Agency, and the RUC/PSNI. He also worked as Deputy Director of Police Reform at the Home Office, and was Head of Crime & Justice for the think-tank Policy Exchange.

John Watson is a retired police Inspector currently working in road safety. He is a qualified police trainer and assessor, with several years' experience writing multiple-choice questions that have been used for in-house training.