Blackstone's Police Q&A: General Police Duties 2009

by John Watson (Author), Huw Smart (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $3.23

  Designed to mirror the best-selling Blackstone's Police Manuals, this series is written by experienced question writers. Each Q&A book contains hundreds of multiple-choice questions designed to reinforce knowledge and understanding of all four Police Manuals, and to highlight any gaps or weaknesses in that knowledge. Following subjects in the same sequence as the Manuals and drawing upon the relevant text, the Blackstone's Police Q&As 2009 are essential revision tools for all police officers sitting the Sergeant's Part 1 promotion examinations. The 2009 editions of this popular series contain substantial updates, reflecting changes to the 2009 versions of the Blackstone's Police Manuals. Each book is fully cross-referenced to the relevant Manual and contains a question checklist to mark the answers. This new edition on General Police Duties has been revised and updated to include new questions in line with changes to recent legislation including the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 and the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. There will also be new questions on licensing, the new police regulations and powers for PCSOs.Other titles in the series are: Crime Q&A 2009, Evidence & Procedure Q&A 2009, and Road Policing Q&A 2009. This product is not endorsed by the NPIA.

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  Paperback
  2002

  $6.42

  Designed to mirror the best-selling Blackstone's Police Manuals, this Q&A series combines the expertise of the Manuals' creators with that of experienced and highly successful question writers. Now published annually with the Blackstone's Police Manuals, the Q&As are completely up to date with the police promotion examination syllabus. Following the subject areas in the same sequence as the Manuals, and drawing upon the relevant text, this series sets out an extensive range of professionally developed Multiple Choice Questions, designed to reinforce knowledge and understanding of all four Police Manuals, and to highlight any gaps or weaknesses in that knowledge. The 2004 editions of this popular series contain substantial updates, reflecting changes to the 2004 version of the Blackstone's Police Manuals, and include questions relating to the Police Reform Act 2002, the Criminal Evidence (Amendment) Act 1997, and the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. This new edition focuses on General Police Duties and covers key topics including: human rights; police powers; harassment, hostility and anti-social behaviour; public order and terrorism; firearms and weapons; civil disputes; offences and powers relating to information; discrimination and equality. It has also been extensively rewritten, and includes new questions on important areas of the law.