Written and endorsed by the Police National Legal Database (PNLD), this Handbook gives you everything you need to make quick, informed decisions whilst out on patrol. Detailing over 400 offences, each section offers a definition of the offence, points to prove, and a clear system of icons covering police powers and mode of trial.
Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2024 is the only book specifically designed for police officers while out on patrol. Covering a wide range of common offences, it clearly explains and interprets the relevant legislation, providing offence definitions, points to prove, and practical considerations. At a glance, you can access everything you need to make a quick, informed decision in a host of everyday policing situations. The seventeenth edition of this highly regarded and successful Handbook is fully updated to include all recent legislative developments and further changes to the law.
Whatever your role - police patrol officer, supervisor, student police officer, PCSO, or Special Constable - this is an invaluable tool for operational personnel.
1. Police Powers2. Assaults and Violence3. Crime - Dishonesty4. Crime - General5. Drugs6. Sexual Offences and Assaults7. Public Disorder and Nuisance8. Firearms, Fireworks, and Weapons9. Alcohol and Licensing10. Road Traffic11. General - PatrolAppendix 1: Human RightsAppendix 2: Useful ContactsAppendix 3: Traffic DataAppendix 4: Firearms OffencesAppendix 5: Religious Dates and Events
PNLD has been providing a comprehensive legal database and other legal products and services to the 43 police forces in England and Wales for over 25 years. Over this time, its customer base has expanded to include policing partners and other law enforcement agencies. PNLD's legal database covers all legal information that police officers are required to know, including criminal legislation, case law, offences, and guidance. The PNLD team is located in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and includes a number of dedicated Legal Advisers, who are all legally qualified and have extensive experience within the Criminal Justice System.
Dr Mark Hartley is a former police officer with West Yorkshire Police and legal adviser for the Police National Legal Database. He is currently a strategic consultant in operational policing with the Abu Dhabi Police. He has a Law degree from Leeds University, later qualifying with a graduate certificate and diploma in management studies and a post graduate diploma in Law with distinction. He also has a PhD in policy transfer from Leeds University.
Paul Ozin KC, BA (Oxon) specialises in financial, corporate and business crime cases, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, and related civil, public law, and international cases. He is an author and speaker in those fields, including the co-author of Ozin & Norton, PACE - A Practical Guide to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (OUP, 2019). He is the Chair of The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers and a KC Chair of the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service
