<em>Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure</em> is a companion volume to the successful <em>Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Law</em>. Offering guidance on good practice in core policing areas, it draws together practical advice across a wide range of police duties. With extracts and explanations of official policy and guidance, each chapter is accompanied by features such as boxed examples, checklists, diagrams, practical tips and flow-charts, providing you with an unparalleled guide to good policing practice.<br><br>Presenting a structured approach to police work, based on established national principles and practices this <em>Handbook</em> is divided into four parts: Evidence Management, which offers advice on the capture and handling of evidence with chapters on crime scene management, disclosure, witness and victim management and court procedure; Knowledge-based Policing, which outlines the National Intelligence Model, the role of Police and Crime Commissioners, ACPO values, human rights, planning and risk management and dealing with the media; Neighbourhood Policing, which covers the principles and team structures, partnerships, problem-solving techniques and crime prevention; and Protective Services Policing which looks at the role of the first responder in major incident response, major crime, and civil contingencies. <br><br>With 34 contributions from leading practitioners in policing, this <em>Handbook</em> will be invaluable to all operational personnel, particularly neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs), trainee investigators and policing students.