Nowinits3rdedition,TheCrimeInvestigatorsHandbookprovidesstraightforward,practicalinformationandadviceforcrimeinvestigators.ThebookcomplementsthelearningoutcomesfromtheInitialCrimeInvestigatorsDevelopmentProgramme(ICIDP)Phases2and3,aswellasallProfessionalisingInvestigationsProgramme(PIP)Level2investigationsandprovidespracticaloperationaladviceforavarietyofcrimetypesthatinvestigatorsandsupervisorscanexpecttoencounter.The3rdeditioncoverschangestolegislativeandprofessionalpracticessuchastheDomesticAbuseAct2021,AchievingBestEvidence2022,amendmentstothePoliceandCriminalEvidenceAct1984andCodesofPractice,theCodeofPracticeforVictimsofCrime2021,andtheCriminalProcedureRulesandPracticeDirections2020,whichconsolidatestheCriminalProcedureRules2015andsubsequentamendments.Thiseditionalsocoversnewandemergingcrimetypes,suchascybercrime,honourbasedviolenceandabuse,childsexualexploitation,modernslavery,andstalkingandharassment.
