Covert Investigation by Clive Harfield
The new edition of this book continues to provide a practical, introductory guide for anyone working in the area of covert investigation. This edition is updated to include new draft codes of practice to RIPA, new thinking on risk management, and updates to case law. It also offers discussion on the interpretation and implementation of covert powers subsequent to the outcome of the Home Office review. The book contains all the relevant legislation, codes of practice and case-law relating to covert investigation methods and examines the issues that investigators need to consider when deploying such investigative tools, concentrating on the full implications of RIPA with regards to daily, routine policing activity. The authors considers each different aspect of covert investigation in turn, discussing statutory provision and introducing case law alongside investigation management issues. It successfully demystifies an area of investigation and enforcement that has hitherto been poorly understood.It is intended to assist those planning and supervising investigations and those with a statutory obligation to sanction applications for authorised covert investigation or withhold such authority. It will help officers improve the quality of RIPA applications, ensure that applications for cover investigation are made only in appropriate circumstances, and to help investigators apply the law and procedure correctly in order to minimise procedural challenges at court. The book forms part of the Blackstone's Practical Policing Series. The series, aimed at junior to middle ranking officers, consists of practical guides containing clear and detailed explanations of the relevant legislation and practice, accompanied by case studies, illustrative diagrams and useful checklists.Dr Clive Harfield is Deputy Director for the John Grieve Centre for Policing & Community Safety at London Metropolitan University. Prior to this he was a serving police officer for over fifteen years. He has served in three shire forces and two national agencies and from July 2003 until September
2004 he was a Basic Command Unit Intelligence Manager (Detective Inspector) in Warwickshire Police.
Chief Superintendent Karen Harfield has been a serving police officer since 1992. Currently seconded to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary as a Lead Staff Officer, her previous roles include being Head of Intelligence for Warwickshire Police between November 2001 and February 2004. Between 1998 and
2000, she served in the National Crime Squad.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199549627 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199549621 |
| Title | Covert Investigation |
| Author | Clive Harfield |
| Series | Blackstone's Practical Policing |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2008-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
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