Blackstone's Senior Investigating Officers' Handbook 7e

7. Revised Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-897158-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 696 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Blackstone's Senior Investigating Officers' Handbook remains the essential reference for officers responsible for leading serious, major, and organised crime investigations. Written by a highly experienced and well-respected senior detective, it provides step-by-step, easy to understand guidance on all the necessary considerations, procedures, and processes for a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), whether performing the role at the very outset of an investigation or at the more advanced stages.

Chapters cover all major aspects of investigative practice, including the initial response, investigative strategies, policy logs, victim and family liaison, community management, media engagement, and the management of suspects, witnesses, and TIE (Trace, Investigate, and Evaluate) enquiries. There are comprehensive chapters on homicide investigations, suspicious child deaths, and missing person enquiries. Clear checklists, key points, and real case studies help explain why procedures matter and how to apply them effectively in real-world settings.

The seventh edition has been fully updated and refreshed throughout to reflect current procedure and emerging investigative challenges. New and revised content addresses the growing impact of cybercrime and artificial intelligence on investigative practice, incorporates learning from recent public inquiries, and includes updated guidance required by the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. Chapters have also been expanded where practice has evolved, including updated material on briefing the media and handling press interviews.

Whether you conduct, review, or take a professional interest in serious and major crime investigation, this title will be an invaluable resource.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Tony

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Role of the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO)

- 2: Leadership and Management

- 3: Decision Making

- 4: Policy Decision Logs and Casebooks

- 5: Initial Response

- 6: Crime Scenes, Searches, and Exhibits

- 7: Investigation Management

- 8: Trace, Investigate, and Evaluate (TIE)

- 9: Effective Communication Management

- 10: Investigative Strategies, Methods, and Tactics

- 11: Victim Management

- 12: Suspect Management

- 13: Witness Management

- 14: Suspicious Death and Homicide Investigation

- 15: Infant and Child Deaths

- 16: Investigations Related to Vulnerable Persons

- 17: Suspicious Missing Persons

Über Autor(innen)

Tony Cook OBE has had a long and distinguished career as a highly regarded detective, spanning over 45 years in law enforcement. During his 31-year service in the Greater Manchester Police he reached the rank of Detective Superintendent, managing countless major crime and homicide investigations. He has been awarded 14 commendations during his career for successful investigations and is one of the longest-standing experienced and qualified PIP4s in the UK. He has extensive experience of working in tactical and strategic advisory roles and previously served as a National SIO Advisor before moving onto his current role at Regional Head of Operations in the Investigations Command at the National Crime Agency. He is currently seconded as a PIP4 assisting one of the UK's highest-profile, major, and complex investigations. In 2023, Tony was awarded an OBE for services to law enforcement.