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Blackstone's Police Manual Volume 3: General Police Duties 2025 covers areas including Terrorism and Associated Offences, Domestic Violence and Abuse, Complaints and Misconduct, and Public Order Offences, as well as PACE Codes A, B, and G. For complex or commonly misunderstood areas, there are handy Keynote boxes, which point to relevant case law or provide an example of how material is used in a practical sense, helping you to establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2025 edition has been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law, as well as the latest versions of the PACE Codes, the Public Order Act 2023 and the Online Safety Act 2023.

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