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Welcome to the Critical Publishing policing list!

Our range of critical yet accessible titles include both study skills texts and practical guides for policing professionals. It's a growing list so please do check back to find out about new and forthcoming titles.

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Leadership Behaviours for Effective Policing

The Service Speaks

A handbook of policing leadership behavioural skills to inform and improve police knowledge, understanding and effective practice.

Major and Serious Crime Investigations

Provides essential reading in the field of major and serious crime investigation, providing those new to investigation a strong foundation from which to build and those with experience the opportunity to develop their knowledge in the field.

Criminology and Crime Prevention

Guides the policing student through all areas of criminology and crime prevention required for their course as part of the policing curriculum and includes detailed case studies and practical applications. 

Listening Skills for Effective Policing

Key listening skills for police officers at all levels explained and exemplified.

Police Problem Solving Models and Theories

A critical introduction to key concepts underpinning problem-solving models and theories seen in everyday policing, encouraging critical thinking and ethical decision making for students and officers of the future.

Dilemmas and Decision Making in Policing

A collection of realistic policing scenarios exploring how officers and policing students might work with operational dilemmas, consider conflicting demands, assess options and make professional decisions.

Policing Mental Health, Vulnerability and Risk

An essential and up to date companion for trainee and current police officers examining the key and complex topic of policing mental health, vulnerability and risk.

Intelligence-led Policing

Intelligence-led Policing is essential reading for all pre-join policing qualifications and is matched to the national policing curriculum. Suitable for all trainee and student police officers as well as those on criminology courses. 

The Essential Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship EPA Handbook

An essential guide for student police officers to support them throughout their PCDA programme and enable them to pass the EPA first time.

Police Procedure and Evidence in the Criminal Justice System

An essential text on police procedures and dealing with evidence matched to the requirements of the new pre-join policing qualifications and the national policing curriculum. Suitable for all trainee and student police officers as well as those on criminology courses. 

Understanding Policing and Professional Practice

An essential introductory text on modern-day policing, suitable for all pre-join policing students as well as those on criminology courses. It matches the requirements of the new qualifications and standards and examines the challenges of policing an increasingly global, technical and diverse world.

Police Research and Evidence-based Policing

An essential text on research and evidence-based policing relevant to all pre-join policing qualifications and matched to the national policing curriculum. Suitable for all trainee and student police officers as well as those on criminology courses. 

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Major and Serious Crime Investigations

Provides essential reading in the field of major and serious crime investigation, providing those new to investigation a strong foundation from which to build and those with experience the opportunity to develop their knowledge in the field.

Criminology and Crime Prevention

Guides the policing student through all areas of criminology and crime prevention required for their course as part of the policing curriculum and includes detailed case studies and practical applications. 

Listening Skills for Effective Policing

Key listening skills for police officers at all levels explained and exemplified.

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Leadership Behaviours for Effective Policing

The Service Speaks

A handbook of policing leadership behavioural skills to inform and improve police knowledge, understanding and effective practice.