Study Guide for NPPF Step 2 Sergeants to Inspector Exam 2017
WeekNumber / Date / Blackstone’s Volume / Chapter Number / Chapter Name
1 / 18thApril 2017 / NPIA Rules and Syllabus / N/A / N/A
Evidence and Procedure / 1 / Sources of Law and the Courts
Evidence and Procedure / 2 / Instituting Criminal Proceedings
2 / 25thApril 2017 / Roads Policing / 1 / Definitions and Principals
Roads Policing / 2 / Key Police Powers
Roads Policing / 3 / Offences involving Standards of Driving
3 / 2ndMay 2017 / Crime / 1 / State of Mind
Crime / 2 / Criminal Conduct
Crime / 3 / Incomplete Offences and Police Investigations
4 / 9thMay 2017 / General Police Duty / 1 / The Policing Family
General Police Duty / 2 / Complaints and Misconduct
General Police Duty / 3 / Unsatisfactory Performance and Attendance
5 / 16thMay 2017 / Crime / 4 / General Defences
Crime / 5 / Homicide
Crime / 6 / Misuse of Drugs
6 / 23rdMay2017 / General Police Duty / 4 / Human Rights
General Police Duty / 6 / Stop and Search
7 / 30th May 2017 / Evidence and Procedure / 3 / Bail
Evidence and Procedure / 4 / Court Procedure and Witnesses
Evidence and Procedure / 5 / Youth Crime and Disorder
8 / 6th June 2017 / Crime / 7 / Firearms and Gun Crime
Crime / 8 / Racially and Religiously Aggravated Offences
Crime / 9 / Non Fatal Offences Against the Person
9 / 13thJune 2017 / General Police Duty / 5 / Powers of Arrest, (Including Code G) and other Policing Powers
General Police Duty / 7 / Entry, Search, and Seizure
10 / 20thJune 2017 / Crime / 10 / Miscellaneous Offences Against the Person
Crime / 11 / Sexual Offences
Crime / 12 / Control of Sex Offenders
11 / 27thJune 2017 / General Police Duty / 8 / Harassment, Stalking, Hostility and Anti Social Behaviour.
General Police Duty / 9 / Offences involving Communications
General Police Duty / 10 / Terrorism and Associated Offences
12 / 4thJuly 2017 / Evidence and Procedure / 6 / Exclusion of Admissible Evidence
Evidence and Procedure / 7 / Disclosure of Evidence
Evidence and Procedure / 9 / Identification PACE Code D
13 / 11thJuly 2017 / Roads Policing / 4 / Reportable Accidents
Roads Policing / 5 / Drink, Driving and Drugs
Roads Policing / 6 / Insurance
14 / 18thJuly 2017 / General Police Duty / 11 / Public Disorder
General Police Duty / 12 / Sporting Events
General Police Duty / 13 / Weapons
15 / 25thJuly 2017 / Crime / 13 / Child Protection
Crime / 14 / Theft and Related Offences
Crime / 1 5 / Fraud
16 / 1st August 2017 / General Police Duty / 14 / Domestic Violence and Trade Disputes
General Police Duty / 15 / Offences Relating to Land and Premises
General Police Duty / 16 / Licensing and Offences Relating to Alcohol
17 / 8thAug 2017 / Roads Policing / 7 / Protection of Drivers and Passengers
Roads Policing / 8 / Highways and Safety Measures
Roads Policing / 9 / Construction and Use
18 / 15thAug 2017 / Evidence and Procedure / 8 / Detention and Treatment of Persons by Police Officers PACE Code C
19 / 22ndAug 2017 / Crime / 16 / Criminal Damage
Crime / 17 / Offences Against the Administration of Justice and Public Interest
Crime / 18 / Offences Arising from Immigration, Asylum and People Exploitation
20 / 29th Aug 2017 / General Police Duty / 17 / Offences and Powers Relating to Information
General Police Duty / 18 / Equality.
Evidence and Procedure / 10 / Interviews PACE Codes C,E, and F
21 / 5thSept 2017 / Roads Policing / Revision
22 / 12thSept 2017 / Evidence and Procedure / Revision
23 / 19thSept 2017 / Crime / Revision
24 / 26thSept2017 / General Police Duty / Revision
25 / 3rdOct 2017 / Exam
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