Blackstone''s Police Investigators'' Mock Exam 2026

Blackstone's Police Investigators' Mock Examination Paper 2026 helps you prepare for your NIE multiple-choice examination, with 80 exclusive questions taken from across the syllabus and fully referenced to the Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2026.

Split into two handy sections, the paper contains the mock exam booklet and answer sheet, and a second, sealed pack containing the answers and detailed marking matrix. Matching the only format of questions you will see in NIE examinations (Type A), the two hour time limit helps you gauge your revision progress and practise your exam technique. Once the exam is completed, the answers are provided with full explanations not only of the correct response but also with details of why the other responses were incorrect, and these are referenced back to the officially endorsed Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2026. The paper tests you on all areas of the official syllabus found in the Manual and includes verification questions to simulate exact examination conditions.

Blackstone's Police Investigators' Mock Examination Paper 2026 can offer a comprehensive and evidence-based assessment of your exam preparedness, and help you plan to avoid unnecessary pitfalls.

This product is not endorsed by the College of Policing.

List of contents

• Pack 1


• Introduction to the Mock Examination


• Instructions for Completion


• Question Booklet


• Answer Sheet


• Pack 2


• Marking Instructions and Marking Matrix


• Answer Booklet

About the author

Paul Connor Cert Ed LLB is a Police Training Consultant, teaching law to over 3,000 NIE candidates since 2002. He is the author of the Blackstone's Crime Manual and the Consultant Editor for the Blackstone's Police Manuals. He is the co-author of Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual, Blackstone's Police Investigators' Workbook and is the author of the Blackstone's Sergeants' and Inspectors' Mock Examination Paper.

Product details

• Authors: Mr Paul (Police Consultant Connor, Paul Connor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 11.12.2025
• EAN: 9780198979623
• ISBN: 978-0-19-897962-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Blackstone's Police
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Criminal Procedure, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, LAW / Legal Profession, LAW / Legal Education, Legal aspects of criminology, Police Procedures, Criminology: legal aspects, Police law and police procedures, Legal profession: general, Law: Study & Revision Guides, Legal profession / practice of law: general, Law: study and revision guides