title: The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing (Oxford Handbooks)
author: Michael D. Reisig
description: <br><strong>Michael D. Reisig </strong>is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. <br><br><strong>Robert J. Kane </strong>is Professor and Department Head of Criminology and Justice Studies at Drexel University. He is the author of <em>Jammed-Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the New York City Police Department</em>.<br>
zlib_text: The Mauritius Police Force
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  For Police Use Only
  Revised: May 2015
  POLICE
  INSTRUCTIONS
  MANUAL
  
  PREFACE 
  The environment of policing is a constantly evolving one and as such, Police 
  Officers on the ground are in need of learning tools that will enable them to sharpen 
  their saw in order to make them more effective. It is with this in mind that this Police 
  Instructions Manual has been edited. This manual provides access in one place to 
  contemporary issues in policing, new legislations and common administrative 
  orders which have been presented in a style that is easy to read and comprehend. 
  The first part of this manual provides the reader with crucial information on 
  the essential principles on human rights, Police ethics, duties and powers of the 
  Police under the Police Act, proper use of Police equipment, recording of statement 
  and some administrative guidelines among others. 
  The second part familiarises the reader with law of evidence, court 
  procedures and the differ