The new edition of this book continues to provide a practical, introductory guide for anyone working in the area of covert investigation. This edition is updated to include new draft codes of practice to RIPA, new thinking on risk management, and updates to case law. It also offers discussion on the interpretation and implementation of covert powers subsequent to the outcome of the Home Office review. The book contains all the relevant legislation, codes of practice and case-law relating to covert investigation methods and examines the issues that investigators need to consider when deploying such investigative tools, concentrating on the full implications of RIPA with regards to daily, routine policing activity. The authors consider each different aspect of covert investigation in turn, discussing statutory provision and introducing case law alongside investigation management issues. It successfully demystifies an area of investigation and enforcement that has up until now been
