Barry Spruce Author

Dr Bryn Caless is Senior Lecturer in Policing at Canterbury Christ Church University and author of, or contributor to, a number of Blackstone's texts, including on police practice and PCSOs. After an active military career, Bryn was appointed Head of HR for Kent Police and Director of the Kent Police College, where he served for eight years before returning to academic work and researching the roles and opinions of chief police officers in UK and in Europe. He is editor of Blackstone's PCSO Handbook and a contributor to Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure. Patricia (Trish) McCormack was a police inspector in charge of training for Special Constables in Kent Police until 2012 when she became an Associate Tutor at Canterbury Christ Church University. Barry Spruce is the Head of the Extended Policing Family department at Kent Police, which includes the Special Constabulary and he has co-authored a number of Blackstone's texts with Bryn Caless. Barry is currently studying for a PhD in Criminology at Canterbury Christ Church University, focusing on the extended policing family and the voluntary sector. Robert (Bob) Underwood is a Lecturer in Policing in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University and a former Kent Police officer. Together with colleagues from both organizations he was responsible for the design of the Foundation Degree in Policing which formed the basis of initial police training and education in Kent. He contributes to several other books in the Blackstone's series, including Blackstone's Handbook for Policing Students and Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure.