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This chapter begins by exploring the meaning of ‘expert’ before moving to suggest ways in which bringing together a examples of real-world psychology research with some policing expertise can be used to advance routine police practice for all police officers. Like many of the other chapters in this book, it represents merely a start of thinking about how to improve police practice, in this case enhancing police ‘street-craft’, rather than a definitive guide.

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