1st Edition
Controlling the Constable Police Accountability in England and Wales
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the early 1980s, the question of how far the police should be accountable for their actions had become extremely vexed. The impending new Police Bill, the Scarman report and the pressure from many sides for an independent complaints machinery hinged on this issue, and a careful review of the problem was badly needed.
The Cobden Trust commissioned Tony Jefferson and Roger Grimshaw to research... Read more
Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction: Interpreting the Question of Police Accountability 2. Police Accountability: The Present Position and its Historical Origins 3. Constabulary Independence and the Social Context of Chief Officer Decision-Making 4. Operational Policy Decision-Making and Constabulary Independence: Two Controversial Examples 5. Legal Accountability: A Critical Analysis of the Doctrine and a Review of Alternatives 6. Law, Democracy and Justice in a System of Police Accountability. Notes. References. Index.
Biography
Tony Jefferson and Roger Grimshaw
