1st Edition

Police Powers and Accountability

By John L. Lambert Copyright 1986
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

The traditional view of the role of the police had come under increasing attacks in the early 1980s. The riots of 1981 and the Scarman Inquiry stimulated a widespread public debate about policing, police powers and accountability. It had become clear that the police did not simply enforce the law. They also made policy about what law to enforce, when to enforce it and against whom to enforce it.... Read more

Table of Cases.  Table of Statutes.  Preface.  1. The Policing Debate  2. The Accountability of the Police  3. The Police Complaints Procedure  4. Arrest and Detention  5. Stop and Search and Related Provisions  6. Search and Seizure  7. Police Questioning and Surreptitious Surveillance.  Appendix.  Index.

Biography

John L. Lambert