Suspect Community: People's Experience of the Prevention of Terrorism Acts in BritainExamines the powers and effects of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) which was introduced in 1974, following the Birmingham pub bombings. Includes factual information about the operation of the Act, plus accounts of personal experiences of the trauma of examination, arrest and detention under this legislation. |
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... charged or excluded . The figures show that the number of people detained for more than three days has declined from 13 per cent in 1984 to 10 per cent in 1991. The other set of figures relates to the number of extensions . In 1984 , 65 ...
... charged or excluded . The figures show that the number of people detained for more than three days has declined from 13 per cent in 1984 to 10 per cent in 1991. The other set of figures relates to the number of extensions . In 1984 , 65 ...
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... charges brought against people for activity associated solely with Northern Ireland affairs as the statistics include a small number of charges arising out of international terrorism . Of the 218 people who have been charged with ...
... charges brought against people for activity associated solely with Northern Ireland affairs as the statistics include a small number of charges arising out of international terrorism . Of the 218 people who have been charged with ...
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... charged or excluded . But it is important to note that of the seven who were charged , one had the charges dropped , five were acquitted and one was convicted of breaking an exclusion order . This means that not one was convicted in a ...
... charged or excluded . But it is important to note that of the seven who were charged , one had the charges dropped , five were acquitted and one was convicted of breaking an exclusion order . This means that not one was convicted in a ...
Contents
The Study in Context | 1 |
Policing Ports and Airports Examination | 13 |
Examinations and Detentions at Ports | 34 |
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