Suspect Community: People's Experience of the Prevention of Terrorism Acts in Britain'This book sheds valuable light on the darker side of the operation of the act in Britain' Steven Greer, Fortnight'Written in an accessible style, this should be an invaluable reference tool for lawyers, students and human rights campaigners' Tribune'This book should be compulsory reading for anyone concerned with injustice in Britain' Catholic Herald'An important and long-overdue text ... that deserves to be read widely and should stand as a clarion call for all those interested in racism, the state and contemporary policing to incorporate the Irish far more centrally in their analyses'Paul Connolly, Capital & Class'The first systematic study of the operation of the PTA' Harry Potter, LCCJ Newsletter'The critique is precise and the arguments are clear and irrefutable, a guarantee that this book will not be read by those whose votes ensure the Act's continued retention' Books Ireland'This book deserves fulsome praise for challenging the academic silence surrounding this area and for reminding us that it is possible to conduct rigourous, scholarly and interventionist work without becoming dependent or involved with the managerial gatekeepers of the criminal justice system' Journal of Law and Society |
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Page 70
... Home Office circular to Chief Officers . It begins by stating that The prime objective of the exceptional powers in section 14 is to enable sufficient usable and admissible evidence to be obtained as a result of the additional ...
... Home Office circular to Chief Officers . It begins by stating that The prime objective of the exceptional powers in section 14 is to enable sufficient usable and admissible evidence to be obtained as a result of the additional ...
Page 202
... Home Office . In his 1987 review , Lord Colville considered that the system of police and Home Office submissions to the Secretary of State contributed to a consistency in decision - making and a common approach which would be harder to ...
... Home Office . In his 1987 review , Lord Colville considered that the system of police and Home Office submissions to the Secretary of State contributed to a consistency in decision - making and a common approach which would be harder to ...
Page 229
... Home Secretary who would make the final decision . He asked me my date of birth and questions ranging from the time of my first prison sentence to the present day . I was asked why I had been charged and what I had been charged with on ...
... Home Secretary who would make the final decision . He asked me my date of birth and questions ranging from the time of my first prison sentence to the present day . I was asked why I had been charged and what I had been charged with on ...
Contents
The Study in Context | 1 |
Policing Ports and Airports Examination | 13 |
Examinations and Detentions at Ports | 34 |
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