Policing - new material (32)
01 December 1997
The drugs trail Helen Rumbelow. Police Review 24.4.97 pp16-17. This piece discusses a "policing partnership" between Britain and Bosnia set up as part of the UN Drug Control Programme which approached the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
New guidelines for police misconduct damages Stephen Cragg & John Harrison. Legal Action May 1997 pp22-23. This article summarises guidelines for the award of damages in civil actions against the police outlined by the Court of Appeal in the case of the Metropolitan Commissioner of police against Thompson and Hsu (see Statewatch Vol. 7 no. 1).
Informal police cooperation in the fight against international crime John Lavers & Yiu-King Chu. Police Journal Vol. LXX No. 2 (April-June) 1997 pp127-132. This piece examines "informal" police cooperation and notes: "accountability is the major drawback of using the informal relationship." Given this difficulty the authors' feel that more formal regional police cooperative organisations (eg Europol) should be developed.
How the yardies duped the Yard Nick Davies. Guardian Plus 3.2.97. pp2-5. This piece investigates the so-called "Yardies", their involvement in dealing crack cocaine and Scotland Yard's response. This was to cultivate informers who despite violent convictions before and during their employment continued to be used by the police.
Identity crisis Keith Potter. Police Review 30.5.97. pp26-27. This is an account by a police officer who served with the Greater Manchester police of undercover work with the Omega Squad - "an elite team of detectives set up...to target football hooligans" which later extended its role to tackle other crimes. The article complains of the lack of support from his force in helping him to re-adjust to normal life after he was overexposed.
Terrorism and international law edited by Rosalyn Higgins and Maurice Floy. Routledge/LSE 1997 382 pages hardback £65.00 Series of essays on aspects of terrorism including legal cooperation cooperation in the European Union and the British and French experiences. Completed in "1992" it is somewhat dated.
Parliamentary debates
Police Bill Commons 19.3.97 cols. 888-941 Police Bill Lords 20.3.97. cols. 1104-1132