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01 August 2003

Police and the law - Parts 1 and 2, Matthew Ryder and Sadiq Khan. Legal Action August 2003, pp. 24-29, September 2003, pp14-17. Three part review of recent developments in the law relating to the police.

Safer Restraint. Report of the conference held at Church House, Westminster in 2002. Police Complaints Authority 2002, pp. 25, £5 (ISBN 0-9543215-0-2). This report, published in May, reports from a conference held in 2002. It begins with brief sections on "definition and numbers" and "restraint-related deaths among black and ethnic groups" before focusing on medical issues and equipment. Under medical issues the report examines positional asphyxia, excited delirium, mental illness and neck holds. Equipment discussed includes batons, CS spray, handcuffs, the emergency restraint belt, firearms and "less-lethal" weapons such as baton rounds and the taser. The report concludes with 11 recommendations on preventing restraint-related deaths and nine recommendations on investigating restraint-related deaths.

Views on Organised Crime in Northern Ireland, Mary Maguire, Kristine Amelin & Michael Williams. Research and Statistical Bulletin 2 (Northern Ireland Office) August 2003, pp. 16. Describes "public awareness and knowledge of organised crime in Northern Ireland." Northern Ireland Research & Statistics Department, Tel. 028 9052 7534.