Policing - new material (7)
01 December 1994
Where success could lead to disaster: who must take responsibility for crowd safety at public events such as the Notting Hill Carnival? Richard Cullen & Robert King. Policing 9(4):302-322 1993. The views of two Metropolitan police officers on the future of the largest street carnival outside of Rio de Janeiro.
Racial harassment is no joke Alex Alexandrou. Police p29, January 1994. The Police Federation's view on racial harassment in the force.
Animal Harm Mark Matfield. Police Review pp20-21 26.11.93
Article on the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) which is described as "the most active terrorist group in Britain."
Tactics of the Urban terrorist and personal protection Dr Alan Malcher. Police Journal LXVII(4):53-58. Using examples from Latin America to the Provisional IRA Malcher concludes that "valuable advice cannot only be obtained from the security industry but also from the crime prevention officers who are assigned to most local police stations."
Doubts that won't go away Brian Hilliard. Police Review pp26-27, 21.1.94. Looks at a report by Dr Eric Shepherd that indicates that police witnesses perjured themselves when giving evidence against one of the accused Patrick Molloy in the Carl Bridgewater case. The Bridgewater Campaign can be contacted at: Houndsfield Lane Wythall Birmingham B47 6LS.
All fingers and thumbs Michael Clarke. Police Review pp26-27
3.12.93. Don't be Afraid Michael Burdis. Police Review pp26-27
17.12.93. Clarke expresses concern that British police forces seem likely to get two rival computerised fingerprint systems, the Automated Fingerprint Recognition (AFR) and the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS). Burdis argues that the two different systems are no cause for alarm.
Policing the Euro-state. Agenor pamphlet no 111. 24pp. 2.00 Includes an interview with Lode van Outrive MEP and extracts from relevant European Parliament documents. Agenor: rue de Toulouse 22 1040 Brussels Belgium.
Parliamentary debates
Crime Commons 28.10.93 cols 999-1038 Metropolitan police Commons 18.11.93 cols 2-6 Domestic violence Commons 21.7.93 cols 370-404 Private security industry Commons 26.7.93 cols 929-940