Police and Government - The Status and Accountability of the English Constable

Originally published in 1965, this book examines an unresolved issue at the time, namely the position of the police in the constitutional framework and the extent to which police activities are subject to control by the electorate and their representatives in local authorities and in Parliament.

List of contents

Preface. 1. Police Accountability: the Problem 2. The Office of Constable 3. Fisher v. Oldham and the Independence of Constables 4. Local and Parliamentary Responsibility for Police Before the 1964 Act 5. The Evidence to the Royal Commission 6. The Commission's Report 7. The Police Act, 1964 8. Police Accountability: Some Conclusions. Appendix A: Judges' Rules and Administrative Directions to the Police, 1964. Appendix B: The Police Act, 1964 (Extract of Main Sections). Appendix C: A National Police Force: Two Views. Bibliography. Index of Cases. General Index.

Summary

Originally published in 1965, this book examines an unresolved issue at the time, namely the position of the police in the constitutional framework and the extent to which police activities are subject to control by the electorate and their representatives in local authorities and in Parliament.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Marshall, Marshall Geoffrey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032419404
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241940-4
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, Legal History, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Police and security services, Criminal law: procedure and offences