Stop and search : the anatomy of a police power / Rebekah Delsol, Open Society Foundations, London, UK; Michael Shiner, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

By:

Delsol, Rebekah [author.]

Contributor(s):

Shiner, Michael [author.]

Publication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.Description: xvii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781137336095 (hardback) :

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

KD8338

Summary: This work reviews the key controversies surrounding the police power to stop and search members of the public. It explores the history and development of these powers, assesses their effectiveness in tackling crime and their impact on public trust and confidence as well as on-going attempts at regulation and reform.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218) and index.

This work reviews the key controversies surrounding the police power to stop and search members of the public. It explores the history and development of these powers, assesses their effectiveness in tackling crime and their impact on public trust and confidence as well as on-going attempts at regulation and reform.

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Stop and search : the anatomy of a police power / Rebekah Delsol, Open Society Foundations, London, UK; Michael Shiner, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

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