Police Misconduct

legal remedies
A comprehensive and practical guide for advisers and practitioners covering civil actions, the police complaints procedure and other remedies such as judicial review, inquests and human rights law. This book equips the reader with the essentials for advising on the full range of procedures, strategies and tactics available.
Police Misconduct is a comprehensive yet highly practical guide for practitioners and advisers covering the two major routes to remedying police misconduct: police complaints and civil actions in the courts. It equips the reader with the essentials for advising on the full range of procedures, strategies and tactics available and provides thorough procedural advice and step-by-step guidance from pre-issue considerations through to jury trial and appeal.There is detailed guidance on the most common torts - false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and misfeasance and clear analysis of developing causes of actions against the police such as negligence, privacy, discrimination and claims under the Human Rights Act 1998.Contents include:*The constitutional and organisational position of the police*Police complaints: overview, structure, initial stages, investigation and outcomes*Police disciplinary system*False imprisonment and deprivation of liberty*Personal injury, trespass to the person, and failure to protect from harm*Malicious prosecution and misuse of power*Land and property*Protest and freedom of speech*Information*Discrimination and vulnerable groups*Prosecutorial decisions*Bringing a claim against the police*Issue of proceedings to exchange of witness statements*The trial and appeals*Damages

Contributor: Stephen Cragg QC (Edited by), Samuel Jacobs (Edited by)

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