PREVENTION OF TERRORISM (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT 1974 A REPORT ON THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OPERATION OF THE ACT

• NCJ Number: 31555
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 43 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council for Civil Liberties
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; National Council for Civil Liberties
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

A CRITIQUE OF THE WORKINGS OF THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ACT, WHICH FORBIDS MEMBERSHIP IN THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY AND GIVES THE POLICE BROADENED POWERS OF SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND DETENTION OVER SUSPECTED TERRORISTS.

Abstract

THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ARE CRITICIZED; CASE STUDIES ARE OFFERED AS EXAMPLES OF THE OVERZEALOUS USE OF THE ACT BY THE POLICE AND THE CONSEQUENT DEPRIVATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.