NCJ Number
81058
Date Published
1978
Length
176 pages
Annotation
These bulletins by a British independent group of researchers present and assess 1978 developments in state policy (primarily in the United Kingdom) in the fields of law, the police, internal security, espionage, and the military. The emphasis is on protection of civil liberties from police discretion and links between official military and enforcement agencies and industry, paramilitary, and politically right-wing organizations.
Abstract
The bulletins report on the a number of events, including new police complaints system, detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts, political information held on police computers, Cabinet Office planning for strikes and security coordination, police powers of search, and undercover reserve forces. Additional subjects covered are the British military's dealing with the Third World, the police special branch's attempt to buy information, the use of troops in strikes, the Suppression of Terrorism bill, and the banning of marches for 2 months in London, and the police law and order campaign.