Police misconduct : legal remedies / Stephen Cragg QC and Sam Jacobs.

London : LAG Education and Service Trust Limited, 2022.

5th edition

200289

Police -- Complaints against.

Legal aid.

Police power.

Police misconduct -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.

Tort liability of police.

1. Introcuction

2. The constitution and organisation of the police

3. Police complaints - overview, structure and initial stages

4. Police complaints - investigation and outcomes

5. Police disciplinary system

6. False imprisonment and deprivation of liberty

7. Personal injury, trespass to the person, and failure to protect from harm

8. Abuse of power

9. Wrongful interference with land and goods

10. Protest and freedom of speech

11. The police, information rights and data protection

12. Discrimination claims against the police

13. Prosecution decisions involving the police

14. Bringing a claim against the police: pre-issue considerations

15. Bringing the action: from issue of proceedings to exchange of witness statements

16. Trial and appeals

17. Damages.

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. The new (2020) police complaints and disciplinary procedures are dealt with in depth in three new chapters. The book 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, assault and battery, 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, Equality Act 2010 and the Data Protection Act 2018. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition 2005.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

Police misconduct legal remedies

9781913648244

lxxxvii, 590 pages ; 25 cm