  Ref: law0007 The research considers the extent of the
effect to which the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and more
recent accretion of powers through legislation, ostensibly designed to
deal with perceived problems in society of the day has had on police
stop and search powers and their accountability to them if they abuse
those powers. The fact is that police powers have increased over the
years but there has been a failure to balance that increase with
individual civil liberties. Reform in the police complaints process and
police complaints bodies such as the Independent Police Complaints
Commission has failed to rectify reoccurring themes of discontent such
as independence, under representation of complainants interests,
longevity of the reform process and changing police priorities.
Proposals of reform to the complaints process in particular have failed
to produce a viable alternative and the government seems unwilling to
push reform further and go for a fully independent complaints body such
as the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland. For the first time in 40
years the call for reform has fallen off the public agenda in favour of
the police dealing with rising crime rates..
15,000 words – 88 pages in length Excellent use of literature Expertly written throughout Outstanding piece of work Ideal for law students CHAPTER ONE - WHAT POWERS DO POLICE HAVE IN RELATION TO STOP AND SEARCH? DEFINITION OF STOP AND SEARCH POWERS HOW HAVE STOP AND SEARCH POWERS DEVELOPED? WHY WAS PACE INTRODUCED AND WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS ENACTED? SAFEGUARDS AND REASONABLE SUSPICION IS PACE EFFECTIVE? HAVE NEW POWERS UNDERMINED PACE? The
Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985
CONCLUDING
REMARKSThe Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 The Serious Organised Crime Act 2007 The Terrorism Act 2000 CHAPTER TWO - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROCEDURES OF COMPLAINT INTRODUCTION WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EFFECTIVE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE? LOCAL RESOLUTION What
is local resolution?
FORMAL
RESOLUTIONThe effectiveness of local resolution Is local resolution independent? Local resolution concluding remarks What
is formal resolution?
FORMAL AND
LOCAL RESOLUTION IN THE LIGHT OF STOP AND SEARCH COMPLAINTSThe effectiveness of formal resolution The difficulty of standard of proof Formal resolution concluding remarks ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS The
use of tort
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR REFORM – NEW SOUTH WALESTort and the standard of proof Tort and publicity Tort and liability Tort and concluding remarks NEW SOUTH WALES CONCLUDING REMARKS CONCLUDING REMARKS CHAPTER THREE - THE INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION HISTORY OF POLICE COMPLAINT BODIES THE INTRODUCTION OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION – NEW POWERS IS THE IPCC MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INDEPENDENT? Independence
THE IPCC
IN RELATION TO STOP AND SEARCHAccessibility THE IPCC’S EFFECT ON POLICING CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE IPCC THE POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND AS AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM CONCLUDING REMARKS CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY  How
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