Police and Government

The Status and Accountability of the English Constable

Geoffrey Marshall

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Routledge
31 March 2023

Society & culture: general; Police & security services; Crime & criminology; Legal history; Criminal law & procedure

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing

Despite the recent outcrop of controversy about the police and their accountability in the 1960s, there was no work dealing in detail with the problems discussed in this book. Originally published in 1965, it examines an unresolved issue, namely the position of the police in the constitutional framework and the extent to which police activities are subject to control by the electorate and their representatives in local authorities and in Parliament. The book attacks the well-known doctrine and the ‘independence’ of the police which had been widely accepted at the time.

Topics dealt with include the legal status of constables and chief constables; pre- and post-war controversies about accountability for police operations; relations between local police authorities and the Home Secretary; the Royal Commission of 1962; the new Judges’ Rules for police questioning; and the Police Act, 1964.

This work is an informed analysis of the problems being discussed at the time about police powers and activities. Relevant to courses in Government, Local Government and Constitutional Law, today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.

By: Geoffrey Marshall
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032419374
ISBN 10: 1032419377
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Police and Policing
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 31 March 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. 1. Police Accountability: the Problem 2. The Office of Constable 3. Fisher v. Oldham and the Independence of Constables 4. Local and Parliamentary Responsibility for Police Before the 1964 Act 5. The Evidence to the Royal Commission 6. The Commission’s Report 7. The Police Act, 1964 8. Police Accountability: Some Conclusions. Appendix A: Judges’ Rules and Administrative Directions to the Police, 1964. Appendix B: The Police Act, 1964 (Extract of Main Sections). Appendix C: A National Police Force: Two Views. Bibliography. Index of Cases. General Index.