Controlling the Constable: Police Accountability in England and Wales

by Tony Jefferson and Roger Grimshaw

In the early 1980s, the question of how far the police should be accountable for their actions had become extremely vexed. The impending new Police Bill, the Scarman report and the pressure from many sides for an independent complaints machinery hinged on this issue, and a careful review of the problem was badly needed.

The Cobden Trust commissioned Tony Jefferson and Roger Grimshaw to research into the matter, and Controlling the Constable,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032503254
• ISBN13: 9781032503257
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages