Time for a public policy update in police liability?

Arnell, Sarah

Abstract

This article discusses, with reference to leading case law developments such as the Queen's Bench Division ruling in DSD v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the issue of police accountability in the detection and investigation of crime and considers the applicability of the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.3.

Citation

ARNELL, S. 2014. Time for a public policy update in police liability? Scots law times [online], 2014(26), pages 111-113. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 22, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Aug 22, 2014
• Publication Date: Aug 22, 2014
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 16, 2020
• Journal: Scots Law Times
• Print ISSN: 0036-908X
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2014
• Issue: 26
• Pages: 111-113
• Item Discussed: DSD v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2014] EWHC 436 (QB); [2014] 2 WLUK 990 (QBD) Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1989] A.C. 53
• Keywords: Accountability; Criminal investigations; Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Police powers and duties; Scotland
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/855208
• Publisher URL: http://westlaw.co.uk