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Criminal Law – Actions Against the Police
Police are regulated by legislation and can be prosecuted for misconduct and negligence on their part. Under s. 88 of the Police Act 1996, the chief office of police in that area will be liable for any acts and omissions done of police officers that are under his command, acting during the course of employment of their police function. Where the victim has been unlawfully arrested, the chief officer of police will have to prove on the balance of probabilities, the arrest was lawful. The main actions against police are assault, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office, trespass, trespass to goods or conversion, negligence, breaching the Human Rights Act and racial discrimination.
There are limitation issues involved in claiming against actions by the police. An action found under the law of tort cannot be brought after 6 years of the date on which the event in question occurred. The time limit for a civil claim of assault and wrongful arrest is six years that accrues from the date of arrest. False imprisonment starts from the date of the alleged arrest continuing to the date of release from police custody. A case for malicious prosecution starts from the date that the proceedings complained of terminated in the victim or claimant’s favour.
Tags: actions against the police, balance of probabilities, law of tort, misfeasance in public office, police act 1996Criminal Law – Unemployment and Its Effects
What relation is there between crime and unemployment? This question has long bothered hundreds of legal workers and professionals, to the point where some facts are invented and others are ignored.The I.L.O. (International Conference of Labour Statisticians) defines the unemployed group as being above a certain age range and being available for work, seeking work and without work.
The relationship between criminals and the unemployed is very inconsistent. Considering the low report rate of white-collar crimes, it becomes an even more fuzzy line to zoom in on. The existing research certainly suggests that crime and incarceration are skewed towards the young male group, especially to those of ethnic identity. But this statistic is only very slight in the big picture. This group is also one of the most unemployed, but it may be hard to make any conclusions from these two statistics.
Tags: criminal involvement, fuzzy line, male group, measurable effect, white collar crimes