Police Action Centre: Taser roll-out did not follow Home Office guidance
Sophie Khan, Lawyer and Director of Legal & Policy of the Police Action Centre says that the Taser Working Group was able to highlight key issues of concern in the...
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Police Juror – Special Police Action Project (launched on 27.05.2023)
The Police Action Project today, 27.05.2023 launches a special project on former or serving police officers (and police staff) sitting as jury members following the report of a former police constable juror jailed for causing trial's collapse. A former police officer selected for jury service has b...
Read All News StoriesPolice Juror – Special Police Action Project (launched on 27.05.2023)
Date Pubished 2023-05-27
The Police Action Project today, 27.05.2023 launches a special project on former or serving police officers (and police staff) sitting as jury members following the report of a former police constable juror jailed for causing trial's collapse. A former police officer selected fo...
Public Meeting in Hackney on Tasers
Date Pubished 2013-05-18
Police in Hackney to be armed with Tasers in city-wide roll-out of electroshock weapons Concern over introduction of new patrols Glenn McMahon Thursday 9 May 2013 Taser public library Panel at the public meeting where fears were aired over Taser roll-out. Photograph: G...
Campaigners raise concerns over increased police Taser use- Guardian 21 October 2012
Date Pubished 2011-08-18
Campaigners raise concerns over increased police Taser use Mistaken deployment of Taser on Chorley blind man and other incidents spark calls for more police control and restraint Helen Carter guardian.co.uk, Sunday 21 October 2012 17.44 BST Concern is growing among human ...
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