Precautionary tales : suspicionless counter-terrorism stop and search

Lennon, Genevieve (2015) Precautionary tales : suspicionless counter-terrorism stop and search. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 15 (1). pp. 44-62. ISSN 1748-8958

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on the use of the precautionary principle within counter-terrorism. To date much of the literature has focused on ‘high’ level executive measures. This article examines the use of the precautionary measures within counter-terrorism street policing, taking suspicionless counter-terrorism stop and search as an exemplar. The analysis highlights how the logic of precaution necessitates vague statutory drafting and extensive police discretion and how these factors detrimentally impact upon police legitimacy and compliance to human rights law. It also considers how such measures fit within the current literature on precrime.

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  • Item type:Article
    ID code:48963
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 February 2015
    Published
    28 October 2013
    Published Online
    Keywords:human rights, policing, precautionary, terrorism, uncertainty, Law, Social pathology. Social and public welfare, Law, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    Subjects:Law
    Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS)
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:16 Jul 2014 15:35
    Last modified:15 Sep 2021 17:01
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/48963
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