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01 November 1999

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Pushing back the boundaries, Carol Jenkins. Police Review 23.7.99. pp20-22. Discussion of the redrawing of police force boundaries, under the Greater London Authority Bill, which will bring the Metropolitan police in line with the 32 London boroughs and will establish a Metropolitan police authority.

Public Order review, Jo Cooper. Legal Action August 1999, pp17-19. Article on developments in public order and arrest cases covers offensive weapons, random stop and searches, media photographs, obstruction, trespass and racially aggravated offences.

Grass roots, Carol Jenkins. Police Review 17.9.99., pp16-17. This piece looks at the new ACPO voluntary guidelines on "Codes of practice in relation to the covert law enforcement techniques" which cover five areas: informant management, undercover police operations, intercepting communications, intelligence management and surveillance.

Is the racist Bobby really changing? Black Perspective No 17 (Autumn) 1999, pp4-11. This article examines the police "PR offensive" since the Stephen Lawrence inquiry and includes an interview with John Grieve, head of the Met's Racial Crime unit.

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