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01 March 2006

Police station law and practice update, Ed Cape. Legal Action April 2006, pp10-14. This update follows developments in law and policy affecting police station practice and covers policy and legislation, legal advice and case-law. It also includes extracts from Police Station Advice: Advising on Silence. Available from LAG, 242 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UN, email: legalaction@lag.org.uk

WM 2006: Die Welt überwacht von Freunden [World Cup 2006: the world under surveillance by friends]. CILIP 83, 1/2006, pp 112, ISSN 0932-5409, 7,50 EUR (for individuals). This excellent edition of the German language journal published by the police and civil liberties watchdog Bürgerrechte & Polizei/CILIP, focuses on security measures and police cooperation implemented prior to, during and after the World Cup. It contains an overview and analysis of police powers and surveillance methods and a critical football fans report on the repression they face. Non-theme articles include an analysis of the current trials taking place in Genoa, dealing with the 2001 summit violence, and how Morocco is taking on the role of a police assistant in Ceuta and Melilla. Available from CILIP, Tel: +49(0)30-83870462, Fax: +49(0)30-7751073, info@cilip.de.

Under fire, Claire Haynes. Police Review 21.4.06, pp16-21. This article looks at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI, until 2001 the Royal Ulster Constabulary) and its "sophisticated public order training regime". It discusses the PSNI's centre for combined operational training in Steeple, Co. Antrim, the force's permanent standing tactical support groups and the "vital" role of the water cannon.

Police misconduct and the law, Stephen Cragg, Tony Murphy and Heather Williams. Legal Action April 2006, pp26-30. This is a six monthly review of developments in police misconduct law and considers amendments to the powers of arrest under PACE 1984.