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PREVENTION OF TERRORISM (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT 1974 A REPORT ON THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OPERATION OF THE ACT

NCJ Number
31555
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
43 pages
Annotation
A CRITIQUE OF THE WORKINGS OF THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ACT, WHICH FORBIDS MEMBERSHIP IN THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY AND GIVES THE POLICE BROADENED POWERS OF SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND DETENTION OVER SUSPECTED TERRORISTS.
Abstract
THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ARE CRITICIZED; CASE STUDIES ARE OFFERED AS EXAMPLES OF THE OVERZEALOUS USE OF THE ACT BY THE POLICE AND THE CONSEQUENT DEPRIVATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.

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