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Policing Freedom

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What is the proper function of the police in a democratic society? Should they have a social role to play as well as a legal one? How should they respond to demands to get tough ' with criminals and demonstrators? And can the state give the police enough powers to do their job properly without placing unacceptable restraints on I ho freedom of its citizens? These are some of the questions raised in a new book Policing Freedom by the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall. John Alderson Together with former Home Secretary. Lord Carr: Peter Hain ; Chief Supt Giinter Kratz , a director of Germany's Police Staff College; and Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, Peter Nievens ; he joins Hugo Young to discuss their implications.
Producer ANNE SLOMAN

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Peter Hain
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Giinter Kratz
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Peter Nievens
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Hugo Young
Producer:
Anne Sloman
Source: Radio Times

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