Police given new disorder powers
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Scottish police are to get more powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, following a project in Dundee.
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.
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The British government is drafting new anti-terrorism legislation that would allow police to stop and question individuals without suspecting a crime has taken place, the Home Office said Saturday.
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A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.
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Tough new powers to prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults are to be endorsed by MSPs.
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The home secretary is to set out a minimum standard of service the public can expect from police.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Wednesday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews and house arrest for terror suspects without trial.
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Parenting experts are to help families in areas beset by anti-social behaviour under a new government scheme.
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The government is set to announce fifty new areas which will receive special help to fight anti-social behaviour. Will these measures work?
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Police officers involved in shootings would face mandatory sobriety tests under new policies prompted by the killing last year of an unarmed man on his wedding day.
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Â· Change backed by police and civil rights groupsÂ· New review to examine practicality and safeguards
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Community Support Officers are to get detention powers despite mixed findings about their effectiveness.
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The British government will introduce new laws to fight crime, terror and drugs in the run up to the next general election. The legislative programme outlined in the Queen&#39;s speech includes plans to introduce
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A special operation to try to halt the rise in teenage murders is announced by the Head of the Metropolitan Police.
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Police step up their presence in worst-hit areas and threaten to bring the 'might of the law' down on thieves.
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The changes were recommended by a panel formed after an unarmed man was fatally shot in Queens by the police.
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The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, today signalled tougher powers for police to confiscate alcohol from under-18s as part of a crackdown on teenage street drinking