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Policing the police in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yesPolicing and Society, 2004
In the three jurisdictions of the United Kingdom, the specialized mechanisms for dealing with complaints against the police do not conform to one single model, and they have varying degrees of external involvement and oversight.
Mary Seneviratne
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“This united kingdom”

2023
This chapter argues that Smollett used his writing to promote a vision of an ameliorative Anglo-Scottish Union and a shared British identity after the strife of the Forty-Five. Specifically, Smollett’s works, especially his earliest published works, The Tears of Scotland (1746), and his first novel, The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), are part of
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United Kingdom

1979
Post-war Britain has long been seen as a nation in decline: the loss of imperial territory and international clout from 1945 onwards undeniable and inexorable facts that exposed the fantasy that Britain remained a Great Power. That fantasy was still viable during conferences at Yalta and Potsdam in 1945 that set the boundaries for a new, Cold War ...
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Malpractice in the United Kingdom

International Journal of Health Services, 1976
The end of the last century saw the development in the United Kingdom of medical protection and defense societies. Their history, objects, growth, and scope are outlined. Reference is made to leading cases of medical malpractice and to the relevant statutes.
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Optics in the United Kingdom

Applied Optics, 1969
Optics is interpreted to include x-ray optics, electronic optics, and short wave radiooptics as well as the more conventional visible, uv, and ir optics. Recent work in Britain on x-ray optics (applied to molecular biology), on scanning electron microscopy, and in radioastronomy (discovery of pulsars) is mentioned.
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United Kingdom: The United Kingdom response to terrorism

Terrorism and Political Violence, 1992
This essay examines, from a lawyer's perspective, the United Kingdom's response to terrorism, particularly in respect of security legislation, policy, and anti‐terrorist personnel. Most contemporary British experience with terrorism has been connected with Northern Ireland and it is this that has shaped most significantly the government response.
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Dermatology in the United Kingdom

Archives of Dermatology, 1992
In the United Kingdom, the whole system of health care is under review with an agenda that is likely to see many changes affecting all branches of medicine, including dermatology. Because these changes are fast and furious, their general nature must be outlined before we consider dermatology specifically.
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Psychiatry in the United Kingdom

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1970
The author sketches the current state of British psychiatry under the National Health Service, describes the changes produced by the Mental Health Act of 1959, and reports on the 1969 annual meetin...
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Hayfever in the United Kingdom

Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 1991
In the U.K. allergy to grass pollen is the single most important cause of seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (hayfever). The prevalence of the disease appears to be increasing, although the precise reasons for this are at present unknown. The introduction of non-sedating H1-selective antihistamine drugs and local corticosteroids has been an ...
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