This assignment requires students to examine a criminal justice policy or a piece of legislation Choose one from the list below. Students are expected to critically analyse and discuss the implications, strengths and weakness of the policy or legislation taking into account the related debates and arguments.
The introduction of the critical appraisal should locate the policy or legislation within its broader background context discussing why it was introduced at the time it was. The critical appraisal needs to draw on relevant research and literature to support the discussion and analytical evaluation.
This assignment requires students to examine a criminal justice policy or a piece of legislation Choose one from the list below. Students are expected to critically analyse and discuss the implications, strengths and weakness of the policy or legislation taking into account the related debates and arguments.
The introduction of the critical appraisal should locate the policy or legislation within its broader background context discussing why it was introduced at the time it was. The critical appraisal needs to draw on relevant research and literature to support the discussion and analytical evaluation.
The chosen policy is below:
In 2001 a change was made to the Terrorism Act 2000. This authorised the police to use random ‘stop and search’ of any person without the need to apply the ‘reasonable suspicion’ clause. The alteration was made following the 9/11 ‘terrorist’ events in New York in which over 3000 people were killed and heightened security measures following this event. One outcome of the extended police ‘stop and search’ powers in the UK was the disproportionate number of ‘stops’ on people from Asian and Muslim backgrounds. Due to overuse of this police power, the legislation was repealed in 2010. Discuss the issues with this extended stop and search policing power and the benefits and limitations and what was behind the need for its repeal. Make reference to academic research and literature. – overuse repealed in 2010, what did it do? gave the police authority to stop and search anyone, without reasonable suspicion. In 2001 a change was made to the Terrorism Act 2000. This authorised the police to use random ‘stop and search’ of any person without the need to apply the ‘reasonable suspicion’ clause. The alteration was made following the 9/11 ‘terrorist’ events in New York in which over 3000 people were killed and heightened security measures following this event. One outcome of the extended police ‘stop and search’ powers in the UK was the disproportionate number of ‘stops’ on people from Asian and Muslim backgrounds. Due to overuse of this police power, the legislation was repealed in 2010. Discuss the issues with this extended stop and search policing power and the benefits and limitations and what was behind the need for its repeal. Make reference to academic research and literature. – overuse repealed in 2010, what did it do? gave the police authority to stop and search anyone, without reasonable suspicion.
Introduction: Why was the legislation introduced?
Give broader background information, do not get tangled in the finer details of the legislation.
What was the legislation critiqueing?
Body: What are the implications of the legislation?
What were the strengths and weaknesses of the legislation?
What were the related debates and arguments regarding this legislations? What was public opinion or demands, and how did this shape the legislation?
What is the discussion regarding this legislation?
Draw on research regarding terrorist offender treatment and findings that are relevant to this legislation.
Conclusion: did the legislation go about effecting the change the set out to change?
What was the resulting effects of the legislations?
Was the offending controlled?
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