@article{ref1,
title="Can the UK police ever be liable for negligent investigation or a failure to protect?",
journal="International journal of public law and policy",
year="2011",
author="Palmer, Phil",
volume="1",
number="1",
pages="100-116",
abstract="The English legal approach to police negligent liability is highly restrictive. Immunity from prosecution continues to be the default position where claimants bring an action for negligent investigation or a negligent failure to protect. The alternative route to liability through the Human Rights Act has been so narrowly interpreted by the House of Lords, making the probability of a successful action as unlikely as an action in negligence. This article discusses the difficulties that claimants have in bringing a successful action and suggests an alternative route may be available using the tort of misfeasance. Keywords: police liability; public policy; negligence; human rights; positive duties; misfeasance. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Palmer, P. (2011) 'Can the UK police ever be liable for negligent investigation or a failure to protect?', Int. J. Public Law and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.100-116.<p />",
language="",
issn="2044-7663",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}