Originally published in 1988, this book is a report on policing during the miners' strike of 1984-5. The report describes the policing of the strike in detail from a range of published, unpublished, and eyewitness sources. The strike is set in the context of developments in law and policing before and since.

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The authors. Preface. Part I: Issues and Background 1. Introduction 2. Civil Liberties: Principles and Issues 3. Background to the Strike: Economic, Political, and Legal Issues 4. Background to the Strike: Police and Policing Part II: The Miners' Strike March 1984 - March 1985 Prologue 5. The Progress of the Strike 6. Policing the Strike 7. The Use of the Criminal Process in the Miners' Strike Part III: Aftermath of the Strike 8. The Aftermath of the Strike 9. Policing After the Strike Part IV: Conclusions and Recommendations 10. Conclusions and Recommendations. Appendices Appendix 1: Statistics of the Strike. Appendix 2: Observing the Picket Line: Experiences of Chesterfield NCCL Group. Appendix 3: Some Major Confrontations: Orgreave and the Return to Work in South Yorkshire. Appendix 4: Table of Cases. References and Selected Bibliography. Index.