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Football banning orders: analysing their use in court

James, MD; Pearson, G

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MD James

G Pearson



Abstract

In the months prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the government funded a number of targeted policing operations aimed at securing Football Banning Orders against known or suspected football hooligans. This article is based on court observations and associated interviews carried out in early 2006 in and around Manchester. It evaluates the application process, the legal tests applied and the quality of the evidence relied on by courts when determining whether the imposition of a Football Banning Order is neces-sary to prevent future football-related disorder being committed by the respondent. In particular, the analysis focuses on whether the use of a civil procedure can continue to be justified in the light of the punitive length of and conditions attached to these Orders, whether the correct standard of proof is being applied by the court at all stages of the application and whether policing tactics are focused too narrowly on the securing of Football Banning Orders.

Citation

James, M., & Pearson, G. (2006). Football banning orders: analysing their use in court. Journal of Criminal Law, 70(6), 509-530. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2006.70.6.509

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2006
Deposit Date May 4, 2010
Publicly Available Date May 4, 2010
Journal The Journal of Criminal Law
Print ISSN 0022-0183
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 70
Issue 6
Pages 509-530
DOI https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2006.70.6.509
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2006.70.6.509

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