Security and policing Flashcards

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Success in the UK

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At least 6 terror plots have been stopped in Britain in 18 months

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Context for a web of international terror threats

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There have been 15 incidents across the EU

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The EAW and the UK

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British police receive 12,000 of European Arrest Warrants every year. It is a core measure designed to ensure suspects are returned home to face trial

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A proposed plan for security co-operation

• EU Passenger Name Record directive

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To force all airline to provide passenger information to all member states

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What is the Europol

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The body that co-ordinates policing and security, works on counter -terrorism planning, combating online extremism and people smuggling

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What is the Frontex

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The EU’s border security agency, runs operations to identify and manage migrants across the Mediterranean

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What is the Eurojust

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Works on measures to improve co-operation between prosecutors to ensure cross border criminals face trial

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Security co-operation

• System of search

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There is plan to create a system in which each country’s police can search for NA, fingerprint and vehicle matches on another nation’s database

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The UK’s connection to the EU

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The UK is connected to the EU’s immigration intelligence system

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Sovereignty in policing

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The UK cannot be force to adopt any Brussels directives relation to justice and security. For example, pulling out of more than 100 plans in the space of 2 years

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How many measures are the UK involved?

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Parliament opted to stay in 35 measures, including the European Arrest Warrent

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What is the European Arrest Warrant?

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It came into operation in 2004
It allows for the speedy extradition of suspects from one European country to another to face trial or serve a prison sentence

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Success of the EAW

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The average time taken to extradite a suspect who objects to extradition has fallen from a year to 48 days

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Supporters of the EAW

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A vital crime-fighting measure that helps bring offenders to justice

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The UK’s history in EU policing

• Opt in

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The UK opted back into Europol and the system of passenger-name recognition

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16
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What parties are in favour of EAW

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Labour and Lib Dem are in favour of EAW

17
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The UK’s history in EU policing

• Opt outs

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The UK opted out more than 100 EU policies relating to justice and home affaires in 2013