Resources
Activists' Legal Project Resources
Our resources are available for download in PDF
format.
You can use Acrobat Reader or other software (such as kghostview, gpdf)
to read these resources.
 The Arrest Process
and Your Rights (May 2006, PDF, 105k)
- covers giving your details; being arrested; at the police station;
your rights in detention; searches; photographs, fingerprints and DNA;
interviews; bail; possible outcomes of arrest; what to take on an
action/what not to take.
Trial Procedure in the
Magistrates Court (May 2000, PDF, 135k)
- covers pre-trial hearings; trial procedure, sentencing; fines/costs;
court support; defending yourself.
Guide
to Possible Offences (May 2006, PDF, 270k)
- covers aggravated trespass; highway offences; breach of the peace;
obstructing a police officer; public order offences including marches
and assemblies; harassment; ASBO's, criminal damage and arson; GBH and
assault; Terrorism Act offences, carrying weapons/knives; theft and
burglary; conspiracy.
Coping
with Prison (May
2000, PDF, 160k)
- covers preparing for prison; induction; routine; communication;
visits; food; health; smoking; money; privileges; rules; keeping your
home; getting out; resources.
Police Search and Seizure Powers
(May 2006, PDF, 85k) - covers stop and
search, search of home, workplace and vehicles, seizure and retention
of property.
Bust Card (June
2007, PDF, 46k) - a very short guide to your rights, for use
on actions. Stop and Search: Your Legal Rights (JUne 2007, PDF, 38k) - a short guide to your rights, for use on actions.
How to Set up a Legal Support Group
(June 2007 PDF, 100k) - covers what are the aims
of legal support; what the legal support group does before, on and
after the action; also see:
Bustcard
(June 2007, PDF, 46k) Legal Support Office Record Sheet (June 2007, PDF, 36k)
Police Station Support Record Sheet (June 2007, PDF, 19k)
Guide for Legal Observers (PDF,
22k)
- covers the role of a legal observer, what to do on the action, arrest
risk, equipment needed, sample legal observers record sheet. The Impact of Arrest and Criminal
Convictions (PDF, 42k) - covers
employment, studying, disclosing convictions, travel visas and
insurance.
Know Your Rights: A Climate Activists
Guide to the Law (June 2007 PDF, 662k)
- A5 booklet which covers legal implications of taking action on climate change, likely
charges, penalties, rights on arrest and arrest procedure. Student Protest on Campus(Jan 2008, PDF, 78k) - information for students about the likely impact of protesting on your higher education campus.
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The Activists' Legal Project is run by
volunteers
who are not legal experts. If in doubt take legal advice on the
specifics of your situation from a solicitor. Our briefings only relate
to the law in England and Wales. For information on the law in Scotland
see the G8 Legal Support Group's Activist Guide
to Scots Law. If you see any errors in our briefings or we
have missed any changes in the law then please contact us.
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