Northern (N): Soviet Union (NS). Police and Legal Affairs

A file of correspondence concerning law enforcement and the legal system in the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include an enquiry from a Portsmouth police officer and author, who is seeking information about the Soviet police system for his new book, titled Uniforms of the World's Police. Further documents cover an enquiry from Justice Lawton of the Criminal Law Revision Committee, who wishes to consult Soviet judges and lawyers about Soviet law relating to evidence in criminal cases. The file also covers discussions on the possible political implications of such an enquiry; and concerns over growing police brutality in the Soviet Union, with reference to a press article describing an attack on a citizen by the local militia.