Is This What Police Burn-Out Looks Like?
Burnout in the Police Service is something I have been fearful of for quite a while. I hear stories of officers being burnt out, Forces struggling to cope with demand but I’ve never really...
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Knife Crime vs Stop And Search (Plus a Few Ideas)
You’ll be pleased to know that I’m not going to regurgitate much of what I have previously written about Stop/Search or Knife Crime. Any or all of that is available in previous posts. This...
More Questions Than Answers
Today Sajid Javid and others met with some very senior Police Officers. They had their meeting, as though that might solve the problem, and the NPCC types were told to go away and come...
No Direct Link Between Certain Crimes & Police Numbers
“I have to tell you that this kind of scaremongering does nobody any good” “This crying wolf has to stop.” “No direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers” All of these quotes come...
College of Policing, A Beacon of Transparency
It may be a surprise to some of you but I am not a huge fan of the Direct Entry Scheme for Inspectors and Superintendents into the Police Service. Sorry to shock you, but...
Just What Have The Tories Done To Policing?
It’s a question I’ve been asking myself since 2010 to be honest. My opinions have never been favourable to the Tories, but apart from the constant, ongoing, reduction in officers I’ve never really put...
Police When, How and Why
For the benefit of those who may think that Police Now is a strange example of a Registered Charity; How is all that money made up and accounted for you may ask To be...
Police Funding Tory Style
I freely admit that I’m a bit daft when it comes to economics beyond my home environment, but I have taken more than a passing interest in Police Funding. As I understand it ,...
Knife Crime Prevention Orders – That Should Sort It.
My thanks to @julieanneda for bringing this article to my attention. Our Home Secretary Sajid Javid has finally got off his arse and done something about the rapidly escalating Knife Crime sweeping the country....
Why White Cops Are Paid More Than Black Cops
Executive Summary They’re Not. It’s fair to say that I was vexed yesterday morning. Why was I vexed? This Black police paid less as ethnic pay gap widens, Met figures show Pardon me, but...
Conspiracy Theories R Us
I shall no doubt be labelled a ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ but so what? I’ve been called worse, but, unlike some, I haven’t made a fuss about it. The unthinkable occurred to me this morning, a...
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