“More trouble makers who break anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) will be tracked down and prosecuted, Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to pledge.”
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BBC News, 13th October 2009
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“Fourteen police officers could face prosecution over blunders during investigations into two serial sex attackers.”
The Independent, 12th October 2009
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“Police Community Support Officers are disciplined at twice the rate of rank-and-file police, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009
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“Relatives of Jean Charles de Menezes were told today that police officers involved in the fatal shooting will not face punishment.”
The Independent, 2nd October 2009
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“A watchdog’s report into the death of a man shortly after he was freed from custody says police should have sought medical advice while he was a prisoner.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
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“A Sikh police officer who was told to remove his turban during riot training has won his discrimination case against Greater Manchester Police.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
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“People convicted of terrorism offences will join a register similar to that used to monitor sex offenders.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
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“The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to investigate allegations that British troops tortured and murdered Iraqi detainees, lawyers said.”
The Independent, 1st October 2009
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“A policeman who was filmed striking a woman on the legs during the G20 protests will appear in court next month charged with assault.”
The Times, 29th September 2009
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“Violent husbands and partners will be banned from returning to their homes under powers to be unveiled today by the home secretary, Alan Johnson.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2009
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“The partner of murdered Rachel Nickell said he had instructed lawyers to try to bring the police to account for their failings in the case.”
The Independent, 29th September 2009
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“Police errors and inaction were partly responsible for driving a vulnerable single mother to kill herself and her severely disabled daughter after years of abuse from youths, an inquest found today.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2009
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“Victims of stalking have been let down by the police in the past, a senior officer said today.”
The Independent, 28th September 2009
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“Police try to avoid sending anti-social youths to prison because it increases the chances of them reoffending, an inquest into the deaths of a mother and her disabled daughter heard today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2009
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“In April 2005 an unarmed man was shot dead by police as he sat in the back of a car in north London. Four years later Azelle Rodney’s mother is still waiting for an inquest to be held.”
BBC News, 25th September 2009
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“Thames Valley police force has been fined £40,000 after a firearms instructor, Pc David Micklethwaite, accidentally shot and nearly killed a former rifle marksman.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2009
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“A review of the treatment of rape victims by the police and other agencies in England and Wales has been ordered by ministers.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2009
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“A police watchdog is to start an independent inquiry into an incident when CS spray appeared to be used by police on a man at close quarters.”
BBC News, 17th September 2009
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“A Sikh police officer was ‘humiliated’ by his Greater Manchester Police colleagues after refusing to remove his turban for training and undergoing practices that would breach his faith, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2009
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“A mother who apparently killed herself and her disabled daughter by setting fire to their car had faced years of abuse from youths and children, but police ‘did nothing’ despite her repeated pleas for help, an inquest heard today.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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