“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
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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
“Three police officers have been placed on restricted duty and an internal inquiry started after film emerged of close-range use of CS spray on a man.”
BBC News, 15th September 2009
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“Ministers should instruct police forces to immediately stop taking the DNA of innocent people, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two police officers are under investigation after using anti-terror stop-and-search powers against a man and two young children in a south London street.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man hailed as a hero for saving a policeman from rioting hooligans has been jailed for making a hoax 999 call which sparked a £1m rescue operation.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
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“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police officers who take ‘voluntary’ DNA samples from children under 16 without their written consent or that of their parents are legally committing an assault, the Home Office’s ethics group on the national DNA database has warned.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eleven anti-hunt protesters have been given a total of £38,300 in damages from Derbyshire Police.”
BBC News, 8th September 2009
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“Thousands of crimes are never put on to the police national computer because of a £3 million row over who should pay towards uploading them on to the IT system.”
The Times, 1st September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A police watchdog is investigating claims that officers used a Taser stun gun on a man’s head during an arrest.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two senior police officers are to appear before magistrates today over claims they abused their positions to avoid speeding fines.”
The Independent, 28th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The head of a Metropolitan police station where a man died has been recorded on tape promising that CCTV cameras were working and tape from them had been seized – weeks before investigators told the man’s family that the footage was missing.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fingerprints, DNA and records of Tory MP arrested over Home Office leaks deleted as ‘exceptional case’.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police force has been rebuked by the Home Office after admitting that its statistics for intimate body searches going back to 2000 are misleading.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as ‘judge and jury’ if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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