“A police drive aimed at thousands of low-level teenage offenders lies behind an apparent surge in youth crime figures, according to an analysis published today. Police figures suggest reported minor offences by young people soared by 38.9% from 2003-2006, and detected serious offences rose by 19%.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A fantasist who wasted 235 hours of police time when she invented a sinister stalker named Casanova has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Times, 1st April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Complaints of homophobia against eight officers from Devon and Cornwall Police have been dsimissed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 27th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hundreds of officers will be taken off the streets if the Government pursues plans being announced today to curb the spending of five police forces.”
The Times, 27th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Muslim leader has accused the police of being ‘over cautious’ when investigating Asian gangs suspected of prostituting young white girls for fear of stirring up race riots.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Failures in the vetting procedures used for expert witnesses have emerged after a court ruled that a computer analyst who helped train hundreds of police officers and gave evidence in scores of trials is a liar and a fraudster.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“Organised criminals are exploiting gaps in policing created as officers become more concerned with hitting government targets and fighting terrorism, senior figures in the Metropolitan Police have warned.”
The Times, 22nd March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police
Court of Appeal
“While it was not reasonable to expect the police to answer in damages to every individual whose life or health might have been spared or saved by more competent police work, where someone’s life or safety had been so firmly placed in their hands as to make it incumbent on them to take at least elementary steps to protect it, unexcused neglect to do so could sound in damages if harm resulted. ”
The Times, 17th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“About 1,000 detainees are involved each year in incidents that result in serious illness or self-harm while in police custody, a report has suggested.”
BBC News, 12th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A university student has been forced to give his DNA to police because he failed to buy a £2.40 rail fare.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The spiralling use of guns among children means it is only a matter of time before an armed officer is faced with shooting a child, the head of a Home Office task force has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new police unit to tackle ‘cybercrime’ is to be proposed by the Conservatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ministers are to give the police and local authorities powers to create ‘alcohol-free zones’ through the wholesale withdrawal of licences from pubs and clubs in city-centre problem areas.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police are contributing to the ‘appalling’ conviction rate in rape cases because officers too often fail to take alleged victims seriously enough and settle for mediocrity in their inquiries, the senior policeman responsible for raising standards in rape investigations has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s recent report on policing is sensible but could have shown more concern for the rights of suspects, argues Roger Smith.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th February 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Soaring costs of surveillance technology to combat crime and terrorism has contributed to the eleventh consecutive round of inflation-breaking council tax rises.”
The Times, 28th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Senior police officers have drawn up a radical strategy to stop British Muslims turning to violence which will see every area of the country mapped for its potential to produce extremists and supporters for al-Qaida. The 40-page document, marked restricted, was approved by a top-level police counter-terrorism committee on Monday, and is expected to be formally adopted within weeks.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police force that lost track of eight sex offenders has been criticised by senior child protection figures for refusing to release their names and pictures.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Channel 4’s Dispatches editor Kevin Sutcliffe and the programme makers behind Undercover Mosque are pursuing a libel claim against West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior police officer has been denied promotion to chief inspector level because he posted personal information about his gay lifestyle on the social networking website Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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