“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has decided that the death of Justin Petty who died of knife wounds is suitable for investigation by Bedfordshire Police.”
Independent Police Complaints Commission, 21st January 2008
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
“A man has died after he was shot with a Taser gun and then apparently injured himself with a knife, according to police.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of crimes being solved by police has fallen or ground to a halt in nearly two thirds of forces in England and Wales, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A paedophile named on a list of the UK’s “most wanted” was arrested but later released after police failed to recognise him.”
BBC News, 16th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Promiscuity among young people and the failure of police and prosecutors to put enough effort into investigating cases are two of the principal causes in the collapse in the number of rape convictions, the country’s top law officers say today.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces in England and Wales are to resume using Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA testing techniques.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police and prosecutors in rape cases are set to experiment with controversial techniques designed to make suspects incriminate themselves through phone calls or text messages.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vicario v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Court of Appeal
“Police owed no duty of care to victims when taking a decision whether or not to prosecute a suspected offender, even where the decision took into account the interests of the victims.”
The Times, 4th January 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.
“Nearly a quarter of 3,500 credit cards issued to Scotland Yard detectives have been withdrawn following an inquiry into suspected fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Northern Ireland Policing Board last night agreed to appoint a team of independent experts to re-examine evidence from the Omagh bombing, in an attempt to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 atrocity.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A high-ranking policeman who befriended an elderly widow bought her house for half its true value and then spent years plundering her assets until she was penniless, a court heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 3rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation has been launched after a man was shot and killed by police on a quiet road in Kent yesterday.”
The Observer, 30th December 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“One of the front-runners for the top job in British policing threatened High Court action in pursuit of a pension payment in addition to his six-figure chief constable’s salary, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 21st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A police officer who admitted spying on a female colleague after he made a peephole into an Essex police station’s gym has received a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of people who died after coming into contact with the police in England and Wales has fallen, a report by the police watchdog says.”
BBC News, 14th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The former head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism unit will be reprimanded for his role in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said last night.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police officers at Britain’s second biggest airport made unauthorised terrorism stops and searches, the Home Office has revealed.”
BBC News, 12th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“No police officer is to be prosecuted as a result of the controversial incident in which a young woman was arrested outside a Sheffield nightclub last year, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police, social workers and other agencies missed dozens of chances to intervene in the case of a man with severe learning difficulties who was tortured and drugged before plunging to his death from a viaduct, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Health and safety laws may be standing in the way of police officers showing bravery, according to the chief constable of Merseyside.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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