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Force's take on A19 'could pave way' for cull of skilled officers

Cash saver: Forces have been urged to think carefully about using the cost-cutting move of compulsorily retiring officers. (Image Source)

Warwickshire Police considers invoking a regulation that would allow it to force experienced officers to retire.

02 September 2010

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Super saver

Facebook searches could prejudice trials

Criminal trials in the UK have been collapsing because victims and witnesses have tried to identify subjects on social networking sites.

05 August 2010

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Mobile revolution

Met deputy criticises £150,000-a-week waste of officers' time

The deputy commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Force has launched a verbal attack on 'wasteful' criminal justice practices.

08 July 2010

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Review to assess officers' responses in rape cases

Gun control

Taking aim: The Hungerford and Dunblane massacres in 1987 and 1996, respectively, brought about significant amendments to firearms legislation (Steve Phillips)

What can the police service learn from the Cumbria killings? Could tighter gun laws have made any difference? Max Blain investigates calls for amendments to firearms legislation and what this could mean for officers across the country

17 June 2010

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Cumbria force has fewest firearms cases

IPCC probing police car crash that killed two pedestrians

A police car crash that left two pedestrians dead is being investigated by the UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission.

08 June 2010

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Arresting accidents

Human touch

Nick Hardwick, who has stepped down from leading the UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission, says officers have nothing to fear from greater scrutiny or from admitting their mistakes.

03 June 2010

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Identity crisis

Definitely May-be

Home Secretary Theresa May has said she wants to cut bureaucracy and get more officers out on the beat. (PA)

With 13 years' experience as an MP, Theresa May has spoken on issues from smoking to the Iaq war, but been less involved in policing. Sarah Bebbington looks at her record to see what the service can expect from the new home secretary.

20 May 2010

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May throws down gauntlet on police pay

Young guns

While they are subject to minimum standards for eyesight, fitness and hearing, the four decades separate the ages of the youngest and the oldest firearms officers across the UK.

12 May 2010

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Balance of power

Annual leave requests too time consuming

Paper stack: Officers spend up to 80 minutes filling in holiday forms (Terri Pengilley)

Officers in one of the UK's largest forces have been spending as long as 80 minutes filling out holiday forms, Police Review can reveal.

29 April 2010

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No trust with case files means service ties itself up in red tape

Your number's up

Uninsured drivers are increasingly being caught on the road as a result of automatic number plate recognition but this technology can also lead to more serious crimes being uncovered.

21 April 2010

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Lonely times ahead for all future patrols

Can do better

The new mypolice website makes public the successes and failures of forces across England and Wales, but how will this affect police performance and public and police confidence?

18 March 2010

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Setting standards

Spinning around

UK police forces face the conflicting demands of tightening budgets and spending on corporate communications to court public confidence.

24 March 2010

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Riot acts

Court jails Dizaei for corruption

MET Cdr Ali Dizaei has been sentenced to four years in jail after being found guilty of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice during a four-week trial.

09 February 2010

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Court hears web designer is 'a crook'

Lonely times ahead for all future patrols

SINGLE patrols should be introduced in all forces to increase the amount of time police officers spend on the beat, the government has said.

10 March 2010

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Female officers 'as effective' on single patrol as male colleagues

Applicants for police officer posts crash force phone lines

Thousands of applicants telephoned North Yorkshire police in answer to job applications this week.

15 February 2010

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Fast track