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Licensing proposals do not tackle the real problem

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Dear editor,

I was interested to see the recent article on licensing laws in the January 21 issue of Police Professional (see PP188, page 5). I have to say I agree with much of what was said in the article.
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Problem solved?

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Dear Editor,
The pursuit of problem-solving courts has always been led by the US experience. The Americans as a race tend to be innovative but pragmatic, so it is no surprise that they started problem-solving courts and the philosophy of ‘therapeutic jurisprudence’. This concept represents an accentuation on the extent to which legal rule or practice promotes the psychological and physical wellbeing of a person subject to legal proceedings.
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Zero tolerance and roadside drug screening needed

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Naming and shaming young offenders will backfire
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Police need greater freedom to deliver service

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Dear editor,
CBI chief Richard Lambert’s views on running UK police forces from a business-orientated standpoint ignites a welcome debate (PP, Issue 165). However, the relentless logic of commerce cannot be applied wholesale to police operations.
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It’s time for the mayor to stick to his promise

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Dear editor,
I was pleased that Mayor of London Boris Johnson listened to the outcry of those, such as Labour Assembly Members, who were concerned he had abandoned his promise to fund rape crisis centres (PP Issue 164, Funding doubled for rape crisis centres).
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No confidence in terminology at the highest level

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