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Policing – Not unreformed but badly reformed

Executive Feature

As politicians make promises to reform policing, Humberside’s chief constable, Tim Hollis, speaks out about his frustration over constant ad-hoc tinkering in lieu of a mature debate.

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COMMENT - A little context please

The coverage of the G20 protests is providing twists and turns in a trial by media that will not serve the right to protest.
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Opinion

Letter to the Editor

The case for a police commissioner

Letter to the Editor

With reference to the content of Police Professional (November 13) and your editorial leader, Her Majesty’s Opposition has long argued that direct election of lay representatives must help drive police accountability. The other major political parties have now followed us, somewhat belatedly.
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Ill-considered and dangerous

Letter to the Editor

With increasing fears that government proposals for changes in the make-up of police authorities could lead to them being hijacked by organisations such as the British National Party (BNP), I urge ministers to think again.
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Letters to the Editor

Readers share their views and opinions on topics covered by Police Professional.
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Letters to the editor: The issue of female sickness is gynaecological

Dear editor,

May I please raise a point regarding the article in your publication, August 28 2008, entitled ‘Women officers taking 50 per cent more sick days than male colleagues’?

LGA chairman sceptical of Green Paper

Since 1995, crime levels in the UK have dropped by 42 per cent, meaning there are eight million fewer offences a year. Yet despite this success public satisfaction with the police continues to decline.
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NLGN urges representation of councils

The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has welcomed the Government’s commitment to giving citizens a larger influence over local policing but urged the Government to ensure that councils were given a clear and powerful voice in the process.
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Police chief’s cautious welcome to Green Paper

In Durham our policing plans and aims have always been community based. Any help through a reduction in paperwork that will see our neighbourhood police teams on the streets for longer is to be welcomed.
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