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
Treaty could give police more power to tackle child sex predators
A European treaty on stopping people using the internet to groom children could help police deal with child sex predators.
16 March 2010
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- Plan to ban sex offenders from online networking sites
Inspector set for prison role
IPCC chairman Nick Hardwick is set to become HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.
09 March 2010
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- Watchdog warns service over stray bullets
Welcome to the jungle - Mexican drug cartels move into Colombia
The growing presence of Mexican crime groups in Colombia emphasises the connection between the Colombian and Mexican drug cartels.
12 March 2010
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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
Officer shooting was a reflex action
A firearms officer who shot dead a colleague during a training exercise has told an inquest it was an 'involuntary act'.
02 March 2010
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- Police firearms policy needs urgent revision, says IPCC
Into the Future
Chief officers have prepared a report outlining how the service could look in the future. Jane's Police Review find out what officers think about some of the ideas, including signing up to a contract of employment
11 February 2010
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- Service modernisation may be a return to dark ages, says report
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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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'
Fast track
Two separate schemes have been designed to speed UK police officers through the ranks, but are bobbies being promoted too quickly?
04 February 2010
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- Nearly a third of bobbies have less than five years experience
Home Office launches counter to terrorist websites
A dedicated webpage on UK government website Directgov will be linked to a new national ACPO police team set up specifically to investigate offensive and extremists sites.
02 February 2010
Bonus buster
How healthy is the state of policing north of the border? John Pollock, president of the Association of Scottish Superintendents, talks to Sarah Bebbington about bonuses, funding cuts and the 2012 London Olympic Games
03 February 2010
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- Force scotches priority pay for the few
Pray to solve crimes, Christian cops urge
exclusive by Sarah Bebbington and Royston Martis
28 January 2010
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- Divine rights?
Going solo
Controversial calls for single patrolling have been motivated by economic and Policing Pledge demands. Derek Barham argues that asking officers to patrol alone would represent a return to original policing values
21 January 2010
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- Award winner dedicated to Mersey beat
Inside job
Once a criminal is convicted and imprisoned, many police officers will consider it 'job done'. However, hundreds of bobbies work inside jails. Max Blain meets the man who provides the link between the police and prisons
26 January 2010
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- Committee urges focus on crime prevention
