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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

Colombia's Jungla commandos prepare for a search and destroy mission in an area controlled by drug cartels and insurgents. These soldiers are part of Colombia's ongoing fight to rid the country of drug traffickers and the Mexican criminals who employ them. (Morten Andersen)

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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Family business - La Familia: Mexico's most violent criminals

Lonely times ahead for all future patrols

DAVID HANSON: Says lone patrolling would increase confidence in police (Ben Stansall )

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

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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Fast track

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