Category: Police

A good day for the police?

Monday, August 13th, 2007

Thames Valley police has incurred the wrath of the Daily Mail, and plenty of others, for recruiting 16-year olds to be Police Community Support Officers.

And just down the M4 in London, traffic fines are costing the Met police £900 a day, the Guardian reports. Last year’s bill was well over £300,000 - up a third on last year.

UPDATE: Just noticed this one too - Penalty Notices for Disorder (also known as “pay and go” justice) are being issued at a rate of three a minute, all in the name of OBTJ targets. That’s Offences Brought to Justice, for those who didn’t know.

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Police resignations soar

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Over 2000 police officers quit their jobs last year - up 60% in just three years.

Labour has achieved a great deal in terms of officer recruitment, with many more police on our streets than in 1997. But if trained officers are quitting in such large numbers, that suggests some pretty serious low morale.

The full stats are here.

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