UK Policing News

BBCWhat was this guy thinking? The sentence seems lenient for his actions!

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-16084060 Yet again we see how stupid people are to point a laser and put officrs lives at risk when they are in the air.

BBC Link I'm not sure how effective this will be, I suspect not very and again another government agency that fails to achieve the aim it was set up for. I would be more inclined to put new money into the agencies that are already there rather than funding a new team. I get fed up of hearing the argument that some families turn to crime because there are no jobs and that they are poor and fed up of hearing the same excuse for the disorder that occured earlier this year. There are families who don't work, genuinely live on the bread-line and below it who are proud, law-abiding citizens. In my opinion it is a tenuous excuse and there are other underlying catalysts for …

The laser can fire a three-metre square 'wall' of light that temporarily blinds A new laser designed to temporarily blind people is going to be trialled by police. Called the SMU 100 it costs £25,000 and sends out a three-metre "wall of light" that leaves anyone caught in it briefly unable to see. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16137543 I can`t see nothing Officer. :surrender:

Allowing reporters to tweet from court is a refreshingly enlightened decision by the judiciary, as well as an inevitability, writes Emma Barnett. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8957972/Tweeting-in-court-shows-judges-modern-side.html Brilliant idea in my view, getting the full version cannot be bad.

Interesting; BBC

Police: Facing A 'Perfect Storm' "British police face a "perfect storm" of cuts in staff, "chaotic" reforms and evolving threats to the public, the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, is to warn." Read the full story here > This week's poll focuses on the thorny question of whether a Royal Commission in policing is now needed - or whether Labour's independent review will do the job. The results and selected comments from the forums will be published on Police Oracle next wednesday. (15th December)

Hi all, First post so be easy on me. The news recently has been showing this video and I got to admit, I think this guy was totally wrong and shouldn't has been allowed to remove someone off the train. Do you think this guy could infact be arrested for assault! I'd like to see if everyone agrees with me or if you feel he was in the right...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16137543 The laser can fire a three-metre square 'wall' of light that temporarily blinds A new laser designed to temporarily blind people is going to be trialled by police. Called the SMU 100 it costs £25,000 and sends out a three-metre "wall of light" that leaves anyone caught in it briefly unable to see. Designed by a former Royal Marine Commando, it was originally developed for use against pirates in Somalia. Its makers claim an unnamed police force is set to trial the device which could be used against rioters. Since the riots in several English towns and cities over the summer there has been ex…

Police service corruption not endemic, report finds A report into police corruption in England and Wales says it is not endemic but does not give the service a "clean bill of health". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says "more robust systems" would avoid undermining public trust. It points to a "hugely inconsistent approach" across forces in their attitude towards free gifts. The home secretary ordered the probe amid concerns over police-media links after the phone-hacking scandal. Inspector Roger Baker, who led the review, said: "While we found no evidence of endemic corruption in police service relationships, we did find significant variations between…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-15933921 nice bit of kit The system is also being used by police in Hampshire

A teenager who was wrongly barred by police from taking photographs of a military parade in Romford, east London, has been compensated. Lawyers acting for Jules Mattsson - then aged 15 - said a police inspector had described taking photographs in public as "anti-social behaviour". Solicitor Chez Cotton said the police's treatment of Jules was "shocking". A Metropolitan Police spokesman said an out-of-court settlement had been paid and an apology issued. A spokesman for law firm Bindmans said Jules, who was targeted on 26 June, 2010, was taking photographs of the Armed Forces Day parade in Romford town centre. "The inspector told [Jules] he was a public hazard and sai…

A FREEZE on appointing new police officers in Derbyshire is set to be lifted three years early after the force made millions of pounds of savings. Replacement officers are set to be hired from April. http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/New-bobbies-beat-jobs-freeze-ends-early/story-14078308-detail/story.html Things begning to look up for Police recruitment?

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Fierce-Fines-Fail-To-Stop-Mobile-Menace_42114.html I'm not surprised. Its use is endemic round here, with little chance of being caught at it. I think the figures are meaningless because you don't know how many were not caught. Fewer people might be using phones but more caught. It's one of the neighbourhood priorities tround here, occasionally, so residents are worried aout it. (A near miss or two can really focus the mind.) Sorry, it was the wrong link. Frozen brains this morning. I got distracted immediately after posting and didn't notice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...etland-16144476 seems to have done the trick non-lethal "foam-ended" projectile