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Private firms give UK police forces millions of pounds to investigate crimes

By on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 | Comments Off

The full extent of how Britain’s police forces are routinely charging private companies millions of pounds to investigate crimes committed against them can be revealed. The growing practice – which has gone unnoticed for years – has led to accusations that officers can effectively be hired for cash. Banks, insurers, car firms and credit card [...]

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‘Predictive policing’ could come to UK

By on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | No Comments

A very interesting story in relation to a pioneering technique dubbed ‘predictive policing’ was reported in The Independent today. “The technique to predict crime before it happens could be imported from the United States to this country. Pilots of the scheme – under which officers are dispatched to crime hotspots identified by computer – have had [...]

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Fifth new lead in “nude in the nettles” case

By on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 | No Comments

A FIFTH family has contacted detectives trying to solve one of North Yorkshire’s most famous mysteries. Police revealed the new lead today, as they prepare to begin digging up the woman’s remains in a new attempt to finally identify her. Officers have been granted permission to exhume the woman’s body at Malton Cemetery in order to extract [...]

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The Filkin report is ‘patronising, bordering on offensive’

By on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | No Comments

It is perhaps up there with the 93-page police manual on how to ride a bike and the document on how cops should talk to teenagers, says The Daily Telegraph crime specialist Mark Hughes. Dame Elizabeth Filkin’s report on how the police should interact with the media is patronising, bordering on offensive. First the patronising: [...]

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Claudia Lawrence: North Yorkshire Police have ‘new lead’

By on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Police searching for missing Claudia Lawrence have said they have a new lead. Ms Lawrence, who was 35 when she vanished, was reported missing in 2009 after failing to turn up for work as a chef at the University of York. North Yorkshire Police said a potentially “crucial” new witness had come forward. Det Supt [...]

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Claudia Lawrence’s father backs new policy

By on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 | No Comments

The father of Claudia Lawrence, the York woman who disappeared in 2009, is backing a new move aimed at supporting the families of missing people. The Government has said every police force should ensure families are automatically signposted to support services when their loved ones go missing. Home Office Minister James Brokenshire said it was [...]

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