Friday, September 16, 2005

Target practice for the police / spiked-liberties, 13 Sep 2005

http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/0000000CAD55.htm
Josie Appleton
"British police forces have been given target numbers of arrests - and they're offered points and bonuses to reach them. Police in Greater Manchester Police are now set a target of four arrests per month (1). One former officer, who recently left the force, recalls that one month she had only made three arrests. 'Go and arrest somebody for public order', her sergeant instructed."