Monday, January 30, 2006

News / Jane's Police Review, 27 Jan 2006

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"Public does not take women officers seriously
WOMEN officers are not taken seriously by the public when dealing with troublemakers in physical public order situations unlike their male colleagues, an independent study ...25-Jan-2006

Officers and staff to be trained together under new scheme
STUDENT officers could find themselves sharing classrooms with trainee Special constables, community support officers and even ACPO level transferees under new guidance issued by Centrex. ...25-Jan-2006

Clarke wants more control of 'poor forces'
HOME Secretary Charles Clarke is aiming to push legislation through Parliament that would allow him to take action against poor performing police forces without first ...25-Jan-2006

Federation vows not to comply with force's ban on its smokers
NORTH Wales Police Federation is refusing to work with its local command team on its 'fair management' policies if the force continues to ban smokers ...25-Jan-2006

Image bank could identify suspects faster
OFFICERS in the UK may soon be able to match CCTV images of suspects' faces to a huge national database of mugshots. Chief officers have...25-Jan-2006

Eco-force
GREATER Manchester Police is using a cleaner fuel in its 1,275 diesel vehicles. It has switched to bi"