Saturday, June 24, 2006

Jane's Police Review, 24 June 2006

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Terrorism tactics 'need more scrutiny'
THE response to the Forest Gate counter-terrorism raid has shown that the service needs to 'take risks' to become more 'open and accountable', according to ...21-Jun-2006

Potential terrorists 'should be diverted and not criminalised'
POTENTIAL terrorists could be managed in the community in the same way as some sex offenders, a member of ACPO's National Community Tension Team said ...21-Jun-2006


Commissioner urges forces to embrace a 'culture of openness'
FORCES need to be more open about the way officers go about their jobs, the outgoing City of London Police commissioner has said. James Hart...21-Jun-2006

Cultural knowledge 'comes with the job'
COMMUNITY officers need to gain a greater understanding of faith issues to improve relations between communities and the police, according to the ACPO lead on ...21-Jun-2006


Authorities could overrule force mergersPOLICE authorities could have control over whether or not force mergers can go ahead, following a vote in the House of Lords this week. Conservative...21-Jun-2006

'Tolerance' is the key to winning trust
FRONTLINE officers need to be more tolerant of behaviour that could be perceived at first glance as unacceptable or they risk marginalising certain groups and ...21-Jun-2006


Service needs to do more to tackle fraud
THE service needs to become more sophisticated in the way it handles fraud intelligence, the ACPO lead on economic crime has urged. James Hart, who...21-Jun-2006

Kent CSOs to be issued with stab vestsA MOVE to issue every community support officer in Kent with a stab proof vest seems to have been made because they are being sent ...21-Jun-2006