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David Tucker
"Officers are unlikely to build trust with communities if their only response to receiving information revolves around enforcement. Sets out how forces can rebuild confidence with vulnerable communities following the counter-terrorism raid in East London. In the early hours of 2 June, Met officers launched a counter-terrorist raid at a house in Forest Gate, East London, after receiving intelligence that a chemical weapon was being stored in the house. Nothing was found and after the raid, some media commentators and community leaders called for communities to stop working with the police. However, the Forest Gate operation and events such as the terrorist attacks in London in July 2005 highlight the need for forces and communities to work together even more." [Sub required]
