The Week In Review
Thu 16th February to Wed 22nd February
Gay Black Officer Wins Discrimination Case
21/02/12 - Detective Constable wins case for race and sex discrimination against Metropolitan Police. A gay black police officer who accused Scotland Yard of racial and sexual discrimination has won his case at an employment tribunal, which also found that another officer deliberately leaked a "distorted account" of the claim to the Sun newspaper
Police Volunteers: Huge Interest In Workshops
22/02/12 - ACPO Led initiative to maximise use of volunteers is "proving highly popular". An ACPO-led series of workshops for forces interested in encouraging volunteering in policing is proving to be extremely popular, it has been reported. DCC Rob Beckley, (pictured, of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, said that the programme had seen a s
Grooming Trial: Girls 'Plied With Drugs'
22/02/12 - Trial commences at Liverpool Crown Court of eleven men accused of supplying alcohol and drugs to underage girls and then sexually exploiting them. Eleven men have gone on trial accused of sexually exploiting underage girls who had been plied with drugs and alcohol. The five youngsters - aged between 13 and 15 when the alleg
- 21/02/12 - Wiltshire CC To Lead UK Border Force
- 22/02/12 - Rogue Wheel Clamping Gang Jailed
- 21/02/12 - Cash Machine Gang Jailed
- 22/02/12 - Violent Car Theft Gang Jailed
- 20/02/12 - Man Shot By Police Critical
- 22/02/12 - Attempted Murder Of Officers: Court Date Set
- 20/02/12 - Wrong-Way Driver Filmed By Friends Banned
- 21/02/12 - Olympics: Officers Deal With Simulated Tube Attack
- 21/02/12 - CCTV: Critically Important To Crime Detection
- 19/02/12 - CPS Satisfied At Dragon's Den Result
- 21/02/12 - UK Border Agency To Be Split In Two
- 20/02/12 - Police Stabbing: Man Charged
- 20/02/12 - Shooting Incident: Armed Police Deployed
- 20/02/12 - Man Charged With Assaulting Officer
- 18/02/12 - Officer Stabbed In Norwich During Arrest
- 21/02/12 - Facebook Hacker Jailed After Police Probe
Regular Features
SIO Corner: Actions Management (Continued)
This week we focus look at the use of action abbreviations, and early allocation and prioritizing of actions. In this series we look at various aspects of life as an SIO. This includes the necessary skill sets for the successful SIO, the management of serious crime investiga
Exclusive Articles
In Focus: New Football Tactics Deliver Result
Hampshire Constabulary's efforts to keep rival fans apart pay dividends at south coast derby. When old football rivals Portsmouth and Southampton played each other in the FA Premiership seven years ago, the occasion turned into a tough match for the police. Seemingly uninhibit















