Lack of experienced detectives impacting on theft and burglary cases, says HMI

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Lack of experienced detectives impacting on theft and burglary cases, says HMI

Screening processes for burglary and theft reports are missing critical intelligence. And the detective shortage is impacting on arrests, HMI has warned.

Home beat: Burglary investigations must improve, says HMI

Date - 11th August 2022
By - Chris Smith

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Forces are under renewed pressure from the Inspectorate to rethink their approach to serious acquisitive crime (SAC). Inexperienced officers who are poorly supported are missing opportunities to catch offenders engaged in burglary and property...

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