Police Magazine - April 2008
News: Custody ‘queuebusting’ policy raises concerns / Police officers go to the polls
Federation Focus: Off target
More than a paper chase: Tina Orr-Munro looks at what can be done to make sure that the Performance Development Review (PDR) process becomes an effective career tool rather than a
time-wasting exercise in gathering paperwork
Local Focus: Chief will be a hard act to follow -Chris Burrows, Chairman, Greater Manchester Police Federation
Justice for all: Simone Aspis of the UK Disabled People’s Council outlines the latest developments on disability hate crime, and the need for police to see beyond the perception of vulnerability to achieve justice for victims with disabilities.
Criminals caught on camera: A groundbreaking scheme in the Met has radically changed the way the force uses CCTV evidence in volume crime. Carol Jenkins talks to the DCI who launched the project, which he predicts will be rolled out nationally.
Devolving the beat: From the history of medieval law to modern politics, Mark Hinge, the Federation’s political advisor in Wales, takes a look at devolution and what it means for policing.
Judgement:Opinion: The finest press money can buy?