Police Magazine - February 2012

Editorial

News

The PAT decision on Winsor Part I – what will it really mean for you

Latest news from the National Roads Policing Conference

 

Regulars

 

Inspectors’ Central Committee: Ian Truman of the Inspectors’ Central Committee questions whether the 1994 agreement is relevant in the current climate

Local focus: Graham Smith, chair of Thames Valley Police Federation, fears the government is favouring revolution over evolution

Station Sergeant: The Station Sergeant ponders the similarities between the highwaymen of old and today’s politicians

View from the chair: Police Federation chair Paul McKeever urges officers to stand united in the face of the attack on pay and conditions

View from the sidelines: Clive Chamberlain, chair of Dorset Police Federation, takes a different look at life

 

Features

 

You must be f@3k!&g joking!: Officers make their views known as a High Court ruling and a consultation by the Home Office on what can be deemed ‘insulting’ could open the floodgates for a torrent of abuse to be hurled at police, reports Royston Martis

Body in the snow: Killer Vincent Tabak strangled Jo Yeates and went to great lengths to hide his crime, but forensic scientists helped to ensure he was brought to justice. Tina Orr Munro reports