Police Magazine - September 2010

Editorial

News: Anger over leaked ACPO report

News: PNB staff side fights for police pensions

News: Constables call to protect rank numbers

Federation views: National Detective Forum chairman Steve Williams warns that cutting detective numbers could open the floodgates to crime

View from the chair: Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, warns that proposed cuts will only be welcomed by criminals

Local Focus: Simon Payne, chairman of Warwickshire Police Federation, urges all ranks to pull together to meet the current challenges

Pulling the strings: Criminology expert Peter Joyce examines some of the dangers of the latest white paper on policing, including the introduction of elected police commissioners

Time for life?: Undergoing IVF can be a lengthy, complicated and often stressful process; Tina Orr-Munro reports on how the police service supports staff going through this treatment

In sickness and in health: Forces are wrongly using performance policies to discipline officers with recognised disabilities, says  Deborah Munday of the NDPA

Coping with the cuts: Cuts in the policing budget seem inevitable, but Professor Peter Latchford asks whether the service can respond with imagination and bravery

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