Editorial News: Community support officers do the jobs police officers ‘do not want to do’
News: The Federation points to lack of ‘transparency’ in SOCA committee
News: National training programmes for community support officers will mirror police skills
Judgement Call: Tony Judge gives his personal views on the recent findings of a Commission for Racial Equality report which concluded that police service is still institutionally racist
Changing Times: Jayne Monkhouse, equality advisor to the Federation, looks at the report for the Commission of Racial Equality published last month and the possible implications for the service
Centre Stage: Sir Ian Blair gives his views on current issues facing the service including the rise of community support officers and neighbourhood policing, which is now being rolled out across the country
Drug Dens: Tina Orr-Munro looks at Operation Crackdown and how effective Anti-Social Behaviour legislation has been inclosing crack-houses since the operation began in January this year
Government Agent?: Bill Hughes, director general of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, speaks about plans for an FBI-style training academy and how he will be operationally independent from the Government
Waking the Dead: The Body Farm is a facility in Tennessee which allows police investigators to look at the human body in different stages of decomposition to help solve crimes
Tough Love: Mark Oaten, Liberal Democrat spokesman on Home Affairs, speaks to Carol Jenkins about the party’s ‘tough’ stance on crime
On Parade: West Yorkshire Police is at the forefront of a number of technological advances including the VIPER system, an electronic identification parade, which has now been picked up by forces across Britain
