Police Magazine - December 2005

Editorial

Tribute to PC Sharon Beshenivsky

News: Majority of forces do not have recommended numbers of firearms officers available / Hundreds gather to pay tribute in two-minute silence for West Yorkshire officer

News: Federation hits out at Government for implying ‘any officer’ can carry out roads policing / Chief calls on drug laws to be made simple to tackle the problem

News: Roads policing should be integrated into service to make it ‘indispensable’, says police chief

Judgement: Opinion: Tony Judge, former editor of Police Magazine, gives his personal views on policing issues

To Arm or Not to Arm: Should police officers follow their counterparts in Europe and become routinely armed in the wake of increasing danger or would this be the end to policing by public consent? Tony Judge examines the debate

Empty Spirits: As Christmas approaches, how do police officers deal with alcohol problems and how did they recognise they had a problem in the first place?

Future Force: How will the future police force look and what will happen to the role of the constable? Bob Quick, ACPO lead on modernisation, and John Miskelly, Surrey Police Federation chairman, have their say

Word on the Street: Could the word of God help you when you face the drunken hordes who pour from pubs in the early hours? It works for the Street Pastors, who walk the streets to help reassure the public

Get Hooked: A project aimed at cutting youth crime by taking youngsters fishing has gained national momentum

Street Life: How a project in Avon and Somerset is tackling the problem of Class A drugs from the street level and upwards

Wheelie Bins: Mobile custody units, sometimes housed literally in the back of a lorry, are becoming an increasing resource to forces as they need to process prisoners and quickly and need to be in the right place at the right time

Countryside Crime File: How forces in the north are tackling rural crime in their communities and across borders