Friday 10th February 2012

Police Magazine - September 2005



Editorial

News: Officers are working under ‘intolerable strain’, according to Federation research / Red tape hampers human trafficking investigations

News: Federation calls for independent inquiry into IPCC document leaks / National Crime Squad guilty ‘of golden cop-out’ over massive paedophile operation

News: Police outrage at decision to compensate armed robber who shot and paralysed young officer

News: New technology leaves children vulnerable to online abusers / Federation welcomes strides in IT to catch sex offenders

News: Not uncommon for paedophiles with indecent images to see themselves as ‘collectors’ / Softcore images can lead to hardcore paedophiles

News: Police should consult forensic experts to increase rape convictions / Specialist police officers boost rape convictions

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

Command and Control: The view of the Superintendents’ Association on the changing structure of the police service

Reflex Action: A look at an innovative scheme in South Yorkshire Police which has helped bring human traffickers to justice

Set to Stun: Should Taser be rolled out to all police officers? Phil Chamberlain examines the debate

Root Causes: A police advisor to the Youth Justice Board, set up to try to prevent youth crime, discusses methods of prevention

Split Second: An officer from Leicestershire Constabulary writes about a scheme to prevent young people from carrying guns which are real and fake

Behaving Badly: Have Asbos (Anti-social behaviour orders) proved a useful tool for officers on the ground? John Dean reports