Policing UK 2013 - Police Federation

CONTENTS
“Operational police matters such as
national incidents will remain outside
the remit of the College of Policing.”
Sir Hugh Orde
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46 Professionalising police
leadership and training
Peter Neyroud offers his view of how
police training should change
48 The need for diversity
Is a representative workforce really
important? By Julie Spence
52 A broader workforce
Sir Peter Fahy explains why police
staff will make up a bigger
proportion of overall police
numbers in the future
54 Independent thinking
Dame Anne Owers outlines the
role of the Independent Police
Complaints Commission
THE ROLE OF POLICE
56 Reforming the service
Professor Jennifer Brown looks at
the reforms taking place following
the Independent Commission
into the Future of Policing
64 Policing murder, major disaster
and mayhem
Does the strategic policing
requirement counter today’s
threats? By Peter Neyroud
66 Operation Ceasefire
Commissioner Edward F. Davis
and Dr Anthony A. Braga report
on strategic gang violence prevention
in Boston
68 Crime science
Police focus needs to be shifted to
preventing and reducing crime rather
than catching and prosecuting
offenders after the act, says Nick Ross
72 Forensics: after the FSS
Dr Angela Gallop assesses the
impact of the closure of the
Forensic Science Service
74 Fire power and less lethal options
Eran N. Bauer explains where
firearms and use of force fit
in to British policing
77 Following the evidence
The challenge of evidence based
policing. By Alex Murray
80 Policing drug problems
The best way of dealing with drugs
and drug-related crime is through
low-visibility techniques, says
Nicola Singleton
82 Preserving rights and
building legitimacy
During the revolutionary change to
come in the police service, we must
not lose sight of Peel’s foundational
principles, writes Shami Chakrabarti
POLICING CHALLENGES
84 Tackling organised crime
Petty crime and organised crime
groups tend to flourish in austere
times. By Dr Felia Allum
88 Counter terrorism –
the next decade
Bob Quick on the UK’s
counter terrorism infrastructure
60 Emergency services and policing
The reactive fire brigade system is
emerging as the model for police
practice. By Mike Brogden
62 Neighbourhood policing
Police and crime commissioners
need to evolve key neighbourhood
policing processes and systems.
By Professor Martin Innes
“Part of the problem with the complaints
system is that it becomes a search for blame,
rather than focusing on the right outcome.”
Dame Anne Owers
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