The New Bill: Modernising the police workforce / IPPR, 4 February 2008
http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=586
Tom Gash
"At first glance, it is difficult to understand why police performance is currently under such intense scrutiny and why a range of politicians, practitioners and commentators are calling for fundamental reform of the Police Service. Crime fell by 42 per cent between 1997 and 2007 and the criminal justice system brings more offenders to justice each year than ever before. Fear of crime has also decreased, and Police Community Support Officers appear to be increasingly effective in reassuring the public of their safety at a local level. However, while the police have increased their focus on reassuring the public, overall police productivity in terms of crime detection is flat."
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