David Taylor, who was a police officer for 30 years, offers an insight into the handling of ‘minor’ crimes, while Ann Kelly and Caroline Ley reflect on the language used by ministers and the media Having been a police officer for 30 years, serving as a…
Sarah Everard murder: Met to launch review of standards and internal culture
Leading figure will challenge force on corruption and sexual misconduct, vows Cressida DickThe Metropolitan police is launching a review of professional standards and internal culture within the force, led by a high-profile anti-sleaze adviser, followi…
Met police tweets may encourage young people to carry knives, research finds
Force published about 2,100 seized knife images in a year, which experts say could be counterproductiveYoung people may be nudged into carrying knives by the police, research has found, as a new count showed the Metropolitan police circulated more than…
Evidence of ‘vulgar and sexist’ WhatsApp texts ignored, says ex-Met detective
Paige Kimberley claims she wrote to Priti Patel and Cressida Dick about messages, but they did not respondA retired Metropolitan police detective has accused both Priti Patel and Cressida Dick of ignoring evidence of “vulgar and sexist” WhatsApp group …
The responsibility is on police to restore trust in their ability to protect women | Nicole Jacobs
Adding domestic and sexual violence to the new policing bill would send a clear message to the public and to officersNicole Jacobs is the domestic abuse commissioner for England and WalesBeing a police officer comes with a badge of trust. That trust wa…
Tory women’s group calls for investigation into police misogyny
Conservative Young Women condemns ‘deplorable’ police response to violence against womenThe Conservatives’ young women’s group has called for an investigation into “the apparent culture of misogyny in the police”, piling pressure on Boris Johnson after…
Lone police officers in Scotland to offer checks on their own identity
Fake arrest fears following the murder of Sarah Everard to be allayed through live contact with police control roomLone police officers in Scotland will offer a verification check to the public from Saturday to provide reassurance that they are genuine…
The Metropolitan police canteen culture that shielded Sarah Everard’s killer
The murder of a woman by a serving officer has exposed the Met, once labelled institutionally racist, to accusations that it is also institutionally misogynistWithin the vast neoclassical headquarters of the Metropolitan police in central London, the f…
Make tackling violence against women a police priority, says victims tsar
Vera Baird calls for greater resources and urgency after sentencing of Sarah Everard’s killerPolice forces should be compelled to deal with violence against women and girls with the same level of resources, expertise and urgency as terrorism or organis…
Sarah Everard’s killer might have been identified as threat sooner, police admit
Details of indecent exposure claims emerge as ex-Met officer Wayne Couzens is given whole-life sentencePolice have accepted they may have had enough clues to identify Wayne Couzens as a threat to women before he raped and killed Sarah Everard.Couzens w…