On 20th May Theresa May, the Home Secretary, told the Police Federation that they were ‘crying wolf’ over the impact of cuts to policing. Her argument is the fall in reported crime negates their claim that policing is being damaged. Perhaps she conveniently forgot to mention that Kent police’s detection of burglaries has halved. One of their Assistant Chief Constables, Rob Price said that the way in which the figures are recorded made them look worse. Perhaps Theresa May also conveniently forgot to mention that the way crime figures are recorded made them look better.
We all know that the way you measure performance can make it look worse – or better, if you’re the Home Secretary.
Actually, I believe most police officers recognise the need to be more efficient and cost effective. At the end of last year the government announced that UK police services would have their budgets cut by another 5%; meaning that they will need to make even more efficiency savings. However, any ‘reform’ – or...
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