Police Professional

Police Professional, the UK's journal for police and law enforcement professionals. See also @PolicePEditor

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The National Police Chiefs’ Council has announced a review of race guidance that may have shaped the decision-making of officers who arrived at the scene of Henry Nowak’s murder. #police https://t.co/nKU9i2B9Lc

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Body-worn video footage showing police officers’ first interactions with Henry Nowak and his killer, Vickrum Digwa, has been released following Digwa’s conviction for murder. #Policing #Police #Bodycam #Southampton https://t.co/xRiGresZ5h

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A new Met Police social media video highlights how forces are increasingly using digital communication to shape public understanding of policing and counter misinformation online. #police #socialmedia #misinformation https://t.co/pswoo75bJt

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A landmark report exposes the systemic failure that turns domestic abuse victims into criminal defendants and asks why police and prosecutors still can’t tell the difference. #police #vawg #domesticabuse https://t.co/VW1oojutg9

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The Metropolitan Police Service says it will publish body-worn video from officers more frequently and at an earlier stage of incidents, reflecting growing concern over partial footage circulating online in the aftermath of high-profile events. #police https://t.co/xBnnSZvtbU

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The NPCC and the NCA have issued an unprecedented joint call for restrictions on under-16s’ access to social media, warning that the current digital environment hands criminals “industrial-scale access” to child victims. #police #socialmedia #onlinesafety https://t.co/vfF6DgnAtt

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Police officers retiring under the 1987 Police Pension Scheme are facing immediate reductions in retirement lump sums following changes to pension commutation factors introduced this week. #police #policepay #retirement https://t.co/09P6n0cvXI

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Our new series on life after the warrant card opens with a former sergeant’s account of the setbacks and miscalculations that reshaped his career - and led him to write the guide he wished had existed. #BeyondTheJob #police #policing #careerchange https://t.co/SmhDdnl4Pm

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Police and crime commissioners have warned that government plans to restructure policing could weaken democratic accountability and distance forces from the communities they serve. https://t.co/e1n6pgykwb #police #policereform

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Knife robberies have fallen by more than a fifth across England’s major cities, the government announced today, claiming the results as evidence that a targeted enforcement initiative is beginning to take effect. https://t.co/iICPVy1Pkf #police #knifecrime

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A fintech exec built a free police pay calculator after his jiu-jitsu training partners couldn't make sense of their payslips. Now officers are using it to plan maternity leave, weigh up overtime and decode their monthly figures. https://t.co/RRBwVymbEI #PoliceUK #PolicePay

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A financial investigator who worked for Cumbria Constabulary has been jailed for four months for unlawfully accessing police systems and sharing confidential information. https://t.co/G7MMFx1VIY #police

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Wiltshire police and crime commissioner Philip Wilkinson has resigned from the National Police Air Service Board after the Home Office approved funding for two additional police helicopters as part of a major fleet replacement programme. #police https://t.co/9tJrXaZtNP

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The arrest of a woman using a two-decade-old image taken when she was a teenager has raised fresh questions about just how powerful modern facial recognition systems have become. #police #lfr https://t.co/61DgksP50u

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The Met will deploy live facial recognition technology at a protest operation for the first time this weekend as commanders prepare what they describe as one of the largest and most complex public order policing operations in recent years. #police #protest https://t.co/iJPdoF6cPz

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Simon Blatchly has been appointed acting chief constable of Derbyshire Constabulary following the retirement of Rachel Swann. #police #derbyshire https://t.co/x0NmCLuHO6

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A new book examines growing evidence that mainstream pornography platforms may be creating pathways to child sexual abuse offending - and what that means for policing. #police #csa #grooming https://t.co/8jRsJBAAos

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Schools are being advised to review the use of pupil photographs on websites and social media after child protection experts warned criminals are using AI-generated abuse imagery in blackmail attempts. #police #ai #nca https://t.co/l2HK22PFwc

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A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal road traffic collision in Oldham on December 23, 2022. https://t.co/i6nApVVkl4 #police #manchester

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A new national training programme for frontline police supervisors comes after inspectors warned that inconsistent investigative standards are failing some victims. #police https://t.co/GKeIGah9Cf