What's this latest target culture doing to our Police?
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Listened to a snip of news this morning going to work...
Apparently, Met Police under fire again from the Police Union about bullying and the targets imposed on individual officers regarding the number of stops and arrests they have to make each month, and if they don't meet those targets, the officer is disciplined... or words to that effect.
When questioned about the 'arrest' target, the senior line was "there are no arrest targets!"
Well... there is or there isn't! Who is telling porkies here?
..and if true, I think Joe public can be rightly concerned about that!
Apparently, Met Police under fire again from the Police Union about bullying and the targets imposed on individual officers regarding the number of stops and arrests they have to make each month, and if they don't meet those targets, the officer is disciplined... or words to that effect.
When questioned about the 'arrest' target, the senior line was "there are no arrest targets!"
Well... there is or there isn't! Who is telling porkies here?
..and if true, I think Joe public can be rightly concerned about that!
I would be very surprised if there were explicit targets, however there would be an expectation, based on factors such as the type of area, that in the normal course of duty an officer would be dealing with certain offences which would normally involve an arrest. For example, if an officer in the West End had no arrests for shoplifting over an extended period, questions would probably be asked about their performance.
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