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ntluser · 05-12-2011, 06:36

The police are in an unfortunate position.Not only are they limited by lack of manpower,finance and resources but also by tactical options and by political constraints.

They are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

If politicians had used some common sense and built the extra prisons we clearly need in good time, the police and the courts would not have to repeatedly deal with career criminals, who in the end, are given community sentences instead of the massive prison term they deserve.

Effectively, the police and courts are having to continually recapture and try these persistent offenders which is a massive waste of police and court time.

It is typical of this government that their lack of coherent strategic planning produces a situation where their reform in one policy area impacts negatively in another.

05-12-2011, 06:36	#1261
ntluser Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 78 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: Riots The police are in an unfortunate position.Not only are they limited by lack of manpower,finance and resources but also by tactical options and by political constraints. They are damned if they do and damned if they don't. If politicians had used some common sense and built the extra prisons we clearly need in good time, the police and the courts would not have to repeatedly deal with career criminals, who in the end, are given community sentences instead of the massive prison term they deserve. Effectively, the police and courts are having to continually recapture and try these persistent offenders which is a massive waste of police and court time. It is typical of this government that their lack of coherent strategic planning produces a situation where their reform in one policy area impacts negatively in another.