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Hundreds of young people at risk of child sexual exploitation in Sheffield were let down by police, a whistleblower has claimed.
Ann Lucas, who ran the city's sexual exploitation service, told BBC News she had regularly passed details about alleged abusers to senior officers.
They had repeatedly failed to act, she said, adding the force's priorities had been "burglary and car crime".
South Yorkshire Police said the allegations would be investigated.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29725855
I wonder whether 'targets' have been responsible for some of this. Police tackling and 'solving' easy crimes in order to make themselves look good whilst turning a blind eye to other stuff which would be far harder to deal with without making themselves look bad.