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Originally Posted by Graham
It says the police spend too much time behind desks instead of tackling and preventing crime. The result, it says, is that crime is †œa very low-risk activity for the criminalââ‚ ‚¬Ã‚ÂÂ.
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That's an old issue that this government has failed to sort out.
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"Police chiefs claim that they have been swamped by government legislation that is putting mounting pressure on the service and tying up officers with unnecessary paperwork."
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Again an old issue that this government has failed to sort out
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We already *have* elected officials who are responsible for overseeing what the Police do, but they're too busy pushing them to reach "targets" to make the politicians look good than to fight crime.
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Couldn't agree more, which is why this idea is a good idea. Instead of having to impress the politicians the police will have to impress the public.