Nicaraguan drugs haul underlines country's co-operation with the US
A joint Nicaragua-US operation in the Caribbean netted a large drug haul on 4 May.
17 May 2011
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On the evidence
UK police forces have amassed huge amounts of case data. Using it as the basis for a system of evidence-based policing is vital to making the best use of their scarce resources.
02 December 2010
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The path less travelled
After a decade of building bridges with the Gypsy and Traveller community, Kent Police officers have a relationship that sees them welcomed with a cup of tea rather than a hail of stones.
12 October 2010
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- Lonely times ahead for all future patrols
Force's take on A19 'could pave way' for cull of skilled officers
Warwickshire Police considers invoking a regulation that would allow it to force experienced officers to retire.
02 September 2010
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Police rebellion quelled in Ecuador
General Freddy Martínez, commander of Ecuador's police force, resigned on 1 October following a police rebellion that kept President Rafael Correa hostage for 12 hours.
01 October 2010
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- Ecuador purges armed forces and police
Facebook searches could prejudice trials
Criminal trials in the UK have been collapsing because victims and witnesses have tried to identify subjects on social networking sites.
05 August 2010
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Met deputy criticises £150,000-a-week waste of officers' time
The deputy commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Force has launched a verbal attack on 'wasteful' criminal justice practices.
08 July 2010
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- Review to assess officers' responses in rape cases
Window dressing - The Netherlands' sex trade
Despite the Brothel Law legalising prostitution in the Netherlands in 2000, human trafficking gangs remain a serious problem in the country.
05 July 2010
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- Fourth column - Italy keeps a rein on smallest mafia group
Do potential policing mergers mean the end is nigh for NPIA?
The National Policing Improvement Agency could be broken up and parts of it merged into a national operational policing organisation, the police minister has confirmed.
01 July 2010
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Gun control
What can the police service learn from the Cumbria killings? Could tighter gun laws have made any difference? Max Blain investigates calls for amendments to firearms legislation and what this could mean for officers across the country
17 June 2010
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- Cumbria force has fewest firearms cases
IPCC probing police car crash that killed two pedestrians
A police car crash that left two pedestrians dead is being investigated by the UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission.
08 June 2010
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Human touch
Nick Hardwick, who has stepped down from leading the UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission, says officers have nothing to fear from greater scrutiny or from admitting their mistakes.
03 June 2010
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- Identity crisis
Definitely May-be
With 13 years' experience as an MP, Theresa May has spoken on issues from smoking to the Iaq war, but been less involved in policing. Sarah Bebbington looks at her record to see what the service can expect from the new home secretary.
20 May 2010
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Young guns
While they are subject to minimum standards for eyesight, fitness and hearing, the four decades separate the ages of the youngest and the oldest firearms officers across the UK.
12 May 2010
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Annual leave requests too time consuming
Officers in one of the UK's largest forces have been spending as long as 80 minutes filling out holiday forms, Police Review can reveal.
29 April 2010
