policing

Example Sentences

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During the inquiry, the director general of the policing watchdog admitted it had "let down" the affected families.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Dornan also said that while the police have a key role to play in preventing hate crimes, it was "a wider societal issue which cannot be resolved by policing alone".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In their view, policy decisions that affect policing in their neighborhoods are made far away by people with little knowledge of or connection to the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It was introduced as part of efforts to improve policing for black people, who statistics show are more than two times more likely to be arrested than white people in Britain.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

There will be no "policing" of students our age.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins