policing

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"Since the arson attack, we have put in place an enhanced, bespoke policing plan, which has been focused around vulnerable areas not only in Golders Green, but right across London," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Criminologist Guy Lamb told the BBC he was not convinced the deployment would deliver lasting results, saying soldiers are "not designed to engage in policing" but rather to engage in combat and use maximum force.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

New Home Office guidance will say that forces should only log incidents that are potentially "relevant to policing".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It comes after a review by police chiefs found the system, developed in the mid-2000s, had increasingly seen officers draw into policing debates on social media.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He said the poor didn’t need policing; they needed help, and we could give it to them.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth