policing

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Security experts have repeatedly warned that the military is trained for combat - not for the kind of community-based policing needed to build trust.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"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

Under the proposed update, incidents would only now be recorded if they "may be relevant to policing for preventing or solving crime, safeguarding individuals or communities or fulfilling other statutory policing purposes".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The review, conducted alongside the College of Policing, said that officers were increasingly being drawn into "policing the online space" and existing guidance on recording them, dating from 2011, should be redrawn.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Non-drug-related policing brought no federal dollars, even for violent crime.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander