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A REPORT by the policing watchdog which found that forces have all but given up investigating offences such as criminal damage or vehicle crime is a damning indictment of government policy, Labour has said.
The report, by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said this “mindset” had led to a concerning trend of asking victims to carry out investigations themselves.
Victims of high-volume offences like vehicle crime and “burglaries of properties other than dwellings” are asked questions by call-handlers to assess the likelihood of the crime being solved, inspectors found.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
To quell the public anger and silence the far right, Labour has rushed out a report so that it can launch a National Inquiry — ANN CZERNIK examines Baroness Casey’s incendiary audit and finds fatal flaws that fail to 'draw a line' under the scandal as hoped