http://stage.acpo.police.uk/ The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) brings together the expertise and experience of chief police officers from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing a professional forum to share ideas and best practice, co-ordinate resources and help deliver effective policing which keeps the public safe en-uk http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.htm Drumbeat 1.0 http://stage.acpo.police.uk/Logos/acpo_badge-L.jpg http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/DCCDaveThompsonRenewedfocusupongangsiswelcomedbyth.aspx Gangs, police http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/ACSimonByrneoutlinesthebenefitsofANPRtechnology.aspx Benefits of ANPR http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/201201SColeBlog.aspx Taking over an ACPO Portfolio always seems to bring with it a very steep learning curve. As ACPO's new lead for mental health and disability I do find myself engaged in trying to approach that challenge. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/IanDyson101Blog11Jan12.aspx If you have ever wanted to call the police about something important, but known it was not an emergency, then the 101 number could be your answer. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/AndyAdamsCustodyMatters28November2011.aspx Sir Robert Peel's test for the police service was the absence of crime and disorder and in pursuit of this goal; all too often it becomes necessary to detain individuals in police custody. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/RobBeckleyBlog17112011.aspx 'The police are the public and the public are the police'. Sir Robert Peel's most often quoted principle is as relevant today as it was in the nineteenth century and reminds us of the police's need to reflect the communities they serve. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/SimonByrnePolicingProstitutionandSexualExploitatio.aspx Five years on from the tragic deaths of five female sex workers in Ipswich we have seen great progress in the way in which prostitution and associated issues are dealt with across the country. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/CCTimHollisPolicingDrugsinAusterityAdjustingtothec.aspx ACPO response to drugs review http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/Policingtheexploitationoflabour.aspx Labour exploitation is seen as an increasing issue across Europe as well as in the UK. Unfortunately, the victims are some of the most vulnerable of our society and particularly susceptible. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/TimHollisReflectionsonDisorder12September2011.aspx The week of 6 August 2011 was an extraordinary one. The disorder that occurred was of a nature not previously witnessed and has prompted a wide range of views and opinions as to 'what has gone wrong' with our society. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/SirHughOrdeBlogAug2011.aspx One of the foundations of British policing is the doctrine of constabulary independence. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/SaraThorntonProvidingthebestleaders.aspx Everyone who cares about an organisation would want it to have the very best leaders. I am responsible, as director of the Police National Assessment Centre, for the selection of both high flyers and chief officers, and personally think we have many great leaders in the police service who have delivered significant reductions in crime and significant increases in public confidence. However, I am open to any suggestion that would enhance the leadership of policing further. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/PhilGormleyRecoveryofvehiclesthetruth28June2011.aspx Every motorist will have seen crashed vehicles at the side of the road waiting to be removed. If we're lucky we pass them or overtake them with ease. If we're not so lucky we might get stuck behind them in a traffic jam for hours, waiting for the vehicle to be removed and the debris to be cleared. http://www.acpo.police.uk/ThePoliceChiefsBlog/JohnFeavyourPolicecomplaintsandimprovingpublicserv.aspx The job of a police officer is unique in society, with officers routinely placing themselves in dangerous and stressful situations to keep the public safe. It's also a role to which certain powers are entrusted, of arrest and control of the public, given to a police officer by sworn oath and warrant. As the holder of an office, rather than an employee, each police officer has personal liability for their action or inaction.