Stephen Lawrence: Theresa May orders review into police corruption claims
by: The Guardian published: 1 June 2012 The home secretary has ordered an independent review into allegations that police corruption shielded the killers of Stephen Lawrence. The decision by Theresa...
View ArticleSean Rigg inquest: Inspector defends custody handling
originally by: BBC News published: 20 July 2012 A police inspector in charge of a group of officers when a schizophrenic man died in custody has said he would act “exactly the same” under similar...
View ArticleSimon Harwood is the latest police officer found not guilty
originally by: The Guardian published: 19 July 2012 PC Simon Harwood has been found not guilty of the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 protest. As Tomlinson walked home from work, hands in...
View ArticleSean Rigg: police used unnecessary force, jury finds
originally by: The Guardian published: 1 August 2012 An inquest jury has concluded that police used unsuitable and unnecessary force on a man who died in custody, with officers failing to uphold the...
View ArticleAnger over delayed inquest after police restraint death
originally by: BBC News published: 23 August 2012 Hot on the heels of the Independent Police Complaint Commission’s announcement it will launch a review of its investigation into the death of Sean...
View ArticleThe police must no longer be immune from radical reform
originally by: Andrew Rawnsley published: 16 September 2012 He did it very well, did David Cameron. One of the dimensions of being prime minister at which he excels is crafting the right language and...
View ArticleHillsborough inquest verdicts quashed by High Court
originally by: BBC News published: 19 December 2012 The High Court has quashed the original inquest verdicts returned on 96 Liverpool football fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. The...
View ArticleAzelle’s family wants overhaul of ‘trigger happy’ police
originally by: The Independent published: 18 November 2012 The mother of a suspected gangster shot dead by a police marksman has called for an overhaul of Scotland Yard’s firearms operations at the...
View ArticlePolice keep jobs after Lloyd Butler passed away while in their care
Two police officers filmed making insulting remarks about a man who later died in custody will keep their jobs despite being found guilty of misconduct.
View ArticleIPCC: Police watchdog ‘woefully under-equipped’
The police watchdog for England and Wales is overwhelmed, woefully under-equipped and failing to get to the truth of allegations, MPs have said. The Independent Police Complaints Commission needs more...
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