Comment: what is real police work?

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Comment: what is real police work?

As forces have once more been told to prioritise their workload Gary Mason reviews the lessons of policing during the lockdown.

Date - 7th July 2020
By - Gary Mason

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Tom Winsor set the cat among the pigeons yesterday when the mainstream media headlines on his annual State of Policing report focused on the assertion that the public may have to consider paying more for forces to investigate volume crimes such as...

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