Three years is not very long

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Three years is not very long

The service will struggle to deliver the Home Secretary's targets in time for the next election.

Date - 26th February 2020
By - Gary Mason

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“If we haven’t cut crime within three years we will have failed.” This was NPCC lead Martin Hewitt’s reflections at a press conference that followed the Home Secretary’s speech at his conference today. Proof, if any is...

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