'Total policing' requires doing less, not more

Article By: Prof Martin Innes

The Metropolitan police has a new mission – to deliver "total policing" to the people of London.

This week, Bernard Hogan-Howe, the new commissioner, set out his vision of what this involves: about how modern policing is multidimensional, encompassing a diversity of tasks beyond just preventing and detecting crime. He suggests total policing requires "a total war on criminals", "total victim care", and being totally professional. In so doing, he is seeking a more rounded depiction of the police function in society than those formulations that pivot around just one aspect (crime-fighting, zero-tolerance policing, intelligence-led policing, etc). But if it is to be a viable policing model, then three key problems cannot be overlooked.

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UPSI research cited in HMIC's report on the summer riots

UPSI research is featured very prominently in Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's report on the summer riots.

In the report ‘The rules of engagement: A review of the August 2011 disorders’, published on 20 December 2011, HMIC found police need to be better prepared, trained and ready to protect the public if they are to improve upon their response to public disorder.

They have adopted one of UPSI's main recommendations, referring to an all-source social media analysis hub.

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Dr Colin Roberts Addresses Home Affairs Select Committee on Violent Extremist Radicalisation

Dr Colin Roberts addresses the Home Affairs Select Committee Conference on the Roots of Violent Radicalisation at DeMontford University, Leicester.

Speaking at a workshop chaired by RtHon Alun Michael MP, alongside Simon Cole the Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary and Christian Cullun form SIRS Consultancy, Dr Roberts spoke about overcoming barriers to engagement in Prevent

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Prof. Martin Innes to speak at Institute Of Welsh Affairs Event On Police And Crime Commissioners 26-Nov

Law and Order in South Wales: the Next Five Years

29th November 2011

Jolyons Hotel, 10 Cathedral Road, Cardiff 6.45 – 8.30pm

Police forces in Wales face 20% real terms cuts to their budgets between now and 2015, according to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).  Meanwhile, cuts to the Courts Service have resulted in court closures, and the Crown Prosecution Service is pushing through significant cuts, leading to reports of unmanageable caseloads. 

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Police Review: Totally Joined Up Policing

With the appointment of Bernard Hogan-Howe as the new Met commissioner, some public commentary has focused on the style of policing he will pursue, reflecting on the ‘total policing’ he embraced during his tenure as chief constable of Merseyside Police.

I first used the term total policing in 2003 in my book Understanding social control – but what is it? What are its principles and implications? And, how does it link with the general direction of current police reform?

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