messages being published last week showing racist and homophobic attitudes, and officers joking about rape. but by far the most damaging was the murder of sarah everard by a serving met officer. and the handling of a protest afterwards which hugely undermined confidence in the force. cressida dick is regarded by many officers as the most talented of her generation, but being the face of the force in such crisis meant she was personally criticised too, and she sometimes failed to communicate what she was doing to fix the problems. it was a very sad end to somebody who has given a0 years of very distinguished police service to the public of london, and indeed to the public of the country. her departure will make or will not make, the world a safer place, it will destabilise the met and frankly, she has been dealt with in a very unprofessional, rude fashion.
former deputy assistant commissioner at the metropolitan police, stephen roberts, says dame cressida dick made big improvements at the force and shouldn t have gone from the top job. i think it was a very sad end to somebody who has given a0 years of very distinguished police service to the public of london and indeed to the public of the country. her departure will make, or will not make, the world a safer place. it will destabilise the met and frankly she has been dealt with in a very unprofessional, rude fashion. and in reality, cressida s career exemplifies the culture change that has been going on in the met for many, many years. we are at a stage now where we have more women chief officers, more women superintendents, more ethnic minority officers in all ranks and where the force is headed up by a woman,
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but being the face of the force in such crisis meant she was personally criticised too, and she sometimes failed to communicate what she was doing to fix the problems. it was a very sad end to somebody who has given a0 years of very distinguished police service to the public of london, and indeed to the public of the country. her departure will make or will not make the world a safer place, it will destabilise the met and frankly, she has been dealt with in a very unprofessional, rude fashion. what did for cressida dick in the end was concerns about the culture in some sections of the police, so her successor will have to have strong ideas for reform. what we ll be looking for, those of us who are pushing for reform, is somebody who has a history of speaking truth to power, somebody who is able to bring people to the table, somebody who can show that they have been at the forefront of these matters.