Within days of a firearms officer being charged with the murder of an unarmed man, hundreds more put away their guns in protest, leaving top brass scrambling.
In Britain, where guns are rare, armed police officers have set off a debate about the extraordinary power they hold, and the extraordinary risks they face.
Officers worried that the murder charge signaled a changed attitude toward the use of guns in the course of their duties, the Met police later wrote in a statement.
A new study published this week examines the under-representation of women in policing. It reveals that cultural and structural barriers persist and are impacting female career advancement when compared to that of male colleagues.
Ten years ago, the number of voluntary resignations was 1,158. In 2022, the figure had risen to 3,433, threatening to undercut Boris Johnson s 2019 manifesto pledge of 10,000 extra officers.