Is. if the police are being told you just have to use more resources in tackling karin phone crime. that means there is less time and focus on the really serious violent offences are quite rightly to be concerned about. what is reasonable concerned about. what is reasonable mean? - concerned about. what is reasonable mean? that l concerned about. what is| reasonable mean? that is concerned about. what is i reasonable mean? that is a question that lies behind today s announcement. some officers might ask it would be is reasonable to downgrade a complex sexual abuse case to pursue more shoplifters. mark easton, bbc news. spain s football federation will hold an urgent meeting on monday in response to the controversy surrounding its president. luis rubiales caused outrage when he kissed the spanish player, jenni hermoso, on the lips after the national team won the women s world cup. hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss. mr rubiales has been suspended by football s governing body
Being reported are complex offences to investigate, notably, rape and abuse cases. on the one hand, this does sound like a no brainer. anybody who has had their car stolen or their phone stolen wants the police to pursue every line of inquiry. at the same time, we also know, for example, rape and sexual assaults, the prosecution and conviction rates for those are incredibly low. we have a tsunami of male sexual violence towards women and girls as it is. if the police are being told you have just got to put more resources into tackling, say, carand phone crime, that means there is going to be less time and less focus on those really serious violent offences that quite rightly the public are concerned about. so what does reasonable mean? that is the question that lies behind today s announcement. some officers might ask if it would be reasonable to downgrade a complex sexual abuse case, to pursue more shoplifters. mark easton, bbc news. new pictures have emerged of the moment a p&o cru
Reasonable for another, given the types of crime that they are investigating. and it is absolutely right that the police will always base it on threat, harm and risk. but certainly, in my own force and other forces, i do think there are times when we should be investigating further, and it is absolutely reasonable, and the public and the government are right to expect us to do so. but police chiefs point out there are reasons for the fall in detections. although overall crime is at historically low levels, improved recording of offences means their caseload is rising, and more of the crimes being reported are complex offences to investigate, notably, rape and abuse cases. on the one hand, this does sound like a no brainer. anybody who has had their car stolen or their phone stolen wants the police to pursue every line of inquiry. at the same time, we also know, for example, rape and sexual assaults, the prosecution and conviction rates for those are incredibly low. we have a tsunami of
And we need to engender a better and more robust response from the police. the police federation, who represent the majority of officers, says they all want to do their best. they say this is actually about resources and that many officers are stretched beyond human limits. but what s the reality of officers being asked to follow up all reasonable leads on all crimes? something will have to give, and that s the concern. we have a tsunami of male sexual violence towards women and girls as it is. if the police are being told, you ve just got to put even more resources into tackling, say, carand phone crime, that means there s going to be less time and less focus on those really serious violent offences that quite rightly the public are concerned about. labour has branded the new guidance as a staggering admission of 13 years of tory failure on policing and crime. with an election on the horizon, expect to hear a lot more
There are times when we should be investigating further, and it is absolutely reasonable, and the public and the government are right to expect us to do so. but police chiefs point out there are reasons for the fall in detections. although overall crime is at historically low levels, improved recording of offences means their caseload is rising, and more of the crimes being reported are complex offences to investigate, notably, rape and abuse cases. on the one hand, this does sound like a no brainer. anybody who has had their car stolen or their phone stolen wants the police to pursue every line of inquiry. at the same time, we also know, for example, rape and sexual assaults, the prosecution and conviction rates for those are incredibly low. we have a tsunami of male sexual violence towards women and girls as it is. if the police are being told you have just got to put more resources into tackling, say, carand phone crime, that means there is going to be less time and less focus on th