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Taser use up over 300 per cent between 2009 and 2013
Police in England and Wales used tasers more than 10,000 in 2013, The Guardian reports, an increase of 27 per cent in a year.
Figures from the annual...
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Police custody unsuitable for mental health patients
A ‘crisis care concordat’ signed by 22 national organisations, including the Department of Health, the Home Office and the charity Mind, says police custody should not be used because mental health services are not available, and police cars and other vehicles should not be used as ambulances to...
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Police: A&E better than police cells for mentally unwell
Police stations 'should stop being used' as places to detain mentally ill people, according to one of Britain's most senior police officers, reports the BBC.
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Taser troubles
More than 14,700 police are now armed with tasers. Figures due out tomorrow will show that in 2009 there were 3,500 taser deployments, rising to more than 7,000 a year in 2010 and 2011. The police have now been instructed to refrain from using the weapons at point blank range after a surge in...
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Criminal justice resources staffing and workloads: An initial assessment
This initial assessment of criminal justice resources, staffing and workloads was carried out during October and November 2008 by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies for a group of professional...