Former Met Police Detective Peter Bleksley criticizes community sentences for UK criminals, stating they are a waste of time. Lord Blunkett warns that sparing criminals jail sentences won't stop reoffending without fixing the dire criminal justice system. Henry Bolton OBE discusses proposed plans for bespoke community service sentencing. Labour promises a new plan to prevent fraud and punish criminals. A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Sheffield. The police's zero tolerance policy on burglaries receives mixed reactions. Former Prison Governor Rhona Hotchkiss reacts to the Prime Minister's plan to issue community sentences. Over 50% of police forces are failing to investigate crime properly, according to official watchdog reports. The justice system is described as crumbling, with 2.3 million unsolved cases dropped last year. Former Chief Superintendent Parm Sandhu criticizes police forces for not investigating crimes properly. Former Met Police Superintendent Leroy Logan says standards of policing have dropped since austerity in 2010. Labour criticizes the government for failing to exempt domestic abusers from the early release scheme. Former Metropolitan Police Detective Peter Bleksley analyzes the Sheffield car crash that killed an innocent man. The government faces scrutiny over 4.8 million unsolved crimes in the past year, with 1.6 million investigations abandoned due to victims withdrawing their support.
Police face questions after leaving 4.8 million crimes unsolved in the past year - with 1.6 million investigations abandoned because the victim withdrew their support https://t.co/ZvDWOf4s5t https://t.co/Z1qIwXMxbo
'The respect for authority is disappearing and it's one of the biggest problems we face' Former Met Police Senior Detective Simon Harding joins Patrick Christys to discuss a new report which suggests police across the country are giving up on pursuing crimes at an alarming rate. https://t.co/XE7dixyJTl
'You've been in power for 13 years. Why have you not acted on it?' As 2.3 million police cases were dropped last year, @AliMirajUK addresses the government's talk of reducing paperwork, and reminds listeners of the headlines in July about the aim of 'investigating every crime'. https://t.co/Zo1EJEHWAb
Former Met Police Superintendent Leroy Logan says standards of policing have dropped since the austerity in 2010, amid reports that over half of police forces are not investigating crimes properly. “Certain officers are lacking a moral compass.” @thejamesmax | @WhichPennySmith https://t.co/M0GoRzKplQ
It is unacceptable and inexcusable that the Government has failed to exempt domestic abusers from their early release scheme, despite our many warnings. @UKLabour have put forward an amendment to the Sentencing Bill to address this issue as a matter of urgency. https://t.co/RQ94asMDpR
'Modern vehicles can often give up their secrets.' Former Metropolitan Police Detective, Peter Bleksley, gives his analysis of the Sheffield car crash that saw an innocent man killed. https://t.co/lgdyEDIwrc
Criminal justice system under the Conservatives has failed #women and #girls. #VAWG is unacceptable and government efforts to tackle #GenderBasedViolence have not been good enough. #EnoughIsEnough Labour will not rest until women and girls feel safe everywhere in our society. https://t.co/igZvyrJ7bV
'Police officers are sitting there doing the paperwork when they should be out on the streets... they're tied up with the red tape.' Former Chief Superintendent, Parm Sandhu, reacts to 22 out of 43 police forces found to not have been investigating crimes properly. https://t.co/CQ1ckvgpTV
I'm concerned to see Govt scrapping short sentences without a water-tight exemption for perpetrators of domestic abuse, sexual offences or stalking. Current provisions don't go far enough to protect victims. Read more here 👇 https://t.co/YyeWOHDw3u
Tareq Nayli was a witness to the car crash in Sheffield that killed 46-year-old Christian Marriot. He recalls seeing a "young guy full of blood" and "a woman lying beside the car". https://t.co/u7PbLEWFQD 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/bMY9yjgw8A
'It takes years for anyone to see justice in our courts.' 'The backlog is through the roof, and it has been for years. Don't blame the pandemic!' The justice system is 'crumbling' says @DavidLammy, as he asks why 2.3 million unsolved cases were dropped last year. https://t.co/pbwWDdnYT0
Tareq Nayali was a witness to the car crash in Sheffield that killed 46-year-old Christian Marriot. He recalls seeing a "young guy full of blood" and "a woman lying beside the car". https://t.co/u7PbLEWFQD 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/M3VGlCcSgO
Under the Tories, hundreds of thousands of young people are being written off. By ending tax breaks for private schools, Labour will tackle causes of economic inactivity, like the mental health crisis, by funding mental health support for young people.
The number of inquiries closed by police without identifying a suspect has rocketed by 250,000 year-on-year, new figures show. Former police superintendent Nusrit Mehtab: “Policing has been on a life support for a number of years.” @iancollinsuk https://t.co/QrkT0KwR2v
'The community option is not a cheap option, it will not work if you don't fund it.' Former Prison Governor, Rhona Hotchkiss, reacts to the Prime Minister's plan to keep low level offenders out of overcrowded jails by issuing community sentences. https://t.co/CTiLjOh81i
Have you felt let down by the police?👇 It comes as new figures show that police across England and Wales are abandoning investigations into four crimes every minute without tracking down the culprits. https://t.co/ug0pY5bPXN
"Crime is bad - but what's even worse is people getting away with crime." Official watchdog reports reveal that over 50% of police forces are not adequately investigating crime. #TalkTV https://t.co/IucS35c3z2
More than half of police forces are failing to investigate crime properly, according to official watchdog reports https://t.co/fOiQ7kWawo
'The police have a zero tolerance policy; zero chance of an officer turning up, and zero chance of catching the culprit' 'The police are an absolute woke joke, not fit for purpose.' Viewers react to new police policy on burglaries. https://t.co/8h1vPdAGTz
'It is absolutely horrific, and you do feel like you've been violated' @DawnNeesom applauds the new policy for police officers to attend burglaries within one hour, after 75% of cases have previously gone unsolved. https://t.co/WsdO8RChtO
‘Burglary rates are a scandal - new rule forcing cops to attend within an hour shows they've utterly failed at their job.’ @TheSun https://t.co/AQ7sGoFIFC
'A 23 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and a 55 year old man on suspicion of attempted murder.' GB News reporter Anna Riley shares the latest from Sheffield after a car ploughed into a group of people yesterday, killing one and injuring several. https://t.co/bPdHFi3FHU
Under the Tories, fraud has become the most commonly experienced crime in Britain. Only Labour will deliver a new plan to prevent fraud, punish the criminals responsible and give communities the protection they need.
'It's utterly unrealistic - what offences would be covered by this? There are some pretty serious offences which fall in the 12 month bracket.' Henry Bolton OBE discusses the proposed plans for ‘bespoke’ community service sentencing for criminals. https://t.co/Ei86dlQ276
Sparing criminals jail sentences will not stop reoffending without fixing the “dire” criminal justice system, @LordBlunkett has warned @RishiSunak @ShabanaMahmood https://t.co/wGG9BCe3bA https://t.co/o1e3VHv1fz
'These community sentences, whilst looking good on paper, are a complete waste of time.' Former Met Police Detective Peter Bleksley criticises community sentences for UK criminals, as new reports suggest crime can be cut through community service. https://t.co/tS0W5Lmn3B