HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Prisons are reviewing and updating their Expectations for police custody. The Expectations were last updated in 2018.
Tag: Police Intelligence
LAPD release video from fatal shooting of 14-year-old in Burlington dressing room
The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday released store and body camera footage that showed the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet while in a Burlington store dressing room.
Three white men found guilty of murdering Black man as he jogged
Three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery have been found guilty of murder following his 2020 shooting death, which led to a wave of racial justice protest and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Trevor Smith inquest : Jury shown footage when dad shot dead by police
Relatives of a dad shot dead as armed police raided his Birmingham flat broke down in tears as the footage was played to an inquest jury. Trevor Smith, 52, was killed when a shot “ricocheted” off his bed.
Lynette White murder: Cardiff Five are victims, chief says
The “Cardiff Five” should be “recognised as victims”, a senior police officer has said. John Actie, Ronnie Actie, Stephen Miller, Tony Paris and Yusef Abdullahi spent time in prison for the murder of Lynette White.
‘Excited delirium’: term linked to police restraint condemned
Public health bodies, charities and the families of men who died after being restrained by police have condemned the inclusion of a controversial medical term in one of the UK’s leading medical handbooks.
From George Orwell to Priti Patel: How Britain brought its colonial policing home
As the Met Police is judged to be institutionally corrupt, Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes explore how some of the biggest problems still plaguing British policing are embedded in British colonialism.
MPs continue to debate the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
This month, MPs continue to debate the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is an extensive, lengthy, and highly concerning piece of legislation that would risk violating the UK’s human rights.
