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No sacred cows

Shouldn’t the police be chasing down theft and assault, not thought crime?

13 October 2018

9:00 AM

13 October 2018

9:00 AM

West Yorkshire Police hit the headlines twice this week. First we learned that the fourth-largest force in England and Wales has decided to ‘screen out’ 46.5 per cent of cases a year, i.e. not investigate them. And these aren’t minor crimes, but things like theft, assault and burglary. Apparently, West Yorkshire Police’s 5,671 officers will spend their time on ‘more complex’ offences instead.

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