Nearly 2,400 extra neighbourhood police officers hired in six months

Sainsbury’s Expands Facial Recognition Tech As More Neighbourhood Police Tackle Retail Crime

Retailers across England and Wales have welcomed an additional 2,400 neighbourhood police officers to protect communities and challenge a rise in retail crime which has prompted Sainsbury’s to extend its trial of facial recognition technology in London. Interim results from a recent survey by retail trade union Usdaw found that 71% of shop workers have faced verbal abuse and more than half have been threatened. The British Retail Consortium, mea…

Government gets closer to neighbourhood police target, data shows

The Home Office has announced that there have been nearly 2,400 additional police and community support officers hired into neighbourhood roles over the last six months. In April last year, the government committed to put 3,000 neighbourhood officers into frontline positions within 12 months to… This story continues at Government gets closer to neighbourhood police target, data shows Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

Nearly 2,400 extra neighbourhood police officers hired in six months

New Home Office figures reveal almost 2,400 additional police officers had been recruited into neightbourhood roles in six months