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Police Watchdog Warns of Difference Between 'What Is Offensive and What Is Criminal'
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary urges police to end recording non-crime hate incidents to prevent overreach and focus on serious crime reduction targets.
- Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, provided an overview of policing across England and Wales ahead of the release of his office’s annual report.
- He emphasized that this rare chance to initiate necessary policing reforms could be lost if sufficient funding is not secured from the outset.
- Sir Andy criticized the use of non-crime hate incident recording, saying police should separate what is offensive from what is criminal and gather intelligence differently.
- Sir Andy emphasized the importance of finding an appropriate approach to distinguish between content that is simply offensive and what constitutes a criminal matter in the context of social media challenges faced by the police.
- The report stresses adequate funding is essential to reduce knife crime, boost neighbourhood policing, and halve offences against women and girls.
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