Author Archives: samchapman

Operation Hotpot

Posted on 01/04/2013

In a break with tradition, Lancashire Constabulary has today announced the launch of its 'Rebranding Rebranding' programme, under which short meaningless titles for projects will be banned, and officers will be encouraged to use descriptions that don't have to be … Continue reading →

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Operation Hotpot

Posted on 01/04/2013

In a break with tradition, Lancashire Constabulary has today announced the launch of its 'Rebranding Rebranding' programme, under which short meaningless titles for projects will be banned, and officers will be encouraged to use descriptions that don't have to be … Continue reading →

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The Excluded Middle

Posted on 29/03/2013

The 'Fallacy of the Excluded Middle' is committed whenever we inappropriately reduce a set of options to two alternatives, excluding other options such as those that are somewhere between those alternatives. I was reminded of the fallacy earlier this week … Continue reading →

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Policing: The Only Way is Ethics

Posted on 04/02/2013

Today, you can find my comments on allegations that undercover police officers stole the identities of dead children here at MSN UK News #SocialVoices.

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The removal of local justice

Posted on 07/01/2013

Julie Iles ran as Conservative Candidate for Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner after years of service as a local magistrate. An unexpected consequence of standing for election as the Police and Crime Commissioner in Surrey has been my resignation as … Continue reading →

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Senior judge makes ‘land grab’

Posted on 05/01/2013

Some of you may remember the summertime saga of how the country’s Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Goldring, attempted to ban magistrates from standing as Police and Crime Commissioners or doing anything that might be dodgy for being excessively political, … Continue reading →

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Comment re. IPCC investigation

Posted on 20/12/2012

A few things have come together in my mind today that I think I should share with you:- We are all learning to deal with a new world where concerns about Police and Crime Commissioners go through Police and Crime … Continue reading →

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And so it begins.

Posted on 20/12/2012

Oh dear, did I blow the whistle on local politicians' expenses? I'm ever so sorry. To be fair, I kind of knew that saying “Hang on, I think you should have a look at this” was the equivalent of painting … Continue reading →

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Look who’s (still) here.

Posted on 10/12/2012

If a stereotypical police officer from central casting were to ask me “What were you doing on the morning of Wednesday 21st March 2012?” I would be able to give them a surprisingly full answer for something nearly 9 months … Continue reading →

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How quick the memory fades.

Posted on 09/12/2012

Last week's joint effort on Deputy PCC appointments between TopOfTheCops and the Mail on Sunday seems to have struck a chord, being followed by a number of articles such as those in the Guardian and the Times and an item … Continue reading →

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