The
Independent Police Complaints Commission has churned out another report
complaining about the police
Met is failing
to deal with racism complaints, say IPCC
Isn’t
that surprising?
An organisation
whose existence can only thrive on complaints has found cause for complaint.
I don’t
think the IPCC could find it’s a**e using two hands and a map but I suppose they
would complain about that as well.
The media
are clearly bored and still attempting to foment the idea of some form of
crisis in the MET. This will soon be forgotten when the royal birth arrives.
A face
and a microphone outside NSY claims all Commanders across the MET are being
summonsed for a meeting.
Great
If true,
loads of internal hand wringing, patronising emails cascading from above and at
the very least posters and possibly an NCALT training package at some point.
A
summary
‘A report by the IPCC says the
Metropolitan Police Service is failing to deal effectively with race
complaints.
The police watchdog is calling
for a cultural change in the way force deals with such complaints, supported by
training, monitoring and community feedback.
It said after analysing the data
officers were not handling race complaints ‘in a sufficiently robust, fair or
customer-focused way’.
IPCC Commissioner Jennifer Izekor
said as race is ‘a critical issue’ for the Met, the way it deals with
complaints about allegedly racist behaviour by police officers is ‘crucial to
public confidence’ in the force.
She said: “This report shows
that, though there are some examples of good practice, in general there is an
unwillingness or inability to deal with these complaints robustly and
effectively.
“Too often, complaints are
dismissed without proper investigation or resolution, complainants are not
properly engaged with, and lessons are not learnt.”
The report found that racial
discrimination was only tackled robustly where there was independent evidence
of an overt offence such as racist language.
The IPCC said the quality of
investigations was ‘in general poor’, and little or no account was taken of its
guidance on the issue.
Mrs Izekor said this can
exacerbate people’s negative experience, and officers may not be held to
account for their actions.
She said: “We know that there is
less confidence both in policing and in the complaints system among BME
communities.
“If the Metropolitan Police
Service is serious about building that confidence, there will need to be a
cultural change to complaints handling.”
Bottom
line, like anything else in the real world, if it is capable of some form of proof we
will run with it and put it to CPS.
In the
METS eyes anything is racist if someone deems it racist
So if someone
says ABC happened and it’s because of my his /her race/colour of skin it’s flagged as a
racist incident.
Ok …but
this still leaves that big issue. Is it ever capable of being proved beyond someone’s
PERCEPTION of the incident.
The key
paragraph I think is this
The report found that racial
discrimination was only tackled robustly where there was independent evidence
of an overt offence such as racist language.
That’s
pretty much the same for any incident we deal with, whether deemed racist or
not.
Life is
Life and not everything can be dealt with to the satisfaction of the
complainant.
A member
of ANOTHER tub thumping bunch of hot air merchants
has come up with
Metropolitan Police 'ignore
45% of London crimes'
Up to 45% of all crimes in London are
"ignored" by police, Conservatives on the London Assembly have
claimed.
Police data for 2012-13 shows that
76% of motor vehicle thefts, 40% of residential burglaries and 23% of robberies
were "screened out".
Tory London Assembly Member Roger
Evans said not probing minor crimes robustly was sending a "dangerous
message".
The Met said it investigated every
allegation of crime and conducted secondary probes in 60% of cases.
Figures from the force show that
about 45% of cases - 346,397 incidents - did not lead to follow-up
investigations.
'No interest'
The cases which were "screened
out" include 16,820 (76%) reports of car thefts, 16,748 (80%) of bike
thefts, about 24,339 (40%) burglaries in residential properties and more than
7,570 (23%) reports of robbery of personal property.
Mr Evans, the police and crime
spokesman for Greater London Authority Conservatives, said: "A victim of
crime shouldn't feel that the police have no interest in them unless you are
physically or sexually assaulted.
"Moreover, many criminals'
illegal activities escalate each time they get away with it so we are sending
out a very dangerous message."
A statement from the Met Police said:
"The MPS investigates every single allegation of crime that it receives.
"A number of crime allegations
will require secondary investigation once the initial investigation is
complete.
"The MPS currently conducts
secondary investigations in approximately 60% of all crime allegations, as
compared to the national average of 45%."
The force said it was improving the
"quality and rigour of initial investigations in order to improve the
service to victims by reducing the need for follow up visits".
The MET
lives and works in the real world.
Despite
the figures merchants claiming crime is falling, I know my little patch of
paradise is awash , particularly with Theft Dip, Distraction theft, Theft other....
Frankly
we have to screen crimes in or out otherwise we would figuratively speaking
‘drown’
Every
crime report to the MET is looked at. It is NOT ignored. But the volume has to
be assessed realistically. We apply set parameters on each crime. If we think,
within those parameters ,we can nvestigate we will.
Simply,
with the resources available ( and
falling ) we cannot look at everything.
I think
the MET do alright with the resources we
have available and the sheer volume of the incidents and population we deal
with.
But that
wouldn’t catch an editor’s eye would it.
