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Tuesday, October 14, 2003
“Police back new way to gauge crime: The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos) said the method . . was “a bureaucratic change” . . : Herald archive 15 Oct. 03
“Police caution over crime figures: Scotland’s top police officers have moved to reassure the public that an expected statistical rise in crime does not represent a greater threat.” : BBC.
“Fear of Scots crime figures rising by 25%: Crime figures are expected to soar by up to 25% next year despite attempts by the Scottish Executive to assure the public that the country is becoming safer. . .“ Herald front page.
“Crime and punishment: If public enemy number one is the fear of crime, then the culprit is about to rampage across Scotland as never before. . . “ (Editorial 14 Oct 03)
(Relates to UK national standardisation of police crime recording to be adopted by Scottish forces from April 2004).
Posted by MM
on Tue 14th Oct 2003
at 1:06 pm
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