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Police accused of failures on the anti-social behavior : The way the police in England and Wales deal with complaints of antisocial behavior has been strongly criticized by the Chief Inspector of the Gendarmerie.
Dennis O’Connor said the failure to properly record and handling of incidents undermine confidence in the police, and called for urgent improvements.
His comments came as Inspectorate published “cards” Report on the performance of forces 43.
Nottinghamshire and Greater Manchester received the lowest scores.
Nottinghamshire also recorded the highest rate of violent attacks.
Inspectorate found the way the rules of police data recording information about reports of harassment and acts of vandalism, verbal abuse, was “not enough”.
Most computer systems and police were able to identify people who were victims before or have been classified as “vulnerable”.
Mr O’Connor said: “It’s like a return to the doctors surgery, but you can see a different doctor each time.
Trust
“More than once, they suffer from less people trust them. There are some heart-rending stories.”
Of the Independent Police Complaints Commission which is investigating the case is one of Fiona Pilkington who killed herself and her daughter severely disabled after suffering continuing to combat anti-social behavior in Leicestershire.The police were called there 33 times in seven years to reports of violations and acts of sabotage and violence by local youths.
A survey of the forces of the Inspectorate found that 23 per cent of incidents of anti-social behavior of the officers did not arrive.
Almost all the victims in such cases and said they were not satisfied with the explanation provided.
Where the police did not attend, and confidence in the police increased.
O’Connor said the distinction between crime and antisocial behavior was “artificial”, and urged police to take him seriously.
He said: “I think that this undermines the trust if it is not dealt with seriously, and confidence not only in the police, but in general.
“It is partly something individual but also have an impact on the wider society, it adds an atmosphere of futility in public places.”
Derek Campbell, a consultant at anti-social behavior to the Ministry of the Interior and the Association of Chief Police Officers, told the BBC it was time for the issue of anti-social behavior is a matter of priority.”When we see members of gangs or terrorism by individuals, neighborhoods, and the theft of cars and throwing stones at the windows, and the police have the duty to respond”, he said.
“What we ask is that decision-makers in the police force to ensure that people living allows them to live their lives in peace and security and police forces there as a tool for the State to ensure that this happens.”
To monitor developments
In terms of overall performance, assessed in each Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie in three categories – local crime and police protection from harm; confidence and satisfaction.
Nottinghamshire was graded “poor” on all three criteria – the worst performance of the force.
He was also the highest number of violent assaults per 1,000 residents – 11.6.
Greater Manchester Police – which has the highest rate of vehicle crime – considered that the poor performance in two areas, Lincolnshire was ranked poor in local crime and the police department.
A team of inspectors closely monitor developments in Nottingham and the global monitoring program to ensure improvements.
But Peter Fahy, GMP police chief, said the HMIC used in the analysis of old data: “It is important to note that the figures contained in the report is five months from the date the force has made considerable achievements in reducing crime and improving the performance and since then.”
Six of the top performers, Cleveland, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Northumbria and Surrey.
The Sheriffs Association gave a cautious welcome for the dissemination of report cards.
Irene Curtis, Vice President-elect, said: “We welcome the fact that HMIC sought to understand what information the public wants to see how they perform the local police, and the fact that the report card goes far beyond traditional ‘performance data.”

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