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31st May 2006
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Bureaucracy
is the New Enemy
As
May draws to a close, reporters at Securizine pause for breath
after what has been a frenetic month. As many of you know, we attended
Police Expo at the NEC, the Police Federation Conference
in Bournemouth and last week we were at the ACPO Event in London.
What struck us all was the nature of the products on show.
Twenty years ago, when life was simpler, exhibitions showcased equipment
directly aimed at catching offenders or preventing crime. Many of the
products and services now on offer are designed to tackle the new enemy
- bureaucracy. The theory is that a reduction in paperwork equals more
officers on the beat. It's an interesting sign of the times when a Chief
Constable wins an award for increased efficiency (see Awards).
Rewarding officers for their efforts to reduce the administrative burden
is a positive step, but the true reward must be that they do in fact
return to the beat for their primary purpose of reducing crime and that
the void is not filled by yet another Government initiative, spewing
yet more forms to be completed in triplicate.
Finally our thoughts go out to the officer attacked by a knifeman near
Dunstable this week (see News). As the Federation suggests, maybe
we need more than a five week-long national knife amnesty to reverse
a culture increasingly comfortable with the idea of carrying these weapons.
Securizine wishes the victim a speedy recovery.
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Mini
Helmets Steal the Show
Those
on the look out for an original retirement present may want to take
a closer look at a new range by Hobson and Sons, uniform clothing
manufacturers. The company’s miniature presentation police
helmets were attracting attention at this year's Police Federation
conference.
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Staffs
Access Control System
Staffordshire police have introduced a locking system that allows
them to keep tabs on who has got which Airwave Radio
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Here:
BT
Shows Police Data Mobility Solution
BT has demonstrated its Police Data Mobility Solution at ACPO-APA Exhibition
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Here:
Civica
Chosen for Financial Suite Upgrade
Merseyside
Police is upgrading its financial management suite 'Authority Financials',
and has chosen Civica to do the job
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Here:
Norfolk's
Latest DVE Internet Kiosk
Norfolk Constabulary is launching its latest
internet kiosk to make the force more accessible to the public
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Here:
Civica
Wins Police Website Contract
West
Midlands Police has awarded a three-year contract to Civica to
host and manage its website
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Here:
New
Education Tool on GIS and Crime Mapping
The
University College London Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science and
Northgate Information Solutions have developed a new education
tool on GIS and crime mapping, the organisations have announced
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Here:
SIRD
Launched in Sussex
A
new system to identify crime suspects wanted in Sussex has been
launched
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Here:
Data
Compliance Offers CCTV Compliant Signs
Data
Compliance Equipment is a new manufacturing company offering CCTV
compliant signs as required under the CCTV Data Protection Act 1998
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Here:
First
Choice Level IV Plate
US-based
First Choice Armor and Equipment has announced the availability
of its new Level IV plate, the 'Max IV', it's latest bullet resistant
product
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Here:
Zandar Technologies, a pioneer in MultiViewer systems, has provided the highly flexible 1RU FusionPro MultiViewers to Thames Valley Police, as part of its £15 million Custody Refurbishment Programme.
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Baker
Batshield® Protects ‘Buy and Bust’ Officers
The
introduction of a new portable and concealable ballistic shield in
drug enforcement has reduced the risks to undercover officers during
‘buy and bust’ operations.
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Here:
KIT
Launches KITSUIT
The
KITSUIT, marketed as a revolution in blunt trauma protection,
was launched at this year's Police Federation conference.
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Here:
ADT
Sponsors Car for Met’s Security Liaison Unit
Officers
responsible for security at diplomatic premises across the UK are
getting a helping hand from ADT, the UK provider of electronic
fire and security solutions, in the form of a sponsored car
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Here:
Steven McKendry Wins PSNI Award
A Crime Scene Investigator who has recovered scores of fingerprints that have helped solve crimes has picked up PSNI's police staff member of the year award
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Cozart Launches New Drug Detection System
A saliva-based, hand held drug detection system has been launched by Cozart
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Cozart
Wins £2.0 Million DNA Kit Contract
Cozart
has won a £2.0 million contract to supply DNA sampling kits to
Scenesafe
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Here:
RedWeb
Trialled by Dorset CPO
A
product that forensically marks criminals is being trialled by a Dorset
Crime Prevention Officer.
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Here:
LGC
Forensics Exhibits at GPEC in Leipzig
LGC
Forensics is exhibiting for the first time at GPEC, the General
Police Equipment Exhibition and Conference 2006 in Leipzig, Germany,
this week.
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Here:
RDM
Group Wins Award
A
Coventry-based company has picked up a technology award for it secure
vehicle tracking system.
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Here:
New
Headcam Secures Conviction
Devon
and Cornwall
Constabulary has secured the first conviction in the country using new
'headcam' equipment which lets police record evidence at incidents.
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Here:
'Superbikes'
Deployed by Thames Valley
Bikes
fitted with tracking devices and covert alarms will be used by Thames
Valley officers to reduce cycle thefts in Oxford.
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Here:
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Latest Contracts and Tenders
Our weekly round-up of tenders and contracts from various police authorities include the following:
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Grampian
Police Force
are looking for a supplier of Yellow HI-Viz Long Sleeved Waterproof
Waistcoats with the word Police on the back.
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Here:
•
Temporary
vertical concrete safety barriers are sought by the Metropolitan
Police Authority.
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Here:
•
Cheshire Police Needs
Non Life Insurance Services.
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Here:
•
Cumbria
Police require photographic consumables for the next 2 years. The
contract is expected to be worth around £400,000.
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Here:
•
Derbyshire
County Council is looking for a provider of data and telephone
transmission services. The 4 year contract is expected to be worth
around 2.5 million pounds.
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Here:
•
The
Forensic Science Service needs software integration consultancy
services over the next 4 years for which it is expecting to pay between
5 and 7 million pounds.
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Here:
Last Week's Tenders here
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Latest Tender Awards
West
Midlands Police Authority has awarded the £200,000 contract
to supply catering services to Public Order Training RAF Cosford to
a Durham-based ESS Support Services Worldwide.
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Here:
Hampshire-based
PIPS Technology is to supply Automatic Number Plate Recognition
(ANPR) cameras to Siemens, as part of a contract awarded by Transport
for London (TfL) to provide an enforcement infrastructure for the
western extension of the Central London Congestion Charging Scheme.
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Here:
The
supply, installation and maintenance of Uninterrupted Power Supply
(UPS) systems to Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
police forces has been awarded to Emergency Power Systems.
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Here:
Smartwater
technology will supply a security marking system to Doncaster Metropolitan
Borough Council to help reduce crime after winning a £200,000
contract.
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Here:
Three
companies have won the contract to provide Merseyside police
with a range of insurance services.
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Here:
Chroma-vision
has been awarded the contract to supply Sussex police with new permanent
CCTV/ ANPR integrated system, comprising new cameras and ANPR devices.
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Here:
New
Business Development Specialist at AudioSoft
Chris
Twemlow has taken over Business Development within AudioSoft's
Lawful Intercept, Command & Control, and Commercial market sectors
worldwide (non Middle East).
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PC
Danny Kelk New PF
Chair in Northants
The
new Chair of the Northamptonshire branch of the Police Federation
is determined to do all he can to ensure that Northamptonshire Police
Officers stay local if the proposed national merger of police forces
goes ahead as expected.
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Here:
Third
Home Secretary in as Many Years
Dr
John Reid is the new Home Secretary following the departure of
Charles Clarke. Jan Berry, Chairman of the Police Federation of England
and Wales, welcomed the appointment.
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Here:
Phil
Kidner New CEO of TETRA Association
The
TETRA Association has appointed Phil Kidner as Chief Executive
Officer. Phil Kidner joins the Association from the UK Home Office
Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO).
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Here:
Brian
Moore New ACPO Lead on Domestic Violence
ACPO's
new lead on domestic violence says his first priority is to ensure
police forces are prepared for a potential rise in abuse during the
football World Cup.
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Here:
Dorset's
Chief Constable Wins Award
Dorset's
Chief Constable has picked up a special award in recognition of his
personal initiative to reduce bureaucracy in the force after being
nominated by the local police Federation.
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Here:
Lancashire
Team Wins Top Award
Lancashire
Constabulary's Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Team has scooped
a top award for reducing sickness in the force by nearly a fifth.
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Here:
Liverpool
Constables Commended
Two
constables whose quick-thinking actions helped to prevent an armed
robbery in Liverpool have been commended by their Chief Constable,
Bernard Hogan-Howe.
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Here:
Cambs
Officers and Staff Praised
Cambridgeshire
officers and staff have been formally praised for their outstanding
achievements in policing at a ceremony held on Wednesday, May 24th.
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Here:
Northampton
Man Awarded Silver Medal
A
Northampton man has been awarded a silver medal for bravery
at a prestigious police awards ceremony.
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Here:
Ged
Wins National Police Dog Trials
Merseyside
police dog 'Ged' has won the National Police Dog Trials, the first
time in the competition's 46 year history that a Merseyside dog has
taken the top prize.
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Here:
Norfolk
Welcomes First IPLDP Students
Norfolk
Constabulary has welcomed its first intake of students onto the new
style probationer training.
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Here:
Centrex
Launches First Phase of SCAIDP
Centrex
has announced that the first part of Specialist Child Abuse Investigator
Development Programme (SCAIDP) has now been launched.
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Here:
‘Glimmer
of Hope' Over Merger Plans
The
Home Secretary has offered the police service 'a glimmer of hope'
over plans to merge a number of forces. Dr Tim Brain, chief constable
of Gloucestershire police, was responding to Home Secretary Dr John
Reid’s announcement at the ACPO/APA conference that he was
committed to 'strategic mergers' of forces.
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ACPO
Warns of Financial Difficulties
The
service is facing a cash crisis that is set to damage major Government
policing initiatives such as neighbourhood policing, ACPO has warned.
Dr Tim Brain delivered a paper at this year's ACPO conference, warning
of financial difficulties for the Police Service in the years ahead.
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on this Story]
Woman
Sought for Information on Stabbed Bedfordshire Police Officer
Detectives are appealing for a woman to come forward after a Bedfordshire
police officer was stabbed on the outskirts of Dunstable. The woman
flagged down the lone constable in a patrol car in Beech Road at
5.30pm and said there was a man acting suspiciously in a nearby
wood.
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on this Story]
Police
Federation Calls for Tougher Sentences for Knife Carriers
The Police Federation has called for stronger sentences for those
carrying knives and more research to tackle a 'knife-orientated'
culture. The call came during the Government's five week long national
Knife Amnesty which ends June 1st.
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on this Story]
Gwent
Lodges Formal Objection to Merger Plans
Gwent Police Authority has lodged a formal objection to plans to
merge them with the other Welsh forces to create a national force
for Wales. At a meeting last week, Gwent Police Authority considered
the latest information it had on the restructuring proposals.
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on this Story]
ConflictPro
to Launch in September
A new organisation aimed at reducing violence in the workplace is
set to be launched later this year. ConflictPro will provide professional
development for those working in conflict resolution and will officially
launch at their conference in September.
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on this Story]
Two
Thirds of Bichard's Recommendations Implemented
Two thirds of Bichard's recommendations following the inquiry into
the handling of the Soham murders have now been implemented. The third
report, outlining progress in implementing the recommendations of
the Bichard Inquiry, has been published.
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on this Story]
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Forces Buy COMPACT Software System
Merseyside,
Humberside and Bedfordshire police are the latest forces to purchase
the COMPACT software system which speeds up the process of investigating
and recording missing persons cases.
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on this Story]
First
Environmental Crime Officer Appointed in North Wales
The country's first Environmental Crime Officer has been appointed
by North Wales police. PC Eryl Lloyd last week took up his new position
within the Environmental Crime Team at the Environment Agency's office
in Bangor.
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on this Story]
Taxi
'Marshalls' Return to Northumbria
Taxi 'marshalls' have returned to Northumbria's streets to reduce
the level of violence at ranks. The scheme was successfully piloted
by the force last year and is part of a campaign to tackle alcohol-related
disorder. They will be used in Newcastle and Sunderland.
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on this Story]
Skills
for Justice Teams Up with SOCA
Skills
for Justice will be working with the new Serious Organised Crime Agency
to help deliver a 'Professional People Management' system for the
newly-created organisation.
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on this Story]
IPCC
Investigates in Cumbria
The
Independent Police Complaints Commission is to manage an investigation
into an allegation of improper use of Cumbria Constabulary's e-mail
system by an officer.
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THE BIG DEBATE
In depth discussions of today's policing issues
The
IPLDP and the Met
Police
probationer training is undergoing a radical transformation as the
Initial Police Learning and Development Programme goes live across
all forces in England and Wales, but nowhere has the change been
more dramatic than in the Metropolitan Police Service.
[Read
the Rest Here]
See here
for links to previous Special Features
Allen-Vanguard
Launches New Equipment at Eurosatory 2006
Allen-Vanguard,
a global leader in solutions to mitigate threats from chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) devices, is showcasing two
upgraded product ranges at Eurosatory 2006 – the largest international
gathering of land-air defence and security equipment specialists. The
event is taking place at the Parc d'Expositions in Paris, France from
12th to 16th June (Stand N17/17).
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on This Event]
ACPO's
Conflict Management Conference and Exhibition
A
limited number of exhibition spaces are available at ACPO's Conflict Management
Conference and Exhibition in September.
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on This Event]
National
Hi-Tech Crime Conference
Jim
Gamble, the Director of the new Child Exploitation and Online Protection
Centre for children, will be discussing his plans for the new centre at
ACPO’s National Hi-Tech Crime Conference to be held 5-7 July.
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on This Event]
ACPO
Police Diving Conference
ACPO is to hold
its first conference in six years on Police Diving. The event will take
place November 19th to 21st at the prestigious Carden Park in Cheshire.
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on This Event]
Computer
Technology Conference
A
major conference on using computer technology to modernise the justice
system is set to take place on June 15th.
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on This Event]
INTERSEC
in June
The INTERSEC Security Conference & Exhibition takes place at the Sandown
Exhibition Centre in Esher on the 20th and 21st June 2006. For more details
on the ehibition contact INTERSEC Exhibitions Ltd on 01932 340 418 or
Fax: 01932 340 419.
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•
The Paperless Future, by Paul Webb
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•
Life Meets Art in TV Cop Series
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• Improving the Standard of Crime Reporting
[Read it Here]
• How Much has Officer Training Evolved?
[Read it Here]
•
How will the Police & Justice Bill affect Performance?
[Read it Here]
• Police Professional Standards Units Inspection Results
[Read it Here]
•
Facial Recognition not Recognised by the Police Service? by Nigel Clarke
[Read
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• New Years Honours List. How did the Force do?
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• Commons Revolt Over Police Reorganisation
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•
Developing Procurement in the Police Service by Paul Davies
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