policing

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During the inquiry, the director general of the policing watchdog admitted it had "let down" the affected families.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In their view, policy decisions that affect policing in their neighborhoods are made far away by people with little knowledge of or connection to the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Dornan also said that while the police have a key role to play in preventing hate crimes, it was "a wider societal issue which cannot be resolved by policing alone".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

However, like several other senior officers, she rejected the notion that two-tier policing exists.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But even in Los Angeles, a city notorious for bad policing, crime fell at about the same rate as it did in New York once the growth in New York’s police force is accounted for.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt