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In this episode we consider the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. The rule book for police since 1984 after the previous decade saw some massive miscarriages of justice. 

The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel

Richard Horton began his career with a short spell in accountancy before joining the police. Serving in the east side of Lancashire he performed several duties before becoming a Detective, a role he dedicated himself to for more than twenty years. Moving back into uniform towards the end of his career he was a response Sergeant overseeing a team of young and eager police officers. 

But that isn’t the real story. Richard wrote an anonymous blog called The Night Jack in which he described the realities of policing. He won the Orwell prize for writing and donated his prize to police charities. You would have thought that would be a reason to celebrate, however The Times newspaper hacked into Richard’s emails and outed him as the author. Disciplinary action followed by his employer. Richard took the newspaper to court and eventually won his case. 

Richard looks back philosophically on events and we discover that it still hasn’t  dampened his love of writing.

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In this episode we consider the recent report by the HMIC on bad practises within the UK police service. It makes grim reading. What makes it worse it that it is not politically driven but based on solid verifiable evidence.  What is clear is that the Chief Constables have to own this report and deliver on it.

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Policing TV brings you a new Podcast from Award Winning author Iain Donnelly

Maggie Oliver worked in serious crime investigations and helped to expose the serious sexual abuse of vulnerable children that had been going on for many years in Greater Manchester and most notably in Rochdale. Maggie eventually turned whistleblower in frustration that she was not being listened to, and ultimately decided to resign from the job she loved. 

She has become one of the most prominent campaigners against child sexual abuse in the UK, and she was the founder of the Maggie Oliver foundation. 

Originally released on 21st September 2022

Policing TV brings you a new Podcast from Award Winning author Iain Donnelly

This week was a very weird (but enjoyable) episode, because Iain interviewed Steve Donnelly, his brother. 

Steve did 15 years in the Met police doing a lot of difficult and dangerous jobs before retraining in law and becoming a successful criminal barrister. 

He followed the IRA as a surveillance officer and was one of Salman Rushdie's protection officers during the period of time when he was at a very high risk of assassination by the Iranian regime.

First Aired Aug 22

In this episode we consider the current state of policing in the UK and we make no apology of the fact that we think it’s bleak. Of course that’s just our opinion as are the suggestions we respectfully offer up to the new Prime Minister.

The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel

Andy Rhodes is the former Chief Constable of the Lancashire Constabulary and the national lead for wellbeing for the police services within England and Wales.

Recorded over Christmas 2016 and in a remarkably candid interview he shares his vision of the future, where the police service is at the moment and some of his own battles that have shaped him into the leader he is today.

A fascinating insight into a senior leader within senior management.

References: 
www.strongyoungminds.org 
www.lancashire.police.uk

The "Buzz" mentioned in this podcast is an internal intranet chat board for the employee's of Lancashire Constabulary to share their views and discuss topics.

The Thin Blue Mind podcast in association with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel.

The Lancashire Violence Reduction Network are a team of specialists from health, education, police, youth offending, probation, local government and social care who are working together to share best practices and connect services to tackle violent crime and its underlying causes.

We talk to Detective Chief Superintendent Sue Clarke who is leading Lancashire Constabulary's initiative to tackle crime through a trauma informed approach. Joining Sue is Rose Latham and Daniel Wolstencroft, who through their lived experiences formed Empower the Invisible Project. Borne from the ideas of people with lived experience of childhood sexual abuse who wanted to change the lack of support and also the lack of understanding from some professionals about how trauma in childhood in particular childhood sexual abuse impacts on the life of those affected.

In this episode we continue looking at the penal system and discuss whether the death penalty has a place in modern society. 

The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel

Policing TV brings you a new Podcast from award winning author Iain Donnelly 

How do the best police officers think? Interview with Professor Jason Roach.

First aired on 23rd May 2022