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In this episode we will be looking at the Race Action Plan. A collaboration between the college of policing and the National Police Chiefs Council together with various representatives of the Black and minority communities. It attempts to address the disparities suffered by the black and minority communities in their engagement with the police.

We will be looking at the plan and discussing its merits and downfalls. 

Steve Bradshaw will also be looking at the role of a Police advisor to TV and film in 'The Acting Inspector'.

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

“In this episode we will be looking at the police tactic of stop and search and it’s disproportionate use against the black community.

We will also be looking at what constitutes reasonable grounds and the previous College of Policing guidelines adopted by some but not all police forces.

We attempted to make contact with the college of Policing for comment but unfortunately they have not replied. 

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

When Dame Cressida Dick resigned as Metropolitan Police Commissioner in February all eyes turned to another Dame - Lynne Owens, the former Director General of the National Crime Agency (NCA). Dame Lynne spent 27 years in policing, at the Met, Kent and Surrey, where she served for four years as Chief Constable, before joining the NCA in 2016.  She retired last October to undergo treatment for breast cancer, from which she has now recovered, and was widely seen as a frontrunner to be Commissioner before deciding, at the last minute, not to apply. 

In her first interview since then, Dame Lynne tells Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, about the decision and why she hasn’t ruled out a return to Scotland Yard in the future. She discusses her concerns about possible job cuts at the NCA amid uncertainty at the top of the organisation, the challenges of tackling illicit finance - and why the structure of policing needs a radical overhaul. 

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“In this episode we will be looking at the impact of social and mainstream media has on police forces and individual officers. It can affect morale and the perception the public have for their police. 

We will also be looking at the way the police use social media between it’s officers and the damaging impact it has had in recent events. 

Finally Danny Shaw, former BBC home corespondent and now a contributor to Policing Tv will give his own views on the matter.

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

Is the police disciplinary process fair on officers? Why do some who are facing allegations seek anonymity? Should chairs of misconduct panels be independent legal experts - or senior police officers?

These were some of the key issues discussed by Phill Matthews, from the Police Federation, and Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, when they met at the Federation’s annual conference in Manchester for the latest edition of ‘Talking Crime’.

Sergeant Matthews, who’s served with Nottinghamshire Police for 30 years, is chair of the Federation’s conduct and performance sub-committee, a post he’s held since 2016.

In February, Simon Kempton was given a final written warning after sending messages to police colleagues about the murder of Sarah Everard. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said he had passed on “gossip” and described his actions as a “serious error of judgment”.

In his first interview about the case since it ended, Sergeant Kempton, who serves with Dorset Police, tells Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, about the impact of the IOPC investigation - and sets out his concerns about the way misconduct inquiries are conducted.

As an officer with 22 years’ experience and a leading official for the Police Federation, Sgt Kempton also discusses problems with police technology, the importance of Tasers - and a long hot summer ahead for those involved in public order policing.

The Operation Hotton report into misconduct allegations at Charing Cross police station in London was deeply disturbing. It identified bullying and aggressive behaviour by officers, discrimination, misogyny and sexual harassment. In a highly unusual move, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which conducted the inquiry, published WhatsApp messages sent by officers in which they joked about rape, killing black children and beating their wives.

The decision to make the messages public was taken by Sal Naseem, the IOPC’s Regional Director for London, who oversaw Operation Hotton. He spoke to PolicingTV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, in the latest edition of ‘Talking Crime’, about the impact of the inquiry, the findings of a major IOPC report into the police use of stop-and-search - and if the watchdog is getting it right in the way it deals with complaints and misconduct: 

Steve Hartshorn holds one of the most influential roles in policing. He’s Chair of the Police Federation, the biggest police staff organisation in England and Wales, which represents over 130,000 constables, sergeants and inspectors. 

PC Hartshorn joined the Metropolitan Police 27 years ago after a spell as a Special Constable. He served as the Federation’s lead on firearms and Taser and was elected Chair in April, beating off competition from two other candidates. 

In his first interview since taking up the role, he spoke to Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, at the Federation’s annual conference in Manchester. They discussed his background in the police, the culture of the service, misconduct inquiries - and the cost of living crisis:

Danny talks to Professor Nick Hardwick, Professor of Criminal Justice, Royal Holloway University of London

Over the past 20 years, there are few people who have played such a key role in policing and the criminal justice system in England and Wales as Nick Hardwick.

After leading the homeless charity Centrepoint and the Refugee Council, Hardwick became the first Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which was formally set up in 2004. He oversaw investigations into the fatal police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Underground Station in London and the death of the newspaper seller, Ian Tomlinson, at the G20 protests in the City of London in 2009.

Hardwick was Chief Inspector of Prisons between 2010 and 2016 and went on to chair the Parole Board before resigning over the John Worboys affair in 2018. Since then, he has been lecturing at Royal Holloway, University of London, as Professor of Criminal Justice.

In a wide-ranging interview in the latest edition of ‘Talking Crime’, Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, spoke to Professor Hardwick about reforms to the parole system, building prisons, drugs policy, policing protests - and misconduct in the police service:

"If you look at some of the instances we've seen, the questions that should be asked would be of the supervisors of those units, saying: ‘Why, you know, if you knew about this, this culture, why didn't you do something about it? And if you didn't know about it, why not?’”.