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  Northumbria Police Force (U.K.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Northumbria Police Force is the fifth largest in England and Wales, with more than 3,600 officers and 1,700 support staff.
Between 60 and 80 police and support communications staff members use the computer-aided dispatch system to pick up the emergency calls at the call centre and ensure the nearest available officers are dispatched.
Police officers have access to a much wider range of information than they previously did, purely because of the ability of the machine to handle it." Information can also be retrieved much faster, particularly bulk information and analyses.
www.himalaya.compaq.com /object/northucr.html   (1201 words)

  
 Case Studies: Northumbria Police
The print department at the Northumbria Police Headquarters at Ponteland in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is obliged to keep the force's police officers well stocked with a myriad of internal forms, carbonless sets and a wide variety of reports.
With the heavy demands of printing for the police, plus the added necessity to be commercially competitive means that flexible production schedules able to cope with short-notice jobs, multi-disciplined staff, and the most adaptable and cost-effective equipment are a necessity.
Paperwork is an important part of police work - ask any police officer how he spends his time, and the answer will most likely be "too long in the office, not long enough on the beat," but it's a fact of life and a legal requirement.
www.watkiss.com /news/case_studies/north_police.htm   (1077 words)

  
 Northumbria Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northumbria Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England.
It is the sixth largest police constabulary in England or Wales.
The police forces for the county boroughs of South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne and Tynemouth had already been amalgamated into their respective county forces in the late 1960s, with the Berwick-upon-Tweed police having been merged into Northumberland in 1921.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northumbria_Police   (319 words)

  
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Northumbria Police is a statutory organisation whose aim is to reduce crime and disorder and provide an efficient and effective policing service to those who live, visit and work in the region.
Northumbria Police is responsible for policing a diverse area spanning 2150 square miles, from Berwick in the north to Cumbria in the west and bordering County Durham in the south.
Northumbria Police is a partner of the North Tyneside Crime and Disorder Reduction and Misuse of Drugs Partnership and a senior officer sits on the board.
www.northtyneside.gov.uk /ntsp/police.htm   (290 words)

  
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Northumbria is also currently recruiting two lay advisors, members of the public, to sit on the Strategic Management Board and work alongside the partner agencies in deciding MAPPA procedures.
The identification of appropriate representatives was not an easy task in Northumbria due to the size of the Area and it was a welcome sight to have the Northumbria SMB assembled for its inaugural meeting on 13 November 2003.
Northumbria Police also have specialised units which focus upon domestic violence, both in terms of responding to the perpetrators of violent behaviour and in offering support to women and families as victims in these cases.
www.northumbria-probation.co.uk /archive/pdf/docs/MAPPA2004.doc   (5258 words)

  
 Guardian | Northumbria tops police performance study
Northumbria appears to be the best police force in England and Wales and Nottinghamshire the weakest according to new performance data published by the Home Office yesterday.
The police performance figures also reveal that the proportion of crime being detected and the number of offenders being brought to justice has fallen in the past year in the majority of forces.
The police minister, Hazel Blears, said yesterday that an attempt had been made to make the monitoring data more easily understood by introducing bar charts, alongside the spidergrams, which show how well each force is doing against its peer group.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4779261-103690,00.html   (713 words)

  
 Police News
Pioneering work by Northumbria Police and the Forensic Science Service has led to the conviction of a man for rape carried out 20 years ago....
It is part of the Chief Constable's commitment to Total Policing, tackling crime and disorder at all levels, which is supported by Northumbria Police Authority.
Northumbria's cold case review work is supported by the Home Office Police Standards Unit (PSU) which has provided a significant amount of funding and financed the work on this particular case.
www.policeoracle.com /news/detail.cfm?id=11388   (932 words)

  
 Man held over police killing - www.theage.com.au
Police hunting the killer of a police officer have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death last week.
Northumbria Police, which carried out the arrest, said yesterday that "a man being sought in connection with the murder of a West Yorkshire Police officer was arrested by Northumbria officers in the early hours of today."
Police Constable Ian Broadhurst was fatally wounded and another officer was shot and seriously injured by a man who was being handcuffed after they made a routine check on a parked car that turned out to be stolen.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/12/31/1072546586492.html   (308 words)

  
 POLICE ABUSE OF POWER
experience with Northumbria Police leaves me with little faith or trust in any police conviction, as they are allowed to consistently pervert the course of justice at will without fear of punishment.
Ex-Supt. Martin Cooper of Northumbria Police who was also “stitched-up” for blowing-the-whistle that Northumbria crime figures were being ‘massaged’….a ‘public-spirited’ act but considered a crime by Sir John Stevens.
Police Commissioner) for rightly not divulging her source of information on 'massaged crime figures' in Northumbria.
www.policeabuseofpower.co.uk /43404.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*   (2062 words)

  
 Police secure area as four bodies are found in a house | 24dash.com - Communities
Police have confirmed that the bodies of four adults have been found at a house in Newcastle today.
Police said that no-one else was being sought in connection with the incident.
It was unclear initially whether an apparent controlled explosion close to the police station where the man was detained was related to the incident at the house.
www.24dash.com /communities/7889.htm   (521 words)

  
 SAFC.COM: / News / News Archive / SAFC and Northumbria Police joint statement /
Sunderland AFC and Northumbria Police today clarified the position regarding supporters gathering at the Stadium of Light to express their opinions for both previous and future matches this season.
The police and the club have expressed concerns that individuals intent on disorder may be attempting to infiltrate these peaceful gatherings which is problematic to supporters wishing to collectively express their opinions and to the safety authorities.
SAFC, Northumbria Police and the local authority are committed to working together in partnership on all issues relating to safety both in and outside of the ground.  We are confident that all genuine Sunderland fans will assist us to do so.
www.safc.com /news/?page_id=9352   (460 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Bowyer and Dyer questioned by police
Northumbria Police have questioned the players about the April 2 incident at St James' Park.
Bowyer and Dyer traded punches in front of a packed stadium during the Magpies'defeat by Villa and both players were sent off for their part in the fight.
A Northumbria Police spokesman told the Daily Mail: "Two people involved in an incident on the pitch at St James' Park on April 2 were interviewed under caution by officers."
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0420/newcastle.html   (205 words)

  
 Police car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North American police cars were once noted for being painted fl and white, with the car doors and roof painted white, while the trunk, hood, front fenders and rear quarter panels were painted fl.
Police pursuit using police cars often results in police chases, which have been criticized (and even outlawed in some places) for putting uninvolved motorists and pedestrians at risk, and have also been dramatized in television programs and movies.
Anti-riot armoured vehicle of the police of the Canton of Vaud in Lausanne, Switzerland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Police_car   (2017 words)

  
 North Yorkshire Police Recruitment Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was certainly refreshing to feel that the police force draws people from all walks of life; I felt a real sense of camaraderie more or less straight away, I was going to be working with colleagues who each had a skill and something different to offer the force.
Ponteland is the satellite Police Training Centre that supports Durham; slightly smaller in location it is also the operational Headquarters for Northumbria Police and hosts quality police training to approximately 100 probationers.
As a police officer and as someone who was being dealt with by a police officer, they were very valuable experiences because it only illuminated the consistent need for a high quality service to the public, and professionalism — even when dealing with the most challenging of offenders.
www.northyorkshire.police.uk /recruitment/CENTREXTRAINING.asp   (3901 words)

  
 Police to form countrywide animal squad
POLICE are to launch a squad dedicated to reducing crime against animals.
Although he is the only full-time wildlife officer in Northumbria he has a network of 36 others who spend part of their time helping him when necessary.
The police believe that tackling such criminals head on would also lead to other offences being detected and help them to make headway against all types of crime in the countryside.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/08/15/npet15.html   (572 words)

  
 Government Offices | North East |
The Northumbria LRF area is coterminous with the Northumbria Police Force area and comprises the County of Northumberland and the area of Tyne and Wear.
Northumbria has an overall population of circa 1,381,000 (Office for National Statistics mid-year estimate 2002), clustered mainly in and around the Tyne and Wear conurbations.
Northumbria boasts two premiership football clubs with stadium capacities of between 48–52,000 and several smaller sporting venues, including a premiership rugby union stadium and an international athletics stadium.
www.gos.gov.uk /gone/prepforemergencies/northumbria_risk_register   (888 words)

  
 CNN.com - Police dogs wired for action - Mar 7, 2005
Police constable Alex McLeod, of Northumbria Police, said previously there were situations in which dogs could not be deployed because of glass and other sharp objects, which would injure their paws.
Pictures are viewed on a receiver unit carried by the police dog handler, and an audio facility allows the handler to listen to any activity where the dog is searching.
Sergeant Glen Bland, of Northumbria Police's dog section, said the new system was about 75 percent lighter than the older version.
edition.cnn.com /2005/TECH/03/07/spark.police.dogs   (588 words)

  
 UK Emergency Vehicles > Police > Police 1
This is a Northumbria police outrider escorting the runners of the Great North Run, circa 1988.
Here is another police outrider escorting a cycle race in the late 1980s (force unknown).
The Police Research Laboratory have found blue and yellow squares are the most noticeable markings by the human eye, so you can see one of these cars at a greater distance.
www.ukemergency.co.uk /police/police1.htm   (463 words)

  
 The future role of Police Authorities in community engagement
A police authority employee was seen as impartial and was trusted by a range of minority and hard-to-reach communities, enabling relationships gradually to be built with the force.
Northumbria used commercial software to profile responses from a survey consultation exercise to determine which sections of communities were under-represented or not represented.
In Northumbria residents were given training in survey administration and health and safety issues and undertook their own local survey of crime and disorder problems and attitudes towards policing.
www.crimereduction.gov.uk /crimereduction002.htm   (1651 words)

  
 Woman Dies After Car Chase - Law Enforcement,Police Officer,Criminal Justice,Background Checks,Cop
And a mother and her two young boys are fighting for their lives after the car thief ploughed into all four of them as they crossed a busy road.
Police were following the driver of a silver Honda Civic which had been "carjacked" minutes earlier by an armed man.
Northumbria Police said the older woman, named in reports as Pamela Phinn, who was from South Tyneside, died following the crash.
www.realpolice.net /forums/showthread.php?t=51712   (555 words)

  
 Northumbria Police: Home Page
Northumbria Police would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
The Northumbria Police property recording service is an easy-to-use service which lets you register serial numbers and descriptions of all kinds of property - from cameras and stereos to jewellery, artworks and antiques.
The Northumbria Police campaign to 'End the silence' on domestic abuse has already made an impact on violent offences.
ww2.northumbria.police.uk /ePolicing/Web/webhome.nsf/home/wf1_home   (188 words)

  
 ABD - Northumbria
The ABD has condemned Northumbria Police for wasting police resources when they used a spotter plane and helicopter to assist in the nonsensical prosecution of a nursery nurse.
Police brought a prosecution against Miss Sarah McCaffery for holding a apple whilst she drove, but when she pleaded not guilty, they decided to teach her a lesson by using a spotter plane and a helicopter to film a police car as it drove along the same road.
Northumbria Police have launched a innovative scheme whereby drivers will be given a 'yellow card' for driving faults such as driving too close to the vehicle in front, or not keeping left on motorways.
www.abd.org.uk /local/northumbria.htm   (1471 words)

  
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BACK AGAIN after there was a murder attempt made on me by Northumbria Police Special Squad officers on the night of 5/6th February 2003.
Mason police officers will uphold the Brotherhood by protecting the criminal rather than do their duty and protect the victims of the criminal.
He must have been aware at that time, that under section 86 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 he was duty bound to refer my allegations to another police force for investigation.
www.anti-mason.fanspace.com   (3262 words)

  
 Northumbria Speed Awareness Scheme - road safety and driver training workshops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Northumbria Speed Awareness Scheme aims to reduce the speed at which drivers travel by encouraging them to alter their attitudes towards speed.
Backed by the Northumbria Police, the Scheme provides drivers who have incurred a speeding offence in the Northumbria area with the opportunity to take a training Workshop instead of a fine and points on their driving licence.
You must have received a letter from the Northumbria Police inviting you to take part in a Workshop.
www.drivetechsas.com /northumbria   (228 words)

  
 Man arrested after police officer dies in crash | 24dash.com - Communities
A man was arrested on suspicion of murdering a police officer, who crashed as he was driving them to a local police station, a chief constable said today.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed, as a matter of course, a Northumbria Police spokeswoman said.
A spokeswoman for the Police Federation, which represents frontline officers, said the organisation did not wish to comment on Pc Carroll's death at this stage.
www.24dash.com /communities/4813.htm   (458 words)

  
 Northumbria Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Statistics show that in the Northumbria area, motorcycle casualties had been falling steadily until 1995.
Each month, in Northumbria area, an average of 21 motorcyclists are involved in road accidents.
Speed is a major factor in the majority of motorcycle accidents, many of which occur on country roads involving inexperienced weekend riders.
www.bikesafe.co.uk /Bikesafe/Bikesafe2000/events/northumbria.html   (279 words)

  
 Northumbria Police Federation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Police officers are struggling to effectively and safely deliver a 24/7 emergency response to the public in the face of the growing menace of gun and knife attacks and increased assaults.
The results of a Police Federation survey released today at their annual conference show that of 141,000 police officers throughout England and Wales nearly half of those who responded believe their lives have been placed in serious jeopardy on at least one occasion over the last two years.
Northumbria Police are introducing a new childcare scheme for police officers and staff which can save those paying for childcare more than £800 per year on childcare costs.
www.norpolfed.com   (1905 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Police force accused of racism
Pinder Singh, who has been a sergeant with the Northumbria force for four years, is one of three officers taking their employers to an employment tribunal.
Mr Singh is now serving at Whickham police station in Gateshead, although the alleged incidents took place at another station.
Northumbria Police says it is meeting its current target for "ethnic background" recruitment, and is on course to meet its long term target for 2009.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2524167.stm   (255 words)

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