This post should summarise, inexpertly, the police approach to the use of force.  I am writing this because it has become obvious to me over the years, especially during debates about requests for police officers to use force on mental health patients in certain predictable situations, that we are not clear what is being implicitly […]

The Strategic Command Course is the months-long training and assessment to which superintendents and chief superintendents must subject themsleves if they dream of leading the police service.  Promotion to the rank of Assistant Chief Constable and above – known as ACPO ranks – is contingent upon successful completion of this course and you cannot get […]

You will remember very vividly because of the attention you paid what a hospital order is, under s37 of the Mental Health Act. You’ll also remember how the Crown Court can ‘restrict’ a hospital order under s41 MHA. If you can’t and you want to refresh your memory, you can read my original post on […]