One of the most demanding challenges within policing, but especially when dealing with mental health issues, is the need to make black and white decisions from situations involving endless shades of grey.  Police officers, by virtue of their role, are frequently making decisions which amount to gambles because they often don’t know all that they […]

10CC told us years ago, that big boys don’t cry — it’s a cultural thing, isn’t it?  No matter that people can be devastated by relationship breakdown or unrequited love, you just get on with it.  Keep calm and carry on, and all that? Some years ago, a friend of mine had a few health problems.  […]

Yesterday in England and Wales, forty-one people were elected to the role of Police and Crime Commissioner for their area. This is a new role to “oversee and hold to account” police services and their Chief Constables. These new PCCs will have a range of statutory functions and in the ‘debate’ which occurred in the […]