Accountability

If you follow the narratives about police contact deaths (PCDs), you won’t get very far before you see there is a lot of discussion about the need for accountability – whatever that might mean. This posts is a reflection on all this, because it obviously does mean different things to different people. Before we get […]

Renolde v France

Fancy a little trip in to some “French” caselaw? – of course, you do! – it’s actually European, human rights case law which just happens to be a French case but why quibble?! I was pleased to be nudged towards this case by the estimable Inspector Jon Owen QPM after a short discussion about suicide […]

Building Another Nottingham

So far, it seems most of the things which could go wrong in Nottingham, did go wrong but we’re yet to see the public inquiry final report, which is due next spring. We heard evidence on policing and mental health as well from the CPS and mental health services, including the expert psychiatric witnesses who provided […]