tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281111167534223295.post2257880454527802544..comments2014-06-17T19:20:37.834+01:00Comments on Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Morgan: ARE WE PAYING FOR THE SINS OF OUR FATHERS (AND MOTHERS) ?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512184782329506797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281111167534223295.post-9688387911852108722013-07-18T18:26:14.444+01:002013-07-18T18:26:14.444+01:00On re-reading, I think I have discerned the nature...On re-reading, I think I have discerned the nature of our disagreement on crime statistic manipulation. (Well documented, and covered well at http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/534/1/Patrick09PhD.pdf ) - it is that those of us who express disquiet at certain practices aren't being critical of their colleagues; rather that they want to change the system and encourage more ethical behaviour. Some of us @Carcassiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281111167534223295.post-2137888349470647112013-07-18T18:16:04.552+01:002013-07-18T18:16:04.552+01:00Thank you for posting this comment. I very much ag...Thank you for posting this comment. I very much agree with your commentary on reclaiming the narrative on policing, and indeed on the sins of the fathers. I agree very much, in fact.<br /><br />However, to claim that there is no corruption in criming practices up and down the country is simply wrong. You may know such practices as "good housekeeping", and they may be as simple as adding@Carcassiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281111167534223295.post-62706318364687882792013-07-18T14:01:01.583+01:002013-07-18T14:01:01.583+01:00Will a code of ethics prevent senior officers from...Will a code of ethics prevent senior officers from bullying those they command for their own ends? You are right we need leaders at all ranks however it is only the senior ranks that have influence. If you speak out against the status quo you do so a your peril, even if you do so from a researched and well informed position. Crime figures are manipulated to think that they are not is naive, wouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com