Fair Cop

A recent study from New York shows a widespread mistrust of the police amongst 14 - 21 year olds in the city where the police use their 'stop, question and frisk' powers.  The survey was conducted by the 'Polling for Justice' project at the City University of New York - which included young people as researchers, and used community organisations to collect the data.

The Police Ombudsman has welcomed the independent review set up by Justice Minister David Ford and chaired by Community Relations Council Director McCusker, but has said it does not go far enough.

Tony McCusker named by Justice Minister David Ford to look into allegations of ‘interference’ by senior civil servants

TheDetail.tv reveals that hundreds of PSNI officers have been disciplined over the last 6 years.

The Chief Executive of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has resigned his post, saying that the office is no longer independent due to 'interference' by senior civil servants at the Department of Justice.

The PSNI have only managed to clear up 4% of violent assaults known as ‘punishment beatings’ and ‘shootings.’

The creation of the office of the Police Ombudsman was a significant step in the reform of Northern Ireland’s police force. But has it made a difference? The Detail investigates.

In a recent interview for investigative site The Detail, Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson says it could take 25 years to finish reports from the Troubles.

There have been 8 security alerts in Northern Ireland in the last week, with the trend not slowing since the death of Constable Ronan Kerr.

50-50 recruitment no longer exists. As expected, it was not a quiet end to a controversial policy.