Synopsis
"FIVE years ago, while Bill Bratton was serving a second term as Chief of Police in Los Angeles, I was asked a straightforward question: If you could bring about one change to reduce crime in London, what would you rather have – 1,000 extra prison places, 1,000 extra police officers, or Bill Bratton as Metropolitan Police Commissioner?
"The answer at the time was obvious and the point still stands today – effective police leadership is more important than the resources a force has at its disposal."
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Blair Gibbs
Fighting Crime and Disorder: Policing experience from America