McNulty's on YouTube

In charge of the security, counter-terrorism, crime and policing departments, McNulty tells YouTube viewers about the governments' Respect Agenda.
Posted in 2007, it can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v-5L9j_kkc
McNulty talks about how the Agenda attempts to works alongside neighbour hood policing, local councils and communities, reiterating the idea that we live, work and socialise together, and should respect each other.
The preventative work in place, to try and restore Respect, includes improving parenting skills, keeping families together.
McNulty says: 'If young people are going the wrong way' as a last resort anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) are issued.

Policing Debate

McNulty hit back at the a few opposition Conservative members who he claimed, had ‘crossed that line’.

Instead, McNulty put forward a united front. He said: “There is enough to unite us when it comes to crime in London, because it is not going to disappear overnight on anybody's watch.”

The debate, based on policing in London, was on Thursday 27 March.

McNulty congratulated the police forces. He said: “I want to congratulate the Metropolitan police on all the work they do for us in London and Sir Ian Blair on the leadership that he has brought to the success of policing in London.”

With the elections looming, it seems that the parties are neck and neck.

Recording crime has stepped up a notch

McNulty explained today how changes have been made in recording crime. Thus the term ‘violent crime’ is no longer used; instead figures for the ‘violence against a person’ offence have been developed.

Does the common use of guns, knives even in violence come under the 'violent against the person offence'?

Are the so called ‘violence against a person’ offences a vague, rounded off definition which you have difficulty understanding… just more political jargon to add to the list?

Reworked crime statistics, to adhere to this new type of offence, show that 'violent against the person’ offences recorded by the police in Harrow, dropped between 2005/6 (3,028 offences) and 2006/7 (2,870 offences).

As a Harrow boy, a Harrow girl, or just a Harrow inhabitant, did you feel safer, less likely to be battered, smacked or violently attacked than you did in 2006?

I didn't think so.