The targets era is over. Now we need to go and catch criminals, says police chief [Edition 2]

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ONE of Britain's most senior police officers has criticised the Government's obsession with performance targets and called for a return to old-fashioned policing.

Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), circulated a damning memo among senior officers attacking the Home Office's statistics-driven approach.

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The targets era is over. Now we need to go and catch criminals, says police chief [Edition 2]

In the document, leaked last week, he blames a 'performance management' culture for causing mountains of paperwork, and leaving officers hand-tied by procedure. This, he says, prevents the police f...

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