Total Policing – including using technology to fight crime

Canterbury Christ Church University's Public Lecture Series

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe argues that the significant investments in IT already made by the Police have not brought the benefits it deserves and that by having a more consistent and central strategy, the people of this country would get a far better service. He also believes that investing in appropriate technology will enhance the effect of those officers concentrating on repeat victims, repeat offenders and repeat locations. His ambition is to make the Met the best Police Force in the country, by having a total approach to policing – 50,000 people acting as a team will always do more than 50,000 individuals. He believes in concentrating that process on a total war on crime, helping victims and being professional.