Increase Police numbers and capability and take crime seriously again

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Policing has been softened over the years and most areas are under resourced to the point where people in many areas watch by helplessly as they see their communities in decline. Theft, dangerous motoring practices and poor social behaviours go untouched. This needs to change.

The last 20 years seems to have seen a deliberate softening of the police force, trying to recruit from a less traditional background and this has seen a decline in respect for the police, but also a lack of capability for the police to be of practical use when it comes to any apprehension of criminals. Too great a percentage of police are not full police officers and do not command the same respect. Numbers need to be greater. Capability to deal with everyday crime needs to be more robust.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Fund more bobbies on the streets

Timeline

5 Jan 2019	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jan 2019

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