El Cid Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Whilst watching the programs of real police on TV, a few of them have said policing has changed and a lot of their calls are domestic related. Is this because crime is lower or worse relationships between people. Or maybe not true? More alcohol or drug abuse maybe, perhaps that is it? Maybe people dont follow the norms like they did 20 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, El Cid said: Whilst watching the programs of real police on TV, a few of them have said policing has changed and a lot of their calls are domestic related. Is this because crime is lower or worse relationships between people. Or maybe not true? More alcohol or drug abuse maybe, perhaps that is it? Maybe people dont follow the norms like they did 20 years ago? Or perhaps less tolerant of domestic abuse - which has been pretty prevalent throughout history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Many more people report doemstic abuse these days and the police take it more seriously than they did, however the people returning back to the abusive situation has hardly changed so the number of repeat calls is ever increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Domestic violence remained largely unrecognised by the police at one stage and classed as a private matter. Not any more, the police are trained on how to respond to it. So perhaps part of their training is similar to a social worker. Society has changed over the years. Drugs are easy to buy and they can change your personality. So I suppose police training also has to change to understand how drugs can affect a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Domestic violence is a crime, and a serious one. 2 women are killed by their partners every week in the UK, so it's absolutely right that the police are involved. Domestic violence is exacerbated by substance misuse, alcohol dependency, poor mental health and a range of other social and health problems, and guess what all the governments since 2010 have been busy doing? Taking money away from the public services that help people address those problems. This means that the police more and more become de facto mental health and social care services, which they are not trained or skilled in. That has been a consistent political choice by the Conservative Party for the last ten years. That means more children growing up in households where there is domestic violence, which negatively affects their life chances, their education and outcomes, so that they are more likely to become perpetrators or victims of domestic violence later in life. This is what people have been voting for for the last decade. Edited February 20, 2021 by Delbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 More pest control than social services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 9 hours ago, willman said: Many more people report doemstic abuse these days and the police take it more seriously than they did, however the people returning back to the abusive situation has hardly changed so the number of repeat calls is ever increasing. Correct ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmiss Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I think the cuts to services during austerity have meant the police and ,to some extent , A&E who also experienced cuts and performance targets are left to pick up social issues. Mental Health, substance misuse, homelessness etc. crises especially out of hours usually end up with the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 11 hours ago, catmiss said: I think the cuts to services during austerity have meant the police and ,to some extent , A&E who also experienced cuts and performance targets are left to pick up social issues. Mental Health, substance misuse, homelessness etc. crises especially out of hours usually end up with the police Drug use seem to be on the increase. Around 1% of 60-74 year olds, 10% of 16-59 year olds and 20% of 16-24 year old have taken drugs in the previous year. These young people that are taking drugs, I assume are doing so because of poor policing or parenting. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/drugmisuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, El Cid said: Drug use seem to be on the increase. Around 1% of 60-74 year olds, 10% of 16-59 year olds and 20% of 16-24 year old have taken drugs in the previous year. These young people that are taking drugs, I assume are doing so because of poor policing or parenting. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/drugmisuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2020 I'm not sure why you linked to stats that show a small decrease in drug use and then wrote that use seems to be on the increase. Most people take drugs because they find it enjoyable, and don't take them very often. The only reason the police need to be involved with them at all is due to the misery and exploitation that often occurs further up the supply chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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