Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Nov 22, 2009, 3:49 pm
" The wall is owned by a property company based in the Bahamas, Sarge. OK if I pay them a visit next week?" We must be approaching an election. Our Home Secretary, Alan Johnson has announced that he ...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Nov 17, 2009, 5:56 pm
I cautioned a 17 year old lad recently. What was slightly unusual was that it was for Grievous Bodily Harm, Threatening Behaviour and resisting arrest. He had been drinking with friends in a park on a...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Nov 11, 2009, 4:46 pm
I was hoping the last post regarding force structures might generate some debate; unfortunately not. So let’s have a look at something more controversial. It seems to be de rigour at the moment to ...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Nov 4, 2009, 1:11 pm
I've been out of the blogging business since my last post 'Market Research' way back when. My colleague Inspector Lex Ferenda has done a wonderful job taking the blog further and the visit...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Oct 21, 2009, 5:14 pm
I have been having a look at Force collaboration projects recently and other initiatives that Forces are putting in place to restructure. We have gone through a great deal of change over the last 25 y...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Oct 11, 2009, 4:24 pm
PCSO's: a cost effective resource? I have been involved in Neighbourhood Policing for many years and welcomed the first tranche of Police Community Support Officer’s (PCSO’s) who were introdu...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Oct 4, 2009, 6:18 pm
It’s an old chestnut, but there have been a few sentences of offenders recently that have made me stop and think, what the hell is going on. I am sure I am not the only one who has been thinking abo...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Sep 22, 2009, 4:07 pm
Sorry about the picture but I thought it was a timely reminder when talking about cuts that some of our colleagues are facing real cuts on the front line. Like many Forces, Utopia is reviewing itself...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Sep 16, 2009, 3:52 pm
... that this was of such importance that it was worth publishing and debate. The following is a letter that the Police Federation of England and Wales have sent to the Prime Minister. I do realise ...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Sep 9, 2009, 1:52 pm
Targets! Here we go again. Policing in the Utopian Force is taking a worrying turn. I am a great fan of neighbourhood policing and the idea of local officers tackling problem people and places in th...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Aug 25, 2009, 7:34 am
General Patton I am pleased to be able to post another contribution from a colleague on Leadership. More Leadership I read with interest Inspector Hobbes article on Leadership. This is an area that ...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Aug 3, 2009, 6:55 am
I apologise to everyone who regularly visits my blog that I have not been posting for some time now. One reason is that I simply do not have the time. Another is that I have determined not to respond ...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 25, 2009, 4:31 am
We've had Sierra Charlie Speaks and Plastic Fuzz Speaks (Plastic - please write more), the postings of whom were both very popular. I'm very honoured that these officers submitted postings to ...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 21, 2009, 6:56 pm

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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 16, 2009, 4:37 am
Well, I had a nice little trip away with the Family Hobbes and our two kitty-cats. It was nice not to have access to a computer and to spend some quality time doing things that were designed to re-for...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 9, 2009, 8:14 am
The results of your feedback to my last post, 'Market Research' are now with my analytical friend deep in the dungeons of the Utopian Police Headquarters. Once he's put it through his comp...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 6, 2009, 2:18 am
I've read many blogs written by the Great British public bemoaning the state of the police today. I've also considered the like comments that have been posted by the readers of those blogs. So...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 4, 2009, 2:00 am
Our colleagues in the Metropolis have a new-ish leader and he says that policing is all about getting results. Officers should be productive, professional, take pride in their work, improve their pre...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 3, 2009, 12:32 pm
I am absolutely delighted to inform you that contrary to previous speculation, Sierra Charlie is alive and well. To build on a phrase used by Mark Twain - news of his demise has been greatly exaggerat...
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Leviathan H. posted an article on The Thinking Policeman - Jul 2, 2009, 11:45 am
A little group of officers on my team have formed a crossword club. During their breaks four of them gather around a table and attempt to complete The Sun crossword on a Thursday morning, as this is t...
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