When to involve police in an investigation
When should an investigative journalist tell the police about their story? Each situation’s different. The usual test is: when you have enough evidence for the police to arrest the person. There’s no...
View ArticleWhy police commissioners may be a fair cop
I suspect that we journalists are as cynical and uninspired about the forthcoming elections for Police Commissioners as everyone else. But we need to seize this rare opportunity to hold our police...
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A quick way of accessing crime details
The police have introduced a new feature on their website that will help journalists keep track of crime. There’s a dropdown at www.police.uk where you can enter a postcode and see the crimes that...
View ArticleHow to stay safe when reporting previous convictions
Journalists sometimes phone me and say: “I’m covering a crown court trial, and they’ve just mentioned the bloke’s previous convictions! How can that be right?” In fact, the Criminal Justice Act 2003...
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