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What’s gone wrong with British policing?

Politics from the New Statesman

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Misogyny in the Police Van

It really felt a little bit like the air we breathed sometimes. There were specific moments, depending on which officers you're out with, or you being a van some nights, and it would be very explicit. It was almost like a kind of currency of workplace connection that if you weren't willing to get involved in that, you'd quite quickly feel sidelined. So I think it's the sort of situation for a lot of officers where even if that might not have been their natural style, you've got an decision to make. Or do I tap out and sideline myself and shut down?

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