Vikram Dodd

London

Journalism is an act of faith in the future; I'm police and crime correspondent at The Guardian.Retweets are just what seems interesting, views my own.

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UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Prison officers will demand the immediate issue of electric stun guns to protect staff guarding Britain’s most dangerous jails, when they meet the justice secretary this week. Wednesday’s meeting with Shabana Mahmood was called after the attack on three guards at HMP Frankland, allegedly by the convicted terrorist Hashem Abedi. Two were seriously injured after being doused in hot cooking fat and stabbed, one five times in the torso, in a sustained assault.
Dangerous inmates should not have access to prison kitchen, union chair says

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Inmates in the jail where three guards were allegedly attacked by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber were allowed in a kitchen with knives despite being assessed as being so dangerous they should be isolated from other prisoners, according to claims by a union official. The prime suspect for the attack is Hashem Abedi, 28, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The attacker used a makeshift sharp weapon fashioned out of metal during the sustained attack, as well as cooking fat.
Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Young men and boys fuelled by “strongly misogynistic” online material are hunting for vulnerable women and girls to exploit on websites such as eating disorder and suicide forums, senior officers have said. The threat from young males wanting to carry out serious harm is so serious that counter-terrorism officers are joining the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the hunt for them, fearing they could go on to attack or kill.
Keir Starmer to unveil plans for police officers on foot to patrol every busy neighbourhood

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rajeev Syal |Mimi Ibrahim |Vikram Dodd

Police officers on foot will patrol every busy neighbourhood at peak times as part of a set of community-focused measures to be unveiled by Keir Starmer. In an announcement billed as a return to an era of “bobbies on the beat”, the prime minister will also confirm that every neighbourhood in England and Wales will be given a named and contactable police officer. The plans are expected to be in place by July, and follow the government’s promises to restore confidence in community policing.
Keir Starmer to unveil plans for police officers on foot to patrol every busy neighbourhood

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Rajeev Syal |Mimi Ibrahim |Vikram Dodd

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UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers. Researchers are alleged to be using algorithms to analyse the information of thousands of people, including victims of crime, as they try to identify those at greatest risk of committing serious violent offences.
UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Plans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s. Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at least England and Wales, and sitting in a newly created national centre for policing.
Twenty-three more women contact Met police over serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

More than 20 women have contacted police to say they fear they may have been attacked by the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, with detectives fearing there may be even more victims to come. Zou, 28, was convicted last month of raping three women in London and seven in China between 2019 and 2024. He was a PhD student in London, and a senior police officer said that a second criminal trial was now likely. Zou filmed many of his rapes, and the videos provided key evidence leading to his convictions.
Police in England, Wales and NI too overworked to investigate crimes properly - report

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Overworked police lack the resources, time and experience to investigate crimes properly, leading to victims being failed and an erosion in faith in law enforcement, an official report has found. The report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) says that the rate of positive outcomes – when police identify a suspect and they face justice – has crashed from 25% in England and Wales a decade ago to 11% in 2024.
Heathrow flights restarting after power cut and travel chaos

1 month ago | msn.com | Gwyn Topham |Rowena Mason |Vikram Dodd |Jillian Ambrose

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