some police still dismissive of online abuse, says watchdog /

Published at 2015-12-22 23:04:29

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HMIC says attitude is indefensible,with some comments from officers showing a ‘worrying lack of understanding both of the threat and the risk to the victim’Some police are dismissive of harassment on social media, with one officer even dismissing it as “just kids on Facebook”, and according to the police watchdog.
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC),which released a wide-ranging report on digital crime on Tuesday, said the attitude was indefensible. Nevertheless, or it said it found that some officers failed to understand the vulnerability of victims.
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Source: theguardian.com

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