Jardine labelled the police officers who have been dismissed ‘a very small number’, for which there is no room in the police force. She continued, ‘Northumbria Police were already doing an awful lot of work to tackle those behaviours and we will continue to do that’.
Jardine labelled the police officers who have been dismissed ‘a very small number’, for which there is no room in the police force
The chief constable took up the role in March after her position as deputy chief constable at West Midlands Police.
Continuing on her commitment to identify rogue officers, she said: ‘I am very clear on the standards of behaviour that I expect of police officers and staff here.
‘People will hear me talk about that all the time. The vast, vast majority of people do an absolutely brilliant job.’
Jardine then went on to talk about how she plans to tackle youth knife crime
Jardine then went on to talk about how she plans to tackle youth knife crime, detailing the need ‘to get into schools, talk to [young people], educate them, understand why they feel the need to carry a knife in the first place.’