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Police sexism 'must be tackled
Home Office minister Hazel Blears said sexism in the police force had to be tackled, when she attended a conference on women in policing.

She said she wanted to "really bear down on the sexist culture that unfortunately is still around in the police service a little bit".

Ms Blears added: "I don't think it's just the police force. A lot of women will experience a culture of harassment from time to time in different circumstance and I think it needs to be challenged wherever it is."

Police working practices needed to be more flexible and family friendly, she said. Onl... Read more

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'Stressed out' police threaten

POLICE in NSW's top robbery hotspot, Redfern, have demanded 20 more frontline officers be posted to the area or they will consider industrial action.

Robbery rates in Redfern are spiralling, a Police Association branch meeting was told yesterday. Redfern local area command last year experienced a massive 7.4 per cent of all robberies across the state.
Officers in the area expressed frustration at yesterday's meeting at being overworked and not having enough general duties officers to respond to robberies and other crimes.

Redfern usually has two patrol cars staffed by two officers each shift - police are demanding three cars a shift.

Detective Sergeant Mark Carter said robbery figures were rising and police were "going backwards" due to the workload.

"We're number one in the state for robberies - the numbers speak for themselves," he said.

The meeting voted to give NSW Police 30 days to meet the demand or face industrial action.
Association president Bob Pritchard said the extra numbers were essential to ensure the community got the service it needed.

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