Police Review, 8 Feb 1980

Cover Image Description: Abstract image of text with police crest in background. Text reads: "How far do rising or excessive crime rates reflect ineffective waging of the war against crime? The Metropolitan Police is at the centre of this question. The issues which relate specifically to this force apply to the service generally. Even this were not so, any possibility that the Metropolitan Police, with 22,000 officers and 15,000 civil staff, costing £300 million a year, had lost its managerial bearings would in itself be cause for legitimate public concern. In fact, there are real and visible signs of a service under managerial strain." Headline: Inside: Mismanagement and the Met.