'Blame TV for gripes at police'.A TOP policeman has blamed TV crime dramas for unrealistically high expectations about the way police investigate crime. Detective Supt Mark Lacey lac·ey adj. Variant of lacy. told Northamptonshire Police Northamptonshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. The force area amounts to 914 square miles and has a resident population of 642,708. Authority a rise in complaints against the force could be blamed on "disproportionately dis·pro·por·tion·ate adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis  pro·por high" hopes from members of the public.
Mr Lacey referred to crime drama CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International when explaining a rise in the number of allegations of neglect. "This usually relates to a complaint that an officer has not followed up with victims and informed them of any progress," he said. He said the force was working to increase public confidence. |
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