Force Orders 1938_02
X
No. 2.
15th Janua.ry, 1938.
CIRCUlATED T0 ALL RANKS
TfiE CHESHIRE CONSTAHUTARY.
subsequentdetection of undetectedcrime
Inforz tio o£ same and result of case to be given to
aggrieved person.
The Chief Constable has observedthat there are numerous
criminal cases where criminalsadmit other charges which aya taken
into considerationwhen sentence is passed.
Some of these cases have been reporteda considerabletime
be£ore the arrest of the offender and therefore,the aggrieved person
is rarely called upon to give evidence,nor is he informedthat the
crue has been detected and of the sentence passed by the Court, and
therefore,has a false impressionof the ef ic.encyof the Police in
crime detection.
This is more evident when there has been enepidemic of crime
extendingover a long period in any particulararea and the matter has
been braught to the r.oticeof the residentsby articles published in
the press.
The Chief Constablethereforedirects that whenever a criminal
case committed in the County is taken ir.toconsiderationat any Court
of summary jurisdiction(includingJuvenile Courts),Quarter Sessioas,
or Assizes, whether in the County or elsewhere,Superintendentswi11
ensure that the aggrievedparty is informedthat the crime has been
deteoted, and of the result of the case.
The Constable reportingthe crime wi11 inform the aggrieved
party, unless for some reason, such as transfers,and siokness, it is
impracticablefor him to do so, in which case another Constable
connectedwith the enquiry will perform this duty.
The Constablewi11 submit a report, in duplicate,that the
aggrieved party has been informed o£ the detectionand the result of
the case, to the Superintendent,one copy wi11 be forwardedto C.I.D.
Headquarters,a .one copy wi11 be filed with £orm C.I.D. 2 at
DivisionalHeadquartersto complete the record.
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In any such case, where the Chief Constabledirects a
caution or permits O£ficialsof Home Office Approved Schools to
deal with the case, and thereforethe offender does not appear
before the Court, the aggrievedperson wi11 be ioforned of the
Chie£ Constable'sdecision and a report submitted.
These instructionsdo not apply to cases where for any
reason the Chief Constable directs that the report wi11 be marked
o£f as "No Crime", unless the Chief Constable gi.vesspecial
instructionsthat the aggrieved party wi11 be informed.
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