Crime, Justice, Police

A majority of people in Britain thinks better parenting and more police on the beat would do most to reduce crime, with only 8% suggesting more offenders in prison as the answer.

A majority of people in Britain thinks better parenting and more police on the beat would do most to reduce crime, with only 8% suggesting more offenders in prison as the answer.

Q The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, has recently announced that the possession of cannabis should no longer be an arrestable offence. From what you know, will this change mean that possessing cannabis is legal or illegal?

Almost two thirds of people (60%) believe that roadside litter is a worse problem than five years ago, reveals a new MORI survey commissioned by jamjar.com, Direct Line's motoring site.

Help the Aged warns parties: ignore grey vote at your peril

In a dramatic display of public misunderstanding, a MORI poll conducted for the National Neighbourhood Watch Association (NNWA) has found that 93% of the British public who expressed an opinion overestimates the number of times that a police officer on foot patrol is actually likely to come across a crime in progress. In response to these figures the NNWA is challenging politicians and police chiefs to re-consider this wasteful use of police resources and concentrate instead on more focused crime prevention measures. They are also pointing out that vigilant neighbours are much more likely to be in the right place at the right time to prevent residential crime taking place.

Q1 To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way your area is policed?