UK: Police ask victims to do ‘DIY’ investigations of some crimes

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"Talent for putting up shelves? House renovation? What about a new DIY challenge: working out who stole the car from the bottom of the drive."

See the story: Police ask victims to do ‘DIY’ investigations of some crimes (The Independent, link)

See: HMIC: Core business: An inspection into crime prevention, police attendance and the use of police time (pdf), press release and HMIC webpage with datasets and letters to the chief constable of each police force detailing findings (links).

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