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The "Our Force" control strategy determines operational priorities, helping
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from 1876 to 1947, and then from 1964 to 1966, when it amalgamated with
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Thursday 13 May 2021
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876:"Data tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2020'"
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Police 'to give up on minor crimes without major funding increase'
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818:"Bedfordshire: 'Under-funded' police concerns prospective PCCs"
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The complete Roll of Honour for Bedfordshire Police
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455:1940–1953: Commander William John Adlam Willis
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419:, Tennyson Obih. Obih was convicted of his
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443:1871–1879: Major Ashton Cromwell Warner
354:. Its headquarters are in the town of
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204:Independent Office for Police Conduct
58:Fighting crime, protecting the public
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1674:Organisations based in Bedfordshire
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994:"Police chief announces retirement"
972:"Former Chief Constable dies at 71"
402:Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary
18:Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary
1618:Police Service of Northern Ireland
268:Trevor Rodenhurst, Chief constable
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1684:Organizations established in 1966
1074:Rawlinson, Kevin (17 July 2015).
1019:"120305 - Drug Dealers Sentenced"
930:Nigerian charged with PC's murder
898:History of Bedfordshire 1066-1888
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847:"Overview: Bedfordshire Police"
672:Developing a positive workplace
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458:1953–1971: Henry Prichard Pratt
452:1939: Commander R. D. Coleridge
338:in England, which includes the
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684:Protecting vulnerable people
461:1971–1979: Anthony Armstrong
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951:www.bedfordshire.police.uk
531:24 Hours in Police Custody
476:1996–2001: Michael O'Byrne
1049:"24hrs in Police Custody"
577:police support volunteers
539:female genital mutilation
482:2005–2010: Gillian Parker
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696:Responding to the public
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491:2013–2015: Collette Paul
328:territorial police force
115:Jurisdictional structure
669:Treatment of the public
494:2015–2019: Jon Boutcher
479:2001–2005: Paul Hancock
120:Operations jurisdiction
1140:www.shropshirestar.com
379:County Police Act 1839
32:Law enforcement agency
1266:, Paul Hooley, 1990,
675:Good use of resources
187:Operational structure
178:Local civilian police
123:Bedfordshire, England
1405:Devon & Cornwall
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641:Requires Improvement
429:wounding with intent
398:Luton Borough Police
358:in Bedford Borough.
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85:Luton Borough Police
934:The Daily Telegraph
693:Investigating crime
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324:Bedfordshire Police
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1200:"Control Strategy"
918:The Thin Blue Line
908:, pp 479, 538-539.
771:on display in 2009
657:Managing offenders
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161:Legal jurisdiction
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