Are the police getting it right on rogue officers?

This Is Why

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4.0 • 552 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Dishonesty, discrimination, and misconduct – just some of the reasons why more than 730 police officers were sacked and barred from service last year. Of those, 21 were struck off for child sexual offences. But can our police forces recover from falling public trust and reputational damage?

Martin Brunt, our crime correspondent, joins Niall to explain what’s gone wrong – and assess whether ‘bad apples’ in the police are an institutional issue.

Plus, Jamie Klingler – co-founder of Reclaim These Streets and campaigner for women’s safety and police reform in the UK – discusses what needs to change.

Producer: Emily Hulme
Editor: Mike Bovill

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