As with most really complex issues in public discourse, the problem seems to me that nobody in high enough places gives a flying fig.
Without their backing it is almost impossible get policies such as those needed to support “Asset Recovery” to gain traction.
During my service, it seemed to me that most senior police personnel didn’t understand “Asset Recovery” arena and it took a great deal of effort, patience and time to get to a successful conclusion, it wouldn’t help them with the next rank.
The phrase “Institutional blindness” comes to mind.
I agree, thanks for your interesting comment. Senior police officers often lack investigative experience (let alone asset recovery experience), so they were ill equipped to be tough on the causes of crime. I did manage to get the Met to include an asset recovery performance measure for uniform Superintendents; which significantly increased senior management interest. How I persuaded the Met to do this is an interesting story.
As with most really complex issues in public discourse, the problem seems to me that nobody in high enough places gives a flying fig.
Without their backing it is almost impossible get policies such as those needed to support “Asset Recovery” to gain traction.
During my service, it seemed to me that most senior police personnel didn’t understand “Asset Recovery” arena and it took a great deal of effort, patience and time to get to a successful conclusion, it wouldn’t help them with the next rank.
The phrase “Institutional blindness” comes to mind.
I agree, thanks for your interesting comment. Senior police officers often lack investigative experience (let alone asset recovery experience), so they were ill equipped to be tough on the causes of crime. I did manage to get the Met to include an asset recovery performance measure for uniform Superintendents; which significantly increased senior management interest. How I persuaded the Met to do this is an interesting story.