The 'Targets era' is over ...

... says one of Britain’s most senior police officers ... Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), circulated a damning memo among senior officers attacking  the Home Office’s statistics-driven approach. He has criticised the Government’s obsession with performance targets and called for a return to old-fashioned policing. 

Take a look at the news report here, as well as my additional comments below:

The 'target era' is openly being challenged now ... thank goodness .... and hopefully outdated 20th century management practices (eg command & control approaches and target driven cultures) have finally had their day ... the UK desperately needs 'leaders' who understand & apply 21st century management practices now, and some police forces have been 'battling' to apply it despite the 'system' & the way the whole Criminal Justice System 'works'

I wrote all about this 2 years ago in my book, which decoded 21st century leadership & management practices and how a New Criminal Justice System might work*. I've discussed it with people like Sir Ken Jones (ex ACPO president, pictured above) & senior representatives of the Justice Department too ... and they have a signed copy of my book too ... as well as Sir Gus O'Donnell (pictured right), Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, who understands the 'big void' that needs to be filled ... but who has unfortunately done very little about it ...