Danny Shaw Home affairs correspondent, BBC News Police attendance increased public confidence, says the report The way the police in England and Wales deal with complaints of anti-social behaviour has been strongly criticised by the chief inspector of constabulary.Denis O'Connor said the failure to properly record and tackle incidents undermined confidence in the police, and called for urgent improvements. His comments came as the inspectorate published "report cards" on the performance of 43 forces. Nottinghamshire and Greater Manchester received the lowest grades. Nottinghamshire also recorded the highest rate of violent assaults. I think this undermines confidence if it is not dealt with seriously, confidence not just in the police but in general Denis O'Connor,HM chief inspector of constabulary How should anti-social behaviour be policed? The inspectorate found the way police databases logged information about reports of harassment, vandalism and verbal abuse was "inadequate".[Read more...]