‘Racist’ police gang crime unit’s leaders were ‘weak and permissive’, inquiry hears

Police officers in a specialist crime unit used extreme and deeply offensive language and created a ‘toxic culture that became the norm’ because of ‘weak leadership’, a misconduct hearing heard today. The serious organised crime team at Northern Police Investigation Centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, described as ‘ableist, sexist, racist, transphobic and homophobic’, were caught making … Read more