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| She worked with academics on an collaboration called Project Bluestone where they were trying to improve the response to victims of rape.<ref name=policesay/> | She worked with academics on an collaboration called Project Bluestone where they were trying to improve the response to victims of rape.<ref name=policesay/> | ||
| She made headlines in 2023 when she conceded that her organisation was "institutionally racist" and it unfairly discriminate against women, LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities. She was |
She made headlines in 2023 when she conceded that her organisation was "institutionally racist" and it unfairly discriminate against women, LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities. She was claarified that this was not a label for individual officers but for her constabulary as a whole.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Steven |date=2023-06-16 |title=Avon and Somerset police chief admits force is institutionally racist |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/16/avon-and-somerset-police-chief-admits-force-is-institutionally-racist |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
| Criticism followed the screening of a Channel 4 programme that looked at how the police investigated themselves in Avon and Somerset. The local police federation raised objections even though they, like Crew had agreed to the filming.<ref name=betray>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-07 |title=Avon and Somerset Police staff 'betrayed' by Channel 4 documentary |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-68222798#:~:text=Some%20employees%20said%20they%20felt,betrayed%22%20and%20%22unsupported.%22&text=Some%20employees%20are%20reconsidering%20their,do%20so,%22%20he%20added. |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> | Criticism followed the screening of a Channel 4 programme that looked at how the police investigated themselves in Avon and Somerset. The local police federation raised objections even though they, like Crew had agreed to the filming.<ref name=betray>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-07 |title=Avon and Somerset Police staff 'betrayed' by Channel 4 documentary |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-68222798#:~:text=Some%20employees%20said%20they%20felt,betrayed%22%20and%20%22unsupported.%22&text=Some%20employees%20are%20reconsidering%20their,do%20so,%22%20he%20added. |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
| 80 women had been killed in the UK in 2024. ] had committed to end the "scourge of femicide" and ] had announced that it intended to report every death in 2015. Crew was interviewed by that newspaper in January 2025 where she cautioned domestic abusers that they were offering help but the police intended to arrest offenders.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Topping |first=Alexandra |date=2025-01-13 |title=‘We’re coming for you,’ English police chief tells domestic abusers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/13/were-coming-for-you-english-police-chief-tells-domestic-abusers |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | 80 women had been killed in the UK in 2024. ] the newly appointed ] had committed to end the "scourge of femicide" and ] had announced that it intended to report every death in 2015. Crew was interviewed by that newspaper in January 2025 where she cautioned domestic abusers that they were offering help but the police intended to arrest offenders.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Topping |first=Alexandra |date=2025-01-13 |title=‘We’re coming for you,’ English police chief tells domestic abusers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/13/were-coming-for-you-english-police-chief-tells-domestic-abusers |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Sarah Crew | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Education | Bristol Grammer School |
| Employer | Avon and Somerset Police |
| Known for | Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police |
Sarah Crew is a British Police Chief Constable.
Life
She attended Bristol Grammer School where she was good at running in the 800 metres. The staff there gave her extra lessons to support har application to Oxford University to study Classics.
She joined the police in 1994 and nine years later she was a Detective Inspector. She became Bristol and Somerset's first woman Chief Constable in November 2021 when she was promoted from the deputy position.
She worked with academics on an collaboration called Project Bluestone where they were trying to improve the response to victims of rape.
She made headlines in 2023 when she conceded that her organisation was "institutionally racist" and it unfairly discriminate against women, LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities. She was claarified that this was not a label for individual officers but for her constabulary as a whole.
Criticism followed the screening of a Channel 4 programme that looked at how the police investigated themselves in Avon and Somerset. The local police federation raised objections even though they, like Crew had agreed to the filming.
80 women had been killed in the UK in 2024. Jess Phillips the newly appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls had committed to end the "scourge of femicide" and the Guardian had announced that it intended to report every death in 2015. Crew was interviewed by that newspaper in January 2025 where she cautioned domestic abusers that they were offering help but the police intended to arrest offenders.
References
- ^ "Chief Constable Sarah Crew". Issuu. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Chief Constable Sarah Crew". Avon and Somerset Police. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- Morris, Steven (2023-06-16). "Avon and Somerset police chief admits force is institutionally racist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- "Avon and Somerset Police staff 'betrayed' by Channel 4 documentary". BBC News. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- Topping, Alexandra (2025-01-13). "'We're coming for you,' English police chief tells domestic abusers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
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