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An Ethical Dilemma: Police Use of Civilian “Paedophile Hunters” in Online Undercover “Sting Operations”

An Ethical Dilemma: Police Use of Civilian “Paedophile Hunters” in Online Undercover “Sting Operations” by TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ Last month I commented on a dilemma in modern policing: is it right to pay a convicted sex offender to act as [...]

September 19, 2017 Police

Book Review: “Undercover” – by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis

Book Review: “Undercover” – by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis Following on from my recent article on police undercover operations in North Yorkshire, I wanted to research the subject further. I had been very impressed by the quality of the [...]

September 17, 2017 Misc

Ethical Standards Comparison between SBC and the NY Enquirer

Ethical Standards Comparison between SBC and the NY Enquirer A Letter to the Editor from NUJ investigative journalist TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ Sir, To give readers further confidence in the quality of NYE journalism, I would like to return to the [...]

September 5, 2017 Letters

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (4)

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (4) by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ This is the fourth article on the subject of undercover and information warfare operations in Yorkshire. The first covered the influence of the military on armed and undercover police [...]

September 4, 2017 Police

Operation Sanctuary: A Personal View on a Major Dilemma on Policing the Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons

Operation Sanctuary: A Personal View on a Major Dilemma on Policing the Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Following on from my recent article on undercover policing, I have been asked to comment on the recent furore over [...]

August 20, 2017 Police

NYMR Secures National Lottery Support

North Yorkshire Moors Railway Secures National Lottery Support TIM HICKS reports: Following on from our series of three articles on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, I was delighted to receive an email from the NYMR’s public relations consultants thanking us [...]

August 17, 2017 Misc

North Yorkshire Moors Railway Fights Back

North Yorkshire Moors Railway Fights Back by TIM HICKS. ~~~~~ Regular NYE readers will be aware that between 10:00pm on Saturday 22nd July 2017 and 7:00am on Sunday 23rd July 2017, historic teak train carriages at NYMR’s Pickering Railway Station’s [...]

August 13, 2017 Misc

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (3)

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (3) SCARBOROUGH Background and terminology This is the third article on the subject of undercover and information warfare operations in Yorkshire. The first covered the influence of the military on armed and undercover police [...]

August 6, 2017 Police, Scarborough Borough Council

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (2)

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (2) This article is the second in a series covering the influence of the military on armed, undercover and information warfare police operations. The first covered armed and undercover operations and can be viewed [...]

August 3, 2017 Police

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (1)

Undercover and InfoWar Operations in Yorkshire (1) Crime & Parliamentary Affairs correspondent TIM HICKS reports. ~~~~~ Resignation of Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire I read with great interest of the resignation of the Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner [...]

July 28, 2017 Police