Suggestion made that PSNI moves in line with Irish and UK forces with only specialist officers being armed
A reduction in the threat level in Northern Ireland raises a question over the criteria for arming all PSNI officers, a new report has said.
The report said: “The use of firearms has fluctuated over the course of the past 10 years. Firearms were drawn 364 times in 2012/13, compared to 440 times in 2021/22. The report also recommends that the PSNI should contract an independent research body to ascertain the effect of injuries to individuals hit by plastic bullets or stun grenades or bitten by police dogs.
“The findings and recommendations made within these reports also helps ensure that knowledge and understanding of the impact human rights has on policing increases within the service and the wider community.”
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