THE GUARDIAN: South Yorkshire police to change approach to football after heavy criticism

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Dr Geoff Pearson, a senior law lecturer at Manchester university and one of the experts developing the Enable initiative, said he welcomed South Yorkshire police relaunching its approach.

“It is overdue and I hope that it will in turn influence the UK Football Policing Unit to develop a more dialogue-based approach to football policing nationally.”

Period14 Jun 2019

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  • TitleSouth Yorkshire police to change approach to football after heavy criticism
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/06/19
    DescriptionDr Geoff Pearson, a senior law lecturer at Manchester university and one of the experts developing the Enable initiative, said he welcomed South Yorkshire police relaunching its approach.

    “It is overdue and I hope that it will in turn influence the UK Football Policing Unit to develop a more dialogue-based approach to football policing nationally.”
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/14/south-yorkshire-police-changes-approach-football-criticism
    PersonsGeoff Pearson
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Keywords

  • football violence
  • Sheffield
  • South Yorkshire Police