article_snippet.sent: The offences, which included car crime, were considered crucial for satisfying a target culture introduced by the last Labour government.
article_snippet.sent: the same targets have been scrapped by the Tories amid concern the same targets were harming policing.
article_snippet.sent: Tory parliamentary candidate Michael Ellis, a former member of the home affairs select committee, said:
article_snippet.sent: district priorities were tied to Home Office targets introduced by Labour in 2002.
article_snippet.sent: Labour’s crime targets meant forces were aware that chief constables could get the sack if performance was repeatedly inadequate.
article_snippet.sent: This system has also been scrapped by the Tories.