article_snippet: Roger Baker went on to work for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, the police watchdog, where Roger Baker was responsible for monitoring 'value for money' in police forces around the country.
article_snippet: Roger Baker was deputy chief constable of North Yorkshire police before moving to Essex, where Roger Baker forged a reputation as an advocate of 'bobbies on the beat'.
article_snippet: Roger Baker became known for controversial policies such as banning officers from wearing sunglasses when officers talked to the public, and was criticised in a report because Roger Baker insisted on sending an officer to the scene of every single reported crime.
article_snippet: Roger Baker gained a reputation as an outspoken advocate of beat policing during Roger Baker time as chief constable of Essex Police - but officials accused Roger Baker of wasting taxpayers' money on needless intervention.
article_snippet: In 2005, his was appointed as the top officer in Essex, where his courted controversy with his traditionalist brand of policing.
article_snippet: Roger Baker instructed officers to interview everyone who claimed to be a victim of a crime, rather than simply giving them a reference number, and also targeted low-level criminality such as vandalism.
article_snippet: After the police watchdog said that attending every crime scene 'is not always necessary and can be time-consuming', Conservative MPs stood up for Roger Baker unconventional methods.
article_snippet: Roger Baker retired from the force in July 2009, and soon took a new job with Roger Baker Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, where Roger Baker monitored police forces for whether or not police forces were providing value for money.
article_snippet: Roger Baker then led a review of police relationships with the media and other external bodies, before stepping down from HMIC last year.
article_snippet: Roger Baker was unavailable to comment on the controversy.
highlights_snippet: After retiring, Roger Baker was in charge of monitoring police 'value for money' 