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Your recital of problems associated with a lack of knowledge has nothing to do with NPAS more to do with those that are pulling the strings - ACPO.
It is a sad fact that ACPO has for years been digging tank traps designed to scupper proper policing across the board and central control is at the heart of this misguided [actually criminal] activity. These know it all super beings occupying a lofty place of their own making have generally never served as police people for any length of time as they scrambled for promotion to their special place in society. They cannot understand what policing is about because there is no one to tell them that is not on that same mission of betterment.
They discount the advice coming upwards because it is from people who choose to dedicate their lives to serving the public - potentially staying in one rank and one extremely known and understood location for 20 or more years. They see that knowledge as flawed because it 'must' be based on graft and illegal favours of those in over familiar surroundings.
For their part their activities they are rewarded by hero worship from the politicians, a QPM or two and a knighthood here and there.
