More money needed to tackle inequality, says Merseyside police chief

Serena Kennedy sets out plan to look at the root causes of crime' rather than just locking up the bad people'

More money needs to be ploughed into tackling inequality as a way to cut crime, Merseyside police's first female chief constable has said, arguing that policing is a larger partner [in society] than just locking up the bad people".

Serena Kennedy, who took over the role last month, said she agreed with her predecessor, who said that if he was given 5bn to reduce crime, he would put 1bn into law enforcement and 4bn into tackling poverty.