People asked to solve their own crimes and PCSOs being used as detectives

“The inspector who led the review, Roger Baker, said: “It’s more a mindset, that we no longer deal with these things. And effectively what’s happened is a number of crimes are on the verge of being decriminalised.”

He added: “So it’s not the fault of the individual staff; it’s a mindset thing that’s crept in to policing to say ‘we’ve almost given up’.”

So, it’s not CSI then, more DIY:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29053978