Being a firearms officer is incredibly highly scrutinised now, and I think it is one of the things that puts off quite… — Cressida Dick I think Copy Share Image
I am all about teams. I think I have probably got a reasonably relaxed style as a senior leader, I am pretty… — Cressida Dick I am Copy Share Image
One of the things we do not want is to become a complete fortress. This is not going to happen with military… — Cressida Dick Corner Copy Share Image
One of the things that I feel very blessed about is that I was given a fair amount of confidence as a… — Cressida Dick Blessed Copy Share Image
There's definitely something about the impact of social media in terms of people being able to go from slightly angry with each… — Cressida Dick Fight Copy Share Image
Women take much the biggest proportion of work in terms of home and childcare. Societally we need a culture change. It's still… — Cressida Dick Change Copy Share Image
When I joined there was probably one woman in the CID office and one in the crime squad and just two of… — Cressida Dick People Copy Share Image
It is not in my mind's eye that all officers will be carrying a Taser but we should have people able to… — Cressida Dick Carrying Copy Share Image
I would like to see even more women coming in to all roles, particularly into the specialisms like firearms and public order,… — Cressida Dick Being Copy Share Image
Some male colleagues, just as in accountancy, had doubts about whether women could perform some roles. There was a sense that women… — Cressida Dick Look Copy Share Image
I don't think the public want to see loads and loads of firearms officers everywhere, what they do want to know is… — Cressida Dick Protect Copy Share Image
You have to intervene really, really strongly with people who are habitual knife-carriers, that includes stop and search definitely, you have to… — Cressida Dick Keep Copy Share Image
I want to see traditional policing with a modern flavour. I am completely committed to local, visible policing, but we have to… — Cressida Dick Digital Copy Share Image
That is the great thing about policing, you do have a lot of responsibility very early and you have got to make… — Cressida Dick Death Copy Share Image
There is something about putting the uniform on. You've got a role to play, to be calm, to lead other people, to… — Cressida Dick Calm Copy Share Image
Looking back to when I joined, some areas of policing were barred for women. So you couldn't do full public order training,… — Cressida Dick Back Copy Share Image
I long for the day when we can all be ourselves, whoever we are, and express ourselves in whatever way we like,… — Cressida Dick Day Copy Share Image
Not having children isn't something I regret. I acknowledge that some things have been easier for me than they would have been… — Cressida Dick Children Copy Share Image
There will be occasions when someone has suffered a crime where it is either obvious that they are not looking for an… — Cressida Dick Crime Copy Share Image
But a sense of - in old-fashioned speak - 'I am OK, I do deserve to be here, I can do what… — Cressida Dick Go Copy Share Image
I want to bear down on violent crime, in all its aspects from terrorism to sexual offences but definitely knife and gun… — Cressida Dick Crime Copy Share Image
Scent is very important to me but it is the case that my colleagues think it is hilarious that I simply cannot… — Cressida Dick Case Copy Share Image
But I have on occasion suddenly realised that some men feel slightly threatened by, or slightly baffled by, or confused by, possibly… — Cressida Dick Confused Copy Share Image
London has a 50 per cent female population so we want to aim long term to have 50 per cent female officers.… — Cressida Dick Aim Copy Share Image
