In fact, he got a bit sick of it. All his experience - which culminated in his appointment as chief constable of Thames Valley Police - has convinced him that more should be done to stop children getting into crime.
That is why, five years ago, he was appointed to the Youth Justice Board, the quango charged with reducing youth crime.
"I have spent my whole career fighting for better ways of dealing with youngsters who get caught up in crime," he says. "As a police officer I got fed up trying to pick up the pieces after youngsters committed a crime, rather than helping to stop them committing it in the first place. That is why the work of the Youth Justice Board is so important."
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