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Police force admits ‘Badvent calendar’ was a bad idea

Police force admits ‘Badvent calendar’ was a bad idea

A police force has had to rename its festive crime-fighting calendar after complaints its original title was “in poor taste”.

Nottinghamshire Police launched the Badvent Calendar at the start of this month, which each day unveils a picture and details of a person wanted by police instead of seasonal images and chocolates.

But after criticisms that the name was inappropriate, including complaints from the force’s own officers and staff, it was renamed as the Festive Crime calendar.

A statement from Nottinghamshire Police said: “The force is always looking for new ways to engage with the public to help reduce crime and arrest offenders.

“Traditional methods of getting crime reduction messages out can no longer be relied upon as a way of capturing the public’s attention and using events such as the run-up to Christmas to raise awareness of outstanding offenders is a way of doing this.

“The Badvent calendar has already been used by police in Bristol and Thames Valley in previous years and this year Humberside Police is also using it.

“The response from the media and the public to our calendar has been overwhelmingly positive with only one person expressing concern via social media.

“However, following several complaints from our own officers and staff who felt it was in poor taste, the decision was taken to change its name to a Festive Crime calendar.”