Crime and punishment in the North: Ex-chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal and police watchdog Andy Cooke on how to tackle grooming and burglary

Joining Rob Parsons and Dan O'Donohue on The Northern Agenda podcast are two of the leading figures in our region on the subject of crime and policing.In a week where the police watchdog revealed that most victims of burglary, robbery and theft aren't getting the justice they deserve, Rob speaks to former Merseyside Police chief constable Andy Cooke.Now Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, he explains how our police forces need to "go back to basics" to solve more crimes.And Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor for the North West, speaks to Dan O'Donohue about his new book 'The Race to the Top: Structural Racism and How to Fight It'. The newly appointed Chancellor of Manchester University, who became the UK's first Muslim chief prosecutor in 2011, discusses structural racism, the fight against grooming, and the so-called 'war on woke'.The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices