OPINION: The police response to the murder of Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa has once again led to accusations of ‘two tier’ policing in the UK and prompted a review by police chiefs of the service’s anti-racism commitment; Dr John Coxhead, Visiting Professor of Policing at De Montfort and Loughborough Universities, argues that a “reset of common sense in policing” is required, to ensure officers get the basics right and deal with the crime in front of them, rather than being expected to address issues of social policy.