Who we are

The Police Foundation is the only independent charity focussed entirely on developing people's knowledge and understanding of policing and challenging the police service and the government to improve policing for the benefit of the public. The Police Foundation acts as a bridge between the public, the police and the government, while being owned by none of them. Read more...

Our mission

The Police Foundation improves policing and promotes the safety and security of every citizen by providing an independent, evidence-led perspective on policing and related matters. It has three main aims:

• To pose challenging questions and promote debate on policing and police reform
• To provide commentary, knowledge and insight into contemporary policing issues
• To undertake research to inform policing policy and improve practice 

News 

• We launched Citizen Focus and Community Engagement: A Review of the Literature in February, and in March, Policing Terrorism: A Review of the Evidence
• We have received positive feedback from the launch of The Briefing series. We published the sixth edition in May, Stalking and harassment, which is available for purchase online. Click here if you want to find out more about the series 
• We launched our series of Ideas in British Policing, in January. Our third paper, Getting the best out of Community Policing was published in May. 
• Our Director, Mr John Graham, has started his very own Blog!
• In June, the John Harris Memorial Lecture was given by Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. Richard considered the implications of the economic downturn for policing. To find out more about our annual lecture click here
• The 7th Oxford Policing Policy Forum, sponsored by SunGard Business Solutions, will be held on 8th September. It will consider the implications of the recession on policing. To find out more about the Forum click here.

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