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What the CSR means for the police service – some early reflections
Blogs, Police resources
The outcome of this week’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) came as a welcome surprise to t...
The police have avoided the worst, but crime is changing and they cannot stand still
Blogs, Police resources
We will have to wait for the unofficial briefings and the ministerial memoirs to understand what rol...
What will the Spending Review mean for policing?
Blogs, Police resources
It seems that any hope the police had that events in Paris may have won them a last minute reprieve ...
Stop and search and knife crime in London: what we know and what we don”t
Blogs, Children and young people, Stop and search, Violent crime
There have been increasing concerns in recent months about signs of a rise in knife crime in London,...
Telling the story on policing cuts – the importance of a cohesive narrative
Blogs, Police legitimacy, Police resources
Police forces in England and Wales are continually trying to raise political and public consciousnes...
A question of confidence: reflections on the case of Nick Gargan
Blogs, Governance
Earlier this month, and as required by statute, Sir Tom Winsor sent Avon and Somerset PCC Sue Mounts...
The reliability of memory in sexual abuse claims
Blogs, Sexual assault
It is no secret that in the past the police have frequently and repeatedly failed the victims of sex...
Lack of consensus on standards risks undermining the misconduct system
Blogs, Governance
PoliceOracle.com has reported that the Independent Police Complaints’ Commission may direct mi...
A shaking of belief: victims and impartial investigation
Blogs, Sexual assault
Detective Superintendent Kenny McDonald, the officer in charge of Operation Midland, the Metropolita...
An alien meets the police: the parable of the blind men and the elephant redux
Blogs, Police legitimacy, Police resources
Preamble: I have been reflecting this week on some findings from the Police Foundation’s resea...
Deconstructing the constable? The police powers debate
Blogs, Workforce
Just when you thought the government had taken its foot off the police reform accelerator, Theresa M...
Safe as houses?
Blogs, Burglary, Police effectiveness, Violent crime
With crime changing and the police under unprecedented pressure, we know that they cannot tackle cri...
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