What do we want the police to do? It’s time for an honest debate
Blogs, Police legitimacy, Police resources, Public policy
The police might be forgiven for thinking that parts of the press have it in for them. First The Sun
Time to redraw the cyber policing landscape
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime
It’s becoming a cliché remarkably quickly within cyber policing circles that forces are tackling
What’s happening to crime? A guide for journalists and presidents
Blogs, Crime statistics, Cybercrime
From looking at the headlines over the last 24 hours you would think the UK is in the middle of a cr
Policing and public services on Blockchain
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology
At this week’s Blockchain Live conference in London there was a lot of buzz and excitement aro
Police pay: service fears and tin ears
Blogs, Governance, Police resources, Workforce
As the dust starts to settle following yesterday’s police pay settlement, several things
Police governance: considering Crompton
Blogs, Governance, Police legitimacy
While most of us were focused on the fallout from the tumultuous general election result, on 9th Jun
Donald Rumsfeld and Schrodinger’s cat: how to make crime weighting useful
Blogs, Crime statistics, Public policy
Donald Rumsfeld famously spoke about ‘known knowns…things that we know that we kn
Reducing the impact of organised crime: local problems require a local response
Blogs, Organised crime
The Police Foundation and Perpetuity Research have completed a large-scale study of organised c
We can’t arrest our way out of cyber crime, so what can we do?
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Organised crime
The internet has liberated human beings to trade, cooperate and exchange ideas to a degree unparalle
Neighbourhood policing: a police force typology and an appeal for local insights
A hard Brexit for policing and justice?
Blogs, Governance, Public policy
This week the Prime Minister triggered the start of negotiations which will lead to Britain leaving
How efficient and effective are the police?
Blogs, Police effectiveness, Police resources
We have just finished an 18-month study of value for money in British policing, which the Police Fou