Policing needs a coherent guiding mission

Publications

Perspectives on policing: Public safety, public service

Published: 23rd January 2026

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Delivering Police Reform – Mission, People, Technology

Published: 13th November 2025

By Andy Higgins

Explore how leadership, technology, and collaboration can deliver urgent, effective police reform across England and Wales.

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Oxford Policing Policy Forum: Police reform – Lessons from the past, prospects for the future

Published: 18th August 2025

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Fit for the future: the case for a reformed national policing landscape

Published: 19th November 2024

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Blog posts and news

Beware Frankenstein’s monster: Policing needs a coherent guiding mission

Themes: Blogs, Police culture, Police legitimacy, Police reform

Published: 7th May 2024

This spring, as I join the Police Foundation as a Senior Associate Fellow, policing is at a tipping point. The Foundation’s own extremely thorough Strategic Review of Policing shows the...

Three reasons that innovation is critical to the success of policing

Themes: Blogs, Police reform

Published: 7th September 2018

Reflections on the National Debate Advisory Group’s vision of policing

Themes: Blogs, Governance, Police reform, Police resources

Published: 28th July 2015

Five years on…key themes in policing

Themes: Blogs, Police reform, Public policy

Published: 30th June 2015

Transforming policing

Themes: Blogs, Police effectiveness, Police reform

Published: 27th February 2015

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