What does an offender count really tell us about organised crime going on in communities?
The National Crime Agency places the number of known organised crime groups (OCGs) operating at arou...
Armed reassurance? Why context and perspectives matter
If the smiling armed police officers photographed in a market in Newcastle had been at Heathrow airp...
It’s time to face up to the challenge of policing in a digital age
We are living through the birth of a digitally networked society characterised by technological chan...
Supra-force specialist policing capabilities: new research by the Police Foundation
A review of the governance of supra-force specialist policing capabilities: new research by the Poli...
Driving positive change – the PCC role is about more than holding the police to account
When the first PCCs were sworn into office back in 2012, there were manywho were less than optimisti...
PCCs are here to stay…
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are here to stay. The new Prime Minister Theresa May was respo...
Local police, charities and children’s services – the spearhead in the fight against organised child sexual exploitation
Although it is widely accepted by enforcement practitioners that child sexual exploitation (CSE) is ...
How can PCCs better support innovative working within their communities?
In Wiltshire, the journey of modernisation and the use of technologybegan back in 2010 and continued...
Reducing crime through innovation: PCCs and new approaches to crime
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have helped forces refocus their efforts and, by supporting be...
Sexual assault and the night-time economy – small ideas make a difference
Innovation should be easier to achieve now that local governance of the police is in the hands of a ...
Stop and search – getting it right
Asking individuals to account for their presence or behaviour is an integral part of everyday polici...