Policing in austerity: doing well but could do better
Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, has just published his end of term ...
Just doing her job: the Home Secretary’s Police Federation speech
Last month the Home Secretary delivered a scathing speech to the Police Federation. Reported by the ...
What are the police for?
London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime recently published a report in which he (together...
How should we use police targets?
The House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee recently published Caught red-handedR...
Should the Met be abolished?
Earlier this month, writing in the Guardian, Owen Jones reflected on the troubling findings of the S...
Government dragging its feet on stop and search
Last week Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper threw the Labour Party’s weight behind reform of...
CCTV: money well spent?
Last week the Guardian revealed that the number of police ANPR (automated number-plate recognition) ...
The Stevens report: A curate’s egg?
The report of the Labour-backed Stevens Commission on policing was finally published this week. Two ...
The National Crime Agency goes live
Earlier this month a new era began in the fight against serious and organised crime. As well as the ...
Police body worn cameras – let’s tread carefully
David Davis’ article in yesterday’s Times has kicked off a debate about the potential to...
Domestic Violence Inspection: Blinkered but not quite blind?
On 6th September the Home Secretary, Theresa May, asked Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabu...
PCCs’ election spending
Earlier this week the Electoral Commission released information on the money spent by Police and Cri...