Better run organisations can improve police officers’ wellbeing
“I was feeling like I was banging my head against the wall, and swimming in mud.” This is ...
It’s time to get a grip on fraud
Crime has been changing radically in recent years, particularly with the impact of the internet. Now...
Policing at an impasse: between a reform rock and a governance hard place
Sixteen years ago this week I started my research career in and around policing, at that point in a ...
Data driven policing: holy grail or death knell of policing by consent?
Ian Kearns, Senior Associate Fellow, The Police Foundation The evidence is beginning to mount that d...
So this is modern neighbourhood policing (long read)
It’s a tricky business making recommendations in policing research. However robust your methodolog...
Crime and the pros and cons of the internet of things
Guest blog by Ian Kearns, Senior Associate Fellow, The Police Foundation It is projected that by 202...
Is blockchain good news or bad when it comes to policing and crime? Part 2
Guest blog by Ian Kearns, Senior Associate Fellow, The Police Foundation In my previous piece, I des...
Is blockchain good news or bad when it comes to policing and crime? Part 1
Guest blog by Ian Kearns, Senior Associate Fellow, The Police Foundation Far removed from the debate...
Rethinking the police approach to domestic abuse
This guest blog by Penelope Gibbs, Director, Transform Justice looks at the police approach to domes...
Wanted: a national strategy for policing
Today’s National Audit Office report on the financial sustainability of the police service makes f...
Three reasons that innovation is critical to the success of policing
There is a lot of talk about the importance of innovation in policing. Indeed, it is the topic of th...
There are few winners from the blame game in policing: how do the police learn from mistakes?
Who’s to blame? When something goes wrong in policing, sometimes tragically and occasionally disas...