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The Police Foundation is 40: Will you help us by supporting our work?
Blogs, Public policy
To mark the Police Foundation’s 40th birthday, our Chair Sir Bill Jeffrey reflects on the organisa...
Trial and error: time to rethink the governance of new technology in policing?
Blogs, Crime investigation, Digital technology, Police legitimacy
You might have seen the video circulating of a Metropolitan Police officer fining someone for sweari...
Keeping pace with modern day serious and organised crime: the challenge for law enforcement
Blogs, Children and young people, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime, Police resources
Last week the National Crime Agency (NCA) published its annual assessment of serious and organised c...
The route to a more effective police response to fraud
Blogs, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime
The long-standing concerns around the state and effectiveness of the current police response to frau...
Better run organisations can improve police officers’ wellbeing
Blogs, Governance, Police culture, Police 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
Blogs, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Fraud, Organised crime
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
Blogs, Governance, Police resources
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?
Blogs, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud
Ian Kearns, Senior Associate Fellow, The Police Foundation The evidence is beginning to mount that d...
So this is modern neighbourhood policing (long read)
Blogs, Neighbourhood policing
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
Blogs, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Organised crime
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
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime
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
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime
Guest blog by Ian Kearns, Senior Associate Fellow, The Police Foundation Far removed from the debate...