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A ‘sexting surge’ or a conceptual muddle?
Blogs, Children and young people, Digital technology, Sexual assault
The criminal justice response to ‘sexting’ – defined by the National Police Chiefs’ Council ...
Welfare or well unfair: are sickness absence policies in policing counterproductive to the welfare agenda?
Blogs, Governance, Police wellbeing, Workforce
Last year, I asked if a mental health dam in policing is starting to crack, highlighting the finding...
Reflecting on the MOPAC evaluation of Police Now’s first cohort
Blogs, Police leadership, Workforce
This week saw the publication of a process and impact evaluation of the first Police Now Graduate Le...
Reflections on the Police Effectiveness in a Changing World project
Blogs, Burglary, Neighbourhood policing, Police effectiveness, Violent crime
The Police Foundation has recently published two comprehensive site reports that bring to a close ou...
A Christmas present for policing?
Blogs, Police funding
Ministers have just announced the police finance settlement for 2018/19 and while there is some caus...
Becoming blue: the story of police culture
Blogs, Police culture
Researching with, for, or on the police is always a challenge – a satisfying challenge, but a ...
Creating geometry out of shadows – pop-up brothels and the role of organised crime
Blogs, Organised crime
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for prostitution has launched an inquiry into the spread of pop-up...
What do we want the police to do? It’s time for an honest debate
Blogs, Police legitimacy, Police resources, Public policy
The police might be forgiven for thinking that parts of the press have it in for them. First The Sun...
Time to redraw the cyber policing landscape
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime
It’s becoming a cliché remarkably quickly within cyber policing circles that forces are tackling ...
What’s happening to crime? A guide for journalists and presidents
Blogs, Crime statistics, Cybercrime
From looking at the headlines over the last 24 hours you would think the UK is in the middle of a cr...
Policing and public services on Blockchain
Blogs, Cybercrime, Digital technology
At this week’s Blockchain Live conference in London there was a lot of buzz and excitement aro...
Police pay: service fears and tin ears
Blogs, Governance, Police resources, Workforce
As the dust starts to settle following yesterday’s police pay settlement, several things ...