We can’t arrest our way out of cyber crime, so what can we do?
The internet has liberated human beings to trade, cooperate and exchange ideas to a degree unparalle...
A hard Brexit for policing and justice?
This week the Prime Minister triggered the start of negotiations which will lead to Britain leaving ...
How efficient and effective are the police?
We have just finished an 18-month study of value for money in British policing, which the Police Fou...
Police effectiveness 2016: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
Waving a “large and deep-red warning flag”, HMIC’s 2016 PEEL Effectiveness report ...
Is a mental health dam in policing starting to crack?
This week, Flint House police treatment centre in Oxfordshire (temporarily) closed its doors to offi...
Promotion barriers to and at chief officer level – findings from my own research
During 2013 and 2014 I worked with colleagues from Birkbeck College and University College London on...
Police officers aren’t getting younger every year, and there’s a debate to be had about the implications
The Home Office recently published the latest Police Workforce Statistics for England and Wales (cov...
Navigating the maze: reporting online fraud
Just before Christmas I started getting letters for an online discount retailer, let’s call th...
Assessing child sexual exploitation from police and partner agency records: a confused and partial picture
Drawing on information from various local agencies we recently completed an assessment to understand...