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New counter-terror qualification provides skills and knowledge in protective security and preparedness This week saw the UK launch of a new Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness, developed by Skills for Justice (SFJ) Awards in collaboration with the National Counter…

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Report calls for better, more consistent victim support to tackle ‘far-reaching and life-threatening’ impact of fraud Research recently published by The Police Foundation on the health impact of fraud is calling for a national evidence-based ‘vulnerability framework’ to ensure a more consistent approach towards…

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Policing: Securing legitimacy in an age of converging threats While traditional policing challenges around issues such as serious violence and community harm will remain, the greatest pressures on law enforcement over the coming decade will come from hybrid and…

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Protecting everyone from human trafficking: Turning disability policy into protection One in six people live with a significant disability, and evidence shows they face higher exposure to violence, exploitation, and procedural injustice; Lt Col Dana Humaid Al Marzouqi…

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Data sharing and analysis under Serious Violence Duty is key to tackling siloed working and driving down violent crime A recent evaluation of the Serious Violence Duty – introduced in England and Wales under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 – has underlined the importance of data sharing and the key…

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PCSA sets new An Garda Síochána priorities focusing on partnership, quality service and enabling the frontline Ireland’s Policing and Community Safety Authority, the oversight body established in April last year, has set out new Policing Priorities for An Garda Síochána, focusing on working in partnership to…

PCSA sets new An Garda Síochána priorities focusing on partnership, quality service and enabling the frontline
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Community and neighbourhood policing: Shaking hands with doorknobs? Neighbourhood policing and community engagement In the latest in The Police Student series focusing on Community and Neighbourhood Policing, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly focuses on the issue of policing and community…

Community and neighbourhood policing: Shaking hands with doorknobs? Neighbourhood policing and community engagement
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Five steps to improving wraparound safeguarding for victims of domestic abuse Victims of domestic abuse are encouraged to speak up, report abuse and ask for help, but all too often – and even when they do everything asked of them – the system fails to act, says Marco Fiorentino...

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New communications guidance aims to bring greater clarity to police information sharing Following several reviews and inquiries examining the way policing in England and Wales communicates with the public, the College of Policing has published updated authorised professional practice…

New communications guidance aims to bring greater clarity to police information sharing
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What does predictive policing mean for Policing Vision 2030? As forces work towards Policing Vision 2030, questions remain about the pace of meaningful change. This article explores how predictive policing is enabling forces to move from reactive response to…

What does predictive policing mean for Policing Vision 2030?
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‘Postcode lottery’ of police use of OoCRs can mean repeat offenders are deemed ‘unworthy’ of alternatives to court A report from the Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre is calling for a more consistent police use of out-of-court resolutions (OoCRs) in the UK, after researchers found that the…

‘Postcode lottery’ of police use of OoCRs can mean repeat offenders are deemed ‘unworthy’ of alternatives to court
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Police.AI governance: Three things force leaders can act on now The recent UK police reform white paper outlined Police.AI as a crucial part of the modernisation process; but Vsevolod Shabad, an independent researcher and governance adviser specialising in AI…

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Dedicated policing and courts needed to tackle surge in environmental and wildlife crime Wildlife and environmental crime is now estimated to be the fourth largest organised transnational crime sector, with significant overlaps into other forms of organised crime; Professor Phill Cassey…

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BAPCO Annual Event 2026: Built by the Emergency Services, for the Emergency Services The BAPCO Annual Event returns to Coventry on 25–26 March 2026, bringing together the UK and international public safety communications community for two days of innovation and insight.

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Police Scotland urged to act faster to modernise operations and build ‘effective workforce for the future’ A recent report on Best Value in Policing, published jointly by Audit Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland, has warned that more than 10 years after it was formed – and in the face...

Police Scotland urged to act faster to modernise operations and build ‘effective workforce for the future’
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Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago: It’s happening again Australia, like many other countries, has a long history of organised crime, much of which has flourished by exploiting illicit markets; Deakin University Associate Professor Dr James Martin…

Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago: It’s happening again
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Quantum computing finance fraud: Europol’s cyber threat warning With fraud remaining a constant and growing threat to individuals, businesses and national economies, and with the rapidly developing digital tools available to organised crime groups…

Quantum computing finance fraud: Europol’s cyber threat warning
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Automated risk assessments in the UK: What they are really for, and why that matters As UK policing starts to embrace machine-learning solutions and interest in algorithmic risk assessments grows, Tamara Polajnar, CEO of herEthical AI, explores the existing domestic abuse assessment…

Automated risk assessments in the UK: What they are really for, and why that matters
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Digital Survey provides ‘full, unfiltered picture’ on police technology – and a cutting-edge prize for VCO Aimee Results from the UK Police Digital Experience Survey 2025, carried out by Policing Insight and backed by the Home Office, National Police Chiefs’ Council, Police Federation of England & Wales…

Digital Survey provides ‘full, unfiltered picture’ on police technology – and a cutting-edge prize for VCO Aimee
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What the new Road Safety Strategy means for roads policing and drivers Following on from the publication of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy for England, and calls from some quarters for the measures to go further to prevent road fatalities, Leo Taylor…

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Dorset’s award-winning Survivors’ Network gives a voice to VAWG and abuse victims in the force Dorset Police’s Survivors’ Network was launched after several officers who came forward to complain of harassment, inappropriate behaviour and abuse found they lacked support…

Dorset’s award-winning Survivors’ Network gives a voice to VAWG and abuse victims in the force
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Community intelligence-led policing can have a vital role to play in the ‘local to national’ reform agenda In the wake of the UK Government’s white paper on police reform, Steve Dodd, a former South Wales Police detective and College of Policing subject matter expert on intelligence professionalisation…

Community intelligence-led policing can have a vital role to play in the ‘local to national’ reform agenda
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AI enhancing human interaction – the evolution of investigative interview training Investigative interviewing is more than asking questions — it requires planning, rapport and an understanding of what work best to unlock information. Incorporating the proven PEACE method and ORBIT…

AI enhancing human interaction – the evolution of investigative interview training
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RCRP brings benefits, but can create ‘dangerous situations’ and encourage stakeholders to ‘game the system’ Research into the impact of the police roll-out of the Right Care, Right Person model of responding to those in mental health crisis in England and Wales suggests that while the approach has made a…

RCRP brings benefits, but can create ‘dangerous situations’ and encourage stakeholders to ‘game the system’
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Ontario VR training helps officers to de-escalate mental health crisis calls and reduce police use of force Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons explores Ontario’s Mental Health Crisis Response programme, a virtual reality training model being rolled out to all officers across the province which research…

Ontario VR training helps officers to de-escalate mental health crisis calls and reduce police use of force
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Why technology must be at the heart of police reform The UK Government’s recent white paper on police reform contained a wide range of ambitious proposals for the future shape of policing; but Dale Peters, Senior Research Director at TechMarketView…

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Human trafficking and exploitation needs a public health approach and more evidence of what works Human trafficking and exploitation are challenges that law enforcement cannot “police your way out of”, warns UCL’s Ella Cockbain, Professor of Human Trafficking and Exploitation, with more focus on a...

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NSW Police’s drone trial: Questions of risk, governance and resilience New South Wales Police recently announced a six-month trial of drones manufactured by Chinese company DJI; the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Dr John Coyne and James Corera argue that the…

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Urban challenges: Building local capabilities to tackle the rise of drug misuse With the latest analyses by both the National Crime Agency and the European Union Drugs Agency highlighting the continuing rise of drug misuse across the continent, Policing Insight’s Andrew…

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Increasing and improving out-of-court resolutions: Lessons from police practice While charge rates are often taken as an indicator of a police force’s success in tackling crime, many stakeholders argue that out-of-court resolutions (OOCRs) can provide victims with meaningful…

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