Weekly academic research summary
IN THE NEWS: This new summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts.
Articles by: Carina O'Reilly
Connecting up: Lancashire first force to go live with Northgate’s CONNECT platform
NEWS: Lancashire has become the first police force to go live with a force-specific instance of CONNECT, Northgate Public Services' new software platform. The move has seen Lancashire over a million legacy cases, five million associated files and 10,000 live case files.
Licence to protect: President of PSAEW calls for licence to work in public protection
NEWS: Ch. Supt. Gavin Thomas of the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales says officers responsible for protecting vulnerable people should have training and development to an agreed national standard. He sets out what he'll tell the Association's annual conference this week.
Hidden crimes and police visibility: Interview with Lord Willy Bach, PCC for Leicestershire
EXCLUSIVE: Lord Willy Bach, the first serving parliamentarian to be elected as a Police and Crime Commissioner, talks about the learning curve for PCCs, appointing a deputy, and why 'blue light' mergers could leave the Fire Service as the poor relation.
Priorities and partnerships: Interview with Arfon Jones, PCC for North Wales
OPINION: Arfon Jones, newly elected PCC for North Wales and one of the first two Plaid Cymru PCCs, talks about his background as a police officer, the Home Office's obsession with crime statistics, and his focus on domestic violence and youth justice.