OPINION: The UK’s N8 Policing Research Partnership will be holding a two-day conference next week, focusing on the Policing Vulnerabilities and the Future of Police/Academic Partnerships; in the first in a series of articles around the event, Prof Gloria Laycock, Chair of the N8 PRP Advisory Board, highlights the importance of police and research collaborations in the COVID-19 pandemic age.

UCL COVID-19 SERIES: In this article taken from a series by the UCL Jill Dando Institute focusing on crime during the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Gloria Laycock OBE analyses the crime statistics on distraction burglaries and discusses how this type of crime is set to increase during lockdown.

OPINION: Professor Herman Goldstein, the pioneer of Problem-orientated policing (POP), passed away recently. His contribution to policing spans more than five decades and its impact has been felt across the globe. Professor Gloria Laycock OBE, from the Jill Dando Institute, UCL, pays tribute to Professor Goldstein and how he changed our understanding of policing.