ANALYSIS: With violence reduction units set to be expanded across all of England and Wales, Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to several of those involved in the work to date, asking how we will know when they’ve really been successful and what practitioners in the new areas will need to know.

INTERVIEW: Former national police lead for child protection Simon Bailey tells Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass how technological advances and chief executives focusing on profit are making it harder to keep young people safe online, and why he has founded the Excellence in Online Protection Awards to honour those working in the field.

FEATURE: A scheme in Thames Valley is helping to improve outcomes for young people with a parent in prison; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to Sgt Russ Massie to find out how it works, how other areas could emulate it, and if police really are the best agency to work on it.

ANALYSIS: Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass reveals how many candidates have applied for each of the top jobs in policing in England and Wales over the past three years, and finds out what the likes of HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Chair Donna Jones and others believe this shows about the state of the process.

INTERVIEW: In 2020, as Leicestershire Police prepared to greatly increase its officer numbers as part of the Uplift recruitment programme, leaders within the force set about trying to change attitudes, consideration of and delivery of training through the creation of the Team Leicestershire Academy; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to its head Sarah Taylor, and Chief Constable Rob Nixon, about the force’s new methods.

INTERVIEW: Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, Craig Naylor, about how he approaches his role at the inspectorate, the challenges in Police Scotland as it turns 10 years old, and the similarities and differences with policing and the inspectorate in England and Wales.

ANALYSIS: Earlier this year Andy Cooke, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for the UK (excluding Scotland), asked the Home Office for a suite of legal changes, including the unprecedented ability for him to give directions to police forces, the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council. Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass examines the calls and reveals how they have gone down within the service, and in Whitehall.

INTERVIEW: As she takes the helm of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) –  the representative group for UK police governance – Donna Jones speaks to Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass about the changes that are coming for PCCs and the wider law enforcement picture.

ANALYSIS: HM inspectors recently highlighted the concern that poor data gathering and analysis is affecting police performance management in England and Wales; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass looks at the issues involved and puts the spotlight on two of the forces that are getting things right.

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INNOVATION: Gloucestershire Constabulary no longer needs to take rape victims’ phones from them for data analysis; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass hears how this new approach has improved the service and experience for victims, while also saving police time and money.

FEATURE: Whitehall has long raised questions about the impact of end-to-end encryption on law enforcement efforts to tackle terrorism and child abuse; UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat raised the stakes at a recent policing conference with a speech dedicated to slamming Meta’s future plans, while others present had a more nuanced view, as Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass reports.

INTERVIEW: In the second of a two-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the College of Policing – the professional body for officers in England and Wales – Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to Chief Executive Andy Marsh about how it has performed so far, its degree entry programme, plans for vetting units, direct entry and more.

LONG READ: Thirty years after the murder of Stephen Lawrence – and the subsequent Inquiry description of the Met Police as “institutionally racist” – the force, and UK policing more widely, is wrestling with many of the same issues; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to officers involved both then and now to find out what has changed over the past three decades, and what more needs to be done.

FEATURE: The College of Policing, the first professional body for police in England and Wales, has now been operational for a decade; in the first of a two-part series of features marking the anniversary, Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass gauges the views of its creator Peter Neyroud and other important figures about how it has performed in that time.