FEATURE: Police Rewired, the volunteer civic-tech community behind the annual policing hackathon Hack the Police, ran a new event this year – Hack Hate; organisation co-founder Lewis Westbury explains a bit more about Police Rewired, and how the hackathon against hate worked.

Opinion: When software developer and Special Constable Lewis Westbury witnessed a stabbing, he realised how difficult it is to remember key details. The experience prompted the founder and volunteer coordinator for Police Rewired to develop Emergency Recorder, a volunteer project that helps people capture vital information during emergencies.

Innovation: Lewis Westbury, a software developer for 15 years, a special constable for almost 10 and now founder and volunteer coordinator of Police Rewired, highlights several interesting pieces of research sourced in Crime Survey of England and Wales data, and the implications for developing practical tools in the fight against crime.