ANALYSIS: With funding for policing increasingly under pressure, and many forces fighting for a greater allocation, Policing Insight’s Michael Hardiman, a former economist with Victoria Police in Australia, looks at how greater analysis and use of socio-economic data alongside crime rates and officer levels can help forces in England and Wales facing some of the toughest challenges to quantify their need and compete for increased funding.

ANALYSIS: With many police forces around the world facing workforce challenges such as recruitment, retention and attrition, demonstrating the nature of the problem to policymakers and budgets holders is not always straightforward; Policing Insight’s Michael Hardiman, a former economist with Victoria Police in Australia, looks at analytical tools such as Pen’s Parade and Bollinger Bands that can help workforce planning and support resourcing bids.

ANALYSIS: With police budgets under pressure as countries around the world face the prospect of recession, and the worsening economic situation likely to drive an increase in crime, the relationship between policing and the private sector will be more important than ever; Policing Insight’s Michael Hardiman, a former economist with Australia’s Victoria Police, looks at the challenges posed by the economic pressures, and opportunities arising from them.