INTERVIEW: Policing has had a tough 12 months; but if the challenges are difficult now, what scenarios will law enforcement agencies face in 10 or 20 years time? Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro spoke to Odette Meli of the Australian Federal Police about her work on futures thinking and forward planning for policing.

FEATURE: When a convicted rapist admitted that he planned to hunt down and attack the same woman again once he was released from prison, defensive profiling helped to protect his terrified victim; Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro reports from the first day of the UK’s Internet Intelligence and Investigations Conference on this invaluable internet-based approach to safeguarding victims and witnesses.

ANALYSIS: In 2019 the UK Government announced £35 million funding for the launch of 18 new Violence Reduction Units, as part of a wider strategy that included a public health approach to tackling serious violence; Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro looks at the first 12 months of VRUs, and the challenges for the future.

INTERVIEW: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Police Force’s latest inclusion and diversity strategy includes a career-long focus on ‘belonging and connection’; Assistant Commissioner Leanne McCusker spoke to Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro about the expanded approach, and the need for clear direction, measurable outcomes, and visible change.

FEATURE: The International Crime Coordination Centre was set up to lead UK policing’s fight against transnational crime, through Brexit and beyond; Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro talks to ICCC Head, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Richard Martin, about the Centre’s work to date, the threat from globalised criminality, and the challenge of making the investigation of international crime ‘business as usual’.

SUPERINTENDENTS' CONFERENCE: NPCC Workforce Representation Lead Phil Cain warns that the service must stop 'reacting defensively' to concerns of racism in policing, and become more educated and aware of the issues around diversity and inclusion.

SUPERINTENDENTS' CONFERENCE: College of Policing CEO Mike Cunningham, and Christine Elliott, Interim Chair of the Board of Directors, outline the latest developments on leadership training, digital advances, and diversity and inclusion.

SUPERINTENDENTS' CONFERENCE: Tackling fatigue among police officers and staff will be a major focus of work for the National Police Wellbeing Service in 2021, as NPCC Wellbeing Lead Andy Rhodes warned that exhaustion among members of the police service has become ‘institutionalised’.

OPINION: After three and half years at the helm, Editor Tina Orr Munro looks back at how policing – and Policing Insight – has changed, and looks forward to an exciting new challenge.

INTERVIEW: Having recently taken up his post as President of the Disabled Police Association, Simon Nelson talks to Policing Insight's Tina Orr Munro about the 'culture of fear' experienced by some disabled officers and staff, and why disability is still regarded as the 'Cinderella of diversity'.

Analysis: The first phase of the wide-ranging independent Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales, published today (29 July) by the Police Foundation, examines how the challenges to public safety and security have been transformed in England and Wales since 2000 and where the future challenges will lie.

Analysis: The latest in our Report Watch series summarises HMICFRS inspection of police forces' call-handling and contact management centres in 2018/19

Analysis: The latest in our Report Watch series summarises Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Thomas Winsor's overview of the state of policing in England and Wales in 2019/20 including the policing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

INNOVATION: Just before the lockdown, Devon and Cornwall Police held the UK's first national conference on neuro-diversity in policing which examined the challenges faced by neuro-diverse officers and staff, but also the contribution they can make to policing.

Interview: Former MPS police officer Chris Hansen is now Uber's Law Enforcement Outreach Liaison Manager for Northern and Eastern Europe. Here he tells Policing Insight how Uber is working with law enforcement on their investigations.

INNOVATION: The Centre for Justice Innovation has just published 'Pre-court diversion for adults: A toolkit for practitioners'. Head of Policy and Public Affairs Duncan Lugton tells Policing Insight how the toolkit will help create and develop these increasingly popular diversionary initiatives. 

BOOK REVIEW: Crisis communication strategies are all about processes and systems, but communications expert Amanda Coleman argues in her new book - Crisis Communication Strategies: How to Prepare in Advance, Respond Effectively and Recover in Full - the key to the success of any strategy is how people are treated.

INSIGHT: Two years ago, the Police Superintendents Association pioneered a coaching and mentoring scheme to help improve diversity in senior police ranks. Policing Insight reports on how the scheme is benefiting those that have taken part.

Innovation: Scrutiny is a vital aspect of police governance, but how does it work during a pandemic? Last week, Cheshire Police and Crime Panel became the first to use Zoom to question Cheshire PCC David Keane on how the force is performing in these unprecedented times. But can a 'virtual meeting' be a substitute for the real thing?

INTERVIEW: Policing is facing its greatest challenge since the Second World War as officers enforce the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Bedfordshire Chief Constable Garry Forsyth tells Policing Insight how the Coronavirus has touched every aspect of police business, including challenging accepted working practices.

INTERVIEW: The lockdown has led to a steep rise in calls to domestic abuse helplines in the UK. While they offer vital support, alternative accommodation is essential to enabling people to escape their situation, but Co-APCC Victims lead on domestic abuse Julia Mulligan says refuges are all but full and more accommodation is urgently needed.

Exclusive interview: Medical hardware is the latest addition to a growing list of areas targeted by criminals during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an exclusive interview INTERPOL's Executive Director Stephen Kavanagh QPM DL gives an update on the emerging threats, the impact on traditional crime and how law enforcement is responding.

NEWS: The Coronavirus Act 2020 introduces sweeping powers for public services to tackle the pandemic, but has neglected to include Police and Crime Panels, whose role it is to scrutinise Police and Crime Commissioners, among the list of local authority bodies that can still meet to carry out their work. Policing Insight reports.

Analysis: The latest in our Report Watch series summarises a report by Policy Exchange: Policing a Pandemic - The challenges of maintaining law and order during the Coronavirus response.