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ADVERTISEMENT PROMOTION: Ahead of this year’s Inspire Justice Awards ceremony supported by Policing Insight and Policing TV, Skills for Justice spoke to Andy Cooke QPM DL, Chief Inspector at HMICFRS, one of a number of senior figures who will be taking to the stage to present Inspire Justice Awards finalists with their coveted trophies. Andy reflects on the past few years at the inspectorate and shares his take on what makes those working behind the scenes in the justice sector so special.

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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: This year's Global Collaboration of Evidence Based Policing , supported by media partner Policing Insight, runs from 2nd to 4th September in Melbourne, Australia and is followed by the UK Society of Evidence Based Policing annual conference 11th to 12th September. Mark Evans highlights the themes with the Australia & New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing (ANZSEBP) President Dave Cowan and UK Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) Chair Alex Murray.

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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Fivecast, a leading Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) solution provider, explains how OSINT techniques can help police forces identify coordinated efforts by online groups with the intent to vandalise or disrupt government infrastructure related to the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. By leveraging OSINT, intelligence officials can uncover networks of actors, events and analyse trends indicating criminal behaviours and risks to public safety.

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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Join our free webinar on 7th May, to learn how modern platforms and AI can be leveraged to modernise the management of information, deliver improved operational insights and enhance policing outcomes.

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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Defined as a tactic that uses advanced analytics for proactive crime prevention and supporting investigations, predictive policing identifies intervention targets, solves past crimes, and makes effective crime prevention policies. Due to the adoption of knowledge graph databases and their rigorous nature, such analysis is starting to become commonplace.

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Body cameras have been used in UK policing for nearly two decades, having developed from a small 2005 trial in Devon and Cornwall into a standard tool for officers in the UK and across the world; Stuart Boutell, Director of Evidence Product Management at Motorola Solutions, spoke to Policing Insight about why body cameras are increasingly important and what their new V500 camera can do to help frontline officers, as James Sweetland reports.