Analysis

ANALYSIS: South Wales PCC Alun Michael reflects on a multi-agency campaign in Cardiff and Swansea to combat a culture of heavy drinking associated with sport

ANALYSIS: Joyce Plotnikoff (pictured with Richard Woolfson) examines benefits to policing of the use of registered intermediaries in court

ANALYSIS: Bernard Rix, CoPaCC CEO, finds that some political parties have already started the race to elect PCCs in May 2016

ANALYSIS: Bernard Rix, CoPaCC's CEO, examines the winning bids for a share of the College of Policing's £10 million Police Knowledge Fund

ANALYSIS: Gavin Hales, Deputy Director of the Police Foundation, introduces the Foundation's analysis of the Home Office's police funding consultation

ANALYSIS: Marc Hole, Head of Commissioning and Partnerships in Avon & Somerset OPCC, reviews work putting in place local support services for victims of crime.

ANALYSIS: Police Foundation Director, Rick Muir, considers the implications of Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Sara Thornton's "Re-imagining Policing" speech last week

ANALYSIS: The Centre for Public Scrutiny's Ed Hammond examines implications for Police and Crime Panels of the Committee for Standards in Public Life's recent policing report

ANALYSIS: This article, by the serving Hertfordshire Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive of Hertfordshire's Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, is the second in an occasional series taking a high level look at the work of key criminal justice, emergency service and other policing partners.

ANALYSIS: Gavin Hales, Deputy Director of the Police Foundation, provides an analysis of evidence provided to date on police funding to the Public Accounts Committee - covering police demand, resources, governance and accountability

ANALYSIS: Dr Timothy Brain examines the impact on policing of the Summer Budget 2015

ANALYSIS: Paul Grady and Stephanie Liu from leading police auditors Grant Thornton, examine the key areas of challenge faced by police audit committees: engaging with the wider organisation; effective risk management; and integrated governance and the role of the audit committee.

ANALYSIS: Simon Bullock takes a look at the "Reshaping Policing for the Public" discussion paper recently published by the advisory group on the national debate on policing in austerity. Can the report help bridge the fundamental difference of opinion between policy makers and police leaders?

ANALYSIS: This article, by a former Chief Constable now Chairman of the Yorkshire Ambulance NHS Trust, is the first in an occasional series taking a high level look at the work of key criminal justice, emergency service and other policing partners.

EXCLUSIVE: The Committee on Standards in Public Life have published their report today with the results of an inquiry into local policing - accountability, ethics and leadership, in response to criticism relating to standards issues in the new model of policing accountability. Committee member David Prince exclusively shares his thoughts on the findings with Policing Insight.

ANALYSIS: DCC Thompson of West Midlands Police outlines the innovative WMP2020 blueprint to define a future operating model that encompasses the future capabilities, culture, relationships and technology that West Midlands Police will need to be effective and affordable by 2020.

ANALYSIS: Jennifer Norman and Emma Williams of Canterbury Christ Church University examine how police forces and others can reduce attrition in the investigation of sexual violence.

ANALYSIS: Miranda Carruthers-Watt, former OPCC Chief Executive and author of the Local Government Association "Good practice for police and crime panels" guidance document, examines likely future scrutiny challenges for Panels

ANALYSIS: Policing Insight analyses the report for the Prime Minister by David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of surveillance legislation, which makes a compelling case for replacing the current “fragmented” legislative position.

ANALYSIS: Richard Garside suggests that crime statistics may be better recorded by an independent body.

ANALYSIS: Simon Bullock, a former Director of Policy for Bedfordshire PCC, assesses the essential elements of the National Audit Office's report on the "Financial Stability of Police Forces in England and Wales".

ANALYSIS: Bernard Rix, Chief Executive of CoPaCC looks into his crystal ball to assess where the likely key battles will be fought in the May 2016 PCC elections.

ANALYSIS: Jon Harvey discusses several possible models for development of Police and Crime Commissioners and makes suggestions for improving voter engagement in the run up to the May 2016 elections.

ANALYSIS: With the welcome inclusion in the Police and Criminal Justice Bill of measures to address issues in mental health and policing, Tessa Webb makes the case that police led reform will be piecemeal without the engagement of Department of Health, Ministry of Justice and the Department of Communities and Local Government.