Features

OPINION: Serving police officer 'Nathan Constable' looks at recent announcements by HMIC, the College of Policing, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and others.

OPINION: Following publication today of HMIC PEEL reports, Chief Constable Simon Cole of Leicestershire Police, and National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead on Local Policing and Partnerships revisits his thoughts on local policing's future

OPINION: Jon Harvey is the author of the "Secret Diary of a PCC". Here, Jon takes a look at police productivity, and makes a shameless plug for a book he has recently published...

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

OPINION: Martyn Underhill, the Independent PCC for Dorset, sets out his thoughts on who is in contention for the inaugural CoPaCC "PCC of the Year" award.

ANALYSIS: Details of the Twitter campaign accounts for 79 known PCC candidates

ANALYSIS: The Metropolitan Police Commissioner sets out his views on key factors for effective police communication with public and media, and sets out steps the police are therefore taking

ANALYSIS: Lord Bew, Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, examines the responses received from PCCs, forces, the Home Office and others in response to the Committee's recent report on leadership, accountability and ethics in policing

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

ANALYSIS: A detailed analysis of the Surrey OPCC papers made public following a BBC Freedom of Information request

ANALYSIS: CoPaCC Chief Executive Bernard Rix examines the Surrey OPCC papers made public following a BBC Freedom of Information request

ANALYSIS: John Rowland, publisher of policing technology newsletter "Police Market Report", identifies three likely groups of winners in the latest Police Innovation Fund applications

OPINION: Ben Twomey, Independent candidate in this May's Warwickshire PCC elections, sets out his eight 'clear and comprehensive' campaign promises

OPINION: Former West Mercia Superintendent Andy Parkes examines recent changes to health care arrangements at policing's rehabilitation and convalescent centre

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

OPINION: In the first of a series of articles from the College of Policing's Professional Community Chairs, Sussex Chief Constable Giles York looks at leadership in policing - and invites your views

OPINION: Former police officer Sharon Gander, now Policing Pathway Lead for the BA (Hons) Criminology Degree of Nottingham Trent University, argues in favour of the College of Policing's proposals for qualifications in policing

OPINION: Dr Iain Britton, Lead Researcher for the IPSCJ's Centre for Citizens in Policing, outlines a new research programme and invites contributions

ANALYSIS: Ginette Beal of policing auditor Grant Thornton takes a look at a recent assignment for the Surrey PCC examining whistleblowing arrangements within the force

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

ANALYSIS: Simon Bullock identifies factors that will distinguish successful candidates (and future PCCs) from the unsuccessful

OPINION: Jon Collins, CEO of the Restorative Justice Council, sets out a further role that restorative justice could beneficially play...

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

OPINION: PC "Hamish Macbeth" takes a look at some of the still-present challenges for policing on crime recording