ANALYSIS: With the end of one World Cup, attention is turning to the next, due to be held in Qatar in 2022. But what is the best way of ensuring a peaceful competition? Lucy Strang and Christian van Stolk of RAND Europe explore the evidence.
LONG READ: International policing missions produce a range of challenges even when the international presence is strong. Joe Napolitano, a former police officer in Northern Ireland, describes the difficulties and successes of policing Kosovo and elsewhere in the wake of conflict.
INSIGHT: The globalisation of mass communication and the permeation of the internet into almost all aspects of society has further enabled serious societal threats to exploit and target citizens, businesses and, through the emergence of online terrorism, democratic ideals. Professor Babak Akhgar FBCS, Director of CENTRIC (Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence & Organised Crime Research) highlights the challenges and introduces a new multi-disciplinary research and innovation project which seeks to address them.
ANALYSIS: The publication of the latest crime statistics generated intense media scrutiny of police performance, with headlines focused on poor detection rates or outcomes. Former Greater Manchester Police ACC and regular Policing Insight contributor Ian Wiggett looks at the challenge of measuring how good the police are at detecting crime.
INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used by investigators but its role in policing is poorly understood, both inside the community and in society at large. Clare Elford Managing Director of Clue, sheds some light on this increasingly important tool
Analysis: In 2012, there were nearly 62,000 scrap metal thefts in the UK. By 2016, this had fallen to around 16,000. Research economist with the London School of Economics Professor Tom Kirchmaier examines how a combination of policing, legislation changes and global commodity prices impacted the crime.
ANALYSIS: Report Watch summarises the main findings of reports that impact on policing and includes responses from the main stakeholders as well as media reaction. Here we take a look at the Independent Office for Police Conduct (formerly the IPCC) annual report on deaths in and following police custody.
Analysis: UK policing shares many of the same challenges as their colleagues around the world. In its report - Policing in a Networked World, PwC analysed six countries: Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to identify the key challenges that the police are facing, and how police organisations are responding to those challenges. The following is an abridged version of the report.
ANALYSIS: Report Watch summarises the main findings of reports that impact on policing and includes responses from the main stakeholders as well as media reaction. Here we take a look at HMICFRS' fourth inspection of the National Crime Agency which, overall, finds an effective and efficient service, whilst highlighting areas for improvement.
Long Read: In the second of our three-part series on cyber crime and its effects on UK policing, CEO and co-founder of Cyber Security Intelligence Alfred Rolington offers a detailed insight into the current cyber crime landscape and how UK policing is managing the threat.
ANALYSIS: The scale of the challenge involved in protecting the UK's borders is unprecedented. Professor Babak Akhgar of Sheffield Hallam University explains how the work of Project ROBORDER - testing innovative surveillance technologies - could help border security address emerging threats.
ANALYSIS: In late 2015, coercive control became a criminal offence in England and Wales, but the number of convictions have been low. Now a team at Lancaster University led by Dr Charlotte Barlow have developed a new tool to help train police officers to help victims of the new offence.
10th July 2018
Project Galileo: In the second in our series on Project Galileo and its pioneering approach to reducing harm on our roads, team member Andy Dollin (Chief Operating Officer, Tonic Analytics Limited) discusses how lessons from the aerospace industry are helping to demonstrate the value of big data to enable new insights that result in more effective and efficient operations - and can ultimately lead to better outcomes through targeted and more proactive actions underpinned by predictive analytics.
ANALYSIS: Neighbourhood Policing guidelines were issued by the College of Policing last week. Andy Higgins of the Police Foundation argues they are not just important for policing on the ground: their success or failure will tell us a lot about the capacity of our national policing infrastructure to deliver real reform.
Analysis: Revolving Doors Agency, together with Barrow Cadbury Trust and Transition to Adulthood Alliance, publishes a new report Spotlight on Substance Misuse which looks at how PCCs reduce alcohol and drug addiction and reduce crime in their local areas.
ANALYSIS: Body-worn video cameras (BWC) are increasingly standard issue in British police forces, with a range of potential benefits. Stuart Lister of the University of Leeds outlines findings from recent research into the use of BWCs in domestic abuse incidents - and how the benefits of BWCs may be limited by organisational constraints.
ANALYSIS: One year on from the launch of the Policing Insight series looking at PCCs and fire governance, Catherine Levin finds that the road to fire governance is fraught with obstacles and these will likely discourage other PCCs from following any time soon.
Analysis: Mental health researcher and practitioner Dr Jane McGregor is currently writing a book on coping with stress in the emergency services. Her interviews with police officers reveal problems of morale, overwork and high stress which mean many are considering quitting the service.
25th June 2018
SPOTLIGHT ON: Policing Insight has over a thousand in depth articles on a wide range of policing issues. SPOTLIGHT ON is a new series which groups articles under one subject heading allowing you quick and easy reference when you need it. Here, we tackle facial recognition technology which recently hit the headlines raising questions and concerns as to its role in policing.
INSIGHT: Our new series, exclusive to Policing Insight, examines the impact of cyber-crime on UK policing. In the first of three articles, CEO and co-founder of Cyber Security Intelligence Alfred Rolington explores the '4th Industrial Revolution' and the factors leading to the emergence of cyber-crime.
ANALYSIS: Report Watch summarises the main findings of reports that impact on policing and includes responses from the main stakeholders as well as media reaction. Here we take a look at HMICFRS's State of Policing report which is HMCIC Sir Thomas Winsor's assessment of the current effectiveness and efficiency of policing based on the Peel Inspections carried out last year.
ANALYSIS: Organised crime has been glamourised by fictional portrayals, and many people don't believe it affects their daily life. However, real-life organised crime flourishes in vulnerable, fractured communities. Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith of the University of Stirling explores the reality of organised crime in Scotland.
ANALYSIS: The proposed absorption of British Transport Police into Police Scotland appears to be steaming ahead regardless of unresolved problems, deep opposition from BTP officers, and ever-increasing reputational risks. Independent researcher Dr Kath Murray and Dr Colin Atkinson of the University of the West of Scotland explain the ongoing issues.
