Analysis

ANALYSIS: A recent London Assembly report has said that "the lack of information published by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is of concern". Martin Hoscik, of MayorWatch, reports.

ANALYSIS: Following announcement yesterday of Sussex Police's DCC Olivia Pinkney as the Hampshire PCC's 'preferred candidate' for Chief Constable, we republish a recent article by DCC Pinkney on the police response to sexting

ANALYSIS: Following publication of HMIC's inspection of police force effectiveness, the Police Foundation's Rick Muir argues that crime has changed but the police workforce has not adapted accordingly.

ANALYSIS: Bernard Rix, CEO of CoPaCC and Policing Insight, examines how the EU referendum impacts on the PCC elections

ANALYSIS: Will Mosseri-Marlio, a researcher at the Reform think tank, identifies key elements from Reform's recent report - including possible savings of £27million per year.

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

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

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

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

ANALYSIS: Nanci Hogan, former Chief of Staff for Bedfordshire OPCC, examines the way forward for policing on honour based violence following last month's HMIC report.

ANALYSIS: Accenture's Head of Digital Policing, Muz Janoowalla, looks at how digital technologies are changing police forces for the better around the world

ANALYSIS: George Alexander, of leading police auditor Grant Thornton, argues that proactive external reviews of police forces' whistleblowing procedures are time well spent

ANALYSIS: Dr Adrian James of the University of Portsmouth, a former Metropolitan Police detective, identifies potential weaknesses in policing's pursuit of Big Data.

ANALYSIS: Sean Butcher, PhD student at the University of Leeds, reports on a recent conference and draws three key conclusions

ANALYSIS: Simon Holdaway, Professor of Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, argues that chief officers of today are overlooking well-researched lessons from previous years

ANALYSIS: Ian Wiggett, formerly GMP's ACC lead for Counter Terrorism, considers how UK policing can deliver domestic security at a time of growing terrorist threats and continuing budgetary pressures

ANALYSIS: Stu Hyde, former Chief Constable and current Vice President of the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace, examines HMIC's recent report on the effect of digital technology on crime and policing

ANALYSIS: The Police Foundation's Deputy Director, Gavin Hales, looks at factors behind youth violence, and implications for policy responses

ANALYSIS: Serving police officer Gareth Stubbs argues that policing needs to be more prepared to consider, examine and accept changes to working practices

ANALYSIS: Policing Insight highlights the key passages within the Home Secretary's speech last week at the Police Reform Conference