Opinion

OPINION: Barrie Sheldon, Deputy PCC and now Independent PCC candidate for West Mercia, sets out why more Independents are needed for elections in May - despite odds weighed against them

OPINION: Simon Bullock takes a look at: an early Christmas present for policing; delivering reform; technology and procurement; the workforce mix; making the most of what you have; and May's PCC elections.

OPINION: Steve White, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, takes a look at what 2016 may have in store for policing

OPINION: Niven Rennie, President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents, sets out his thoughts on police governance in Scotland

OPINION: Mark Weston, the Conservative PCC candidate for Avon & Somerset, explains his election mantra - "Cut Costs, Cut Distress, Cut Crime”

OPINION: Marc Jones, the Conservative's PCC candidate for Lincolnshire, sets out his thinking on the election campaign challenge ahead of him

OPINION: Chairman of the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Police Federation, John Apter, calls on the Police Federation to undertake a national survey of members

OPINION: Former police officer and award winning author, Mike Pannett, announces his candidature for the North Yorkshire PCC elections

OPINION: Nicolas Webb, former Conservative PCC candidate for Gwent, looks at the impact that PCCs have had in Wales

OPINION: Alison Hernandez, Conservative PCC candidate for Devon & Cornwall, sets out her thoughts on identifying, leading and delivering innovation

OPINION: It's 100 years since Edith Smith, Britain's first ever female police constable, began patrolling the wartime streets of Grantham. PC Nelena Paparisva spoke at last week's event to mark the occasion.

OPINION: Former senior police officer Roy Bailey sets out plans for his latest research project into policing governance

OPINION: Neda Nobari from the University of Leeds looks at some of the challenges associated with the police response to the terrorist threat.

OPINION: Independent researcher Rob Allen introduces a new report, "Rehabilitation Devolution", which argues that localising justice can reduce crime and imprisonment

OPINION: Frontline Met Police constable Rory Geoghegan provides an insight into the prevalence of knives in and around his dedicated London ward.

OPINION: Colin Sutton, policing commentator and former senior police officer, criticises the planned recruitment process for a new Suffolk Chief Constable

OPINION: PCC Katy Bourne provides the Sussex perspective on the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review.

OPINION: Regular Policing Insight contributor "Nathan Constable" looks behind the policing scenes at the men and women doing their very best under increasingly challenging conditions.

OPINION: After the Spending Review, Ch Supt Gavin Thomas, Vice President of the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, identifies two key questions - and an Elvis song

OPINION: CoPaCC Chief Executive Bernard Rix looks at the organisation's plans to act on the Home Office's response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life's recent report on policing

ANALYSIS: Rick Muir, Director of the Police Foundation, provides his analysis of the impact of the Chancellor's Spending Review announcements on policing.

OPINION: Bernard Rix wonders if PCCs may yet find that the Chancellor's "protecting the police budget" comes with a painful sting in the tail

OPINION: Chief Superintendent Gavin Thomas, Vice President of the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, writes on the Spending Review and counter terrorism.

OPINION: DCC Dave Thompson of West Midlands Police pays tribute to the security services and police in keeping us safe, and considers the future challenge in a time of austerity