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ANALYSIS: With the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal becoming more likely, the Institute for Government recently published a timely report on the need for ongoing security co-operation. Maddy Thimont Jack of the IfG explains the report's findings.

Analysis: Decision Scientist Lee Curley shares his latest research on how the processes involved in making a decision can lead to juror bias. So, how do we ensure defendants receive a fair trial?

ANALYSIS: Recent events have highlighted the need to approach radicalisation not just as a security issue but also as a social and psychological one. Professor Babak Akhgar FBCS, Director of CENTRIC (Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research) at Sheffield Hallam University, explains how the MINDb4ACT project is addressing these concerns.

INSIGHT: The latest in our SPOTLIGHT ON series focuses on the barriers to chief constable recruitment. Following the issuing of a statement by the National Police Chiefs Council, the College of Policing and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners on the challenge of chief officer recruitment, we revisit a range of expert articles that explore the subject in more depth.

INSIGHT: The Dutch National Police issued its officers and staff with 63,000 smartphones. The move opened up opportunities to complete tasks more quickly, but also to do things differently. Commissaris van politie and Mobile Programme Manager Edwin Delwel says mobile technology can be a game-changer for policing, if implemented well.

IN THE NEWS: This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the National Police Library.

FREE ACCESS: Policing Insight welcomes officers and staff from Police Scotland, who now have FREE access to Policing Insight with the start of a new organisation wide subscription. Policing Insight is now available FREE to officers and staff in many UK forces and in other police and criminal justice organisations - read on to find out how to use your FREE subscriber access.

INSIGHT: At this year's Police Superintendents Association annual conference, Association President Gavin Thomas painted a picture of a service struggling to stay afloat where even neighbourhood policing, the bedrock of policing, is 'largely broken'. Former GMP Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett attended this year's conference where the view was too much has been asked of too little.

ANALYSIS: Yesterday's National Audit Office report on policing was damning on the Home Office's failure to understand the impact of budget cuts on the financial sustainability of police forces. Rick Muir of The Police Foundation examines the report's findings and the need for a clear national strategy on policing.

OPINION: The latest National Audit Office report released this week adds to the evidence that policing is in crisis. Former Chief Superintendent John Sutherland warns that the lack of a national vision for policing is punishing the very people holding policing together.

IN THE NEWS: This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the National Police Library.

INSIGHT: Dr Cody Telep is assistant professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. During an International Symposium on Policing and Evidence-based Practice at Birkbeck, University of London in July, Dr Telep was interviewed about his research and the challenges facing policing the US and UK. The following is a summary of that interview.

analysis: A few years ago, the use of stop and search in the West Midlands threatened to undermine confidence in local policing. West Midlands PCC David Jamieson and Policy Officer Ben Twomey explain the measures that were implemented to reassure communities stop and search is used fairly and effectively.

Innovation Summit: Are you risk averse or risk tolerant?  Innovation Consultant at Idea Drop and former Head of Innovation for Kent and Essex Police Martin Wilson argues that to be successful the police service must strike a balance between the two.

OPINION: Rich Honess is a former frontline officer now teaching on the in-service degree at Canterbury Christ Church University. As such, he gets asked questions, particularly about degree-level entry to the police service. Here, Rich tries to summarise some of the answers to the questions he's been asked.

ANALYSIS: With the use of automated facial recognition technology under challenge, video surveillance specialist Cloudview asked leading cyberlaw academic Professor Andrew Charlesworth to assess the regulatory position. His report concludes that an independent review is the only way forward if the technology is to be used without alienating the public.

ANALYSIS: Our latest Report Watch takes a look at the charity Transform Justice's report 'Love, fear and control — does the criminal justice system reduce domestic abuse?' which examines and evaluates the criminal justice system's current approach to tackling domestic abuse.

IN THE NEWS: This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the National Police Library.

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Opinion: Naloxone is increasingly used by US law enforcement to prevent loss of life from opoids. With more than half of overdoses in England and Wales in 2017 involving opiates, APCC Lead for Alcohol and Substance Misuse and Derbyshire PCC Hardyal Dhindsa says that, as first responders, it's time to consider equipping UK police with the drug.

OPINION: Tri-service safety officers in Cornwall are already attracting national interest. Evan Morris MBE, former Head of Community Safety for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Chief Fire Officers' Association lead on Ageing Safely Strategy first proposed the idea in 2000 and believes the national implementation of such a policy would make a significant difference to rural communities.

ANALYSIS: The way ambulance services use social media has lessons for police - particularly in their focus on the humanity of paramedics. Dan Slee of comms2point0 looks at the best of ambulance service communications and what other blue light services can learn.

Analysis: With an online crime reported to police every ten minutes, forces are investing in cyber security training. In the final of our three part series focusing on cyber-crime, CEO and co-founder of Cyber Security Intelligence Alfred Rolington says whilst forces are making progress, there's a long way to go.

OPINION: In a report out today, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) argues that - through an approach called Group Violence Intervention (GVI) - it is possible to change the dynamics in gangs and drive down violence. Rory Geoghegan, Head of Criminal Justice at the CSJ, sets out the background to the CSJ's latest report, and argues that failing to implement GVI will consign more young people to a lawless existence.