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NEWS: Drawing on feedback from CoPaCC's first "PCC Candidate Briefing" event in December 2016, Bernard Rix sets out plans for further briefings from February and invites expressions of interest in attending

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

NEWS: ITV News research reveals that many PCCs don't want to be re-elected or are still undecided whether they're standing again

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.

REPORT: Download the latest report covering key policing and PCC activity during December 2015.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

ANALYSIS: Ch Supt Irene Curtis, author of the "Police Targets Review" published last week by the Home Office, identifies key messages for Chief Constables and PCCs

ANALYSIS: The Police Foundation's Director, Rick Muir, examines the implications of devolution for policing in England

OPINION: Elizabeth Crowhurst, from the Reform thinktank, identifies five key challenges that the National Offender Management Service should address to ensure the full potential of TR is realised

NEWS: The IPSCJ's Laura Knight introduces the Institute's new research Centre

ANALYSIS: Ian Wiggett, recently retired GMP ACC, sets out seven 'catches' for policing following the Chancellor's Spending Review, and examines what this might mean for police reform

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