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PCC ELECTIONS 2016: Christopher Salmon, Dyfed-Powys PCC, looks back at his first term as PCC, and looks forward to "commissioning, consulting and listening" if re-elected

OPINION: Supt Dave Hill, Programme Director for the East Midlands Police Academic Collaboration (EMPAC), sets out a win-win-win for academia, police/PCCs, and public

IN THE NEWS: Our Weekly Review, drawing heavily on our popular Media Monitor database

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

PCC ELECTIONS 2016: Martin Barsby, Business Manager at the Norfolk Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, introduces a short video explaining what a PCC is

NEWS: Policing Insight to publish the list of those PCC candidates committing to the Committee on Standards in Public Life's checklist

ANALYSIS: Ian Wiggett, recently retired GMP ACC, examines collaboration across police, fire and ambulance - and argues in favour of more integrated working

OPINION: Supt Alun Morgan of South Wales Police responds to Ch Supt John Sutherland's "I was there" blog

OPINION: Chief Superintendent John Sutherland's personal reflections on The Job

OPINION: The Liberal Democrat's PCC candidate for Cheshire, Neil Lewis, reflects on his day at the PCC candidates' National Briefing organised by CoPaCC

NEWS BRIEF: 'Outstanding' and 'Excellent': feedback from PCC candidates following this week's National Briefing day organised by CoPaCC

OPINION: Labour councillor and former PCC candidate for Dorset, Rachel Rogers, cautions voters ahead of the PCC elections in May

NEWS: Catherine Levin, a freelance journalist, provides an independent overview of the PCC Candidates' National Briefing held earlier this week

ANALYSIS: The IPCC’s recent report on police use of force has generated much praise and some grumbles. Stephen Roberts of Vigilant Research identifies some important lessons for assessing how police forces capture and analyse information

NEWS: Professor Kevin Morrell of Warwick Business School previews a Conference on Policing and Public Confidence taking place on March 29th, 2016

NEWS: Almost all police forces, plus universities with police-oriented research, now have organisation-wide Subscriber level access to Policing Insight. Here's how to check yours...

IN THE NEWS: Our Weekly Review, drawing heavily on our popular Media Monitor database

OPINION: Jim Mallen, Chair of Bedfordshire Police Federation, examines the IPCC's recent "Use of Force" report and considers its transition to the Office for Police Conduct

ANALYSIS: The PCC elections in May 2016 will be the first with incumbents, some (or many) of whom may seek re-election. This article identifies many as-yet-unanswered questions about PCC election purdah, together representing a potential minefield for forces, OPCCs and others to navigate.

NEWS BRIEF: We're getting ready for the PCC elections across England and Wales on Thursday, 5th May 2016 and the associated election campaigns...

ANALYSIS: CoPaCC analyst Sandra Andrews takes a look at the work of Police and Crime Panels, and identifies some key lessons to be learned.

OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...

ANALYSIS: Dr Mark Roycroft, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of East London, provides the second of two articles containing insights from his forthcoming book on "The role of PCCs"

NEWS: IPSCJ Director Laura Knight reports on last week's launch of the East Midlands Policing Academic Collaboration (EMPAC), which included the College of Policing's Rachel Tuffin (pictured) as guest speaker