Can restorative justice help create problem-solving courts?
OPINION: Jon Collins, CEO of the Restorative Justice Council, sets out a further role that restorative justice could beneficially play...
OPINION: Jon Collins, CEO of the Restorative Justice Council, sets out a further role that restorative justice could beneficially play...
OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...
OPINION: PC "Hamish Macbeth" takes a look at some of the still-present challenges for policing on crime recording
OPINION: Emma Williams, Programme Director, In Service Policing degree at Canterbury Christ Church University, considers how recent events have re-energised the 'degree-gate' debate
OPINION: Regular Policing Insight contributor "Nathan Constable" considers the Home Office's announcement today on an increased use of police volunteers.
IN THE NEWS: Our Weekly Review, drawing heavily on our popular Media Monitor database
NEWS: Bernard Rix introduces the CoPaCC "PCC of the Year" Awards
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.
OPINION: Jon Harvey revisits his "Secret Diary of a PCC" series - essential reading for any PCC candidate 'at risk' of being elected...
ANALYSIS: Accenture's Head of Digital Policing, Muz Janoowalla, looks at how digital technologies are changing police forces for the better around the world
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
ANALYSIS: George Alexander, of leading police auditor Grant Thornton, argues that proactive external reviews of police forces' whistleblowing procedures are time well spent
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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