United Kingdom

ANALYSIS: Andy Higgins, the Police Foundation's Senior Analyst, examines difficulties the police have in deciding what they should believe and when they should believe it

ANALYSIS: Policing Insight has - with readers' help - compiled a list of timings of the PCC counts following PCC elections on Thursday, May 5th

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

OPINION: Soon to hand back his warrant card, frontline Police Constable Rory Geoghegan looks back at his three years as a Met Police Dedicated Ward Officer.

OPINION: Seeking election as a PCC? Here are five tips from an experienced national journalist to help you avoid a critical press if your campaign is successful...

ANALYSIS: Sandra Andrews examines the College of Policing's recent consultation on proposals to introduce academic recognition for both existing workforce and new joiners

OPINION - PCC ELECTIONS 2016: Former ACPO Public Affairs Officer James Hargrave, now at JBP, asks whether PCCs' critics will soon need to eat some humble pie

OPINION - PCC ELECTIONS 2016: Continuing our special feature on the Suffolk PCC election battle, current PCC Tim Passmore sets out his pitch to voters - including his plans for the next four years if re-elected

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

NEWS: Financial Fraud Action UK are inviting PCC candidates to support fraud awareness-raising activities

OPINION: Will Mosseri-Marlio, a Researcher at think-tank Reform, considers West Midlands Police's drive towards a 'digitally-enabled police force'

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

ANALYSIS: Stephen Roberts of Vigilant Research examines the Metropolitan Police's invitation to tender for a new integrated case, custody, intelligence and investigation system

OPINION: Labour's PCC candidate for Suffolk, Cath Pickles, explains...

ANALYSIS: Carina O'Reilly, a Doctoral Researcher at Anglia Ruskin University, examines the list of confirmed PCC candidates, and speaks to some of the (very few) female candidates

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

ANALYSIS: Bernard Rix, CoPaCC's Chief Executive, identifies one area where PCC candidates' discussions with the Electoral Commission may havehad a material influence on voting

SNAP ANALYSIS: A first look at the national position, with all candidates now confirmed for the 40 Police and Crime Commissioner elections on May 5th 2016

ANALYSIS: The Police Foundation's Gavin Hales takes a critical look at the Home Office's recent distribution of a £55 million fund

ANALYSIS: Ian Wiggett, former Greater Manchester Assistant Chief Constable, looks at how PCCs and forces can together retain the confidence of the public during critical incidents

NEWS BRIEF: BBC Home Affairs presenter Danny Shaw's interviews PCCs, PCC candidates, the architect of the PCC position, and CoPaCC's Bernard Rix, for The World at One

ANALYSIS: Includes details of which candidates have so far signed the Committee on Standards in Public Life's "PCC standards checklist"

NEWS BRIEF: Introducing Policing Insight's new "Jobs" service - covering policing-oriented vacancies in forces and OPCCs, as well as those in academia, in third sector and in private sector

REPORT: Download the latest report covering key policing and PCC activity during March 2016.