Continuing professional development in policing
A series of articles on continuing professional development (CPD) in policing produced by the Open University Centre for Policing Research and Learning.
This series, supporting degree entry recruits to the police service, aims to provide a framework for students as well as highlighting the deep resources of Policing Insight information. Policing Insight is publishing regular in-depth articles, written by Policing Insight’s Academic Editor, Dr. Carina O’Reilly, aimed at promoting new degree recruits’ learning and understanding of policing and how it impacts on the day-to-day delivery of policing.
A decade of falling police officer numbers in England and Wales has been a continuous focus of concern. In this series of articles Ian Wiggett analyses where the cuts have been felt the deepest and the implications for the workforce mix. The series then looks at the progress and impact of the government's recruitment goal to uplift officer numbers by 20,000.
Against a backdrop of unprecedented rising violence in 2020 – with murders across the biggest 65 cities in the US increasing collectively by a third – Professor Peter Moskos, a former Baltimore police officer, launched the Violence Reduction Project; a series of essays from practitioners, experts and academics.
The World Class Policing® Awards, launched in 2019, celebrate and acknowledge the very best in all aspects of 21st century policing. The Awards reflect that effective modern-day policing requires partnership and collaboration, whether in teams of officers and staff; collaboration between forces; multi-agency operations; wider public sector involvement; and collaboration also with the supplier community and beyond. The Awards also recognise that successful outcomes and developments in policing come from a blend of innovative, committed and well-trained personnel, serving, engaging and protecting the public, delivering good.
A survey of police officers and staff from 48 UK police forces, the survey and reports from 2017 and 2018 provide a unique insight into the views of the front-line on the provision of ICT in their force. The results and feedback from end users are required reading for police managers, buyers and suppliers.