Articles highlighting and recognising policing and public safety recipients of UK and overseas honours including New Year Honours, Kings' Birthday Honours, Australia Day Honours and the Canadian Order of Merit.

In January 2026 the UK Government unveiled its white paper for policing reform, described by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as the “most significant changes to policing” in the country for 200 years. In this series of articles senior policing figures, stakeholders, specialists and partners share their opinions and insight on the key proposals contained within the reform paper.

A series of interviews with Policing Insight's Chris Allen talking to leading figures involved in the research and investigation of organised criminals.

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A series of insights and thought leadership from those setting the agenda at the top of policing and criminal justice organisations in the UK and around the world.

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.

With a renewed government focus on neighbourhood and community policing in the UK, Steve Dodd, a former South Wales Police detective and College of Policing subject matter expert on intelligence professionalisation, explores the opportunities presented by community intelligence-led policing, gathering information from a myriad of sources – including an officer’s observations while on patrol, coffee-shop conversations, attendance at public meetings, and unsubstantiated outbursts made by arrested individuals – to build trust and confidence and help law enforcement tackle issues ranging from missing persons to the threat of organised crime.

As the professional body for police and crime commissioners (PCCs), police, fire and crime commissioners (PFCCs), deputy mayors and other elected police governance roles across England and Wales, the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) provides a public voice in policing, influencing national policy and supporting local delivery. In this new series of articles and opinion pieces, senior members and portfolio holders from the APCC offer an insight into their work and ongoing initiatives at local and national levels.

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In a series of three articles focusing on UK policing’s ‘software archipelago’ – the interlocking landscape of platforms, systems, tools and infrastructure – organisational psychologist Michael Stephenson explores why buying rather than building is still the best option for most forces, the constraints and opportunities for modernisation, and the often overlooked role of policing’s largest technology supplier.

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A series of articles providing insights into Operation Soteria, a national research and change program in England and Wales launched in 2021 to transform how police investigate rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO).

A series of articles encompassing the debate on the appropriate response by police to those in mental health crises as well as highlighting policy and practice initiatives.

A series of articles that looks at the practical application of public order policing tactics, how powers are used (or should not be used), and the specific operational impact of new or changing legislation.

This article series features content from the 'Evolving police responses to domestic abuse' thematic report. The report aims to explore the policing of domestic abuse and family violence highlighting how it is being tackled across the world, how this has changed, and how it continues to evolve. The report examines the innovations, legal reforms and persistent challenges around the responses to domestic abuse and family violence, as agencies strive to protect victims, reduce demand and prevent further tragedy.

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Our annual review of the year, highlighting the big issues, challenges and topics, telling the story via the articles published in Policing Insight over the year.

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At its annual conference this month the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) recognised a number of officers and staff for their outstanding practice in policing; Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons spoke to the winners of four of the IAWP awards, to find out more about their work and the difference it has made.

From money laundering and the drug trade to corruption, illegal gambling and human trafficking, organised crime gangs (OCGs) are increasingly exploiting sports. In this series of five articles, Policing Insight’s Chris Darby explores issues including match-fixing, modern slavery in soccer, and how cartels and OCGs are targeting football clubs as strategic tools.

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.

Philip D. Lukens, a policing AI expert and innovative chief of police, explores some of the opportunities and challenges around the use of artificial intelligence to create positive change in law enforcement.

Weapons and violence are rarely out of the media cycle in Australia, but this four-part series explores whether the country is really in the grip of a violent crime crisis.

As the global demand for cocaine continues to grow, trafficking gangs are using sophisticated modern chemical processes to move huge quantities of the drug undetected through ports and airports, and across other international borders. In this three-part series Policing Insight’s Chris Dalby looks at how the new techniques are beating traditional detection methods, the expansion of extraction labs across Europe, and what steps police can take to tackle the problem.