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.

Policing Insight’s Matthew Wood explores the core characteristics, shaping mechanisms, and perspectives on police culture, why police culture matters and the pathways to reform.

In recent years debates around professionalising policing, the need for officers and new recruits to be educated to degree level, and how previous experience and learning should be recognised, have prompted strong comments and opinions in England and Wales as well as other countries; this series brings together many of the key discussions and developments around this issue that have appeared in Policing Insight since the subject first hit the headlines in 2015.

A series of articles based on an in depth interview with former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and National Police Chief’s Council Lead for Counter-Terrorism Policing Neil Basu QPM, one of the country’s most outspoken former senior cops. He discusses Police and Crime Commissioners, the Casey review, leadership, the current Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley as well as institutional racism and the effectiveness of the Police Race Action Plan.

The aim of this series of features is to get the thoughts and opinions of those involved in the policing data process – from practitioners past and present, to national leads, subject matter experts and academics – on the challenges around resources and technology, the potential for the latest tech to help police meet them, how law enforcement can ensure community buy-in, and the likely roadmap for the police use of data in intelligence and investigations over the next few years. The ‘Police Data Challenge’ is an independent editorial series researched and written by Policing Insight and commissioned by Cognyte.

A series of articles highlighting key topics and debates from Police Digital Summit organised by the UK's Police Digital Service.

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 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 supporting our 'Facing the future: the rise of facial recognition in policing' report including content from the report, interviews in full with contributors as well us future content updating the report.

ADVERTISEMENT SERIES: A series of articles showing how law enforcement can transform tactical and strategic intelligence.

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.

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.