Operational policing

OPINION: With less than ten days to go before the referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union, Dorset PCC Martyn Underhill argues that the UK needs to vote 'leave' in order to strengthen our national security.

ANALYSIS: Who are the people that volunteer to support their police service? What is their contribution to policing? And what about their relationships with the police officers and staff who work alongside them? In the fourth of our blogs celebrating Volunteers' Week, Melissa Pepper explores the evidence.

OPINION: In the wake of a recent @wecops discussion on the role of sergeants, Emma Williams of Canterbury Christ Church University examines the nature of leadership at sergeant level in the changing social landscape of policing.

ANALYSIS: What is the role of local authorities in the fight against organised crime? Ahead of a Public Policy Exchange event on 7th June, Dr Anna Sergi of the University of Essex warns that none of our communities are immune from the threat.

ANALYSIS: New media guidelines proposed by the College of Policing could impose strict new rules on contacts between police officers and journalists. Carina O'Reilly asks if they will protect the police, or smother vital relationships built on mutual understanding.

OPINION: Chief Constable Dave Thompson of West Midlands Police pays tribute to efforts made to increase diversity, but warns that police still need to correct assumptions, think harder, and talk about their challenges.

OPINION: Are Triage schemes doing their job in mental health emergencies? Serving police officer 'Nathan Constable' warns police forces could be heading down a dead end track with no way to turn around.

OPINION: Protecting vulnerable people is the new 'volume demand' in policing. Chief Superintendent Gavin Thomas, Vice President of the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, outlines the need for a consistent approach to vulnerability.

ANALYSIS: Carina O'Reilly provides a powerful analysis of the lessons that policing really must learn following the Hillsborough Inquest verdict.

OPINION: Serving officer 'Nathan Constable' argues that following the failings of Hillsborough, the argument that officers shouldn't be punished for the decisions of a small few all that time ago is pointless and wrong.

ANALYSIS: Professor Michael Rowe reviews the 2016 PCC Elections and argues that despite a higher turnout and mandate, the PCC model of police accountability still has much to prove.

ANALYSIS: Policing Insight examines research from the Federation of Small Businesses and provides details of the FSB's 'manifesto' for PCC candidates

ANALYSIS: Following announcement yesterday of Sussex Police's DCC Olivia Pinkney as the Hampshire PCC's 'preferred candidate' for Chief Constable, we republish a recent article by DCC Pinkney on the police response to sexting

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

OPINION: Chairman of the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Police Federation, John Apter, calls on the Police Federation to undertake a national survey of members

OPINION: Neda Nobari from the University of Leeds looks at some of the challenges associated with the police response to the terrorist threat.

ANALYSIS: Nick Newman of PA Consulting looks at some of the tough choices that police forces face on the best way to access and share digital information and intelligence

ANALYSIS: Jack Greig-Midlane of Cardiff University analyses David Cameron's claim that there are 3,800 more 'neighbourhood officers' than at the time of the last Spending Review

ANALYSIS: Kevin Morrell, a Professor of Strategy at Warwick Business School, considers the risks of further reductions in police budgets.

OPINION: Chief Superintendent Gavin Thomas, Vice President of the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, writes on the Spending Review and counter terrorism.

ANALYSIS: Former Chief Constable Stu Hyde examines the Chancellor's speech at GCHQ earlier this week on the multiple threats associated with cyber crime and cyber terrorism

OPINION: DCC Dave Thompson of West Midlands Police pays tribute to the security services and police in keeping us safe, and considers the future challenge in a time of austerity

OPINION: Inviting your views on this, our FIRST Police Debate brought to you by PolicingInsight.com. Should all our police officers be armed?

OPINION: PC Rory Geoghegan, a frontline Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police, considers the positive effect of community policing