Police forces

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

NEWS: Lord Bew, Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, addresses an audience gathered to mark the launch of CoPaCC's "OPCC Transparency" Quality Mark

OPINION: Lee Simpson and Max Worth of Deloitte report on a five-force event to produce "mind-blowing apps"

OPINION: Dorset PCC Martyn Underhill provides his perspective on HMIC's Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (PEEL) Report, published last week

NEWS: Policing Insight launches our directory of police force and governing body information

OPINION: Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt responds to the RCA's independent report, "Safer together: Policing a global city in 2020"

ANALYSIS: Roy Wilsher, Hertfordshire's Chief Fire Officer and Chief Exec of Hertfordshire OPCC, examines some of the challenges ahead of further fire and police collaboration

OPINION: ACC Ian Wiggett of Greater Manchester Police argues that policing needs to adopt a 'common voice' on its overall capacity and capability to manage risk

NEWS BRIEF: Five forces rated outstanding, 29 as good, 8 as requiring improvement and one - Humberside - as inadequate.

NEWS BRIEF: Temporary Chief Constable Gareth Morgan will continue to lead the Constabulary while a recruitment process takes place.

ANALYSIS: MayorWatch's Martin Hoscik examines views on the likely impact on the Met Police of the RSA's recent independent report

ANALYSIS: Anthony Painter, the RSA's Director of Policy and Strategy, provides an author's perspective on the RSA's independent review of the Metropolitan Police

ANALYSIS: Steve Finnigan writes an open letter to the people of Lancashire on the subject of police cuts

OPINION: Bedfordshire PCC Olly Martins calls for those concerned about dwindling police strength to lobby their Member of Parliament

OPINION: Lancashire Constabulary's project lead for innovation and collaboration, Rob Flanagan, argues in favour of "disruptive innovation" in policing

ANALYSIS: MayorWatch's Martin Hoscik casts his expert eye over the welcome awaiting London's new Mayor from the Metropolitan Police

OPINION: Kent PCC Ann Barnes takes a look at the Home Office's police funding consultation, which closed this week.

OPINION: Jim Mallen, Chair of Bedfordshire Police Federation, sets out why police volunteers "will not provide better policing; this will provide cheaper policing".

ANALYSIS: Rose Dowling, founder of Leaders Unlocked, looks at the work of Youth Commissions across five police forces

ANALYSIS: Olivia Pinkney, Sussex Police's Deputy Chief Constable and NPCC lead for Children and Young People, examines police responsibilities when children sext

OPINION: Matthew Ellis, the Staffordshire PCC, looks at how police can "harness the power of digital technology"

ANALYSIS: Warwickshire PCC Ron Ball examines issues for policing associated with the creation of Combined Authorities

ANALYSIS: Devon & Cornwall OPCC provides an analysis of the implications of the Government's funding proposals for future force mergers

ANALYSIS: Andy Champness, Chair of the Association of Policing and Crime Chief Execs (APACE), examines his "day job" as Chief Executive of West Mercia OPCC