Police forces

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Norfolk, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Northamptonshire, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Northumbria, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: The election for the first York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayor will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. The powers of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner to oversee the Police and Fire services in York and North Yorkshire will be transferred to the new Mayor once elected, along with the Commissioner’s role as the Fire Authority.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Nottinghamshire, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: The election for the South Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayor will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. The powers of the Police and Crime Commissioner to oversee the Police services in South Yorkshire will be transferred to the new Mayor once elected.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Staffordshire, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Suffolk, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Surrey, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Sussex, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Thames Valley, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in Warwickshire, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2021 in West Mercia, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2024 in West Midlands, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: The office of West Yorkshire police and crime commissioner was abolished on the date of the 2021 elections and the role was taken up by the office of the to be elected mayor of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

POLICE FORCE FOCUS: Candidate details for the PCC Elections 2021 in Wiltshire, along with details of previous PCC election outcomes.

INTERVIEW: Channel 4’s To Catch a Copper series revealed shocking incidents of misconduct in Avon and Somerset Police; in a two-part interview with Policing Insight’s James Sweetland, Chief Constable Sarah Crew talks about why she let the cameras in, footage of misconduct by officers that left her feeling “horrified” and “exhausted”, and her views about institutional racism.

OPINION: With the recent report from the Angiolini Inquiry the latest high-profile criticism of UK policing culture, former officer turned police trainer Graham Goulden believes it is time to drop conformity, e-learning and a ‘whack a mole’ approach to misconduct in favour of an active bystandership that will help to instil critical loyalty among colleagues.

FEATURE: The potential of technological advances to transform policing has generated enormous excitement across the sector; but while many in law enforcement are aware of the opportunities offered, much less attention has been paid to the fundamentals needed to actually deliver this kind of tech-driven policing, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland explains.

OPINION: A recently published article on Policing Insight regarding modern slavery highlighted concerns about the impact of UK Government reforms on victims of trafficking, but the outcome in Scotland differs significantly to England and Wales, says SNP policing spokesperson Allan Dorans MP, who believes researchers and others need to pay closer attention to the emerging divergence in policing north and south of the border.

FEATURE: A three-month facial recognition trial in Southampton has seen door staff equipped with body-worn cameras to check pub and club goers against a database of excluded offenders; the success of the scheme – described as the first of its kind in the country – has led to suggestions that it could be extended to other areas, as well as to other situations such as preventing those with football banning orders from attending matches, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports.

OPINION: When a social media post earlier this month announced Met Police Commander Karen Findlay as the new Assistant Chief Constable of the British Transport Police, the response included a barrage of misogynistic and homophobic comments that drew strong criticism from the leaders of both forces and many other senior officers; former police officer Oliver Laurence, now host of the Protect and Serve podcast, believes more could and should be done to protect officers from online abuse.

FEATURE: Former senior Sussex detective Alison Eaton, and former Cheshire detective Chris Howarth, are working with the Ministry of Defence’s British Peace Support Team (Africa) to deliver ‘train the trainer’ programmes that will help to improve investigative and interviewing skills for officers in sexual and gender-based violence cases in post-conflict countries, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.

FEATURE: A Metropolitan Police initiative which uses a digital triage approach to identify and maximise the potential of digital evidence in stalking, domestic abuse and sexual offences cases has led to investigation times cut by 75% and a 96% conviction rate for cases going to court – prompting calls for the same approach to be used more widely, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.