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Police.AI governance: Three things force leaders can act on now The recent UK police reform white paper outlined Police.AI as a crucial part of the modernisation process; but Vsevolod Shabad, an independent researcher and governance adviser specialising in AI…

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Dedicated policing and courts needed to tackle surge in environmental and wildlife crime Wildlife and environmental crime is now estimated to be the fourth largest organised transnational crime sector, with significant overlaps into other forms of organised crime; Professor Phill Cassey…

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BAPCO Annual Event 2026: Built by the Emergency Services, for the Emergency Services The BAPCO Annual Event returns to Coventry on 25–26 March 2026, bringing together the UK and international public safety communications community for two days of innovation and insight.

BAPCO Annual Event 2026: Built by the Emergency Services, for the Emergency Services
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Police Scotland urged to act faster to modernise operations and build ‘effective workforce for the future’ A recent report on Best Value in Policing, published jointly by Audit Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland, has warned that more than 10 years after it was formed – and in the face...

Police Scotland urged to act faster to modernise operations and build ‘effective workforce for the future’
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Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago: It’s happening again Australia, like many other countries, has a long history of organised crime, much of which has flourished by exploiting illicit markets; Deakin University Associate Professor Dr James Martin…

Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago: It’s happening again
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Quantum computing finance fraud: Europol’s cyber threat warning With fraud remaining a constant and growing threat to individuals, businesses and national economies, and with the rapidly developing digital tools available to organised crime groups…

Quantum computing finance fraud: Europol’s cyber threat warning
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Automated risk assessments in the UK: What they are really for, and why that matters As UK policing starts to embrace machine-learning solutions and interest in algorithmic risk assessments grows, Tamara Polajnar, CEO of herEthical AI, explores the existing domestic abuse assessment…

Automated risk assessments in the UK: What they are really for, and why that matters
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Digital Survey provides ‘full, unfiltered picture’ on police technology – and a cutting-edge prize for VCO Aimee Results from the UK Police Digital Experience Survey 2025, carried out by Policing Insight and backed by the Home Office, National Police Chiefs’ Council, Police Federation of England & Wales…

Digital Survey provides ‘full, unfiltered picture’ on police technology – and a cutting-edge prize for VCO Aimee
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What the new Road Safety Strategy means for roads policing and drivers Following on from the publication of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy for England, and calls from some quarters for the measures to go further to prevent road fatalities, Leo Taylor…

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Dorset’s award-winning Survivors’ Network gives a voice to VAWG and abuse victims in the force Dorset Police’s Survivors’ Network was launched after several officers who came forward to complain of harassment, inappropriate behaviour and abuse found they lacked support…

Dorset’s award-winning Survivors’ Network gives a voice to VAWG and abuse victims in the force
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Community intelligence-led policing can have a vital role to play in the ‘local to national’ reform agenda In the wake of the UK Government’s white paper on police reform, Steve Dodd, a former South Wales Police detective and College of Policing subject matter expert on intelligence professionalisation…

Community intelligence-led policing can have a vital role to play in the ‘local to national’ reform agenda
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AI enhancing human interaction – the evolution of investigative interview training Investigative interviewing is more than asking questions — it requires planning, rapport and an understanding of what work best to unlock information. Incorporating the proven PEACE method and ORBIT…

AI enhancing human interaction – the evolution of investigative interview training
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RCRP brings benefits, but can create ‘dangerous situations’ and encourage stakeholders to ‘game the system’ Research into the impact of the police roll-out of the Right Care, Right Person model of responding to those in mental health crisis in England and Wales suggests that while the approach has made a…

RCRP brings benefits, but can create ‘dangerous situations’ and encourage stakeholders to ‘game the system’
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Ontario VR training helps officers to de-escalate mental health crisis calls and reduce police use of force Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons explores Ontario’s Mental Health Crisis Response programme, a virtual reality training model being rolled out to all officers across the province which research…

Ontario VR training helps officers to de-escalate mental health crisis calls and reduce police use of force
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Why technology must be at the heart of police reform The UK Government’s recent white paper on police reform contained a wide range of ambitious proposals for the future shape of policing; but Dale Peters, Senior Research Director at TechMarketView…

Why technology must be at the heart of police reform
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Human trafficking and exploitation needs a public health approach and more evidence of what works Human trafficking and exploitation are challenges that law enforcement cannot “police your way out of”, warns UCL’s Ella Cockbain, Professor of Human Trafficking and Exploitation, with more focus on a...

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NSW Police’s drone trial: Questions of risk, governance and resilience New South Wales Police recently announced a six-month trial of drones manufactured by Chinese company DJI; the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Dr John Coyne and James Corera argue that the…

NSW Police’s drone trial: Questions of risk, governance and resilience
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Urban challenges: Building local capabilities to tackle the rise of drug misuse With the latest analyses by both the National Crime Agency and the European Union Drugs Agency highlighting the continuing rise of drug misuse across the continent, Policing Insight’s Andrew…

Urban challenges: Building local capabilities to tackle the rise of drug misuse
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Increasing and improving out-of-court resolutions: Lessons from police practice While charge rates are often taken as an indicator of a police force’s success in tackling crime, many stakeholders argue that out-of-court resolutions (OOCRs) can provide victims with meaningful…

Increasing and improving out-of-court resolutions: Lessons from police practice
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Shifting the balance from local to national: Is the police reform white paper too radical and too ambitious? As the dust begins to settle on the proposals laid out in the UK Government’s recent white paper on police reform, Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett takes a closer look at the plans…

Shifting the balance from local to national: Is the police reform white paper too radical and too ambitious?
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Officer’s ‘passion project’ highlights gambling risks that can compound trauma for frontline colleagues Hertfordshire Constabulary Sergeant James Stopford, a full-time Police Federation of England and Wales representative, hopes a personal “passion project” to highlight the risks associated with…

Officer’s ‘passion project’ highlights gambling risks that can compound trauma for frontline colleagues
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New UK chaplaincy standards will support ‘consistency and community’ focus of police reform A series of ‘Gold Standards’ published by the UK’s National Police Chaplaincy service designed to inspire forces “in their care for colleagues and positively impact communities” will mirror many of…

New UK chaplaincy standards will support ‘consistency and community’ focus of police reform
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Policing’s silent crisis: What happens when no-one is listening With the hugely concerning levels of suicide among police officers and staff, highlighted most recently by the Police Federation of England and Wales, the service’s response to those struggling with…

Policing’s silent crisis: What happens when no-one is listening
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Police Review Commission is a ‘good news story’ for communities and officers The launch of the groundbreaking Police Review Commission (PRC) in Alberta, Canada, sees civilian oversight of investigations into allegations of police misconduct, and a 180-day time limit for…

Police Review Commission is a ‘good news story’ for communities and officers
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Nature and patterns of police-public engagements on the X platform in Nigeria Many police forces globally are grappling with the challenge of how they use social media such as X to improve communications and public engagement; research by Dr Usman A. Ojedokun…

Nature and patterns of police-public engagements on the X platform in Nigeria
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Tracking OCG co-operation can enable police to predict and prevent drug surges and spikes in violence A study of drug violence dynamics on Merseyside has highlighted the importance of understanding the “informal governance mechanisms” employed by organised crime groups (OCGs), and has led to the…

Tracking OCG co-operation can enable police to predict and prevent drug surges and spikes in violence
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The challenges of policing in the 21st century: How might reform help? From complex crimes and tight finances to emerging technology and the public expectations, policing in the UK is facing a wide range of often complex challenges; in an article drawing on her recent…

The challenges of policing in the 21st century: How might reform help?
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Facial recognition technology used by police is now very accurate – but public understanding lags behind The recent UK police reform proposals include a five-fold increase in the number of live facial recognition vans available to forces, and a significant expansion of the use of the technology…

Facial recognition technology used by police is now very accurate – but public understanding lags behind
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Notions of intelligence: The rise and rise of AI-powered OSINT With the rapid growth of the internet offering law enforcement and security services huge new quantities of increasingly accessible open-source intelligence (OSINT), AI will play an invaluable role in...

Notions of intelligence: The rise and rise of AI-powered OSINT
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The Road Safety Strategy: It’s a start but doesn’t go far enough In the latest in a regular series of articles from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), Philip Seccombe, Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire and the APCC’s Joint Lead…

The Road Safety Strategy: It’s a start but doesn’t go far enough
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