How well are the police performing?
Cassia Rowland from the Institute for Government sums up their new Public Services Performance Tracker on policing.
30th October 2025
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Cassia Rowland from the Institute for Government sums up their new Public Services Performance Tracker on policing.
Tony Blair institute calls for international approach to beating serious and organised crime
Transform Justice report finds victims focused on preventing other victims as priority.
Miranda Bevan, King’s College London, guest blogs on new research from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children in Police Custody
A systematic literature review on the impact of drug-related law enforcement activity on serious violence and homicide.
Government’s efforts to address violence against women and girls have not yet improved outcomes for victims
How can the police and wider criminal justice system best balance the potential benefits and risks of using new technologies?
Linked data project shows many victims of sexual violence don’t get support.
The provision of Out of Court disposals for people with substance use, mental health or other health vulnerabilities varies significantly between police force areas.
CCJS report highlights how the current law on joint enterprise allows and encourages cases to be constructed with the absence of rigour and quality.
Latest Femicide census finds at least 147 women were killed by men in 2021.
Young advocates report explore routes into the justice system for young people and, critically, pathways out of it.
