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Here you can find over 150 posts tracking every major development in policing since 2011. You can trace the impact of staffing cuts, follow the debate about the role of modern policing and keep up with the latest in digitisation, use of drones & other innovations. If you’re looking for something in particular, try the search box below.
The first report of the Police Foundation’s Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales
Policing the Pandemic is a youth-led study that provides a snapshot of young people’s views and experiences of policing during lockdown.
Crest Advisory challenges the assumption that the threat from county lines drug dealing has reduced during lockdown.
The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill marks the largest overhaul of terrorist sentencing and monitoring in decades.
University of Kent research concludes that voluntary and mandatory polygraph testing increases the likelihood that individuals convicted or suspected of committing a sexual offence will reveal risk-relevant information.
New research from Crest Advisory into what British Muslims think about policing, extremism and the Prevent programme
Joint inspection finds IOM has lost its way and better leadership is needed to get it back on track.
Police Foundation on understanding public priorities, attitudes and expectations around policing.
Martyn Underhill, Police & Crime Commissioner for Dorset, calls for a better , safer and kinder law on assisted dying.
Children’s Society finds 14-17-year-olds most likely to be exploited by criminal gangs, but children of primary school age are increasingly being targeted.
Black people are 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched than whites. The Criminal Justice Alliance urges community scrutiny.
Home Affairs Committee urges government to prioritise policing funding or risk consequences for public safety and criminal justice.