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All the latest news: Changing Role Policy Practice Innovation PCCs Statistics

Here you can find over 200 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.

How should we police sexting?

Police Foundation report reveals just how police services investigate young people texting sexual images to each other and the legal muddle which ensues.

Why are there fewer young offenders?

Analysis of the sudden rise and then sustained fall in young offenders entering the justice system find that policing policy is the main influencing factor.

Prisoners solve cold cases

Police services in the US and Netherlands distribute cold case playing cards and calendars to get prisoners’ help in solving cold cases.

Young BAME men and stop and search

Criminal Justice Alliance research finds number of stop and searches down but proportion targeted at young BAME men has increased again.

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