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A purpose-driven team of experts dedicated to improving justice, policing and public safety.

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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We’re hiring a Senior Communications & External Affairs Officer! This is a great step up for someone ready to lead on strategic communications in a purpose-driven, expert-led organisation. Read the full job advert on our website: www.crestadvisory.com/post/we-re-h...
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We're hiring a Senior Communications and External Affairs Officer
We're looking for a dynamic Senior Communications and External Affairs Officer to play a central role in shaping how we communicate our work, grow our impact, and support high-profile clients.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The disconnect is stark. Police officers told us they prioritise walking beats but community members say they rarely see officers. Our research identifies what forces can do to better meet public expectations. Read out report here: www.crestadvisory.com/neighbourhoo...
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Crest Advisory | Making the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee Work
Crest Advisory was commissioned by the Dawes Trust to research how best to implement the Government's Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee - a commitment to deploy 13,000 additional neighbourhood officers...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Between 2016 and 2024, neighbourhood officer numbers fell by 55%. The Government's plan to deliver an additional 13,000 neighbourhood officers, PCSOs and Special Constables is welcome, but implementation will determine success.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Communities want neighbourhood police who are visible and engage directly with local residents. This sounds straightforward, but our research reveals barriers to delivery.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This research suggests that VFR can provide a faster response to domestic abuse victims, while delivering similar levels of victim satisfaction as a business as usual response.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🔹Mostly positive safeguarding measures for VFR victims 🔹Mixed impact on arrest rate and time 🔹Victims would choose VFR again
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
📌 Key Findings: 🔹VFR can speed up response times for domestic abuse victims 🔹VFR may improve the quality of risk assessments
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We are very pleased that our joint evaluation of video first response (VFR) to non-emergency domestic abuse calls with the College of Policing has been published. www.college.police.uk/guidance/vio...
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Evaluation of video first response to non-emergency domestic abuse calls for service | College of Policing
The summary report of the evaluation of video first response to non-emergency domestic abuse calls.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
In our new blog, published alongside the report, we argue that it’s not incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour themselves that matter most but what they represent: that no one is in charge, that social norms are eroding and that the fabric of everyday life is under threat. tinyurl.com/2hpfbr3y
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Signals of something deeper: what fear of crime really tells us
In this blog, published alongside a new paper commissioned by the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON), Manon Roberts and Sophie Davis argue that it’s not the incidents themselves that matt...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This report calls for a neighbourhood-based approach to tackling crime and antisocial behaviour, grounded in evidence that strong community relationships — alongside enforcement — are essential to creating safer places. It sets out five areas of action to support this goal.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🔹Social cohesion and trust can act as protective factors, particularly in areas of disadvantage. 🔹Crime and ASB matter to communities — they act as wider signals of neighbourhood decline.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Key findings: 🔹Crime is heavily concentrated and persistent in areas of multiple disadvantage 🔹Disadvantage and instability reinforce each other, weakening community control. 🔹The built environment shapes both risk and resilience.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Crest Insights has published a new report, commissioned by @iconeighbours.bsky.social on why neighbourhoods must be at the heart of crime policy — both as spaces where crime is experienced and as sites of potential solutions. www.crestadvisory.com/post/why-pla...
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Why place matters: neighbourhood effects on crime and anti-social behaviour
Crest was commissioned by the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON) to explore how neighbourhood-level approaches can be better harnessed to reduce crime, and in particular, to tackle anti-s...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
There’s still time to join the YJB’s Child First Day webinar at 2:30 today (20th August), where Jess will be sharing insights from our research on applying the Child First framework in youth justice services. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/child-firs...
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Child First Day - exploring evidence and practice
A dynamic and practical webinar designed to deepen understanding of the Child First evidence-base and decision-making framework approach.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
As part of our YJB commissioned research, we engaged children directly via a national survey to understand their experiences at their youth justice service, and to build evidence on how the tenets of the Child First framework translate into practice.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
To mark the Youth Justice Board's Child First Day today, our new blog by our Senior Strategy and Insight Manager Jess Hull explores key insights from Crest’s recent research on how the Child First framework is applied in youth justice services. www.crestadvisory.com/post/listeni...
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Listening to Children: how we researched the Child First framework
Consulting perspectivesJess Hull, Senior Strategy & Insight ManagerWednesday 20 August 2025To mark the YJB’s Child First Day (20th August), we’re sharing some key insights from Crest’s recent research...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
In his foreword, Sir Stephen Kavanagh, former Executive Director of Police Services at INTERPOL, puts it plainly: “The criminal threats have moved on – and we haven’t.”
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Key recommendations: ◆Launch a tech-driven offensive to disrupt full criminal operations ◆Impose cross-border sanctions on criminals and complicit financial institutions ◆Deploy coordinated international sting operations to cut supply chains
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We propose a bold new strategy: a Five Eyes-style Serious Organised Crime Alliance, built to dismantle entire networks, not just chase individuals in a game of whack-a-mole.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Our research shows how serious organised crime has evolved from old-school mobsters to complex, multinational criminal enterprises that rival legitimate high-growth businesses.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
New report out today: A New International Approach to Beating Serious and Organised Crime – a collaboration between Crest Advisory and The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Read the full paper here: institute.global/insights/pub...
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A New International Approach to Beating Serious and Organised Crime
A New International Approach to Beating Serious and Organised Crime
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
How can the Crown Prosecution Service better support victims of crime? Crest Analyst Helena Procopis reflects on our work helping the CPS deliver more timely, empathetic and effective support through the Victim Transformation Programme. 🧵Read more: www.crestadvisory.com/blog/helping...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Our partnership allows Police Now officers the opportunity to gain a broader understanding of the criminal justice system beyond operational policing - and it gives our staff the chance to learn valuable insights from frontline practice to enrich policy and strategy development.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
In our latest blog, Police Now neighbourhood officer Carys reflects on her time at Crest and the government’s new Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. Read the blog below: www.crestadvisory.com/post/neighbo...
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Neighbourhood Policing: Reflections from the frontline
Crest Advisory is proud to be a partner of Police Now, hosting officers on month-long secondments. Working on consulting and think tank projects gives Police Now officers the opportunity to gain a bro...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🔹Shoplifting incidents have hit a 20 year high 🔹Fraud reports continue to rise - now making up nearly half of all crime 🔹There are small but consistent falls in violent crime - but overall figures remain high 🔹A new way of measuring VAWG highlights the scale of the issue
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This week the Office for National Statistics published the crime statistics for the year ending March 2025. What key changes to crime do they show and what do they mean for policing? Read our blog here: www.crestadvisory.com/post/the-lat...
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Latest crime stats show shoplifting at 20 year high
The latest crime figures were published by the ONS yesterday. Below are Crest’s four takeaways
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
On 10 July we hosted a webinar with the the Youth Justice Board to discuss our new report on applying the Child First framework across youth justice services in England and Wales. Thank you to everyone who joined. If you missed it, you can watch the webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rguu...
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Applying the Child First framework in youth justice services’ webinar - YJB & Crest Advisory
YouTube video by youthjusticeboard
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This aligns with work Crest has long championed. In our latest blog, we explore what needs to happen to make OOCRs work in practice — and why public confidence will be critical to their success.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
While much of the early focus and debate has centred on proposals to restrict jury trials, some of Leveson’s other recommendations are just as radical. By emphasizing out-of-court resolutions (OOCRs), he could deliver faster, bigger relief for the system.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Yesterday marked the publication of Part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts in England and Wales, led by Sir Brian Leveson. Read out new blog here: www.crestadvisory.com/post/leveson...
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Leveson courts review: turning ambition into action
Yesterday marked the publication of Part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts in England and Wales, led by Sir Brian Leveson.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
⏰Last chance to register! Join us and the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales today to explore how the Child First framework is being applied in youth justice services and how the YJB can support youth justice services. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/applying-t...
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Applying the Child First Framework in youth justice services
Overview of Crest Advisory’s new research on how youth justice services are operationalising the Child First Framework in practice.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This research builds on our wider work on youth justice reform, including our report on Trauma-Informed Practice within the Youth Justice System report which you can read here: www.crestadvisory.com/post/trauma-...
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Trauma-Informed Practice within the Youth Justice System: How is it working and what needs to change?
Our research aims to understand how trauma-informed approaches are applied across different stages of the youth justice system.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
To read our recent report on the application of the Child First framework in youth justice services follow this link: www.crestadvisory.com/post/applyin...
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Applying the Child First framework in youth justice services
Consulting ReportThursday 26 JuneThe Youth Justice Board (YJB) for England and Wales has identified the Child First framework as the guiding principle for youth justice. It is an evidence-based framew...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This summer marks the fifth year Crest Advisory has taken part in City University’s Micro-Placement Programme. Read our new blog in which Ralina and Hansen reflect on their placement at Crest: www.crestadvisory.com/post/micro-p...
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Micro-Placement students Ralina and Hansen reflect on their time at Crest
This summer marks the fifth year Crest Advisory has taken part in City University’s Micro-Placement Programme. The scheme gives students a chance to explore different industries and career paths, ofte...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
You can read the report here: www.crestadvisory.com/post/applyin...
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Applying the Child First framework in youth justice services
Consulting ReportThursday 26 JuneThe Youth Justice Board (YJB) for England and Wales has identified the Child First framework as the guiding principle for youth justice. It is an evidence-based framew...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We’ve created a summary child-friendly report of our new research on the application of the Child First framework in youth justice services. This visual resource is designed to make the key messages more accessible to children and practitioners.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Join us & the Youth Justice Board on July 10th for a webinar on our new report exploring how the Child First framework is being applied in youth justice services. Sign up via this link: tinyurl.com/Child-First-...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our research shows the growing support for the Child First framework, but also clear opportunities for the YJB to strengthen the support for services to apply the Child First tenets in practice.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Steph Roberts-Bibby, CEO of YJB welcomed the recommendations of the report, recognising its value in supporting collective efforts to apply the framework and help create safer communities with fewer victims. To read the full quote, please visit the report page.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The report includes 17 recommendations for the YJB to further support application , focusing on: building on good practice, consolidating practitioner’s awareness of the framework, strengthening partnerships and continuing to build the evidence base around the framework.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🔸Practitioners’ confidence in applying the tenets varied by setting 🔸Guidance materials were sometimes overly optimistic and didn’t always reflect the complexity of cases or restricted environments 🔸Partnerships sometimes limited the effective application of the four tenets
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The findings highlight: 🔹High levels of practitioners’ awareness and confidence on how to apply the framework 🔹Children reported feeling supported, listened to and involved in planning 🔹The framework is seen as a consolidation of best practice However, challenges remain:
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our new research commissioned by the Youth Justice Board looks at how youth justice services are applying the Child First framework. Read the full report: www.crestadvisory.com/post/applyin...
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Applying the Child First framework in youth justice services
Consulting ReportThursday 26 JuneThe Youth Justice Board (YJB) for England and Wales has identified the Child First framework as the guiding principle for youth justice. It is an evidence-based framew...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Our new research, commissioned by the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser, explores how policing can reduce harm, avoid costs and support investment, productivity and innovation. We hope it prompts further debate on the broader value of policing and informs future policy decisions.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
📢 How does policing contribute to UK economic growth? 📖 Read the full report here: www.crestadvisory.com/post/the-rol...
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The role of UK policing in economic growth
Commissioned by the Office of the National Police Chief Scientific Adviser, Crest undertook research into the role of UK policing in economic growth. The research sought to understand what evidence ex...
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
We’re delighted to see Louis have the opportunity to present at this webinar, showcasing how our interns grow their careers at Crest.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
@gnetresearch.bsky.social has invited Louis to present on AI extremist exploitation and innovation. Louis will be drawing on his dissertation and recent trends.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Louis joined as an intern whilst studying an MA in Terrorism, Security and Society at King's College London, and worked on Dame Sara Khan’s report “Societal Threats and Declining Democratic Resilience: The New Extremism Landscape”, published by Crest Insights in December.
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Crest Advisory @crest-advisory.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Crest Analyst Louis Dean will be taking part in a webinar on the far-right use of AI on Thursday 3 July. Sign up for the webinar here: www.linkedin.com/events/73388...
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GNET Webinar - AI Extremist Exploitation and Innovation | LinkedIn
The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), with support from the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), invites you to attend a webinar on Artificial Intelligence. This webin...
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