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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

@gunviolenceticker.bsky.social Do you have a daily tracker for incidents? Data that can help determine which days of the week are more prevalent for eg or to see which periods throughout each month have higher rates of incidents

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Gavin as ever here asks some searching questions about the resurrection of ‘hotspots’ policing and targeted police tactics…are you better served focusing on places & spaces…or the faces that cause or commit most crime or pose the most risks

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Today the figures for police service strength were released in England & Wales First drop in numbers for 6 years… 4,668 officers voluntarily resigned…higher than retirements for the 3rd year running This means 30,272 officers have left policing in the last 10 years www.msn.com/en-ie/news/w...

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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

My report "Lessons for Prevent" will be published on Wednesday, probably late morning. My terms of reference ask me to look at the Prevent histories of the killers of Sir David Amess and the Southport girls, and draw any conclusions for the future of Prevent. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Independent Prevent Commissioner: terms of reference

Terms of reference for the role of Independent Prevent Commissioner and case-specific reviews.

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Today is the 10th anniversary of something that’s defined my life ever since…on a hot summer evening not unlike today I developed chest pains and went into a coma like state for several minutes…I’d had a heart attack..I was only 41…the same age as my grandfather when he had one and never got to know

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Dear #criminology on Bluesky…if anybody has any research projects or journal articles & books/chapters on the go that needs some research assistance or knows of anyone who does…even if it’s a small amount I’m looking for any opportunities at present in the area of policing/LE or extremism & CT

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Gavin Hales @gmhales.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Can anyone point me to any good examples of writing on equality vs equity as they relate to policing, ideally with specific reference to the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010?

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

After working really hard to get myself educated later in life and spent a fortune out of my own pocket to do that I’ve come to the conclusion that having an ‘education’ gets you nowhere…even experience seems to count for nothing much now as well…what’s the point anymore?

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Job hunting is so damn tough these days…experience in policing x 2 including specialising in counter-terrorism…community safety…university lecturing in criminology…masters degree…it’s soul destroying…aim too high & you don’t have the essentials…too low & it’s pointless…even hope is now diminishing

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

55,000 a day…almost 400,000 a week…not far off 20 million a year at these rates…that’s not sustainable as a business model…crime really does seem to be paying these days…how can this really be tackled? My local supermarket has all its spirits locked behind glass doors now…Argos style shopping!

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Dorothy Newbury-Birch @dottyb.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

does anyone work for probation in the UK (preferably north east) who is interested in working with me on a bid? if so can you email me at d.newbury-birch@tees.ac.uk and I will tell you more.

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I’m looking for a job…I can’t continue with the ‘casual worker’ status I’m in with my university I’ve been teaching at for 4 years without a contract…and it’s an arduous task…with AI taking over most things including job application sifts what are people going to do in the future for jobs?

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Predicting this will be the biggest selling book of 2025

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Thinking of my friend & former cricket team mate Piers on the 20th anniversary of this horrific natural disaster…he was such a nice guy & no surprise his last act was saving somebody else’s life at the expense of his own…miss you buddy RIP 🏏 ❤️ #tsunami

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'My brother was swept away by tsunami 20 years ago'

Luke Simon and his brother were celebrating Christmas with friends when the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami hit.

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to you all…enjoy your day…for those working & keeping us safe stay safe yourself & a big thank you…for those who don’t do Xmas you do you how you wish without any regrets…and to those who won’t have a good day for some reason keep fighting through ❤️ 🤍 ❤️

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Ashton Kingdon @ashkingdon.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The Chapters for 'The World White Web' Were Designed to Stand Alone and Most Importantly be Used for Teaching and be Useful for Many Stakeholders, I Have Attached a Table Showing Them Below If They Might Be Useful to You or Someone You Know Please Feel Free to Contact Me 👇👇

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Bad idea this…bigger isn’t better…this could impact on the emergency services in terms of geographical alignment…multi-agency working watered down and a disproportionate spread on services as the largest conurbations hoover up all the money & resources…

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Angela Rayner promises mayor for every region of England - BBC News

The deputy prime minister says giving local leaders more powers will help drive economic growth.

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Graham makes a very valid point with this situation…often just calling out ‘danger’ here can draw people into it all rather than divert them away…some can’t help but become inquisitive about things like this & extremism etc…and that can lead down a path that wasn’t originally intended

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr... The 13,000 neighbourhood police plan is back in the news today…I took a look a while back at how this will pan out and the table here shows who will (very likely) get how many and based on the 20k Uplift by the previous govt relative to the current funding formula

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

www.paconsulting.com/newsroom/pco... Some people don’t agree with the role…I’m biased as I started my police career as one…loved it as a job…this hang up about how many constables there are should be avoided…it needs a mix…a consistent, visible & informal police presence can be very beneficial

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PCSOs: Use them or lose them? | PA Consulting

Abbie Mills, Richard Davis and Sally Bibb examine how police community support officers have the potential to enhance neighbourhood policing and bring…

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Things can only get better…well…no they ain’t…this is a huge mistake doing this…bigger is NOT better…everywhere this has been done in the last few years the resulting unitary’s are one step from bankruptcy…to prop them up your council tax goes up…and the level of services goes down…abandon ship!

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Bernard Rix @bernardrix.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I'm looking for #Policing related accounts here. Please feel free to draw my attention to any that I (or others) could or should follow!

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Bernard Rix @bernardrix.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Now with added Blue Sky... @policinginsight.bsky.social

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Not even a week on here yet…the way I’d describe it so far is the ‘other’ SM platform is like a (self proclaimed) town square full of rowdy drunk people all shouting & falling out on a Friday night…whereas here is more village pub garden on a sunny Sunday afternoon

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

You can’t use a template set out around the same time the Beatles had their first number 1 record…and a Police Act setting it all out that was passed 5 years before the current Home Secretary was even born! Leave something 60 odd years it’ll be out of date…not spend money on it…it’ll keep failing 🤷🏻

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I agree here with the need for a ‘shake up’…it’s been over 60 years since a Royal Commission took place…exactly 60 years since the resulting Police Act 1964 was passed (also 5 years before the 1st moon landing btw)…and 50 years since the the 43 force model was finally introduced…it’s all outdated!

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Well I was going to have a sit down for a few minutes as haven’t stopped all day…but…somebody is too comfortable…so maybe later eh

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

This is a really interesting question and a conundrum…I’ve said no it shouldn’t…I’m sure others would say yes though

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Bernard Rix @bernardrix.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I'm trying to create a shareable list of policing-related BlueSky accounts. Do you have an interest in policing, anywhere in the world, but are missing from this list? Or have spotted someone who really ought to be added? Let me know! Reposts welcomed. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

What’s the single biggest issue facing policing right now? There’s many…but what’s the most significant out of what is probably a long list…too long!

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Please feel free to post or interact on all things policing here…time for some sensible conversations #policing #police #criminology

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

1) a (hypothetical) restructuring model of police forces in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 so local policing really is local 2) approx 90-93% of all terrorist attacks in the western hemisphere occur just before or just after a full or new moon (but rarely on one) 85-90% of active shooter/marauding attacker events likewise

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