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Policing Insight is the leading platform to keep up with the latest in progressive policing. It is where the global police and criminal justice community both consume and share knowledge, opinion and analysis.

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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
World Policing CONNECT: A new international service helping policing learn across borders [ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE] policinginsight.com/feature/adve... @bernardrix.bsky.social
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World Policing CONNECT: A new international service helping policing learn across borders
A new initiative from the team behind Policing Insight and PolicingTV is being developed to bring policing organisations together through international research, insight…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Poor implementation and knowledge gaps lead to ‘cynicism and negativity’ around EBP in response policing [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/poor...
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Poor implementation and knowledge gaps lead to ‘cynicism and negativity’ around EBP in response policing
A gap in the understanding of evidence-based policing (EBP) and the lack of capacity to upskill serving officers is leading to a failure to embed the approach in response policing…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Empower provides peer support for workforce domestic violence and PPDA victims facing ‘unique’ challenges [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/empo...
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Empower provides peer support for workforce domestic violence and PPDA victims facing ‘unique’ challenges
Created and led by colleagues with lived experience of domestic abuse, the Empower Network launched by Thames Valley Police offers peer support and guidance for those in the workforce who are victims…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Digital justice has proved it can be faster: Now it must prove it can be trusted policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Digital justice has proved it can be faster: Now it must prove it can be trusted
After 10 years of digital transformation across courts and tribunals, the evidence points to real gains in speed, cost and usability; but as artificial intelligence enters the justice system…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
HMICS warns custody arrangements are ‘outdated’ and not fit for purpose [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/hmic...
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HMICS warns custody arrangements are ‘outdated’ and not fit for purpose
The latest inspection of custody arrangements across Police Scotland, published jointly by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland and Health Improvement Scotland, warns that the current services…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
10 reasons why it’s difficult to outsource police functions to the private sector – and one reason why it shouldn’t be done policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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10 reasons why it’s difficult to outsource police functions to the private sector – and one reason why it shouldn’t be done
While the outsourcing of police functions was high on the agenda for a number of UK forces during the austerity era, many of those plans fell by the wayside or were terminated fairly quickly…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Copilot Constable: What generative AI is really doing to policing’s legitimacy policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The Copilot Constable: What generative AI is really doing to policing’s legitimacy
Generative AI is increasingly in daily use among the police workforce in England and Wales, but often without full evaluation of its impact on policing, says former long-serving officer and now…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Community and neighbourhood policing: Measuring success – crime rates versus confidence [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/comm...
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Community and neighbourhood policing: Measuring success – crime rates versus confidence
In the latest in The Police Student series focusing on Community and Neighbourhood Policing, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the challenges around accurately assessing the...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Myth busting about HMICFRS inspections policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Myth busting about HMICFRS inspections
Having seen HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service’s inspection process from both sides – first as a chief constable, and now as an HM Inspector of Constabulary – Lee Freeman…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NT Deputy Commissioner Clint Sims: ‘As leaders, we will exemplify the behaviours we want to see.’ [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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NT Deputy Commissioner Clint Sims: ‘As leaders, we will exemplify the behaviours we want to see.’
Clint Sims is returning to the Northern Territory Police Force – where he previously served for 21 years, before a 10-year spell with the Australian Border Force – as Deputy Commissioner…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship and the race to the bottom policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship and the race to the bottom
The award of tenders for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA), co-delivered between universities and forces in England and Wales, are increasingly based on how much of the apprenticeship…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AI free-text analysis could identify DV trends and help to tackle coercive control, says research [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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AI free-text analysis could identify DV trends and help to tackle coercive control, says research
Research into the use of natural language processing to analyse police-recorded domestic violence and abuse (DVA) data suggests the use of such AI technologies on free-text data could significantly…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Calls for a US police AI adoption strategy as leaders are warned ‘it’s not a future question, it’s a present reality’ [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
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Calls for a US police AI adoption strategy as leaders are warned ‘it’s not a future question, it’s a present reality’
A roundtable of senior police officers, analysts and strategists from 13 US police forces have highlighted the need for a national AI adoption strategy for law enforcement, setting standards not only…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Operational understanding should sharpen scrutiny, not soften it policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Operational understanding should sharpen scrutiny, not soften it
Civilian scrutiny is recognised as a crucial element in maintaining the policing by consent model, but needs to be much more than trial by video clip, argues independent police scrutiny panel member…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On the Horizon: Innovation to tackle persistent security threats [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
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On the Horizon: Innovation to tackle persistent security threats
With the deadline approaching for submissions to the Horizon Europe programme for funding bids around civil security research projects, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the aims of this…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
PCSA warns of damaging impact of resource pressures on Garda despite ‘notable progress’ in community policing [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
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PCSA warns of damaging impact of resource pressures on Garda despite ‘notable progress’ in community policing
The latest Policing Performance Assessment report by Ireland’s Policing and Community Safety Authority warns of the risks posed by staffing pressures, delays in workforce planning initiatives and the…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How rural policing gaps can make escaping domestic violence harder policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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How rural policing gaps can make escaping domestic violence harder
While rural living may appear idyllic to some, University of New England Associate Professor Dr Kyle Mulrooney warns that issues such as police availability, distance, limited services and local…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Analysis of police workforce views on police IT system integration and interoperability policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
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Analysis of police workforce views on police IT system integration and interoperability
As policing in England and Wales looks to prepare for the potentially momentous structural and technology changes proposed under the reform programme, the recent UK Police Digital Experience – User…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Micro-mobility: Regulation as part of a co-ordinated national response policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Micro-mobility: Regulation as part of a co-ordinated national response
The surge in micro-mobility is creating a range of challenges around e-bikes, e-scooters and other vehicles, from their use in robbery, theft and anti-social behaviour to concerns around risks to…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The bi-directional relationship between PTSD and menopause – and why that matters to police officers policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The bi-directional relationship between PTSD and menopause – and why that matters to police officers
More than a third of police officers across England and Wales are women, but while stages of the menopause will affect women for up to 40% of their adult lives, there is still a lack of understanding…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Andy Rhodes: ‘Wellbeing is a legal and moral duty of care, not a nice-to-have – it’s operational, not optional’ [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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Andy Rhodes: ‘Wellbeing is a legal and moral duty of care, not a nice-to-have – it’s operational, not optional’
Andy Rhodes, Service Director of Oscar Kilo (the national police wellbeing service), fears that policing in England and Wales has a tendancy to “normalise” indicators of poor wellbeing and is urging…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When the uniform becomes the identity: Why officer wellness must begin before the crisis policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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When the uniform becomes the identity: Why officer wellness must begin before the crisis
Policing needs deep commitment, but when the uniform becomes an officer’s only reliable source of worth, belonging and purpose, a career disruption can become an identity crisis…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Met urged to engage with public, identify risks and improve training in its use of AI [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/met-...
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Met urged to engage with public, identify risks and improve training in its use of AI
A new report by the London Policing Ethics Panel warns that failures by the Met Police to consult with and engage the public over its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing is “at odds with…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HMCICS backs public service reform, strong leadership and new technology to improve policing [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/hmci...
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HMCICS backs public service reform, strong leadership and new technology to improve policing
The latest annual report by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary of Scotland Craig Naylor calls for a “whole of system” approach to public service reform, together with strong leadership to deliver…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Automated suspicion: What the Met’s Palantir pilot reveals about internal legitimacy policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Automated suspicion: What the Met’s Palantir pilot reveals about internal legitimacy
The Metropolitan Police’s use of artificial intelligence developed with Palantir to covertly identify corrupt and underperforming officers drew strong criticism from the Met Police Federation and…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Rise in violent museum heists may suggest growing role of ‘crime-as-a-service’ thieves, warns Europol [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/rise...
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Rise in violent museum heists may suggest growing role of ‘crime-as-a-service’ thieves, warns Europol
The rise in increasingly violent thefts from museums could indicate that crime networks traditionally involved in stealing and trafficking cultural artefacts are being replaced by “low-level crime-as…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sharing non-consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime: The law still fails the victims policinginsight.com/feature/opin... @mcgill.ca
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Sharing non-consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime: The law still fails the victims
Recent Canadian legislation has made it a crime to share sexual “deepfakes” of a person without their consent; but McGill University PhD student Emma Kondrup, PhD candidate Anne Imouza…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bringing research to operational reality: Innovation landscapes and creative leadership in policing [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
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Bringing research to operational reality: Innovation landscapes and creative leadership in policing
With innovation often crucial to delivering an improved policing service to the public – particularly during periods of transformation – Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the structures…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Westminster Insight’s Tackling Knife Crime Conference Register now with code PI20% for 20% off your booking [ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE] policinginsight.com/feature/adve...
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Westminster Insight’s Tackling Knife Crime Conference
Knife crime remains a complex, far-reaching challenge affecting communities across the UK and demanding action from every part of the system. Westminster Insight’s Tackling Knife Crime Conference on…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Freedoms and face coverings: Parliament, not police, must decide on anonymity in the public space [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
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Freedoms and face coverings: Parliament, not police, must decide on anonymity in the public space
As the conversations continue in the UK about police powers and the wearing of balaclavas and other face coverings, Policing Insight’s Graham Wettone, a former Metropolitan Police officer and public…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Single Online Home: More than ‘just a website’ policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Single Online Home: More than ‘just a website’
At its most basic, Single Online Home (SOH) is a website for policing in England and Wales, giving the public access to services, information and transactions; but Chief Superintendent Tony Josephs…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More visibility of children’s homes and a ‘connected chronology’ around the child needed to improve safeguarding [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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More visibility of children’s homes and a ‘connected chronology’ around the child needed to improve safeguarding
Greater visibility of unregistered children’s homes and more training for police partner agencies on sharing intelligence would help to improve safeguarding for vulnerable youngsters…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New guide supports ethical, professional and values-based policing across Australia and New Zealand policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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New guide supports ethical, professional and values-based policing across Australia and New Zealand
A new guide on ethical and professional conduct of police has been published by the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA), to provide practical guidance to support police employees…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
‘AI is about making better investigative decisions – and in child exploitation cases, that can save lives’ [ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE] policinginsight.com/feature/ai-i...
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‘AI is about making better investigative decisions – and in child exploitation cases, that can save lives’
Ahead of this month’s SAS seminar on how AI and technology are improving investigations, prioritisation and response, Policing Insight spoke to Kevin Harrington, Senior Policy Advisor for Law…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Inspectorate calls for ‘complete overhaul’ of firearms licensing system that is ‘not fit for purpose’ [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/insp...
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Inspectorate calls for ‘complete overhaul’ of firearms licensing system that is ‘not fit for purpose’
Inconsistencies around the “not fit for purpose” current firearms licensing system in England and Wales are putting public safety at risk, warns a recent report from HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Call for independent study into domestic and gender-based violence involving An Garda Síochána members [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/call...
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Call for independent study into domestic and gender-based violence involving An Garda Síochána members
A report from the Irish Parliament’s Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is calling for an independent, state-wide study to quantify the prevalence and nature of domestic and gender...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Pacific’s cocaine highway: Will Australia’s $600m deal really help? policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The Pacific’s cocaine highway: Will Australia’s $600m deal really help?
With Australian and New Zealand cocaine use among the highest per capita anywhere, drug gangs are increasingly using the Pacific Islands as a halfway point for transnational smuggling…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Virtual reality won’t break the police wall of silence, but it could help us see it policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Virtual reality won’t break the police wall of silence, but it could help us see it
Following on from a recent Policing Insight article highlighting the potential of virtual reality (VR) immersive training in breaking down the ‘wall of silence’ around misconduct within policing…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A 10% increase in police funding could generate £13 billion for businesses, say researchers [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/a-10...
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A 10% increase in police funding could generate £13 billion for businesses, say researchers
A recent report into the economic value of policing to businesses in England and Wales suggests that every £1 invested in policing generates around £10.70 in economic value for businesses, with a 10%
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Beyond the frontline: Why enabling services must be at the heart of police reform policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Beyond the frontline: Why enabling services must be at the heart of police reform
Policing is often understood by what the public sees of officers in frontline action, but enabling services – the ‘back office’ functions ranging from fleet and uniform to technology and HR – play a…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The road to ruin: Tackling youth engagement in organised crime [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/the-...
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The road to ruin: Tackling youth engagement in organised crime
With recent events in the UK and Ireland adding to concerns across Europe about the involvement of children and young people in organised crime, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth explores a new…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cristina Schimbov: ‘In human trafficking, the real challenge begins after identification’ [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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Cristina Schimbov: ‘In human trafficking, the real challenge begins after identification’
Ahead of this month’s Behavioural Analysis Conference in Poland, Cristina Schimbov, a conference presenter and formerly Lieutenant Colonel in the Police of the Republic of Moldova…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Call for wide-scale government review of public safety at major events after inspection of police’s role in SAGs [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/call...
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Call for wide-scale government review of public safety at major events after inspection of police’s role in SAGs
A report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services is calling for a wide-scale government review of public safety at major events as the inspection of policing’s role…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
HMCIC says reform is ‘a once-in-a-generation opportunity’ despite ‘divided’ views on force mergers [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/hmci...
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HMCIC says reform is ‘a once-in-a-generation opportunity’ despite ‘divided’ views on force mergers
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Michelle Skeer believes the Government’s police reform proposals for England and Wales offer “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” for a system under strain…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Speaking softly and carrying the stick: Reconciling competing demands in modern policing policinginsight.com/feature/opin... @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
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Speaking softly and carrying the stick: Reconciling competing demands in modern policing
While police recruitment has changed significantly in recent years, Researcher and Lecturer Jay Karecha and Lecturer Dr Sean Bell, both of Liverpool John Moores University’s Liverpool Centre for…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The quiet diplomacy of international police co-operation policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The quiet diplomacy of international police co-operation
As the world marks the International Day of Police Co-operation on 7 September, Lieutenant Sultan Mohammad Al Dahbashi of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior’s International Affairs Bureau…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Together yet apart: Casting light on the role, voice and value of police staff policinginsight.com/feature/anal... @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
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Together yet apart: Casting light on the role, voice and value of police staff
Police staff make up more than a third of the police workforce in England and Wales, but research by Liverpool John Moores University Senior Lecturer Dr Naomi Davis-Crane, and Carolann Wheatcroft…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Clearer role definition and better comms and data will benefit ‘overwhelmed’ Tasmania Police officers, says ANZPAA [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal... @tasmaniapolice.bsky.social
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Clearer role definition and better comms and data will benefit ‘overwhelmed’ Tasmania Police officers, says ANZPAA
An independent review of the role of police in Tasmania, carried out by the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency, highlights the need to define clearer roles for policing and better working…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
How AI-powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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How AI-powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police
With policing in America, Canada and the UK among the many countries already looking to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) for a range of uses, University of Manitoba Assistant Professor Tandeep Sidhu...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Report warns police face ‘unsustainable’ role in tackling lengthy and extreme climate-related disasters [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/repo... @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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Report warns police face ‘unsustainable’ role in tackling lengthy and extreme climate-related disasters
A new study warns that the role of the police in tackling severe and protracted extreme weather events is expanding, with other agencies becoming increasingly reliant on police-led co-ordination of…
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