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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 · 16/10/2026
Navigating a police department as the only clinician policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Navigating a police department as the only clinician
As law enforcement agencies worldwide look for the most effective response to vulnerable individuals and those in mental health crisis, co-responder models continue to be a favored option…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Social media in policing: What happens when you focus on making the rules clearer? policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Social media in policing: What happens when you focus on making the rules clearer?
When one English force decided to develop its social media playbook in line with the College of Policing’s Media and Communications APP, the key issues to address included clarity of sign-off…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
First Police Mountain Rescue Support Team backs up volunteers in searches for vulnerable individuals and volatile cases [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inno... @northwalespolice.bsky.social
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First Police Mountain Rescue Support Team backs up volunteers in searches for vulnerable individuals and volatile cases
The North Wales force has launched a Police Mountain Rescue Support Team – the first of its kind in England and Wales – to work alongside mountain rescue volunteers and emergency service partners…
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Ian Wiggett @wiggett-ie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Police funding in E&W is now above 2010 levels in real terms, but it’s been re-distributed. 13 forces have fewer officers now than in 2010, incl Met and Cleveland.
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Jack Greig-Midlane @thejackgm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Interesting analysis of police budgets and staffing at national and force levels by @wiggett-ie.bsky.social. Although funding has increased this parliament, there are stubborn and uneven problems in resourcing. Is the ‘new’ neighbourhood policing built on sand?
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WA Police’s facial recognition trial delivered strong results – but was it an ethical success? policinginsight.com/feature/opin... @curtinuniversity.bsky.social
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WA Police’s facial recognition trial delivered strong results – but was it an ethical success?
In June Western Australia Police became the first force in the country to trial live facial recognition, with the results published last month; Curtin University Lecturer Adam Andreotta suggests that…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Interoperability innovation: Securing strategic sovereignty through cross-border communications [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
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Interoperability innovation: Securing strategic sovereignty through cross-border communications
Following decades of police and other first-responder agency requests to deliver a Europe-wide interoperable communications network to meet operational requirements, the European Commission has…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
23rd National Conference for Senior Investigating Officers: Navigating the layers of investigative leadership within complex crime investigations [ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE] policinginsight.com/feature/adve...
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23rd National Conference for Senior Investigating Officers: Navigating the layers of investigative leadership within complex crime investigations
The conference, supported by Policing Insight as media partner, will explore the dynamic relationship within investigative leadership and the collective responsibility for managing complex…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
DCI Kate Wilson: ‘None of us get anywhere entirely on our own – we don’t become smaller by helping others to rise’ [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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DCI Kate Wilson: ‘None of us get anywhere entirely on our own – we don’t become smaller by helping others to rise’
Award-winning counter-terrorism officer Detective Chief Inspector Kate Wilson has spent the past six years working on capacity-building and operational partnerships in the Middle East and Central Asia...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The 2026 UK police workforce: The Blue Line is getting thinner – but not everywhere [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
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The 2026 UK police workforce: The Blue Line is getting thinner – but not everywhere
In the first of this latest series on UK police workforce development, Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett looks at changes in the size and make-up of the police workforce over the first two years of a…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Beyond Operation Hampshire: Applying problem-solving policing to assaults on officers and staff policinginsight.com/feature/opin... @northantspolice.bsky.social
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Beyond Operation Hampshire: Applying problem-solving policing to assaults on officers and staff
One local review of an English police force found that more than a third of officers and staff assaulted in the course of their duties were repeat victims; Northamptonshire Police Chief Inspector…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The fourth term: Neighbourhood policing and unknown knowns policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The fourth term: Neighbourhood policing and unknown knowns
As new headlines, government proclamations and social media continue to feed into a commonly misconceived public perception of rising violence and crime across the country, former South Wales Police…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Police leavers urged to plan early and recognise the value of their transferable skills [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/inte...
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Police leavers urged to plan early and recognise the value of their transferable skills
As attrition rates in UK policing continue to increase, former long-serving detective and police trainer Gary Ayton is urging current officers who are considering leaving the job to plan early…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Report Fraud highlights rise in use of AI, cryptocurrency, and the overlap with VAWG [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
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Report Fraud highlights rise in use of AI, cryptocurrency, and the overlap with VAWG
The first Report Fraud Annual Assessment published by the City of London Police highlights a 395% increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by fraudsters, the growth in the use of…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Police super-complaints are turning evidence into action
Following the publication by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services last week of an evaluation of the police super-complaints system, HM Inspector Kathryn Stone explains the…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is Australia’s ‘voracious’ illicit drug use behind organised crime violence? It’s complicated policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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Is Australia’s ‘voracious’ illicit drug use behind organised crime violence? It’s complicated
The apparent escalation in organised crime violence in Sydney has prompted warnings from Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett that the violence is being driven by Australia’s…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Researchers warn reform process is draining energy from police institutions as chiefs urged to ‘say no’ more [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/rese... @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
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Researchers warn reform process is draining energy from police institutions as chiefs urged to ‘say no’ more
Researchers from the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies believe that the ongoing focus on reform in England and Wales is diverting institutional energy from serving communities…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Stop the human traffic: Review and reform of national referral mechanisms [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/stop...
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Stop the human traffic: Review and reform of national referral mechanisms
Despite efforts by the Council of Europe and the European Commission to strengthen the fight against human trafficking, latest figures suggest that cases of trafficking in the UK and across Europe…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What now for force mergers after review delayed? [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
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What now for force mergers after review delayed?
Ian Weinfass analyses the prospects for the Home Office’s plan to “significantly reduce” the number of constabularies in England and Wales as part of the wider reform of policing…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Outcome 22: A welcome change, but now we need to make diversion a reality policinginsight.com/feature/opin... @revdoors.bsky.social
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Outcome 22: A welcome change, but now we need to make diversion a reality
The decision to recognise Outcome 22 (diversion) as a successful resolution within the Police Performance Framework for England and Wales is an important step, says Pavan Dhaliwal…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Criminal Service Economy: The money launderers who work for everyone [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
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The Criminal Service Economy: The money launderers who work for everyone
In the first of a new series of articles focusing on the criminal service economy, Policing Insight’s Chris Dalby explores the various roles within networks of specialist money launderers who provide…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The PPD and professionalising policing: An evaluation of quality, outcomes, professionalisation and academic debate policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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The PPD and professionalising policing: An evaluation of quality, outcomes, professionalisation and academic debate
The Degree in Professional Policing (PPD) was introduced in 2019 as a key component of the Police Education Qualifications Framework and the wider professionalisation agenda within policing in England...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cmsr Krissy Barrett: ‘We can’t shift the challenges faced tomorrow if we don’t consider them today’ policinginsight.com/feature/cmsr...
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Cmsr Krissy Barrett: ‘We can’t shift the challenges faced tomorrow if we don’t consider them today’
Today’s leaders must recognise and challenge the barriers that may face others in policing, says Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett, who told delegates at this year’s International…
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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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