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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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Combatting 764: The rising tide of teenage extremism
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Combatting 764: The rising tide of teenage extremism
Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the worrying rise of the 764 online network, which targets teenagers and promotes involvement in a range of damaging activities including abuse and…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Male officer mental health and inequity: When distress is misread and support is misplaced
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Male officer mental health and inequity: When distress is misread and support is misplaced
In the first in a series of articles on male officer mental health in policing, accredited psychological therapist Rachel Rogers looks at what happens when emotional responses to extraordinary events…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Virtual and physical abuse of women and girls: There’s #NoExcuse
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Virtual and physical abuse of women and girls: There’s #NoExcuse
This week saw the launch of the United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, with a focus on tackling the digital and online abuse of women and girls…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Specialist economic crime direct entry graduate programme attracts ‘top talent’ into policing roles
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Specialist economic crime direct entry graduate programme attracts ‘top talent’ into policing roles
Earlier this year Police Now launched a new specialist economic crime programme, recruiting 12 graduates to join City of London Police and become detectives within two years; Policing Insight’s James…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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The end of the experiment: The abolition of police and crime commissioners
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The end of the experiment: The abolition of police and crime commissioners
Following the announcement earlier this month that the role of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales will be abolished in 2028, Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett looks at the…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Commissioner Krissy Barrett: ‘The AFP has some of the most unique and sophisticated capability in the world’
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Commissioner Krissy Barrett: ‘The AFP has some of the most unique and sophisticated capability in the world’
Since Krissy Barrett’s appointment last month as Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), she has been setting out some of the challenges facing the organisation in the current policing…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Telling not reporting: Rethinking victim attrition
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Telling not reporting: Rethinking victim attrition
Attrition rates in UK rape cases have prompted considerable concerns, but data analysis led by Dr Fiona Vera-Gray and Jo Lovett of London Metropolitan University (as part of the Operation Soteria Data...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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How Victoria’s new crime-reduction unit can help tackle its youth crime problem
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How Victoria’s new crime-reduction unit can help tackle its youth crime problem
Following months of headlines and community concerns around youth violence in Victoria and its capital Melbourne, the State Government recently announced plans to create a specialist team focused on…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Myths that mute victims: Understanding and responding to harmful sex trafficking misconceptions
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Myths that mute victims: Understanding and responding to harmful sex trafficking misconceptions
Despite an estimated 4.8 million people being forced into the sex trade each year, surveys indicate just 4% of law enforcement personnel believe human trafficking is a problem in their community…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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STIM analysis is helping forces to identify victims and perpetrators of sexual exploitation
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STIM analysis is helping forces to identify victims and perpetrators of sexual exploitation
Developed by an academic team at the University of Sheffield, the Sexual Trafficking Identification Matrix (STIM) assesses adverts on adult service websites and analyses factors such as the…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Cyber review says lack of clarity around systems creates opportunities for state bad actors and criminals
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Cyber review says lack of clarity around systems creates opportunities for state bad actors and criminals
The latest review from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that the “opaque” nature of computer technology is leaving both state and organisational systems vulnerable to cyber-attack…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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NP Guarantee will need proper training, resources, and fewer officer abstractions to succeed, says report
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NP Guarantee will need proper training, resources, and fewer officer abstractions to succeed, says report
A recent report into the UK Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee has warned that for the Guarantee to succeed, there will need to be better training for neighbourhood policing recruits…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Europol human trafficking joint action days: Combating labour exploitation across Europe
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Europol human trafficking joint action days: Combating labour exploitation across Europe
Following this month’s EMPACT day of action across Europe to tackle human trafficking, co-ordinated by Europol, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth explores the scale of the problem as well as the…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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INTERACT: How can police build confidence with various publics amidst technological changes to police contact?
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INTERACT: How can police build confidence with various publics amidst technological changes to police contact?
Policing is looking to technology to establish new channels for public contact, but the impact on public-police encounters has until now been little studied; a three-year research project by SIPR…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Is artificial intelligence the solution for policing in England and Wales?
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Is artificial intelligence the solution for policing in England and Wales?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasing role in policing – both in tackling crime and improving efficiency – with suggestions that it could also be key to improving public trust and…
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November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Forces urged to ‘borrow best practice with pride’ to tackle ‘unprecedented levels’ of retail crime
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Forces urged to ‘borrow best practice with pride’ to tackle ‘unprecedented levels’ of retail crime
With retail crime reaching “unprecedented levels”, Superintendent Lisa Maslen, the lead of the National Business Crime Centre, is looking to build a repository of best practice and urging forces to…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Culture eats inclusion for breakfast: Breaking the barriers to inclusion in specialist policing
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Culture eats inclusion for breakfast: Breaking the barriers to inclusion in specialist policing
Despite a continuing focus on diversity and inclusion across policing, specialist units in particular remain stubbornly homogeneous; new research within tactical and firearms teams by Dr Ashleigh…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Commissioner Robert Clark: What it’s really like policing in Anguilla (Part 2)
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Commissioner Robert Clark: What it’s really like policing in Anguilla (Part 2)
In this second half of our exclusive Policing TV interview, Commissioner Robert Clark offers a unique look into life as a police leader on a small but globally…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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PCCs, politics and police reform: Rolling the pitch for mega-forces
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PCCs, politics and police reform: Rolling the pitch for mega-forces
Following the announcement by UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood last week of the abolition of police and crime commissioners as a “failed experiment”, Ron Winch, Associate Professor in Policing at…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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CC BJ Harrington: ‘When it gets to policing delivery, it’s better to be locally controlled, locally held, and in touch’
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CC BJ Harrington: ‘When it gets to policing delivery, it’s better to be locally controlled, locally held, and in touch’
Essex Chief Constable BJ Harrington, one of the longer-serving chief constables in England and Wales, spoke recently to Policing Insight’s James Sweetland about avoiding “distractions” in delivering…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Beyond the badge: Prioritising the frontline employee voice to modernise policing
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Beyond the badge: Prioritising the frontline employee voice to modernise policing
Police forces globally face continuing modernisation challenges – with technology a key element in driving change – but the employee experience is often neglected in the transformation process…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Marches and assemblies: Protests law explained
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Marches and assemblies: Protests law explained
Following last month’s announcement by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood of a review of the UK legislation around demonstrations and assemblies, Policing Insight’s Graham Wettone…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Call for new diversion framework to tackle ‘revolving door cohort’ of offenders costing £5bn each year
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Call for new diversion framework to tackle ‘revolving door cohort’ of offenders costing £5bn each year
Criminal justice campaign group Revolving Doors is calling for a new cross-departmental government diversion framework across the UK to tackle the “revolving door cohort” – low-level offenders who…
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November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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‘Fragmented and inconsistent’ use of OoCDs leaves children more likely to offend, warn inspectorates
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‘Fragmented and inconsistent’ use of OoCDs leaves children more likely to offend, warn inspectorates
A recent joint report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation warns that the inconsistent use of out-of-court disposals for children is…
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November 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Turning up the heat: The challenge of combatting faster fires
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Turning up the heat: The challenge of combatting faster fires
With the frequency and severity of wildfires increasing across Europe, a series of innovative new projects has been launched to strengthen wildfire management and readiness…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM