Stop and search disproportionately affects black communities – yet police powers are being extended
The UK Government’s Beating Crime Plan unveiled last month gives police forces the option to permanently relax the rules around…
Police body cameras may provide the best evidence – but need much better regulation
While the potential evidential benefits of police body-worn cameras are increasingly clear, inconsistencies in their use and oversight threaten to…
New CoPaCC contact management report highlights channel trends, new tech, and Covid challenges and opportunities
With growing volumes of increasingly complex demand, police contact management was already facing significant challenges before the arrival of COVID-19;…
Recruiting more women won’t solve police brutality
Debates around ‘warrior cop’ masculinity and excessive use of force in policing have continued in the wake of the death…
Why domestic violence victims often feel retraumatised by police
The police response to domestic abuse can traumatise victims for a second time, as the push to secure a prosecution…
We spent seven years observing English police stop and search – here’s what we found
Police use of stop and search has been widely scrutinised and regularly debated; but as Dr Mike Rowe of the…
How Covid-19 should transform the way police engage with their local communities
Police services face the challenge of a growing multitude of communications channels used by the public, with engagements across social…
Why police reform won’t happen without public pressure on politicians
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd in America, further deaths and injuries to members of the public…
Enforcing COVID-19 restrictions could erode public trust in police
Police in many countries have been given extraordinary powers to enforce lockdowns and tackle COVID-19; but as Dr John Coyne,…
With a conviction rate of just 2 per cent, improving crime reporting and arrest rates are key to US police reform
While a significant proportion of the American public are calling for police reform, more than half of all major crime…
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