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Policing Insight
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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 · 14h
Live facial recognition’s defining moment: Why it’s now time for a national co-ordination capability for LFR
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Live facial recognition’s defining moment: Why it’s now time for a national co-ordination capability for LFR
A new report on the police use of live facial recognition highlights the rapidly expanding deployment of the technology, and calls for the creation of a new national co-ordination capability to…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 14h
30Forward: Canada’s national step change for women in policing
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30Forward: Canada’s national step change for women in policing
This month’s Building Bridges Evidence-Based Policing Conference in Ontario saw the launch of 30Forward, Canada’s first national initiative dedicated to increasing the representation and improving the...
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This seems notable - on current data, the 90 homicides recorded by the Metropolitan Police in the year to August 2025 is the lowest 12-month total since the monthly data started in 2003. #crimestats
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UK’s National Black Police Association to give forces racial equality ratings
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UK’s National Black Police Association to give forces racial equality ratings
The UK’s National Black Police Association (NBPA) is working with academics to design a way to rate forces on issues including trust and representation; the NBPA announced the move at its annual…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 1d
How the Hillsborough Law will support better police standards and accountability
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How the Hillsborough Law will support better police standards and accountability
In the latest in a regular series of articles from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Alison Lowe, the APCC’s Joint Lead on…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 2d
The gender gap in the Nigeria Police Force: Why does it persist, and what is the way forward?
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The gender gap in the Nigeria Police Force: Why does it persist, and what is the way forward?
Latest United Nations figures indicate that in 2023, only 8% of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) workforce were women, with the majority of those in junior clerical posts; Dr Usman A. Ojedokun…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 2d
AI and data analytics: ‘Positioning you to make the most intelligent decision you can as a human’
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AI and data analytics: ‘Positioning you to make the most intelligent decision you can as a human’
With the huge potential of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) beginning to be leveraged in policing, former long-serving police officer John Kilburn, now with data and AI specialists SAS…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 2d
Ch Supt Phil Davies: ‘At every level there’s a realisation that data is important – it’s a significant step’
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Ch Supt Phil Davies: ‘At every level there’s a realisation that data is important – it’s a significant step’
Greater Manchester Police’s Chief Superintendent Phil Davies leads for the force on data strategy, as well as on data foundations for the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Data and Analytics Board…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 5d
Neighbourhood policing must be a ‘specialist discipline’ – but it’s not a solution in isolation
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Neighbourhood policing must be a ‘specialist discipline’ – but it’s not a solution in isolation
A report into neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour is urging the Government to rebrand neighbourhood policing as a “a specialist discipline” while also exploring how to “strengthen collective...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 5d
Breaking the cycle: Why now is the time for a UK national diversion strategy
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Breaking the cycle: Why now is the time for a UK national diversion strategy
Following the strong support from Lord Justice Brian Leveson for out-of-court resolutions in his recent Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, Pavan Dhaliwal, CEO of Revolving Doors…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 6d
Victimisation levels fall for most Australian cybercrimes – but online safety ‘apathy’ leaves users vulnerable
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Victimisation levels fall for most Australian cybercrimes – but online safety ‘apathy’ leaves users vulnerable
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s latest Cybercrime in Australia report highlights that while the prevalence of victimisation for many cybercrimes has fallen since 2023, the overall chance of…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 6d
Why a proposed law to criminalise protests near homes is too vague to do much good
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Why a proposed law to criminalise protests near homes is too vague to do much good
The New Zealand Parliament is currently considering a bill which could criminalise public protests that take place too close to people’s homes or private residences; but Professor Kris Gledhill of…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 7d
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 7d
Innovation required to tackle serious and organised crime
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Innovation required to tackle serious and organised crime
With serious and organised crime recognised by Europol as one of the greatest security threats currently facing the EU, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the latest funding opportunities…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 7d
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 7d
Forensic marking spray builds trust and confidence for VAWG victims and speeds up the court process
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Forensic marking spray builds trust and confidence for VAWG victims and speeds up the court process
Victims of violence against women and girls who may be susceptible to repeat attacks are being given cans of chemically marked forensic spray as a deterrent against potential attackers…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 8d
From burnout to belonging: How Badge of Life Canada is changing the conversation
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From burnout to belonging: How Badge of Life Canada is changing the conversation
With policing in many countries increasingly acknowledging the damage to officer wellbeing from “toxic leadership” and “sanctuary trauma”, Laura Kloosterman, Executive Director of independent peer…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 8d
Cocaine incorporated: East Europe meets West Africa
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Cocaine incorporated: East Europe meets West Africa
With the ever-increasing demand for cocaine in Europe, and the relative success of enforcement efforts on the more direct Latin America to Europe drug trafficking routes, a new report from the Global…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 9d
Forces improving response to stalking – but inexperienced staff and lack of funding are hampering investigations
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Forces improving response to stalking – but inexperienced staff and lack of funding are hampering investigations
A new report from the National Police Chiefs’ Council on the progress made by forces in England and Wales into responding to and investigating stalking has found that many forces have made significant...
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 9d
Sexual misconduct and abuse in policing: University of Bristol research project invites participation
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Sexual misconduct and abuse in policing: University of Bristol research project invites participation
The University of Bristol is leading a major research study examining sexual misconduct and abuse by high-trust professionals, including police officers. Police professionals are now invited to…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 9d
Why holistic reform beats stricter bail laws for a safer future
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Why holistic reform beats stricter bail laws for a safer future
New bail laws introduced in Victoria this summer aim to tackle repeat high-harm offending with a new ‘high-harm test’ and tougher rules on offences committed while on bail; but Kavitha Vipulananda…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 12d
HMCICS calls for proceeds of crime funding for Police Scotland to improve force capability
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HMCICS calls for proceeds of crime funding for Police Scotland to improve force capability
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Craig Naylor has warned that the ongoing reform of Police Scotland should not reduce the force’s capability, and has called for Scotland to introduce a…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 12d
NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit: It has national implications
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NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit: It has national implications
A judgment delivered this week by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, which found that a strip search carried out by New South Wales Police of festival goer Raya Meredith (the lead plaintiff in a…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 13d
Victims of coercive control ‘punished’ by the CJS as report calls for legal defence similar to human trafficking
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Victims of coercive control ‘punished’ by the CJS as report calls for legal defence similar to human trafficking
A report from the Centre for Women’s justice is warning that UK victims and survivors of coercive control are being failed by a criminal justice system that “compounds the damage already caused” and…
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Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social · 13d
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This webinar highlights real-world examples of innovation in action — from using data to detect emerging crime patterns to designing ethical, transparent AI systems to assist in investigations.
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