People are hardwired to believe they’re in danger – and politicians can tap into this.
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The government’s Prevent programme has real strengths – but also limitations.
West Midlands and other English police forces have been criticised for over-reliance on AI tools.
It’s a common misconception that facial recognition technology captures and stores an image of your face.
The Met has seen several high profile cases of police misconduct in recent years.
Crime has been declining for decades across countries with quite varied policing practices and funding.
Being identified was once only a possibility, now it is a near certainty.
The current approach treats incidents as isolated, when they should be looked at as a whole.
Adelle Hulsmeier’s project uses student films to help police tackle complex crimes.
Police leaders have used the Blake verdict to call for further protections for officers who use force while on duty.
While Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own justice systems, Wales remains in a single legal jurisdiction with England.
Young people, especially from minority ethnic and LGBTQ+ communities, did not feel like they were heard, taken seriously or treated fairly by the police.
Diversity in recruitment could help rebuild trust in police.
Police are still reeling from a decade of austerity funding cuts.
Is the cost of living really driving regular people to crime? And are those security tags on your steak the result of their misdemeanours?
An expert explains the relationship between the home office and the police.
A legal expert explains the complicated process of prosecuting speech hate crimes.
An expert explains how militarisation is changing policing and eroding public trust.
Institutional misogyny affects women and girls every day, not just in cases of horrific violence.
Integrated offender management is a better way of dealing with shoplifters than prison.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Police Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds
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Professor of Criminology, University of South Wales
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Visiting Professor in Solution Oriented Policing, De Montfort University; Loughborough University
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Professor of Law and Social Justice, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Criminology, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Edinburgh
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Research Fellow, University of South Wales
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Social Policy, School for Business and Society, University of York
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice, University of Leeds
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Professor of Psychology and Science Communication, Head of Department of Sociological and Psychological Sciences, Abertay University
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Professor emerita, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham