Analysis


Specials numbers targets 'easier to say than achieve'
(13/01/16) As we approach election time - and expected new pledges - Ian Weinfass highlights that many PCCs fell short of their overall numbers.

Real reform is coming to the special constabulary
(21/10/15) Two major changes to volunteer policies could have a significant bearing on what has been assumed to be a growth area in policing, writes Ian Weinfass.

The big picture: Processing CCTV data
(16/01/15) Law enforcement agencies were swamped by surveillance imagery following the 2013 Boston marathon bombing. Gary Mason looks at the lessons learned and how processes have changed since then.

Cuts will 'disproportionately affect frontline policing'
(05/01/15) Dr Tim Brain analyses the real cash cuts policing has suffered over the past four years, and predicts that more than 5,000 personnel will be lost in order for forces to cope.