Features


Digital forensics: helping forces bridge the skills gap
(11/05/22) Police Oracle talks to a company headed up by a former officer which employs other ex-officers with niche skills to provide digital services to forces.

Viewpoint: a furious but justifiable response to a Tweet?
(11/05/22) Chris Hobbs reviews the thinking behind a tweet from the IOPC which at first glance smacked of "ambulance chasing".

Borough command: are we ready to call time on 43 forces?
(29/04/22) Does the current 43 force structure allow local policing to succeed? Criminology researcher Mark Brown considers a more local alternative.

Viewpoint: a response to the IOPC's one sided stop and search report
(26/04/22) Chris Hobbs argues for a more constructive dialogue on the use of stop and search in areas blighted by high levels of violent crime.