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Few would argue with the notion that ‘prevention is better than cure’. Politicians of all parties agree on the importance of preventing social problems escalating into crises. One would struggle to find a police force, health service or local authority strategic document that does not call for more effort to be focused on preventative work.
A new report from the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales, chaired by Sir Michael Barber, argues that the UK currently lacks a proper strategy to prevent crime.
The Police Foundation, in partnership with Loughborough University is hosting a special seminar on policing innovation which will feed into the Strategic Review of Policing In England and Wales.
There is a scarcity of research on why police officers voluntarily resign from the service. The numbers of police officers who felt that policing was not a ‘job-for-life’ and voluntarily resigned from the police service have risen – from 1,158 in the year ending March 2012 to 2,363 in the year ending March 2020.
The Mayor of London has recently published an Action Plan to improve black Londoners’ trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
The Strategic Review of Policing has launched a Call for Evidence. This is the second part of its major, independent Review of Policing in England and Wales.
We welcome responses from all interested respondents from within and outside policing, including members of the public.
This year’s Police Foundation conference on the theme of The Future Police Workforce will form part of the Strategic Review of Policing. The event will take place from 23rd to 25th February 2021.
Delegates will have the opportunity to make a contribution to the Review through their input in Q&A sessions.
Early findings from a major review of policing in England and Wales show that the police service is not currently equipped to meet the range and complexity of the challenges it faces.
Join us on 29th July at 10:00am for our digital launch of the Review’s Phase 1 Report ‘Public Safety and Security in the 21st Century’.
Following the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter uprising, a movement to “defund the police” has gained traction in the United States and to a lesser extent here in Britain.
