"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED

One of our wonderful board members, Marina Rezende Bazon

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas. 1 in 2 builders were born overseas. 1 in 6 nurses were born overseas. 1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas. 1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas. 1 in 5 university academics were born overseas. The UK would be screwed without them.

Hotspot patrols (🇳🇱) substantially reduced disorder, *but* resident perceptions of disorder in the area and perceptions of police got *worse*. A useful reminder that reducing crime is necessary but not sufficient to improve public perceptions of crime. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Read about our latest Translational Fellowship project “Racially Minoritised Women’s Experiences of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Reporting to the Police” led by Dr Alishya Dhir from @policefoundationuk.bsky.social: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/racially-min...

📣 The Police Foundation welcomes Blair Gibbs as incoming Director. Blair is a leading policy advisor and consultant with expertise in public policy and government relations. Read more ⤵️ www.police-foundation.org.uk/news/blair-g...

My article in Policing & Society argues that sustainable reform can best occur through empowering police officers to develop a historical perspective – thinking critically and strategically about where policing is and how it got there.

Thought of Jo Cox this weekend when the news emerged from Minnesota about yet another political assassination. These women were forces for good, we should remember them

As a neighbourhood officer, I tried hard to avoid using the 1824 Vagrancy Act and find ways to protect communities that avoided criminalising rough sleeping - but austerity made this is a struggle. Hopefully the change in the law will mean more resources to offer support and address root causes.

'the police can’t pin all their woes on a lack of cash. Inefficiency is baked into the structure of the service, which was designed half a century ago'. The Police Foundation's Strategic Review of Policing is quoted in this article by @dannyshaw.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...

Come be my boss, it's a wonderful job!

Many articles on #VAWG etc. describe traumatic content without considering its effect on readers. V. refreshing to see Glitch' report actively acknowledging how heavy the content it exposes is and reminding readers to pause and breathe #reportwritinggoodpractice glitchcharity.co.uk/our-work/res...

The @policefoundationuk.bsky.social's Gavin Hales on R4 today talking about the missing neighbourhood police officers

Do join me and Gavin Stephens to discuss police reform on the 10th anniversary of the NPCC 👇

“Er, my question is really in two parts…” From the new Private Eye, out now.

Relevant far outside the scientific community - sticking rigidly to disciplines may enhance individual credibility but it can be a barrier to creativity

My dad Peter Halkon was just on Radio 5 Live talking to Nicky Campbell about the amazing Melsonby hoard. Dad said many of the finds had been ritualistically burnt or broken - like someone burning their Rolls Royce to show how wealthy they were. On just after 10am www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

New research finds "permanent exclusion is associated with approximately a doubling of the risk of having a conviction or caution for both serious violence and for homicide or near-miss homicide in the 12-month period following the exclusion"

"The policing profession has a habit of rolling out new practices without properly evaluating them...We need independent evaluation, supported by police forces, government, and research partners. Without one, we’re flying blind." www.sebp.police.uk/post/proacti...

I’ve written a little thing about how cars came to ‘own’ our towns and cities.

Last year I wrote a piece for the Youth Endowment Fund toolkit on the best use of stop and search. It's worth a reread as the Met launches its new Charter, which aims to ensure better use of the tactic by listening to the public and improving the quality of encounters. rb.gy/imr5ma

Want to win a signed copy of the best selling book 'Blue: A Memoir - Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces'? Sign up to our next #PFFridayExchange with @johnsutherland.bsky.social (happening this week) and you'll be entered into a free draw! ⤵️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...?

NEW blog from our Research Director Andy Higgins 'Should retailers adapt to prevent shoplifting?' He argues that large retailers shouldn't just expect the police to deal with shoplifting. There's plenty that can be done to prevent it too. www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/02/shou...

"It is impossible to be a top-line manager and administrator and mentor and researcher and writer and outreach officer and IT expert and online instructor and pedagogical innovator and recruiter and teacher and marker and external examiner and press pundit and grant bidder and editor."

My paper on the car as a criminological object has found its final form and a parking spot (I know - sorry!) in the latest volume of the Annual Review of Criminology www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

"The most successful road safety intervention in modern times" BBC News - Welsh 20mph limit: 100 fewer killed or seriously hurt in first year

Congratulations to all who have campaigned for this. Transparency is the best safeguard against bias, often misogyny, creeping into the incredibly important determinations made by family court judges. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Neighbourhood policing is a philosophy all in policing should stick to...It's about seeing everyone as human. Having the same officers in a sector each day, so the public know them and know they're working to solve local problems. Chief Terry Monahan on what drives #TrustandConfidence in policing

Having spoken with a lot of detectives (what is the collective noun?), some today even, I totally endorse this message.

📣 Calling all PhD students 📣 Join us for an upcoming webinar with @the-sipr.bsky.social “Neurodiversity: Navigating the criminal justice system at the intersect of policing and health”. 📅 Tuesday 28 January 2025 🕐 1pm-2pm GMT 📍 online Register below 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/scott...

‪The Police Foundation‬ ‪and TSO are delighted to launch the new #Roadcraft app. Developed with the police, other emergency services, and driver training specialists, it's an essential reference tool for emergency responders. Find out more ⤵️ www.safedrivingforlife.info/blog/cars/ne...

We're very proud of @lizaston.bsky.social for delivering a stellar inaugural professorial lecture on "Policing, power and the Public" For anyone who didn't make it you can see a recording of the lecture here (watch out for the magic word)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Ms...

Growing up in Hull in the 90s and 00s, John Prescott loomed large over my childhood. Though I had to go to Freetown in Sierra Leone to actually meet him - we were both there to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in 2007. A great man in many ways whose impact was felt globally.

Article on @policinginsight.bsky.social by me and Tom Gash setting out the case for a new national police body to drive change in terms of technology, forensics, data, leadership and coordination around key priorities, operational support 👇👇👇 policinginsight.com/feature/opin...

The fusion of technologies such as AI, biotechnology, advanced robotics and the Internet of Things means we are “hurtling into a new social reality.” My briefing for the Cumberland Lodge Police conference, published here, asks whether our police are ready to face the challenges of this new world.

📣 The Home Sec has announced the creation of a National Policing Centre - the main recommendation in our NEW paper published with Leapwise Advisory which calls for a single national police agency to better support frontline policing. You can read it here www.police-foundation.org.uk/publication/...

It's a big day for policing, but more importantly it's a big day for my four-year-old. The first time in his memory he's woken up to snow. The snowball fight with his friends while awaiting the school bus was far more exciting than the rare sight of a police car driving through the village.

Big day for policing with Home Secretary to set out reform plans, with backing from NPCC chair Gavin Stephens. Later @policefoundationuk.bsky.social will be publishing a paper by me and Tom Gash setting out what a new national police body should look like www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

I'm heartbroken to learn #CatfordMews has closed. My 4-year-old had his first cinema experience there, the cafe and film quiz were epic. But it was also a vital third space, and as a single mum who works remotely, going there with my laptop to connect with others has kept me sane.

With an increasingly supportive political environment, buy in from across the service and clear leadership, the police service can unleash the power of information says the Police Foundation's Director, @rickmuir.bsky.social in his latest blog ⤵️ www.police-foundation.org.uk/2024/10/poli...