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MPS and Federation clash over technology versus officer numbers

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Academic insight

Should AI be helping police with their inquiries?

As the government launches its first AI centre for policing, two forensic psychologists weigh the potential of AI to assist with information gathering, question design and officer training — and the...

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Why Andy Burnham should think like a criminal

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Keir Starmer's resignation earlier this week and the near-certain elevation of Andy Burnham to Downing Street, does more...

Feature

First lie wins

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The murder of Henry Nowak has exposed a cognitive failure that has nothing to do with bad policing and everything to do ...

Academic insight

When every agency knows a child but no one sees th...

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Command decisions

Leadership under pressure: an outsider's perspecti...

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Contributed view

The system that lets drug drivers slip through

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Laboratory delays, stretched roads policing and dangerously low public awareness are allowing a worsening threat to outp...

Evidence brief

Flushed out

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