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Opinion

"We must protect the vulnerable from the hostile"

Drawing on decades of experience in safeguarding and victim advocacy, HMI Kathryn Stone OBE argues that independent scrutiny is essential to protecting children. She explains how insp...

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Executive

Twenty years on the run. Five seconds on camera

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The arrest of a woman using a two-decade-old image taken when she was a teenager has raised fresh questions about just h...

Executive

New police training initiative aims to build trust...

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A University of Nottingham historian has played an important supporting role in the development and delivery of West Mid...

Executive

The mainstream pathway to child sexual abuse

May 7, 2026 @ 13:30

A new book by Professor Clare McGlynn examines growing evidence that mainstream pornography platforms may be creating pa...

Executive

Could police reform weaken police education?

May 7, 2026 @ 12:06

As ministers promise sweeping reform, two leading policing academics warn that simplifying officer training could uninte...

Executive

When 'Road Closed' is not enough

May 7, 2026 @ 11:48

From drivers moving traffic cones to widespread Red X violations, policing teams are confronting growing non-compliance ...

Research & Policy

An end to the hip flask defence?

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A new forensic modelling technique developed by Swedish researchers could one day provide investigators with stronger ev...

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