View the latest edition online

In this week’s edition we have news of MSPs voting in favour of merging British Transport Police and Police Scotland, Greater Manchester’s first elected Mayor Andy Burnham says policing will be his “number one priority”, and an investigation into one of the world’s largest child sexual abuse websites sees almost 900 arrests. We have lots more news and features include a look at how force are combatting the increase in ransomware attacks as bitcoin rises in value, research on the marks left on corpses by animal scavengers could alter how forensic scientists deal with human skeletal remains, and Police Federation chair Steve White discusses some of the topics that will be raised at the annual conference next week. We also explore how Suffolk Constabulary solved the unusual murder case of a married couple by an asylum seeker who fled the country, and Professor Richard Webber explains the different types of criminality that occur among different minority communities.

May 10, 2017
By Website Editor

In this week’s edition we have news of MSPs voting in favour of merging British Transport Police and Police Scotland, Greater Manchester’s first elected Mayor Andy Burnham says policing will be his “number one priority”, and an investigation into one of the world’s largest child sexual abuse websites sees almost 900 people arrested. We have lots more news and features include

New protections

Ahead of its annual conference next week, Police Federation of England and Wales chair Steve White discusses some of the topics that will be raised and areas where the next government could provide

officers with extra support.

Equal but different

Professor Richard Webber believes it is time to stop considering minority communities as though they were all the same if police are to understand the types of criminality that occur among different groups.

Identity crisis

It started with a retired couple going missing from their Suffolk home, grew into an international manhunt and ended with battle of wits against a suspect convinced he could get away with murder. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Guy recalls a case that was anything but ordinary.

A bone to pick

Two recently published studies are set to change the way forensic scientists deal with human skeletal remains.

The bitcoin bonanza

The value of the digital currency bitcoin is soaring and fuelling a rise in cyber ransom demands, with security specialists and police admitting they do not have enough resources to deal with the escalating number of attacks. Police Professional reports.

Criminal Law week

Round-up of new developments regarding offences, police powers and the rules of procedure and evidence.

To view the edition click here

Related News

Select Vacancies

Forensic Crime Scene Investigator

Bermuda Police Service

CBRN Operations Inspector

Counter Terrorism Policing

CBRN Capabilities Inspector

Counter Terrorism Policing

Sergeants on Promotion to Inspector

Greater Manchester Police

Transferee Police Officers

Merseyside Police

Copyright © 2025 Police Professional