The implications of growing tension between rising retail crime, employee safety, corporate liability, and what society expects frontline workers to do when faced with offending behaviour.

Highlighting the experiences of teenagers living in domestic abuse refuges (shelters).

This heartfelt opinion piece is written by a daughter still grappling with grief, injustice, and disbelief.

This article recounts the victim/survivor perspective of the criminal justice system once a case of domestic abuse reaches court.

This post delves into the tactics employed by perpetrators (perps) of online romance fraud.

As geopolitical tensions rise between Europe and the United States, the strength of UK–US intelligence sharing cannot be assumed. In a world where organised crime and terrorism adapt quickly, political drift risks creating gaps that hostile actors will exploit.

I joined policing in 1990 (wow - how time has passed), at a time when drug policing felt comparatively straightforward. Substances were categorised, harms were broadly assumed, and the job was to enforce the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as it stood. The law was already ageing, but it was treated as settled ground. By the mid-1990s, that certainty was already beginning to fray. In 1995, I was involved in investigating 2 drug deaths linked to ecstasy use. At the time, ecstasy was o

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is not a new issue, but in recent years it has moved firmly into the public spotlight. Media coverage, first-hand accounts, and high-profile failures across the criminal justice system have forced uncomfortable but necessary conversations. In 2026, the question is no longer whether change is needed — it is whether the changes being promised are actually making a difference. Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls This question sits at

Policing has always involved scrutiny. That’s nothing new. What is new is the intensity, speed, and permanence of that scrutiny. In 2026, policing doesn’t just happen on the street anymore — it happens on smartphones, social media feeds, livestreams, and rolling news channels, often before officers have even finished writing their first log. I’ve seen this shift first-hand. Back in 2017–18, when I was working as an intelligence lead during the fracking protests near Blackpoo