Research Tools
Put the evidence to work
Free member tools built for this site — a research assistant, a live crime dashboard, a media-perception explorer, and the Practical Summaries library. One quick, password-free email sign-in unlocks them all.
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Sign-in takes under a minute: create a password or use Google, and you’re in. One free sign-up unlocks everything members get:
- Save articles and practical summaries to your library
- Download cited research briefings
- Use every research tool on the site — free
Research Assistant
ExpandedThree depths on one tool: straight search, an AI overview of what to read first, or a full cited research review you can download as a PDF.
Crime Dashboard
Latest monthThe latest month of stop & search and recorded crime, read for you by force and area — refreshed monthly.
Open tool →Perception
NewA quarter-century of UK news about the police as a word race — watch the language grow, shrink and shift in tone, year by year.
Open tool →Summaries library
NewPractical Summaries
Every article as a briefing for senior leaders — the problem, what the evidence says with links to the sources, and what you gain if you act. Browse the whole library, filter by section and topic, and save summaries to your account.