Evidence & Practice
The Right to Understand
Why adults should be helped to make sense of serious crimes committed against them as children.
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Safeguarding and missing persons
Protecting people at risk, including the missing.
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Evidence & Practice
Domestic abuse risk grading: what supervisors should challenge about ‘medium’
How supervisors can test the reasoning behind a medium domestic abuse risk grade, review the safeguarding plan and recognise the limits of DARA.
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Evidence & Practice
ASB Powers: A Frontline Guide to Notices and Orders
A practical guide to Community Protection Notices, civil injunctions, Criminal Behaviour Orders and closure powers in England and Wales — including what is in force now, what the Crime and Policing Act 2026 changes, and where Respect Orders fit next.
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Technology & Innovation
Football and domestic abuse: what the ‘38% rise’ headline leaves out
What studies of England matches reveal about alcohol, timing and recorded domestic abuse, and how police and partners could test their response.
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Evidence & Practice
‘Do You Understand?’ Is Not a Comprehension Test
Police and courts routinely ask people whether they understand cautions, rights and conditions. A yes/no answer can hide confusion. PACE and judicial guidance require active support for understanding; teach-back is one practical way to check it.
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Evidence & Practice
Police Custody Legal Advice: Why Suspects Still Say No
PACE gives detainees in England and Wales a right to free independent legal advice and forbids police from dissuading them from using it. The harder question is whether the way custody presents that right helps people make an informed decision when they decline.
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Evidence & Practice
Police Burnout and Fatigue: What Leaders Can Actually Change
Police wellbeing is not only an individual resilience issue. Organisational stressors, fatigue and poor supervision are associated with worse mental wellbeing and impaired performance. The strongest leadership response is to change working conditions as well as offer support.
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