Coaches are privileged to work with leaders developing their personal approaches to shaping organisational progress. Sometimes these are formal leaders with rank or role clearly defined; on other occasions, their exists the powerful informal leaders recognised by everyone (other than the systems) due to their positive impact and influence. Leaders are not necessarily an easy …
Like every industry there are critical moments of change that disproportionately move an organisation towards progress. This is the stage when formal and informal leaders are required to up their performance and bring their talents to a place of sight. Here, others are given the opportunity to consider their commitment, or otherwise, to the new …
Introduction The purpose of this blog is to explore some of the issues that the next government may wish to consider as they develop their own strategic thinking with respect to the role of policing within the UK. The current discourse on policing is both complex and opinion heavy, with contributions from both informed and …
Here is a really interesting blog from Dr Martin Wright. It centres on one aspect of his current work on Virtual Volunteering. As with all our contributors, he would really welcome your comments and feedback. His contact details are below. The police value the many contributions made by volunteers, from Special Constables (SC) undertaking uniformed …
Virtual Volunteers: a solution looking for policing problems Read More »
We are delighted to offer the second in our series of Guest Blogs from informed individuals keen to make a difference to the theory and practice of policing. This blog is from Tom Andrews, Lecturer in Policing at the Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby. Tom explores the current, and in many cases, heated …
The Police Education Debate – Why is it so Contested? Read More »
Welcome to the first in a series of Blogs written by invited guests to Policing Commentary. We are delighted to receive this input from highly experienced policing researchers in operational and strategic policing environments: Dr Emma Williams, Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships, Faculty of Business and Law, The Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL), The Open …
The Police Education Qualification Framework: What do we know and where is it going? Read More »
Introduction As the current government increasingly distances itself from the impact of its own policies on policing, senior leaders and managers will rightly interrogate the impact of trust and confidence on their current reality. A decade of governments may have underinvested in policing, had an irresponsible attitude to risk and an almost perpetual need to …
Policing is in a crisis, not least because of plummeting public support, following a series of egregious cases involving serving police officers. Indeed, public trust in the British Police is crumbling. Sir Michael Barber, who led the Police Foundation review of policing, said, ‘The problem is significant. And that’s partly a result of the various scandals and …
The recent discovery within the MPS that one of its firearms officers has proved to be to date, Britain’s worst sex offender has sent shock waves across the police service. It follows on from a series of earlier cases starting with PC Wayne Couzens, sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction, rape and murder of …
Restructuring at the MPS: responding to the challenges Read More »
Introduction The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been at the centre of a storm in recent months and subject to huge turbulence. It has seen the departure of its serving Commissioner amid a series of scandals and errors of professional judgement and the appointment of a successor Commissioner committed to internal reform of the MPS. …
The Metropolitan Police: a message from history. Read More »