Archive December 2025

Thought Leadership article on Neighbourhood Policing

As we await the release of the White Paper, EMPAC Research Fellow and retired detective, Steve Dodd, offers his personal views about the importance of investing in neighbourhood policing in order to drive intelligence.  The importance of Neighbourhood Policing In a democratic society each of us has a responsibility within…

Think PSB not ASB

There is much attention being given to Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) both internally (the workforce) and externally (the public). This focus on reacting to wrong doing means a trajectory of sacking police personnel (internally) and reactive hotspotting (externally) as if this is the only pessimistic thing the NPCC and Home…