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Support for end-to-end encryption increases

More UK adults back use of security feature on social media networks if child safety can be protected, survey finds

Police vehicle in rural setting

Help shape new guidelines to support problem-oriented policing

We want to hear from anyone involved in identifying, designing and implementing responses to crime and disorder problems

Police officers

Crossing the Line: Lessons from a Life on Duty – book review

John Sutherland's latest book is the natural successor to his Sunday Times bestseller, Blue

Call handler

How a call handler's reassuring voice helps people reporting crime

Shift in the life of ... there's no such thing as a typical day in the control room

Back of a police officer

Police use of live facial recognition technology – have your say

Public consultation on national guidance launched

Dave Gee, MBE

'Be open-minded': A new detective constable gets top tips from a retired DCS

During the coronavirus lockdown, DC Ahsan Anderson of Cambridgeshire Constabulary asked former Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Gee MBE some questions

Dr Jonathan Townsend, Kent Police

How emergency trauma packs help to save lives

Practice note: Dealing with the 'therapeutic vacuum' when medical assistance to casualties is delayed

Rachel Stringfellow

How CSE specials help keep children safe

Practice note: 'Through this continued engagement, trust and confidence has grown, providing opportunities to intervene much earlier'

Police officers

Seeking to improve trust and confidence in local police

My idea: Hyper-local problem solving – 40 wards, 40 problems, 40 solutions

Superintendent Mark Edgington, Avon and Somerset Police

Challenges of policing modern slavery

How these investigations have complex factors that make investigation and prosecution inherently difficult

Changing roles – from PCSO to police constable

Handover notes: How the skills I gained as a police community support officer equipped me in my current duty

Ruth Buckley, Met Police

Being a senior forensic practitioner

Spotlight on a role: The skills and experience needed for this pivotal crime scene duty

Going equipped

Going equipped is the College's operational and frontline publication written by and for police officers and staff.

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