When we think of trespassing, we usually think of trespass to land.  It is also possible to trespass against the person or against goods, but this post is concerned with our intuitive thought of entering land or property belonging to other people.  Such trespass is not, per se, a police issue – it is a […]

The relationship between mental ill-health and crime is far from straight-forward.  I’ve quoted Professor Jill PEAY many times after she remarked that work at the interface of mental health and criminal justice is amongst the most challenging that either group of professionals will undertake and I think she’s correct.  Perhaps because of the extent of […]

I’m delighted to host a blog post from Ben Hembry, a police control room sergeant who therefore has a good overview of all the kinds of demands that come in via 999 and 101 requesting responses and support. Call Handlers are key to getting resourcing requests right and preventing unnecessary or inappropriate police responses.  Control […]