Not Just Doing the Wrong Thing Righter

This post was first published by the N8 Policing Research Partnership, subsequent to their event on policing and mental health, hosted by the University of Lancaster in November 2018. The profile of mental health issues as a thematic in policing has risen considerably over the last fifteen years. In addition to a number of high-profile […]

Minimum Standards

This one’s longer than normal – sorry! Thoughts just kept coming, so it’s probably best you put the kettle on first and ensure you have more than a few minutes! And treat yourself to a biscuit – non-chocolate hob nobs are best. There are a lot of conversations occurring nationally at the moment, at operational […]

Attention to Detail

Last year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published their Standards on the Mental Health of Adults in the Criminal Justice System. This involved NICE reviewing the best available evidence and practice around the contact that vulnerable adults have with the criminal justice system. Subsequently, NICE published what they call a ‘quality […]