I completely forgot to post up a link to this report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary entitled Core Business, which was an inspection into crime prevention, police attendance and the use of police time. It's rather long, but all the crime prevention information and recommendations…

Recently, Warwickshire Trading Standards sent out a warning to consumers to watch out for bogus shopping websites. The service had received a number of complaints from consumers who purchased expensive electronic products from websites of companies that appeared to be UK based, which were using UK…

As promised, I'm adding a lot of new advice pages this year. First up is Neil Henson's latest article on Problem Solving – Evaluation. Evaluation brings us to the end of a Problem Solving Process, but there is also Good Practice and the next two articles I'll publish will look at the need…

Our friends in Durham Constabulary have started using a new, literally, eye-catching poster to warn thieves who target countryside properties that they are being watched. The campaign, which began on 9 January in the Consett area, will see the striking posters go up across key locations in a bid…

Thank you to our Twitter follower, Glyn Harteveld, for bringing this news item to our attention. Many of you will have used the services of Immobilise to register your property, particularly electronic gadgets, and maybe you did so because you were told about the service by the police. ACPO…

This good news story from The Bolton News today shows us the advantages of social networking sites and how they are helping the Greater Manchester Police demonstrate the extent to which they really care about their jobs. The town\'s three neighbourhood policing teams see their Twitter and…