Insight
Independent analysis for police leaders. Every piece is dated, sourced and labelled as evidence review, professional opinion or practitioner experience, so you can see what is known and what is judgement.
6 October 2026 · Professional opinion
Beyond the business case: Reframing EDI in policing as legitimacy infrastructure
EDI in policing is under more political pressure than at any point since it began. This piece argues that the traditional case, that diversity improves performance, was never built to survive a change of government. It makes the case that EDI is part of legitimacy infrastructure that sustains consent.
29 September 2026 · Professional opinion
The Copilot Constable: What generative AI is really doing to policing legitimacy
Generative AI is already in daily use in policing, often without full evaluation. This piece argues it raises a different legitimacy risk from workforce surveillance: it shapes the record of an officer’s judgement, not just whether they are watched. It sets out four questions any AI drafting deployment should answer.
17 September 2026 · Professional opinion
Automated suspicion: What the Met’s Palantir pilot reveals about internal legitimacy
The Met Police used AI built with Palantir to identify corrupt and underperforming officers. Using the pilot’s own Data Protection and Equality Impact Assessments, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, this piece tests it against the procedural justice policing applies to the public. It argues the result is a legitimacy failure, not just a data protection failure.