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Summary The seventh  Easier Said Than Done  session explored a complex and often contested issue: the relationship between school exclusions, serious violence, and the role of policing. Bringing together Professor Alex Sutherland and Superintendent Simon Rotherham (NPCC Children and Young Persons portfolio), the discussion moved beyond simple assumptions to examine what the evidence actually shows - and where it remains uncertain. Setting the Scene: What Are We Talking About

Understanding offending and offenders. This is a necessity for effective criminal justice policy-making but one that is neglected. Policies, particularly prison and rehabilitative ones, are after-the-fact attempts at incapacitation or ‘cures’ rather than trying to prevent crime in the first place.

Our new series of updates on new studies relevant to policing practice have been published in the last few weeks. In this bulletin the research spans recruitment and organisational fairness, hotspot detection, violence against women and girls, investigative practice, policing technology, officer wellbeing, and the use of artificial intelligence in policing. Below is a selection of recent empirical studies and evaluations with potential implications for policing policy and pra