"An important, rigorous report. All of us involved in the police service must ensure that it is acted upon"
Chief Superintendent Ian Johnston on Fitting the Bill
Rebooting the PC urges police chiefs not to put ‘buildings before bobbies’. The police could save money and offer a better service to the public by closing out of date police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centres and other popular public locations.
Policy Exchange recently hosted an all-day conference on the 'rehabilitation revolution'. Speakers included justice secretary Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, rehabilitation minister Jeremy Wright MP, the BBC's Mark Easton, PCCs, prison governors and many other sector professionals. Footage of the whole conference is available to watch. See more • Watch highlights
Expanding Payment-by-Results
Plans to privatise the probation service, underpinned by a ‘payment-by-results’ mechanism, will only work if the prisons system is wrapped into the reforms and prison governors are directly incentivised to cooperate with the new private and voluntary providers who are due to take over probation services.
Policing 2020 looks at the landscape of policing over the next ten years, calling for a return to Sir Robert Peel’s core principles of crime prevention by restoring the link between the public and the police. The report recommends replacing neighbourhood police officers with new Crime Prevention Officers and the establishment of Citizen Police Academies.
ITV News reports that Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Ann Barnes has come out in favour of introducing technologically-enabled 'TARDIS'-style police boxes to help tackle crime in the area, a proposal Policy Exchange made in recent policing report Rebooting the PC.
The Guardian quotes Max Chambers, Head of Crime & Justice at Policy Exchange, supporting Chris Grayling's announcement that prisoners on short jail sentences will undergo a year of strict supervision on their release by private companies and charities aimed at reducing reoffending. Max argues that inevitably there will be resistance from vested interests, but notes that it will be hard to argue against firms who keep people from reoffending.
Rebooting the PC urges police chiefs not to put ‘buildings before bobbies’. The police could save money and offer a better service to the public by closing out of date police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centres and other popular public locations.
Expanding Payment-by-Results argues that plans to privatise the probation service, underpinned by a ‘payment-by-results’ mechanism, will only work if the prisons system is wrapped into the reforms and prison governors are directly incentivised to cooperate with the new private and voluntary providers who are due to take over probation services.
Max Chambers, Head of Crime & Justice at Policy Exchange, argues that, despite a rocky start, Police and Crime Commissioners have made genuine progress in the six months they have been in position. He notes that there is emerging evidence of real change starting to happen behind the scenes, including a dramatic swing in the power relationship from central government to the local level.
Max Chambers, Head of Crime & Justice at Policy Exchange, argues that the police could save money and offer a better service to the public by closing out of date police stations and introducing technologically-enabled 'TARDIS' police boxes where the public could report crime, a recommendation made in recent Policy Exchange report Rebooting the PC.
Policy Exchange is hosting a major conference to discuss the Government’s evolving plans for a ‘rehabilitation revolution’. As the Ministry of Justice finalises plans to spread payment-by-results to reduce reoffending across the criminal justice system, this is a unique opportunity to take part in the debate about the future of offender services in custody and the community.
