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Rural Crime: It's really time to take it seriously!

Dick Titley

Aug 28, 20245 min read

Rural Crime: It's really time to take it seriously!

Rural crime for years has not had anywhere near the policing response that could be expected in our urban areas. This needs to change.

Illegal Filming in UK Prisons : Stamping Out Harmful Content.

Wendy Evans

Aug 26, 20242 min read

United Kingdom

Illegal Filming in UK Prisons : Stamping Out Harmful Content.

Presently, it is not an offence for someone outside a prison to upload a video they have been sent by a person in custody.

Wendy Evans

Aug 26, 20242 min read

United Kingdom

Criminal Justice System in Crisis Mode

Staff retention issues are hampering the performance of the Criminal Justice System (CJS).

Paedophile Hunters in the UK - Vigilante Justice?

Ken Kirwan

May 22, 20243 min read

crime prevention

Paedophile Hunters in the UK - Vigilante Justice?

Legal, ethical, and practical issues of the activities of Paedophile Hunters in the UK.

Crime in 2024: How Artificial Intelligence Could be Used Against us in the UK.

Ken Kirwan

May 21, 20243 min read

crime prevention

Crime in 2024: How Artificial Intelligence Could be Used Against us in the UK.

How Artificial Intelligence Could be Used Against us in the UK.

Ken Kirwan

May 20, 20243 min read

crime prevention

The Scourge of Drink Spiking

Drink Spiking in the UK - tackling the scourge.

Complex Decision Making Within Policing.

Derek Flint

May 17, 20244 min read

United Kingdom

Complex Decision Making Within Policing.

The importance of getting policing decisions right when it really matters.

The Offence of Strangulation - what is it?

Wendy Evans

May 17, 20244 min read

crime legislation

The Offence of Strangulation - what is it?

Judge Wendy Brook Evans: An article explaining new strangulation legislation for England and Wales.

Wendy Evans

May 16, 20243 min read

crime prevention

Police Accountability and Trust

Tackling trust in policing in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard.

Wendy Evans

May 16, 20245 min read

courts and justice

‘Justice Delayed is Justice Denied’

What is the State of Play with Our Crown Courts Capability and Capacity in 2024/25?

Smart Intruder Alarms in UK Homes: A Burglar's View

Darryl Kennedy

May 16, 20243 min read

crime prevention

Smart Intruder Alarms in UK Homes: A Burglar's View

Are SMART alarms worth the investment? A burglar gives his view.

Ken Kirwan

May 2, 20249 min read

News and Media

To Catch a Thief

This article looks at the complexities of undertaking a citizen’s arrest in England and Wales.

Ken Kirwan

Apr 4, 20243 min read

policing standards

Police Debt and Vetting

This post examines the complexities and challenges for UK police officers being able to manage personal debt.

Traitor or Faithful! - Romance Fraudsters

Ken Kirwan

Apr 4, 20246 min read

crime prevention

Traitor or Faithful! - Romance Fraudsters

This post delves into the tactics employed by perpetrators (perps) of online romance fraud.

Ken Kirwan

Mar 30, 20246 min read

courts and justice

"Katie’s Story - Restorative Justice

"Katie’s Story: My experience of Restorative Justice After Being the Victim of a Street Robbery.

Meet the Contributors

Meet the Eyes On Crime team of regular and occasional contributors

Editor: Eyes on Crime

Ken Kirwan

A highly experienced and decorated retired detective who has worked to the rank of detective inspector and with 30 years’ experience in complex and serious crime investigation.

Specialist Contributor

Dick Titley

Dick Titley is a former Counter Terrorism Detective now specialising in rural crime and security.

Specialist Contributor

Dr Tim Owen

Tim is a leading international Criminological theorist and a Reader in Criminology

Specialist Contributor

Darryl Kennedy

Darryl Kennedy is an ex-career burglar who has operated across 3 continents. He is now an advocate of crime prevention.

Specialist Contributor

Travis Frain, OBE

Travis is a national advisor to Counter Terrorism Policing and a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire

Specialist Contributor

Derek Flint

Derek is a a senior lecturer in Policing. A published author, with his first book 'The Decision Paradigm released in 2021.

Specialist Contributor

Wendy Brook-Evans

Wendy was appointed a tribunal judge in 2021 and has a background as a solicitor and a Higher Courts advocate.

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