Crest experts consider the key findings from the Police Foundation's strategic review into policing in England and Wales

Crest's joint report with the Police Foundation sets out how UK policing responded to the challenges of the first 12 months of the pandemic

Harvey Redgrave shines a light on the policy implications arising from Crest’s research

Our Chief Executive Officer Harvey Redgrave considers whether there is merit in the use of performance scorecards to deal with rape offences

Harvey Redgrave asks whether the new 'outcomes framework' could be an opportunity to tackle the problem of violence against women

Whilst there is consensus around the urgency of tackling extremism, there remains a lack of clarity about how the government should respond.

The results of the Spending Review for 2020-23 are to be announced in the autumn. For policing and justice, the outcome will be critical.

In a sense, the latest statistics are like looking in the rear view mirror. They do not illustrate the dramatic impact of the lockdown.

Following the publication of our report, 'What is driving serious violence: drugs', Crest presented to a panel of cross-party MPs and peers.

This is the second in a series of reports investigating the drivers of serious violence in England and Wales in recent years.

Ministers have made bold promises on new investment into policing. Inevitably there will be ‘strings attached.

If Dominic Cummings is to be believed, the present government is not going to run on the normal rules of conventional politics.