Judith Townend organised a fascinating conference at City University on open justice and modern media (programme pdf) .  It was great to see some real heavy hitters like Geoffery Robertson …

The latest version of the Police Crime map is now live at http://www.police.uk/ this latest version has more detail and allows you to search for crimes around public buildings.
On the search page, …

Update, Jan 3: The W14 group has just reached a landmark 1,000 members. Congratulations Annette!
When nearby boroughs of London were burning, the streets crowded with youngsters looting shops and rioting …

 The Ministry of Justice asked me to sit on their Crime and Justice Sector Transparency Panel. I’m not a legal expert, but as an local active citizen I want to …

Institutionally the police have fallen hopelessly behind the average citizen in the way that they communicate.  Police need to communicate  online as well as offline at all ranks with people in …