Policy Exchange report on Rekindling British Policing

Commitments from the new Prime Minister represent a dramatic shift in policing policy following eight years of cuts to police budgets and police officer numbers which have been simultaneously accompanied by rising levels of serious and violent crime. It also comes in the immediate aftermath of warnings of a potential crisis in policing operational delivery from some of the most influential police professionals in the country. This paper looks at five challenges faced by the police service and how to address them.