In this edition of World Policing Weekly, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett examine a wide-ranging mix of policing stories, from prison overcrowding and early release schemes to AI-generated evidence appearing in criminal trials, outsourced violence, cyber security and major police reform. The discussion also looks at how forces are managing known offenders in the community, why digital searches are becoming increasingly important evidence, and what emerging technology could mean for crime preventi...
Aug 7
22 min
In this edition of World Policing Weekly, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett examine a wide range of policing developments from the UK and around the world. The discussion covers falling crime rates in Canada and London, the strengths and limits of crime severity indexes, domestic abuse involving police employees, Martin’s Law, child abuse reporting in Finland, police reform in Nigeria and the growing international debate around artificial intelligence and surveillance. The episode also takes a clo...
Jul 31
33 min
In this edition of World Policing Weekly, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett scan another packed week of international policing developments, from surveillance powers in Germany and organised crime disruption in Greater Manchester to political tensions around police governance in Norfolk and the continuing challenge of police reform in the UK. A strong theme throughout is that the same pressures keep surfacing in different places, even when the systems look very different. The deeper discussion foc...
Jul 27
32 min
In this third edition of World Policing Weekly, published on PolicingTV today the 17th July 2026, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett scan the latest policing stories from around the world before taking a deeper look at two major themes: the changing face of terrorism in Europe and the continuing challenge of police reform in the UK. From stealth police cars in Victoria and policing pressures in Tasmania to youth radicalisation, online extremism and the future of the Home Office reform agenda, the ep...
Jul 17
24 min
In this second edition of World Policing Weekly, First published on PolicingTV on the 10th July 2026, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett look across the latest policing developments from around the world before diving into one of the biggest issues facing UK policing: leadership. From Victoria Police reservists and AI assistants to British Overseas Territories collaboration and the new Police Leadership Review, the episode asks what policing should invest in now if it wants to perform better in the ...
Jul 17
27 min
In the pilot episode of World Policing Weekly, First published on PolicingTV on the 3rd July 2026, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett launch a new PolicingTV format designed to look across the world at the policing stories, reforms and leadership issues that matter most. The aim is simple but ambitious: to take a weekly look at major developments in policing internationally, draw out what leaders should notice, and connect those issues back to wider debates in policing strategy and reform. Thi...
Jul 17
20 min
Welcome as we review the year in policing 2022. In partnership with Policing TV, the leading police media channel.
Dec 31, 2022
35 min
Steve Bradshaw is a recently retired Police Inspector. He has spent the majority of his policing career as a firearms officer before being promoted up the ranks where he became a Force Incident Manager, taking command of high risk critical incidents such as vehicle pursuits, firearms and major threats to the public. But he also led another life as a budding actor and now retired, is free to fully explore his new career. He has appeared in several series aired on ITV and Netflix and has...
Dec 21, 2022
29 min
In this episode we talk to Lieutenant Colonel Will Meddings, an infantry officer in the Royal Anglian Regiment. Throughout his career he has commanded soldiers on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, in teams sizing from a 12 man patrol fighting alongside the Afghan Army in Helmand, to a 100-strong company protecting advisors in Kabul. He now commands a battalion of 500 soldiers. In 2016 Will was one of the founders of the Centre for Army Leadership at the Royal Military Academy Sandhur...
Dec 12, 2022
28 min
In this episode we look at leadership and the associated topics of wellbeing within the police service. The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel
Dec 5, 2022
30 min
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