Police get budget money for first responder drones – but new tech won’t solve the issues facing UK forces

By John Coxhead, Professor of Policing, Crime prevention, Learning & Innovation, University of East London

At a time when UK taxpayers are contributing record-high levels to public services, there is little to show for it when it comes to police and crime prevention. There are record lows in public confidence in police, and very poor criminal justice outcomes.

This is due to a lack of investment in recruiting, retaining, training and deploying the best people in policing. But instead of earmarking more money for these, the government has announced £230…

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