Community Thought Hub

Community Thought Hub

Articles, blogs and news in the public safety community.

Policing the pandemic

Professor Karl Roberts

March 2020

In search of me, we, us and them

Andy Singh

March 2020

Movember and how to avoid being “Frozen”

Jim Clements

December 2019

Connected Policing: The Importance of Social Capital and Boundary Spanning in Australian Police Leadership

Victoria Herrington, Deborah Blackman, Jacinta Carroll and Christine Owen

November 2019

International Mens Day & role models for the future

Jim Clements

November 2019

AFAC Q&A: Katarina Carroll, former QFES Commissioner

Stuart Ellis, 2019

September 2019

Civility in the workplace is critical

Geoff Stewart

September 2019

Renovation and Renewal

Andy Singh

August 2019

Evidence-based policing: a survey of police attitudes

Australian Institute of Criminology

August 2019

I Was 50 Before I Realized How to Be a Good Leader.

Inc.

August 2019

Team-building exercises can be a waste of time.

You achieve more by getting personal

August 2019

Reducing Crime: Interview with Geoff Barnes (WAPOL)

Jerry Ratcliffe

July 2019

Ten strands of continuity and change

Sandra Nutley

July 2019

Evaluation of firefighter leadership trainings

Niklas Schulte

June 2019

Special Measures for Children in Court

Australian Social Work

June 2019

Confronting overconfidence in talent strategy

Tera Allas

June 2019

At work, expertise is falling out of favor

Jerry Useem

June 2019

The people behind 000

Australian Senate Committee report

June 2019

A police service in transformation

Jennifer Brown

June 2019

Resilience Policing

Tariro Mutongwizo

June 2019

Machine Learning and the Police

Annette Vestby

June 2019

Let’s talk race

Australian Human Rights Commission

June 2019

Building Better Police Leaders

Andy Singh and Dr Christine Owen

June 2019

The path to prosperity

David Rumbens

June 2019

Public value

Geoff Mulgan

June 2019

Podcast: Reducing firefighters' cancer risk

iCHIEFS Podcasts

June 2019

Review into the NSW Police Force Promotions System

Elizabeth Broderick

June 2019

Reclaiming Power and Place

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

June 2019

Safety in Indigenous communities

Simone Georg

May 2019

Aboriginal Strategic Direction 2018 - 2023

NSW Police Force

May 2019

Overrepresentation of Indigenous youth in Canada's CJS

Carla Cesaroni

May 2019

Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations

Harvard Business Review

May 2019

Co-responder models of police mental health ‘street’ triage

Stephen Puntis

May 2019

Public health and natural hazards

Rachel Westcott

May 2019

Fraud: Time to choose

HMICFRS

May 2019

Cross-Silo Leadership

Tiziana Casciaro

May 2019

Long-term solutions to improve EM services in remote communities

Kamaljit K. Sangha

May 2019

Youth justice in Australia 2017–18

AIHW

May 2019

Effective diversity in EM organisations

Celeste Young

May 2019

Successful public policy

ANU Press

May 2019

Intelligence-led policing in practice

Morgan Burcher

April 2019

A systematic review of police recruit training programmes

Jyoti Belur

April 2019

Opportunity Knocks at W20

Dr Victoria Herrington

April 2019

Governance, ethics and leadership in PNG

Ila Geno

April 2019

Preparing individuals for leadership

Victoria Herrington

April 2019

The effect of police on crime and arrests

BOCSAR

April 2019

Online Harms White Paper

UK Home Office

April 2019

What police say about CPTED training

Leanne Monchuk

April 2019

Gaining public input on natural hazard risk and land-use planning

Margaret Kilvington

April 2019

Rethinking police education in the United States

Gary Cordner

April 2019

Supporting the professionalization of police in Canada

Ruth Montgomery

April 2019

Firefighting training at a distance

Journal of Vocational Education & Training

April 2019

How digital leadership is(n’t) different

MIT Sloan Review

April 2019

'Being a topic expert is not sufficient'

Police Practice and Research

April 2019

Bias Crime Policing: 'The Graveyard Shift'

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

April 2019

How to love criticism

Adam Grant

April 2019

Barriers and enablers to women in fire and emergency leadership roles

Gender in Management: An International Journal

March 2019

What makes an organization ‘healthy’?

McKinsey Podcast

March 2019

Does stop and search reduce crime?

UK Justice Policy Review

March 2019

Behavioral insights for building the police force of tomorrow

Behavioural Insights Team

March 2019

Police workforce wellbeing and organisational development

March 2019

“It has to be a loose fit”

Dr Victoria Herrington

March 2019

Advanced Drone Operations Toolkit

World Economic Forum

March 2019

Coward of the County

Andy Singh

March 2019

Global risks report 2019

World Economic Forum

March 2019

Reimagining the police workforce

Accenture

March 2019

Preparing for the era of disasters

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

March 2019

Fire and Emergency group progress report 2017-18

Male Champions of Change

March 2019

Developing and recruiting the future public servant

Deborah Blackman

March 2019

The 3 Elements of Trust

Harvard Business Review

March 2019

Being the First

Gender and Politics in Practice

March 2019

Counterterrorism Yearbook 2019

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

March 2019

The right way to lead design thinking

Harvard Business Review

February 2019

Professionalizing criminal investigation

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

February 2019

User-centred policy design

Apolitical

February 2019

Creating a culture of police officer wellness

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

February 2019

Making sense of body-worn cameras in a police organization

Police Practice and Research

February 2019

Young people’s perceptions of the firefighter role

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

February 2019

Promoting Excellence in First-Line Supervision

PERF Critical Issues In Policing Series

February 2019

New Ways to Gauge Talent and Potential

MIT Sloan Review

February 2019

Blockchains Unchained

OECD Working Papers on Public Governance

February 2019

Long-term consequences of flooding

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

February 2019

Future Skills

AlphaBeta

February 2019

Aftermath: Beyond Black Saturday

ABC

February 2019

Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Amy Edmondson

February 2019

Positive workplace culture review

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

January 2019

Gold standard strategic plans

Police Practice and Research

January 2019

Report on Government Services 2019

Productivity Commission

January 2019

How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together

Tracie Keesee

January 2019

Law enforcement and public health

The Lancet

January 2019

How safe is Australia?

The Conversation

January 2019

At the external boundary of a disaster response operation

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

January 2019

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Book review

January 2019

Nearly Twenty Years On

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

January 2019

Improving maritime security in the Asia–Pacific

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

January 2019

The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures

Harvard Business Review

January 2019

How does a ‘whole system approach’ help in our professional and personal lives?

Jim’s Tips

January 2019

Lost and found in India

AIPM Director Knowledge, Dr Victoria Herrington

January 2019

Rank Matters

Policing and Society

January 2019

On problem-oriented policing

Crime Science

January 2019

Social Networks, Problem-Solving, Managers

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

January 2019

27 Days of Managerial work in the police service

Police Practice and Research

January 2019

Heraclitus

Andy Singh

December 2018

99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2018

FutureCrunch

December 2018

The safe tweet: social media use by Ontario fire services

International Journal of Emergency Services

December 2018

Making U.S. Fire Departments More Diverse and Inclusive

Harvard Business Review

December 2018

Australia's cybersecurity futures(s)

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

December 2018

Securing the Brisbane 2014 G20 in the wake of the Toronto 2010 G20

The British Journal of Criminology

December 2018

Counter-terrorism and civil liberties

APPS Policy Forum podcast

December 2018

When no one retires

Harvard Business Review

December 2018

Leadership and Change in Winnipeg’s Smart Policing Initiative

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

December 2018

Tasmania’s Family Violence Action Plan 2015-2020

ANZSOG Case Study

December 2018

Reducing crime in public housing areas through community development

Australian Institute of Criminology

December 2018

Interagency collaboration models for people with mental ill health in contact with the police

BMJ Open

December 2018

Unconscious bias training

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (Great Britain)

December 2018

Answering the call

Beyond Blue

December 2018

Scenarios for 2030 report

Boston Consulting Group

December 2018

Coaching and Mentoring

AFAC

November 2018

State of the Service Report 2017–18

Australian Public Service Commission

November 2018

Managing the Entanglement:

Public Administration Review

November 2018

The challenges facing specialist police cyber-crime units

Police Practice and Research

November 2018

Decrypting the Encryption Debate

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

November 2018

There is nothing in the caterpillar that tells you it will be a butterfly

Victoria Herrington, AIPM Director Knowledge

November 2018

Employing Older Workers

Australian Human Rights Commission

November 2018

Police Leadership in Times of Transition

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

November 2018

Getting the Work Done

newamerica.org

November 2018

Crowded and complex

ASPI Special Report

November 2018

Leading agile transformation

McKinsey Quarterly

November 2018

Learning how to lead police investigations

International Journal of Police Science & Management

November 2018

Leading the asset

The Police Journal

November 2018

Ready to respond

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

November 2018

Three charts on: representation of Australian, New Zealand and Sudan born people in Victorian crime statistics

The Conversation

November 2018

Problem-oriented policing

Crime Science

November 2018

Police are using artificial intelligence to spot written lies

Quartz

October 2018

When joining is not enough

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

October 2018

The Future of Policing – Challenge and Opportunity

TEDxFulbrightPerth

October 2018

Police-initiated diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior

Campbell Collaboration

October 2018

Better angels of our nature

Book review

October 2018

Challenging misconceptions about sexual offending

Victoria Police

October 2018

Police Body Cameras in Large Police Departments

The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

October 2018

Reducing Crime podcast

Episode 2: Mike Newman

October 2018

Operating at the Speed of Challenge

Harvard Kennedy School

October 2018

Innovation in policing

The Strategist

October 2018

Developing a knowledge base for crime prevention

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

October 2018

50 State Report on Public Safety

CSG Justice Center

October 2018

Evidence Based Policy Research Project

newDemocracy

October 2018

Exploring Diversity by Design

Andy Singh, Director Frontier Knowledge

October 2018

Mindfulness in action

U.S. navy seals build capacity for mindfulness

October 2018

Counter Terrorism Strategy 2018-2021

Victoria Police

September 2018

Leadership for a Fractured World

Book review

September 2018

Transforming policing

McKinsey Insights

September 2018

Who reports domestic violence to police?

Australian Institute of Criminology

September 2018

Quiet leadership

Book review

September 2018

Emergency volunteering 2030

AFAC18

September 2018

Towards national measures of alcohol-related crime

Australian Institute of Criminology

September 2018

Police chiefs and their political bosses

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

September 2018

Are police cautions a soft option?

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

September 2018

Financial intelligence and financial investigation

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

September 2018

Making sense of complexity

Sarah Firth | ExtraNewsFeed

September 2018

The diversity and inclusion revolution

Deloitte Review

September 2018

Inquiry into the National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020

roadsafety.gov.au

September 2018

Linking talent to value

McKinsey Quarterly

September 2018

Simple changes to job ads can help recruit more police officers of color

Harvard Business Review

September 2018

Female leaders in a male organisation

European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin

August 2018

Changing capabilities of emergency service organisations

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC

August 2018

Does stop and search deter crime?

British Journal of Criminology

August 2018

When hierarchy becomes collaborative

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

August 2018

The organizational and practical considerations of starting a crime analysis unit

 Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.

August 2018

Countering violent extremism

National Security Podcast

August 2018

Delivering through diversity

McKinsey report

August 2018

Shifting the blame: towards a self-reforming police service in England and Wales

International Journal of Emergency Services

August 2018

Balancing police independence and political responsibility for the police

 Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.

August 2018

Managing antisocial behaviour in public housing

NSW Audit Office

August 2018

The cuckoo clock syndrome: addicted to command, allergic to leadership

European Management Journal

August 2018

Behavioural Insights and Public Policy

OECD publication

August 2018

Delivering for citizens: How to triple the success rate of government transformations

McKinsey Quarterly

August 2018

Police use of technology: insights from the literature.

International Journal of Emergency Services

August 2018

Research on Policing: Insights from the Literature

Researching the Police in the 21st Century

August 2018

Evidence to support incident management team capability

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

August 2018

Towards national measures of alcohol-related crime

AIC Research Report

August 2018

Open innovation communication

Policy Quarterly

August 2018

Futures toolkit for policy-makers and analysts

UK Govt Office for Science

August 2018

Exploring Policy Innovation

The Brookfield Institute

July 2018

When helping hurts: PTSD in first responders

Australia21

July 2018

My Conference Learning Journey

Edutech 2018

June 2018

Seeing the policy big picture: the science of systems

Policy Forum Pod

June 2018

The end of policing

Police Foundation (UK)

June 2018

Remaining objective is hard, but the best leaders figure out how to do it

Harvard Business Review

May 2018

Making sense of evidence: A guide to using evidence in policy

New Zealand Ministry of Social Development.

May 2018

Can major post-event inquiries and reviews contribute to lessons management?

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

May 2018

What about AI in criminal intelligence?

European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin

May 2018

Managing Risks in the NSW public sector: Risk culture and capability

Audit Office of NSW

April 2018

Leading for Change

Australian Human Rights Commission

April 2018

Human error during the multilevel responses to three Australian bushfire disasters

J Contingencies and Crisis Management

April 2018

“Yes, sir”

International Journal of Emergency Services

April 2018

Counterterrorism Yearbook 2018

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

March 2018

Julie Bishop: women in leadership

Institute of Public Administration Australia

March 2018

Managing mental health in the Australian Federal Police

Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)

March 2018

Mission challenges, lessons learned and guiding principles; policing with communities in fragile and conflict-affected states.

Scottish Institute for Policing Research

February 2018

The changing nature of crime and criminal investigations

Police Executive Research Forum

January 2018

The Global Risks Report 2018

World Economic Forum

January 2018

Towards a reskilling revolution

World Economic Forum

January 2018

Valuing different shades of blue

Dr Victoria Herrington and Abbey McLeod

September 2017

Part-Time Leadership in the Baden-Württemberg Police Force

European Police Science and Research Bulletin

August 2017

Bobbies on the net: a police workforce for the digital age

Reform : UK think tank

August 2017

Investigating Work and Learning through Complex Adaptive Organisations

Journal of Workplace Learning

August 2017

Fostering innovation in the public sector

OECD publication

July 2017

The police intelligence division-of-labour

Policing and society

July 2017

Is my mother-in-law a criminal threat?

AIPM Living Leadership

July 2017

Action Plan: The Way Forward

Toronto Police Service Transformational Taskforce

June 2017

The impact of organised crime in local communities

Police Foundation (UK)

June 2017

Addressing challenges for future strategic-level emergency management:

Disasters

June 2017

The code of silence and ethical perceptions

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

June 2017

Experiences of sheltering during the Black Saturday bushfires

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

June 2017

Challenges in digital forensics

Police Practice and Research

June 2017

Assessing the use of a Traffic Enforcement Unit

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

June 2017

Understanding level 5 leaders: the ethical perspectives of leadership humility

Journal of Management Development

June 2017

Refugee outreach and engagement programs for police agencies

Police Executive Research Forum

June 2017

A cross-national comparison of police attitudes about domestic violence: a focus on gender

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

June 2017

Cost-benefits of a domestic abuse program for Australian offenders

 Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice

June 2017

Supertroopers

AIPM Living Leadership

May 2017

Dead Horse Gap

AIPM Living Leadership.

March 2017