Police Crime Prevention Academy rural scheme

Young farmers are being trained to help in fighting rural crime. A bespoke training course – Helping Farmers to Prevent Crime – has been developed by The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) and the Police Crime Prevention Academy (the Academy), in association with NFU Mutual. Inspired by an initiative started by Cumbria Federation […]

PCPI security expert sings praise of the ECHO

Ken Meanwell, the Compliance Manager at Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (PCPI), has praised ECHO (Electronic Call Handling Operations) to security delegates at the 2023 Secured by Design (SBD) ATLAS conference and exhibition. Meanwell told delegates that ECHO is an “absolute game changer” when it comes to police response to alarm calls. He provides the secretariat […]

Police CPI attending Olympia shows this week

Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) will be in attendance at the International Security Expo and International Cyber Expo at Olympia from tomorrow. The International Security Expo is the flagship event that brings Government, Industry, Academia, Transport, Intelligence, Defence, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, CNI and the Private Sector together to debate current challenges, share knowledge […]

Exclusive Interview: Guy Collyer, Police Crime Prevention Academy

Faced with ongoing security threats arising from a variety of sources, it is vital that relevant national departments increase working relationships with one another to improve efficiency and protect people, key assets and critical infrastructure. Though a communicative approach is desirable, it is unfortunately not so simple when put into practice. In fact, one of […]

Exclusive: Balancing patient needs and effective security

Michael Brooke, Head of Operational Services at Police Crime Prevention Initiatives explores designing out crime in the healthcare sector. Sometimes crime prevention is at its best when it’s least noticeable to members of the public – and that is certainly the case with healthcare facilities. Whilst effective security should be part and parcel of any […]