In recent years, policing organisations across the UK have invested significant time and resources into awareness training on bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, racism, and professional standards. Such training is important. It helps establish expectations, clarifies unacceptable behaviour, and demonstrates organisational commitment to ethical policing. Yet despite this investment, inquiries, misconduct investigations, whistleblowing reports, and media … Continue reading Beyond Awareness: Why Training Alone Will Not Break a Culture of Silence in Policing
The Heroic Imagination: Why Waiting for Heroes Is Not Enough
In the days, weeks and months after my dad’s suicide in 2008, one question kept me awake at night. Could I have said something that might have helped? Looking back, I was unprepared for dealing with someone struggling with his mental health. If there is a central theme to my work now it is the … Continue reading The Heroic Imagination: Why Waiting for Heroes Is Not Enough
Start Small, See Clearly: Why Limited Action Is Often the Best First Response
“Graham, why, when I intervened did, I get a punch in the face?” The above is a question I get asked a lot when I’m delivering active bystandership training. You may laugh but behind this question is a reality for many who have intervened after witnessing a harmful situation. It may be that they observed … Continue reading Start Small, See Clearly: Why Limited Action Is Often the Best First Response
What the Darley and Batson Experiments Can Teach Us About the Henry Nowak Case, Police Errors and the Importance of Compassionate Leadership and Active Bystandership
When serious police errors occur, the public conversation often focuses on individual competence, character or intent. Questions are asked about whether officers cared enough, whether they were properly trained, or whether they made poor decisions. While these questions matter, social psychology suggests that another factor deserves equal attention: the power of the situation itself. As … Continue reading What the Darley and Batson Experiments Can Teach Us About the Henry Nowak Case, Police Errors and the Importance of Compassionate Leadership and Active Bystandership
More Than a Cake: What Black Forest Gateau Teaches Us About Culture in the Police and Military.
I’ve just spent a week in the Black Forest of southern Germany. Ancient Romans found the thick forest here both mysterious and inaccessible. Today it’s a haven for hikers, cuckoo clock enthusiastic and cake lovers. Personally, I like the odd hike, I’m not much of a clock fan. I like cake. The Back Forest Gateau … Continue reading More Than a Cake: What Black Forest Gateau Teaches Us About Culture in the Police and Military.
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