Learning the Lessons
Learning the Lessons aims to improve police policy and practice. It supports the police service to learn from our investigations and reviews into complaints and conduct matters. Each issue of the magazine focuses on a particular theme and brings together a series of case studies, including reflective questions for those working in policing. Learning the Lessons is for both frontline officers and staff, and those working in policy, learning or management roles in policing.
Alongside case studies, the magazine explores work happening across the IOPC, in local police forces, and in national organisations like the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council. The magazine is supported by:
Use the case factor table to find Learning the Lessons articles on specific themes or operational areas. Our force response log lists all the reflective questions we’ve asked across all issues of Learning the Lessons. Read more about how we create the magazine in our ‘Making the magazine’ blog.
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Learning the Lessons issue 45 focuses on violence against women and girls (VAWG). We recognise that VAWG is a national priority for policing, and the police response impacts public trust and confidence. This issue raises awareness of the key issues we see through our work and highlights tangible learning opportunities improve the policing response to VAWG.Key themes include missed opportunities to safeguard victim-survivors from domestic abuse, awareness of the silent solution system, understanding of protective orders, effective risk assessments, victim blaming by police and more.
Previous issues of Learning the Lessons are available on the National Archive.