News & Insights
Join us at the 2018 Clue User Conference, Thursday 20th September!
This year's Clue conference is shaping up to be the biggest ever and we can now reveal more details of some special guests that will be attending. If you've not already registered it’s not too late, please respond to the email address below. Keynote Speaker We’re...
Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for investigation technology
Cityforum - the think tank with a long history of facilitating senior conversations about technology in policing - hosted a roundtable in June. The sessions covered technology, data, the IoT, we were struck by the level of confusion in the air. The role of artificial...
How can investigation software help government departments tackle unseen fraud in the UK?
Fraud is a massive problem for the UK public sector. However, government bodies only detect a fraction of fraudulent activity - the vast majority of incidents go uninvestigated and unpunished. It’s difficult to find any real detail on the huge scale of the problem,...
How is technology being used to combat organised crime groups involved in sports corruption on a global scale?
Match fixing and its direct links to illegal betting and organised crime have fast become the scourge of many global sports – even more so arguably than the use of performance enhancing drugs. The sums of money at stake are simply staggering. Criminal gangs launder...
Independent review into sports integrity describes Clue as a “significant step in the right direction”
Last week, Clue's investigation software was given special mention by The Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis. The review was set up in early 2016 by the four bodies responsible for the sport internationally. Led by Adam Lewis QC, supported by counsel from...
Case study: How World Horse Welfare uses Clue software to safeguard horses across Europe
The world’s leading equine welfare charity, World Horse Welfare improves the lives of horses in the UK and around the world through education, campaigning and hands-on care. The charity’s welfare hotline – which enables the public to report incidents involving horses...
Simple solutions for complex cases: The importance of UX for investigation software (and how Clue gets it right)
A decade ago, navigating new cities was a very different experience. You’d require a map, and perhaps a rudimentary understanding of the local language to read street signs and ask for directions. Today, the process is almost unrecognisable. You open your phone’s map...
Smart policing: Tom Gash on the future of British law enforcement
For Tom Gash, how we think about crime and policing is dogged by myth and misconception. It prompted Gash, an academic and former government adviser on crime, to author his recent book Criminal: The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things. The book takes aim at the UK’s...
Why is data analysis such a challenge for UK police, and what can be done about it?
With data forming an increasingly large part of police investigations, we explore the challenges our forces face in analysing this mountain of information. Plus some possible solutions.
5 key takeaways from the Digital Policing Summit 2017
Thomas Drohan, Clue Investigations Commercial Director, offers his key takeaways from the third annual Digital Policing Summit.
Hosted by the Police ICT Company, the National Police Technology Council and Cityforum on October 26th 2017 , the third annual Digital Policing Summit gathered technology and security professionals, police policymakers and government representatives (among others) to discuss the digital challenges, changes and opportunities faced by UK police in 2017.