National Police Library collections

New research

See the latest research in the National Police Library, curated using different bookmarking tools.

• New articles tagged with #earlycite on diigo
• New articles about the UK tagged with #earlycite on diigo
• More than 20 live searches on Netvibes
• Our collection of curated reading on the  Raindrop bookmarking website

Historical resources​ 

Our resources date back to the nineteenth century and many are exclusive to the library. Unless made available as pdfs through our catalogue, these cannot be accessed by the public.

The Police Review

From 1893 to 2011. Library members can request copies via the catalogue.

• Go to the Police Review

• Home Office Circulars

• From 1968 to present. These are fully online from 2003 and selectively online from 1985.
   

• Go to Home Office Circulars

• The Police Gazette

• From 1797 to 2008.

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• Email us for access (note: this resource is only available to police officers and staff)