Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104882 total results. Showing results 2261 to 2280 «110111112113114115116117118Next ›Last » Disorder arrests stand at 31 with riot accused in court today The Police Service of Northern Ireland has made 31 arrests to date relating to recent racially-motivated disorder, it has been confirmed. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 17/6/2025 News Grooming gang inquiry must be extended to Scotland, Scottish Tories say The Scottish Conservatives have urged the UK Government to extend its inquiry into grooming gangs to Scotland. Holyrood Magazine 17/6/2025 News Guiding police decisions or falling short? A critical theoretical review of the national decision model Police decision-making is complex, marked by risk, high stakes, uncertainty, and time pressure. The National Decision Model (NDM), developed by the College of Policing, aims to standardise and improve decision-making within UK police forces. While its ethical framework has received some academic attention, the NDM’s effectiveness in supporting decision-making across varied policing roles is largely unexamined. This article critically reviews the NDM’s foundations, evolution, and practical application, highlighting key limitations and the need for further research to determine its real-world efficacy. Without robust empirical validation, the NDM risks falling short in guiding officers through the demanding realities of modern policing. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 17/6/2025 Research article Benefits and barriers: An exploratory study of drone use and LiDAR technology application in UK policing Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have become essential tools in various policing tasks. This mixed-method, exploratory study investigates their use and development in United Kingdom (UK) policing, in general operational and forensic contexts. Data were collected via Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) requests sent to 45 UK police services. The findings indicate that although drones can improve operational efficiency and situational awareness, their integration into forensic settings is hampered by excessive costs, insufficient training, and procedural and regulatory constraints. The study suggests that targeted policy reforms could enhance drones’ utility, broadening police capabilities in routine operations and non-invasive complex investigatory work. Recommendations for policy and practice include developing standardised operating procedures, specialised training programmes, cost-mitigation strategies, public transparency measures, and the piloting of programmes to develop advanced sensing [such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)] and emerging technologies. The article provides insights for police agencies beyond the UK, aiming to advance their drone capabilities for both routine policing and forensic contexts. International Journal of Police Science & Management 17/6/2025 Research article Police officer sacked for hitting football fan A police officer has been dismissed for using excessive force during the arrest of a football fan, the institution's watchdog has said. BBC 17/6/2025 News Scientification through privatization: POL-INTEL in Denmark Based on the empirical case of the POL-INTEL platform used by the Danish police, which is a customized version of Palantir Technologies’ Gotham platform, this article traces the interrelation between scientification and policing in the digital era as articulated in and through a private actor. Ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, publicly available policy documents as well as documents detailing police practices, organization, ambitions and workflows are used to problematize digital policing platforms and practices in terms of wider criminological theories and models. We show that POL-INTEL epitomizes a historical trajectory of scientification through privatization by drawing together intelligence practices, market logics, and datafication methodologies. With this point of departure, we trace back how the entanglement of private actors and the police organization raises concerns about the black boxing of criminological procedures, and the delegation of decisions and knowledge within the criminal justice system to private actors lacking public values. Theoretical Criminology - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 Research article The UK failed grooming gang victims by not seeing ‘children as children’ The announcement of a national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation raises urgent questions: How did we end up here again? Haven’t there been enough reports? Why weren’t children protected the first time? And will these reforms actually change anything? As someone who has worked for years in safeguarding policy and research into grooming, county lines drug trafficking and child criminal exploitation, I believe this moment could be different. For the first time in years, there is political momentum, public scrutiny and survivor-led demand for change all converging. But we have to honest about how we got here. The Conversation 17/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Grooming gangs ‘still at large, and the victims aren’t believed’ Whistleblower speaks out after publication of the Casey review as Keir Starmer insists he was right to call out politicians who said nothing when they were in office The Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 News Asylum seekers who commit child sex crimes ‘a border security issue’ Conservatives including Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp linked grooming gangs to high levels of illegal migration after the Casey review The Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 News Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson to take ‘temporary leave of absence’ Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman has announced she is taking a temporary leave of absence with immediate effect. Marie Anderson had planned to retire in December but said she had taken a decision to take a temporary leave due to “current commentary” that is “detracting from the focus” of her work with bereaved families. ITV News 17/6/2025 News Police ombudsman steps aside after ‘detracting commentary’ Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson has said she is taking a leave of absence with immediate effect due to what she has called commentary "detracting" from her work. BBC 17/6/2025 News Canadian military police leaders refuse civilian oversight mandated by Parliament, watchdog report says CANADA: A new report paints Canada’s military police leadership as shutting down complaints, ignoring parliamentary-mandated civilian oversight and bungling investigations to the point where a criminal convicted of attempted murder almost went free. Ottawa Citizen (Canada) 17/6/2025 News Data reporting for use of force and violence against officer incidents: Qualitative insights from law enforcement command staff and officers Nationwide, comprehensive data collection of police use of force (UOF) and violence against officer (VAO) incidents is lacking. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 21 command staff and 4 officers from 21 law enforcement agencies to understand agencies’ UOF and VAO reporting and recording processes. Five themes were identified: (1) definitions of reportable UOF vary across agencies; (2) the UOF reporting and reviewing process is labor-intensive; (3) VAO reporting needs improvement; (4) most agencies lack effective processes to identify officers with high UOF rates; and (5) analysis of aggregate UOF data can be used to improve training and policies. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 Research article Facial recognition technology needs stricter regulation The rapid expansion of biometric surveillance raises serious concerns about accuracy and ethics, but oversight is patchy and voluntary, says Michael Birtwistle The Guardian 17/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Scientification through privatization: POL-INTEL in Denmark Based on the empirical case of the POL-INTEL platform used by the Danish police, which is a customized version of Palantir Technologies’ Gotham platform, this article traces the interrelation between scientification and policing in the digital era as articulated in and through a private actor. Ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, publicly available policy documents as well as documents detailing police practices, organization, ambitions and workflows are used to problematize digital policing platforms and practices in terms of wider criminological theories and models. We show that POL-INTEL epitomizes a historical trajectory of scientification through privatization by drawing together intelligence practices, market logics, and datafication methodologies. With this point of departure, we trace back how the entanglement of private actors and the police organization raises concerns about the black boxing of criminological procedures, and the delegation of decisions and knowledge within the criminal justice system to private actors lacking public values. Theoretical Criminology - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 Research article Suspect in fatal shooting of Tasmania Police officer Keith Smith remains under guard in hospital AUSTRALIA: A 46-year-old North Motton man remains under guard in hospital after the fatal shooting of a police officer in Tasmania. The shooting occurred while uniform police attempted to serve him with a court-ordered repossession notice, with specialist tactical officers in the area as "backup". ABC News (Australia) 17/6/2025 News Top detective Scott Beard’s stark warning to parents: ‘Don’t put your kids online’ NEW ZEALAND: An experienced detective is warning parents not to post photos of their children on public online forums, because child sex offenders increasingly use artificial intelligence to generate fake sexualised images. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 17/6/2025 News Queensland police officer Todd Miller charged with computer misuse offences AUSTRALIA: A veteran Gold Coast sergeant is accused of using a police database several times last year without consent. Sergeant Todd Anthony Miller, 54, allegedly accessed sensitive information while on leave. ABC News (Australia) 17/6/2025 News Guiding police decisions or falling short? A critical theoretical review of the national decision model Police decision-making is complex, marked by risk, high stakes, uncertainty, and time pressure. The National Decision Model (NDM), developed by the College of Policing, aims to standardise and improve decision-making within UK police forces. While its ethical framework has received some academic attention, the NDM’s effectiveness in supporting decision-making across varied policing roles is largely unexamined. This article critically reviews the NDM’s foundations, evolution, and practical application, highlighting key limitations and the need for further research to determine its real-world efficacy. Without robust empirical validation, the NDM risks falling short in guiding officers through the demanding realities of modern policing. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 17/6/2025 Research article Data reporting for use of force and violence against officer incidents: Qualitative insights from law enforcement command staff and officers Nationwide, comprehensive data collection of police use of force (UOF) and violence against officer (VAO) incidents is lacking. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 21 command staff and 4 officers from 21 law enforcement agencies to understand agencies’ UOF and VAO reporting and recording processes. Five themes were identified: (1) definitions of reportable UOF vary across agencies; (2) the UOF reporting and reviewing process is labor-intensive; (3) VAO reporting needs improvement; (4) most agencies lack effective processes to identify officers with high UOF rates; and (5) analysis of aggregate UOF data can be used to improve training and policies. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 Research article «110111112113114115116117118Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
