Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104882 total results. Showing results 2281 to 2300 «111112113114115116117118119Next ›Last » Funding to keep oldest police sites open, expand sexual assault teams AUSTRALIA: Design work for critical infrastructure upgrades to keep two ageing and problem-plagued police sites functioning will be funded in next week's ACT budget, along with more sexual assault investigators to manage high caseloads. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 News Police Scotland rolls out BWV in the Highlands and Islands Police Scotland’s national roll out of body-worn video (BWV) is continuing with officers on duty in the Highlands and Islands being equipped with the new cameras from Tuesday (June 17). Police Professional 17/6/2025 News A field study on cultural differences in South African eyewitness reports Purpose: Eyewitness testimony is crucial for police investigations. One important factor affecting testimony is culture, which is known to play a role in memory and reporting. Yet there are few studies on cultural differences in eyewitness testimony, especially in ecologically valid settings. Therefore, this study aims to examine cultural differences in real eyewitness interviews in the multicultural context of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach: This study qualitatively analysed 103 video-recorded eyewitness interviews conducted by the South African police. Witnesses first described the crime and then gave a description of the perpetrator for facial composite construction. Eyewitnesses and police officers were drawn from three cultural groups, and interviewees often belonged to a different cultural group than their interviewer. This study used thematic analysis to explore cultural differences in eyewitness reports. Findings: This study identified six main cultural differences, centering on: (1) details and specificity of the reports, (2) confidence in one’s memory, (3) (sub)culturally specific terms and euphemisms, (4) assertiveness during the interview, (5) justifying one’s victimhood and (6) description of perpetrators. The findings are explained in light of cultural dimensions such as collectivism and power distance, communication styles and trust in the police. Recommendations for future research are provided. Journal of Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 Research article NCA to lead nationwide police operation into grooming gangs, Home Secretary announces The National Crime Agency (NCA) will oversee a new national criminal operation into grooming gangs in the wake of a new report by Baroness Louise Casey. Police Professional 17/6/2025 News 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 Our police need £10m – fast, MPs tell Home Office Tewkesbury's Lib Dem MP Cameron Thomas has led the county's MPs in a call for more direct funding support from the government to tackle a cash crisis at Gloucestershire Constabulary. Punchline (Gloucester) 17/6/2025 News New AI and data guidance launched by CoP to help officers navigate modern technology ethically New artificial intelligence (AI) and data guidance has been launched by the College of Policing (CoP) to help officers and staff navigate the complexities of modern technology ethically. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 News SPF will not accept officers getting ‘short shrift’ amid public sector pay negotiations The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) want pay negotiations to be completed within weeks, and outlined how it would not accept officers getting "short shrift" when it came to pay rises in comparison to other public sector bodies. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 News Fallen officer’s legacy lives on at school bearing his name CANADA: To mark the 10th anniversary of Cst. Daniel Woodall’s death, staff and students at the school that bears his name are honouring his legacy with a heartfelt assembly and tree planting. Blue Line (Canada) 17/6/2025 News Judge upholds obstruction conviction for B.C. Mountie in Dale Culver case CANADA: A provincial court judge has ruled that the guilty verdict stands for an RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the case of an Indigenous man who died in police custody in 2017, clearing the way for sentencing. Blue Line (Canada) 17/6/2025 News Blue Line, The Podcast: Public Order Policing in Ontario with Ryan Teschner CANADA: In May 2025, Ontario’s Inspectorate of Policing released its first spotlight report, focusing on the State of Public Order Policing in Ontario. Blue Line (Canada) 17/6/2025 Audio, Feature Burglary rates rise across the county REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of burglaries in the combined Roscommon and Longford Garda division increased by 15% in the 12 months of 2024 compared to 2023 with 263 burglaries, according to recent CSO figures. Roscommon Herald (Republic of Ireland) 17/6/2025 News ASPS warns Police Scotland not to take officers for granted as fears new pay deal could mean ‘cannibalising the service’ Association of Scottish Police Superintendents President Rob Hay has urged Police Scotland’s leadership not to take officers for granted as superintending ranks begin to “vote with their feet” and withdraw from volunteering for on-call, and called on the Scottish Government to invest in a service that is “stretched to breaking point”, warning that Chief Constable Jo Farrell faces the “stark choice” of cannibalising the service to provide a fair pay award, as Policing Insight’s Martin Gallagher reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/6/2025 Analysis, Feature Using Instruction-Tuned Large Language Models to Identify Indicators of Vulnerability in Police Incident Narratives Objectives: Police routinely collect unstructured narrative reports of their interactions with civilians. These accounts have the potential to reveal the extent of police engagement with vulnerable populations. We test whether large language models (LLMs) can effectively replicate human qualitative coding of these narratives—a task that would otherwise be highly resource intensive. Methods: Using publicly available narrative reports from Boston Police Department, we compare human-generated and LLM-generated labels for four vulnerabilities: mental ill health, substance misuse, alcohol dependence, and homelessness. We assess multiple LLM sizes and prompting strategies, measure label variability through repeated prompts, and conduct counterfactual experiments to examine potential classification biases related to sex and race. Results: LLMs demonstrate high agreement with human coders in identifying narratives without vulnerabilities, particularly when repeated classifications are unanimous or near-unanimous. Human-LLM agreement improves with larger models and tailored prompting strategies, though effectiveness varies by vulnerability type. These findings suggest a human-LLM collaborative approach, where LLMs screen the majority of cases whilst humans review ambiguous instances, would significantly reduce manual coding requirements. Counterfactual analyses indicate minimal influence of subject sex and race on LLM classifications beyond those expected by chance. Conclusions: LLMs can substantially reduce resource requirements for analyzing large narrative datasets, whilst enhancing coding specificity and transparency, and enabling new approaches to replication and comparative analysis. These advances present promising opportunities for criminology and related fields. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 17/6/2025 Research article Criminals who ‘post and boast’ on social media to face greater jail time in Victoria AUSTRALIA: Criminals who "post and boast" about their offences on social media could face extra jail time in Victoria under a proposal going before state parliament today. Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny said the legislation will target anyone who posts content bragging about their involvement in serious crimes — affray, burglary and robbery, car theft, carjacking, home invasions and violent disorder — on social media and messaging apps. Those found guilty will face up to two years' imprisonment, in addition to the penalties incurred from the crime itself. 9 News (Australia) 17/6/2025 News New technology guidance and APPs published New guidance on data ethics, data-driven technologies and artificial intelligence. In an era where technology is rapidly transforming how we live and work, policing is embracing new data-driven capabilities like artificial intelligence (AI), automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), and live facial recognition (LFR). These technologies don't replace good police work – they enhance it. With proper ethical safeguards in place, they enable officers to spend more time in communities, solving crimes, and keeping the public safe. College of Policing 17/6/2025 News Tasmanian police officer shot dead in North Motton named as Constable Keith Anthony Smith AUSTRALIA: Tasmania's police commissioner has named the officer fatally shot on Monday while on duty as Constable Keith Anthony Smith, a 25-year veteran of the police service. ABC News (Australia) 17/6/2025 News Police officer killed on duty in Tasmania identified as 25-year veteran Keith Smith AUSTRALIA: Keith Anthony Smith has been remembered as a highly regarded and dedicated officer across his 25-year tenure in Tasmania's police force. SBS News (Australia) 17/6/2025 News ‘No direction’ to lower standards for police recruits – commissioner NEW ZEALAND: The Police Commissioner says there was "no direction or order" to drop standards in order to fulfil a coalition promise and recruit 500 more police officers. 1 News (New Zealand) 17/6/2025 News Garda media approach shifts to calm online bigotry REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Carlow shooting prompted waves of dangerous misinformation. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 17/6/2025 News «111112113114115116117118119Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
