Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97810 total results. Showing results 23481 to 23500 «117111721173117411751176117711781179Next ›Last » Protest Policing, Normative Alignment, and Riot Gear: An Experiment To examine if police expressions of solidarity with protesters improve public opinion toward the police, we embedded a picture- and information-based experiment in a YouGov survey (N = 1,150), wherein respondents were randomly exposed to police expressions of solidarity with protesters. We also randomized whether the pictured officers were wearing riot gear. We find little evidence that expressions of solidarity or riot gear significantly affect public affinity for the police or support for accountability reforms in policing. Past studies show that outside of the context of protests, officers’ behavior toward civilians has asymmetric effects, such that positive actions matter less than negative ones. Our findings suggest that this may be true within the protest context as well. Crime and Delinquency - Subscription at source 6/8/2023 Research article Police Workforce: Officer Numbers in 2023 (Part 1) Police workforce statistics for England and Wales were announced by the Home Office near the end of July, just after announcement of the 7% pay increase award. These showed that Operation Uplift was achieved and there are now more police officers than ever before. But is it all good news? This blog series will explore these workforce stats in depth over the coming months, answering the important questions most people have. Rank Success Blog 6/8/2023 Analysis, Feature Garda manhunt underway as man pulls gun on ambulance crew stopped at traffic lights REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí are hunting a gunman who threatened an ambulance crew with a pistol just metres from a busy hospital. Two paramedics – one male and one female – were left traumatised after a masked man pulled a revolver on them while they were stopped at traffic lights. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 6/8/2023 News Ottawa police report dramatic drop in ‘dynamic entries’ and use-of-force incidents since 2021 internal review AUSTRALIA: Officers were dispatched to 215,000 calls in 2022 and used force in 247 incidents, down from 2020, when there were 220,700 service calls and 348 incidents where force was used. Ottawa Citizen (Canada) 6/8/2023 News Corruption watchdog called in for police shooting probe AUSTRALIA: Queensland's corruption watchdog will oversee an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a man who allegedly threatened officers with a handgun. The Advocate (Australia) 6/8/2023 News New RCRP model won’t stop North Yorkshire Police Attending Serious Mental Health Incidents North Yorkshire Police say that the introduction of a new response model doesn't mean that they will stop attending serious mental health incidents. This is the coast 6/8/2023 News Cocaine Britain — and a battle of wits between police and traffickers The UK is now Europe’s biggest consumer of a South American export, grown for a new breed of kingpin. The drug has been linked to a surge in domestic violence and middle-class users are being warned it’s not a victimless crime The Times - Subscription at source 6/8/2023 News Police chief: How I’ll take on Just Stop Oil and drink-drivers Just Stop Oil supporters and other environmental activists who cause mass disruption should face same-day court hearings and be denied bail to prevent them from taking part in further protests, a police chief has said. Donna Jones, the new chairwoman of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, believes those who block roads and target sporting events need to be remanded in custody until they go on trial, or are sentenced, because the public “have had enough” of their antics. She also revealed that some drink-drivers are being allowed to stay on the roads for up to six months before they were banned because of a continuing backlog in hearings at magistrates’ courts caused by the pandemic. The Times - Subscription at source 6/8/2023 News Scotland’s new chief constable urged to act on lack of BAME police The new chief constable of Police Scotland has been urged to improve the force’s racial mix after new data showed less than 1% of senior officers were from an ethnic minority. The Herald (Scotland) 6/8/2023 News Corruption watchdog called in for police shooting probe AUSTRALIA: Queensland's corruption watchdog will oversee an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a man who allegedly threatened officers with a handgun. Commissioner Katarina Carroll says she is concerned about a rise in police shootings amid an increase in incidents linked to domestic violence and mental illness. The Canberra Times (Australia) 6/8/2023 News Surge in Qld police shootings ‘concerning’, says police chief AUSTRALIA: Queensland’s police commissioner has admitted she is concerned about a rise in police shootings after officers killed a man north of Brisbane on Saturday afternoon. Brisbane Times (Australia) 6/8/2023 News Ireland must study link between cocaine use and violence, says expert An emergency physician has called for drug screening of violent offenders after a pilot scheme in the UK found that most domestic abuse suspects tested positive for cocaine or opiates. Demand for cocaine treatment has surged and the number of poisoning deaths involving the drug has risen to record levels. The Sunday Times reported in June that it has never been easier to buy cocaine in Ireland and that despite its serious risks the drug has a reputation for being relatively harmless. The Times - Subscription at source 6/8/2023 News MP accuses Police Scotland of breaching women’s policy after violent trans activist is let off with caution Police Scotland has been told its response to an incident in Aberdeen has brought its commitment to zero tolerance on violence against women and girls into question. Police Scotland are under fire for falling short of their commitment to end violence against women after a man who attacked a woman at a rally in Aberdeen was handed a caution. Scottish Daily Express 5/8/2023 News Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees CANADA: As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa’s National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role. Blue Line (Canada) 5/8/2023 Feature, Interview Edmonton police chief talks about growing violence, pushes to strike balance in city CANADA: The police chief of Alberta’s capital city stood solemnly at a podium, at moments appearing to be welling up, as he took questions from reporters about the random killing of a mother and child outside a school in May. Blue Line (Canada) 5/8/2023 News Independent Investigations Office probe Vancouver Police shooting that left man dead CANADA: Vancouver Police say an 18-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in an East Vancouver park early Saturday morning. The department issued a statement saying officers were called to Clinton Park around 2:15 a.m. after someone reported gun shots near the park’s playground. Blue Line (Canada) 5/8/2023 News Jailed West Mercia Police officer would have been sacked, hearing rules A police officer who abused his position to start sexual relationships with women would have been sacked had he not resigned, a hearing has found. Rhett Wilson, 28, was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour at an accelerated misconduct hearing on Friday. BBC 5/8/2023 News Californian police officers to use electric Tesla Model Y’s after £400,000 investment USA: First images of the new Tesla police car have been released ahead of a city-wide launch. Express 5/8/2023 News Police given Pride dress code amid ‘concern’ over uniforms and rainbow badges under ‘anti-woke’ chief Police officers have been told they cannot decorate their uniforms with rainbow badges and patches at this month's Manchester Pride. The Manchester Evening News has learned that Chief Constable Stephen Watson has told officers that, if they are in uniform and working at the event later this month, they cannot adorn it with any Pride-related emblems. Officers who are off-duty have his permission to wear their uniforms to Pride, it's understood, but not to decorate it with anything. At the same time, it's understood that Manchester Pride had initially told GMP that it does not want off-duty officers marching in uniform at all at the parade part of the event for the second year running. Manchester Evening News 5/8/2023 News ‘It’s impacting everybody’: Edmonton police chief talks about growing violence in the city CANADA: The police chief of Alberta's capital city stood solemnly at a podium, at moments appearing to be welling up, as he took questions from reporters about the random killing of a mother and child outside a school in May. 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