Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104882 total results. Showing results 2401 to 2420 «117118119120121122123124125Next ›Last » Making the enforcement rehabilitative: Penal welfarism and emotional labor of police officers in Chinese drug policing With the recent prioritization of recovery in Chinese drug policy, drug police officers are called upon to adopt humanitarian and rehabilitative principles when dealing with drug offenders. Despite extensive studies on drug policing against the recovery turn, few have interrogated the emotional dimension of drug policing work as police officers are placed in emotional dilemmas of toughness and compassion. Drawing on ethnographic data of drug policing in a Chinese city, this study examines the emotive dimension of police officers involved in the drug rehabilitation mission, focusing on how police officers use emotional labor to navigate the tensions arising from their mandated engagement in rehabilitation services. The analysis reveals that the performance of emotional labor permeates and propels routine activities of police officers as they attempt to “rehabilitate” drug offenders, and they marshal emotional resources and manage emotions to accomplish rehabilitation. Their strategies include deconstructing life histories to actively provide meaningful enforcement, pursuing pathways of redemption that reinforce a sense of responsibility to suppress emotions, and expanding the power network by using gains to alleviate emotional fatigue. Findings highlight the importance of recognizing emotional processes in Chinese drug policing and provide implications for how to achieve positive outcomes from the emotional labor of police officers who seek to make drug enforcement rehabilitative. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 14/6/2025 Research article ‘Seeing disorder’ in an English town Perceptions of low-level social and physical disorder loom large in criminological theory and research. When disorder seems high, trust in authorities is eroded, concerns about crime precipitated, and a general sense of unease develops. In this article, we use fine-grained survey data from a medium-sized town in the north of England to consider why some people experience their environment as disorderly while others do not. People are more likely (than others living in the same locality) to identify disorder as a problem when (a) they feel let down or abandoned by local and national authorities; (b) they are in an economically precarious situation; (c) they have been recent victims of crime and (d) when they are dissatisfied with the place they live. These findings illuminate the social and structural factors that underpin perceptions of disorder and, consequently, wider concerns about crime, institutions and social change. Criminology and Criminal Justice 14/6/2025 Research article Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable awarded knighthood Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson QPM has received a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 14/6/2025 News Enhanced video response (EVR) I am currently a chief superintendent in Dorset Police, having worked in various ranks and roles over my 20-year career to date. As part of the Applied Criminology and Police Leadership Master’s Programme with the University of Cambridge, I explored the use of a virtual response offering to victims of crime in Dorset. I built on previous research conducted on rapid video response (RVR) within Kent Police. This trial supports the chief constable’s drive to improve how the force responds to the public and investigates crime. This is in line with the latest His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) PEEL report in 2022. College of Policing 14/6/2025 Feature Congratulations to policing and public safety recipients of the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours We are pleased to publish and recognise the policing and public safety recipients of the UK and overseas 2025 King's Birthday Honours. The team at Policing Insight offer our congratulations and thank all the recipients for their service. Policing Insight 14/6/2025 News 200 years later: ‘Outdated and cruel’ UK Vagrancy Act to be scrapped by spring With the UK Government recently announcing that the Vagrancy Act will be repealed by spring next year, Generation Rent Chief Executive Ben Twomey looks at the background to a 200-year-old piece of “outdated” legislation that is still used to criminalise some aspects of homelessness, and considers what may take its place. Policing Insight - Registration at source 14/6/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Pacific crime threat: NZ warned as drug shipments and corruption rise NEW ZEALAND: As the threat of organised crime looms large over the Pacific, New Zealand is being warned that the region serves as a cautionary tale and a direct source of risk. This is according to a report delivered to Associate Police Minister Casey Costello by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime, a group she set up in February 2025. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 14/6/2025 News World Police Summit – OSACO with Sean Buckley We were privileged to have a number of great conversations and interviews at The Police World Summit in Dubai, highlighting key innovations in policing, such as cybercrime, road safety, and the integration of AI. Experts from various countries discussed their roles and the importance of collaboration in addressing modern policing challenges. Here we speak to one such pioneer Sean Buckley from the new Zealand based organisation , OSACO on their new product Echomind .We hear how they have introduced AI avatars into Police training, a revolutionary approach to enhance the skills of law enforcement officers. PolicingTV 14/6/2025 Video Retired assistant chief constable who was key in naloxone rollout honoured ACC Gary Ritchie worked on the roll out of naloxone to all Police Scotland officers in 2020. Retired Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie has been awarded the King’s Police Medal, while the force’s chief officer of Human Resources Nicky Page becomes an MBE. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/6/2025 News Officers showed ‘exceptional bravery’ during unprecedented police station attack One officer received a deep wound to his inner thigh, narrowly missing his femoral artery. Another officer was knocked out during the attack and has suffered prolonged concussions as a result. Officers showed “exceptional bravery” when confronting a man armed with weapons and a firebomb in an “unprecedented attack” outside a police station. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/6/2025 News Ex-police officer spared jail after passing information to criminal associates Adam Davies, 30, who was an officer with Surrey Police, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years at Southwark Crown Court. An “immature” ex-police officer has been spared jail after passing police information to criminal associates for “kudos”. The Standard 13/6/2025 News PFNI lead describes rioting as ‘a week of shame’ Since violence erupted in Ballymena on Monday, a total of 63 officers have bee injured. The Chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland Liam Kelly says this has been ‘a week of shame’ with appalling levels of unrest in towns and cities. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/6/2025 Analysis, Feature PC accused of sex offences against two more women A Metropolitan Police officer has been accused of sexual offences relating to a further two alleged victims. In March, PC Dion Arnold, 32, from Camberley in Surrey, was charged with four counts of rape, a sexual assault on a female and two counts of sexual assault by penetration. BBC 13/6/2025 News Surrey police launch counter-extortion team amid growing fears CANADA: A series of reports of extortion from people and businesses in the South Asian community has prompted a wider investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service says in a statement that it is working with provincial and national RCMP to help in their investigations, as numerous Canadian police agencies have reported similar crimes. Global News (Canada) 13/6/2025 News Death of sergeant who was hit by train ‘wholly preventable’, coroner says Coroner Laurinda Bower said “there were multiple missed opportunities” by his employer which meant that Sgt Saville “died what was a wholly preventable death”. The death of a Nottinghamshire sergeant who was hit by a train while trying to help a vulnerable man on a railway line was “wholly preventable”, a coroner has ruled. Police Oracle 13/6/2025 News Jurors at Saskatoon inquest call on police to review arrest policies, use of ‘spit socks’ CANADA: Jurors at a Saskatoon inquest said police should review their training, policies and procedures around subduing and arresting suspects. The recommendations concluded a four-day inquest before coroner William Davern into the June 18, 2022, death of Ashwin Poggenpoel. The 32-year-old died when officers pinned him face-down on the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back and a mesh bag, known as a "spit sock," over his head. CBC News (Canada) 13/6/2025 News How a Stuff investigation exposed a secret police tactic, and led to its downfall NEW ZEALAND: Nearly four years ago, Stuff reporters Mike White and Blair Ensor began an investigation into a controversial police tactic. The investigation revealed a false confession and damning judicial comments, sparked multiple reviews, and led to the abandonment of the controversial method, and an overhaul of police interviewing. This is the story of that investigation. Stuff (New Zealand) 13/6/2025 News West Midlands Police reduces knife crime by 16% with new data analysis techniques Future plans to develop the system include the use of a mobile patrol solution to improve intelligence on activity and reporting of hotspot patrols. The force has gained a more accurate understanding of violent crime hotspots, down to street level and individual property, enabling more targeted policing. The project is part of the Hot Spot Action Programme funded by the Home Office. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/6/2025 News Winnipeg police chief suggests Tasers save lives, could replace firearms in future CANADA: Use of conducted energy weapons rose rose in 2024, along with all police uses of force CBC News (Canada) 13/6/2025 News Q&A: Vancouver’s new police chief on addiction, poverty and rebuilding trust CANADA: Steve Rai wants a more inclusive, innovative force but says real reform depends on others stepping up too. Part two of a two-part Q&A. Business in Vancouver (BIV) (Canada) 13/6/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion «117118119120121122123124125Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
