Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97418 total results. Showing results 24221 to 24240 «120812091210121112121213121412151216Next ›Last » Evaluation of a Mental Health Liaison Program at a Small Police Department Police officers typically are the first responders to a mental health crisis call. Often, they do not have the required training or tools to deal with these types of calls. This problem is exacerbated in small police departments, which often have fewer resources than large police departments. Alternative programs are needed in smaller police agencies to assist with these issues that officers are facing. This study uses a mixed methods approach to evaluate a recently developed mental health liaison internship program implemented in a small police department in Pennsylvania, exploring whether the program affected police morale and calls for service. Qualitative data from officer interviews indicated officers had a positive perception of the mental health liaison. Compared to the year before the internship program started, emergency calls for service for emotionally disturbed persons increased by 47% during the year the internship program was implemented, although this could be due to citizens trying to connect with the mental health liaison. Additionally, these calls were concentrated in four main addresses, comprising 30% of the emergency calls for service for emotionally disturbed persons in 2021 and 2022. These findings are discussed in light of the extant literature. Overall, the internship program provided an experiential learning opportunity for the student, assisted the small police department and improved officer morale. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 12/7/2023 Research article Chief constable: ‘We won’t keep cutting crime if PCs can’t afford to be cops’ BJ Harrington QPM said colleagues have reported promising police constables were quitting despite the fact that they have great future prospects for promotion to sergeant and beyond. Officers were leaving to become taxi drivers or train drivers, or are leaving the UK altogether for better prospects abroad, said Mr Harrington. Police Professional 12/7/2023 News Viper taskforce strikes: One serious criminal nabbed every day in gang blitz AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s anti-gang police squad has arrested one serious criminal a day, taken dozens of guns off the streets and stripped organised crime syndicates of more than $1.4 million in cash since its creation last year. Police launched the Viper taskforce in July last year after a series of shootings across metropolitan Melbourne stoked fears a gangland war was about to break out. The Age (Australia) 12/7/2023 News More than a dozen firearms licences revoked in north Wales More than a dozen firearms licences were revoked by police in north Wales last year, new figures show. Across England and Wales, a record number of licences were removed from firearms users, with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation praising the vetting process for catching unsuitable gun owners. Cambrian News 12/7/2023 News Manchester University chancellor ‘will make formal complaint’ after police wrongly target car in bungled sting A top lawyer whose car was wrongly targeted in a bungled police sting says he will make a formal complaint after the incident - which left his son 'traumatised.' Manchester Evening News 12/7/2023 News UK: Met police scoping criminal inquiry against suspended BBC presenter who paid teen for explicit images The controversy surrounding the BBC presenter began when The Sun newspaper accused the individual of paying a crack cocaine user over £35,000 since the user was 17 years old, allegedly in exchange for ‘nudes’ The Metropolitan Police is currently examining whether a criminal investigation should be launched against a BBC presenter who is currently suspended. First Post 12/7/2023 News Dorset Police commit to holding false accusers to acount Police have vowed to hold those who make false accusations to account after a man was convicted of lying about being raped. A detective sergeant with Dorset Police said such behaviour “will not be tolerated”. Daily Echo (Bournemouth) 12/7/2023 News Police chief says crimes will go unpunished if officers can’t afford to do their job because of low wages A police chief constable has warned that crimes will go unpunished, cheating victims of justice, if officers can't afford to do the job due to low pay. Ben-Julian Harrington, who heads Essex Police, fears scores of officers are leaving the profession because they can't afford to pay their rent and household bills. Mail Online 12/7/2023 News New sentencing guidelines for PCJ and witness intimidation Currently there are no guidelines for perverting the course of justice and only limited guidance in the magistrates' courts for witness intimidation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/7/2023 News Police officers to access new online wellbeing training The first tutorial in a comprehensive suite of online training on wellbeing topics is launched this week, produced by Me Learning for the National Police Wellbeing Service, Oscar Kilo. Emergency Services Times 12/7/2023 News The Police Race Action Plan: A critical review Last year saw the publication in the UK of the national Police Race Action Plan, published jointly by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing, to address racial inequality and injustice in policing; Criminology Lecturer Finley MacDonald explores the plan itself, the challenges arising from the efforts to tackle disproportionality and inequality, and what more needs to be done. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/7/2023 Analysis, Feature Dorset police commissioner slams PCs sacked over ‘toxic’ messages Police officers sacked and disciplined for sharing offensive WhatsApp messages were appropriately punished, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said. BBC 12/7/2023 News Police unearth largest Australian seizure of ketamine AUSTRALIA: An alleged Victorian crime syndicate has been busted over the largest seizure of ketamine in Australian history following a series of raids. Port Maquarie News (Australia) 12/7/2023 News Queensland police receive thousands of expressions of interest from people overseas to join the service AUSTRALIA: About 15,000 people from overseas have expressed interest in joining the Queensland police following its global recruitment drive. ABC News (Australia) 12/7/2023 News Forfeited criminal proceeds: New Zealand and China split $70 million after laundering case NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand is giving $38 million to China over a Canadian-Chinese businessman who laundered millions here for years, then last month tried to become mayor of Toronto. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 12/7/2023 News Kerry ‘Juveniles’ blamed for surge in shoplifting REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Kerry's top garda says that juvenile criminals are behind a massive surge in shoplifting offences across the county. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 12/7/2023 News Meeting Senior Sergeant Neil Morton-Smith of WA Police’s Capability Development Centre In an interview with PolicingTV’s Founder, Bernard Rix, Western Australia Police Force’s Senior Sergeant Neil Morton-Smith introduces the work of the force's Capability Development Centre, which covers the tools that are available to the force to "catch crooks quicker". This includes a system called FaceMatch, which helps officers to identify persons of interest more quickly. PolicingTV 12/7/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Court hears of concerns about ‘retribution’ for Alen Moradian shooting AUSTRALIA: Two weeks ago on a Tuesday morning, prominent Sydney underworld figure Alen Moradian was gunned down in a Bondi Junction car park. Detectives described the killing as a "well planned execution" of a man with close links to the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang. ABC News (Australia) 12/7/2023 News Police renew plea for information on 2013 shooting death of Marrawah pub worker Simon Crisp AUSTRALIA: It has been 10 years since Simon Crisp was gunned down outside a remote pub in Tasmania's north-west. His killer has never been caught. A decade on, police are renewing their plea for information. ABC News (Australia) 12/7/2023 News Met Police asks BBC to pause ‘cash for photos’ investigation as own probe into claims continues The BBC has announced the Metropolitan Police has asked it to “pause its investigations” while it looks into allegations an unnamed presenter paid a troubled young person tens of thousands of pounds for sexual images. The Standard 11/7/2023 News «120812091210121112121213121412151216Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
