Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97416 total results. Showing results 24321 to 24340 «121312141215121612171218121912201221Next ›Last » New Garda Chief Superintendent appointed to Offaly, Laois and Kildare REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Chief Superintendent Anthony Lonergan was appointed to Laois/Offaly and Kildare Garda Division on promotion from his role as Garda Superintendent based in Waterford. Offaly Live 10/7/2023 News Victims’ rights and needs at centre of transformative new approach to rape investigations and prosecutions From today all 43 territorial police forces across England and Wales and the 14 Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Areas will begin implementing a transformative new approach to rape investigations and prosecutions, improving support for victims and putting the focus on the suspect. Known as Operation Soteria, and piloted in 19 police forces and 9 CPS Areas already, the programme brings together police forces and prosecutors with academics to use evidence and insight to change the way rape and sexual offences are dealt with. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 10/7/2023 News Police engagement with and through the arts: An innovative approach to building trust and confidence? Research from University of Warwick’s Centre for Operational Police Research (COPR) assesses the benefits and challenges of arts and culture as a means of better police engagement and relationship-building with seldom-heard communities who historically, have had little reason to trust the police, as Dr Rachel Lewis and Professor Jacqueline Hodgson explain. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 Analysis, Feature Depolicing in Chicago: Assessing the Quantity and Quality of Policing after the Fatal Police Shooting of Laquan McDonald The release of dashcam footage showing a Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2015 placed extraordinary scrutiny on CPD to avoid another controversial case of police misconduct. Using data on arrests as well as traffic stops and searches, we assess whether the quantity and quality of policing in Chicago changed after the video documenting this vivid incident of deadly force was released. We find that while both felony and misdemeanor arrest rates declined after Laquan’s murder was publicized, this event had no discernable impact on traffic stop rates, contraband hit rates, or the ratio of felony to misdemeanor arrests. Supplemental analyses reveal that declines in felony arrest rates were most pronounced in majority-Black districts due to reductions in drug possession and firearm arrests. Our findings provide nuanced evidence of a depolicing effect that may reflect attempts by CPD to reclaim legitimacy following this pivotal event. Justice Quarterly 10/7/2023 Research article Unf@cking People’s Problems: A Theory of Policing ne of the problems that has plagued policing researchers over the past few decades – ourselves included -- is the interminable question of ‘what do police do?’ Some ideas, tasks, roles, institutions and other social creations are easy to define. Policing has not been one of those. In part, it’s because it’s not only a descriptive problem, it’s also a normative one. Once you start to address the question of what do police do, then you also have to wrestle with the much meatier issue of ‘what do we want police to do’? In this paper, we exercise our theory chops in order to advance a new conceptualization of who police are, what they do and what do we, citizens, want them to do. Drawing on the relevant literature, and on our own individual and combined experiences, we argue these questions can be answered in one simple over-arching concept: the modern police institution exists to un@ck people’s problems. CRIMRXIV 10/7/2023 Research article David Graves: ‘Organised crime is a virus that will continue to mutate to suit its surroundings’ In the latest in a series of interviews with leading figures involved in the research and investigation of organised crime, Policing Insight’s Chris Allen spoke to David Graves, Managing Director of DG Anti-Fraud Consultants, about the role private investigators can play in targeting crime, the need for policing to go ‘back to basics’, and why organised crime can be viewed as a virus. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Police Scotland will have to pay compensation to officers forced to shave their beards Police bosses are set to pay compo to bearded cops who claimed a fuzz ban was discriminatory. The unshaven crimefighters are due to settle “bullying” cases after chiefs said sorry. The Scottish Sun 10/7/2023 News Rape survivors still hesitate to report crimes to police, say charities Ministers say “significant progress” has been made in ensuring better support for rape victims, but campaigners believe the government has been “too quick” to make claims about tangible improvements. The Independent - Registration at source 10/7/2023 News Police to focus on rapists instead of victims’ history under latest reforms Home Secretary backs ‘vital step’ to combat sexual violence in move described as a ‘quantum lead forward’ for investigations The Telegraph - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 News Crackdown on Just Stop Oil zealots who disrupt sporting events: Ministers and police chiefs discuss sending eco-clowns who invade sports pitches to jail after string of infuriating stunts at Wimbledon and the Ashes Ministers and police chiefs are seeking tougher sentences for protesters who invade sports pitches as Just Stop Oil vows to keep disrupting high-profile sporting events. Officials met with Home Secretary Suella Braverman at Downing Street last week to discuss ways to deter climate change protesters from targeting sports matches after the group carried out demonstrations at the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Ashes test Mail Online 10/7/2023 News Doreen Lawrence ‘profoundly concerned’ by slow pace of police reform Mother of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered by a gang of racist attackers in Eltham in 1993, outlines concerns in a letter to Suella Braverman The Independent 10/7/2023 News Cocaine will now be detected in random roadside drug testing across Queensland AUSTRALIA: Police performing random drug testing across Queensland roads will now be able to detect the presence of cocaine. The roadside drug testing program has been expanded since it was introduced 15 years ago, and will now detect the presence of cocaine, alongside MDMA, THC (the active chemical in cannabis) and methamphetamine. 9 News (Australia) 10/7/2023 News Police, ambulance and psychiatric co-response versus usual care for mental health and suicide emergency callouts: A quasi-experimental study Objective: Mental health–related calls to emergency services made via 111 (New Zealand) or 000 (Australia) often represent critical junctures for the person in crisis. Traditionally, police, ambulance and mental health services work separately to manage such emergencies. Sequential agency responses may be protracted and cause escalation. This study tests multi-agency co-response aiming for more integrated, faster, safer and less coercive management of mental health crises. Methods: Immediate and 1-month outcomes of mental health emergency calls made to police and ambulance were compared according to whether they occurred on days with co-response availability. Outcomes measured included emergency department admission and waiting times, psychiatric admissions, compulsory treatment, use of force, detention in police cells and the time to resolution of the event. Relative risk estimates were constructed. Results: A total 1273 eligible mental health emergency callouts occurred between March 2020 and March 2021 (38% coded ‘mental health’ emergencies, 48% suicide risk and 14% as ‘other’), 881 on days with co-response availability and 392 on days without. Co-response interventions were resolved faster and were more likely to be community-based. Fewer than one-third (32%) led to emergency department admissions, compared with close to half (45%) on days without co-response (risk ratio: 0.7 [0.6, 0.8]). In the following month, the number of emergency department and mental health admissions reduced (p Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 10/7/2023 Research article 4,000 offenders escape trial thanks to community justice Almost 4,000 offenders have escaped trial and possible criminal conviction in two years under community justice schemes, it can be revealed. The Times - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 News MoD agrees £42 million broadband deal with BT The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £42 million contract to BT to upgrade the broadband connectivity of its military and civilian sites. UKAuthority.com 10/7/2023 News Home Office overhaul of police rape investigation goes live Police investigators will receive specialist training to better support survivors of sexual offences after criticism The Times - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 News Campaigners say ministers ‘too quick’ to celebrate increased rape convictions Justice secretary cites ‘significant progress’, but campaigners point out that vast majority of rape survivors still do not report to police The Guardian 10/7/2023 News Police pay – striking the balance As the police service in the UK waits for the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body regarding the pay settlement for 2023-24, British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi sets out why it’s crucial that the underpayment of police must stop – and that government support is essential if a ‘positive’ settlement is confirmed. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 Feature, Opinion Doreen Lawrence concerned about pace of police reform The mother of Stephen Lawrence says she is "profoundly concerned" about the slow pace of reforms in the Met Police. BBC 10/7/2023 News Government ‘too quick’ to claim ‘tangible changes’ for rape survivors Ministers say “significant progress” has been made in ensuring better support for rape victims, but campaigners believe the UK Government has been “too quick” to make claims about tangible improvements. Nation Cymru 10/7/2023 News «121312141215121612171218121912201221Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
