Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100056 total results. Showing results 24461 to 24480 «122012211222122312241225122612271228Next ›Last » Home detention failures and rise of violent crime: What are the govt’s solutions? NEW ZEALAND: In the ebb and flow of political cycles, the tide is now going out on effective justice reform and rehabilitation for young offenders. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 3/9/2023 Feature Sensemaking and evidence in criminal investigations of organised crime: A literature review Producing evidence that can be used in court is a central goal of criminal investigations. Forensic science focuses with considerable success on the production of pieces of evidence from specific sources. However, less is known about how a team of investigating police officers progressively produces a body of evidence during the course of a criminal investigation. This literature review uses Weickian sensemaking to analyse what is known about this process in criminal investigations into organised crime. Focusing on the criminal investigation team, collective sensemaking is used as a lens through which to place the reasoning processes used in constructing evidence in a social context. In addition to describing three constituent parts of collective sensemaking relevant for criminal investigations, six factors are identified that influence the quality of collective sensemaking. Building on these results, nine focal points are presented for analysing the sensemaking processes in a criminal investigation team, aimed at advancing knowledge about the production of evidence in criminal investigations of organised crime. Furthermore, a definition of evidence is developed that is suitable for studying sensemaking in the context of an ongoing criminal investigation. International Journal of Police Science & Management 3/9/2023 Research article Met Police has wasted 1,600 days on fighting LTN fines from councils since 2020 as figures reveal forces across the country face three times as many LTN fines per year since the pandemic The Metropolitan Police has revealed it has wasted 1,600 days fighting council-issued fines for violating Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) laws since 2020. More than half of the 54,000 road fines issued to the Met since 2020 were for LTN-related offences, according to data requested by The Times under freedom of information laws. Last year alone, it was forced to deal with 20,000 penalty charges, up from less than 6,000 in 2019. Mail Online 3/9/2023 News New conducted energy devices for Public Order Response AUSTRALIA: Victorian frontline police and Protective Services Officers (PSOs) will soon be equipped with new conducted energy devices (CEDs), to ensure they have more non-lethal options to help them safely respond to violent offenders and keep the community safe. Following the signing of a major supply contract, Victoria Police has entered into an agreement with US-based supplier Axon to supply the Taser 7 model, which offers improved technology, accuracy and safety. The rollout is expected to begin in November with the Special Operations Group, Critical Incident Response Team and police at 36 regional stations to be the first to receive the new CEDs – replacing existing units issued up to five years ago. Star Weekly (Australia) 3/9/2023 News Many gardai are angry, but is the force on the brink? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Many gardai are clearly angry at the leadership. Is the force on the brink of an exodus? The Times - Subscription at source 3/9/2023 Feature Legalising drugs will not stop organised crime, claims garda REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai would have “grave concerns” around any potential legalisation of controlled drugs, a senior officer has said. Justin Kelly, the garda assistant commissioner, told the citizens’ assembly on drugs use in Dublin that international experiences had shown that legalisation did not remove the influence of organised crime groups in the illicit drugs trade. The assembly is holding its fourth meeting over the weekend, with a focus on the criminal justice and legal system. Kelly told the assembly that the force’s priority was to target those involved in the sale and supply of drugs, rather than those in possession of drugs for personal use. He said that very few people were imprisoned in Ireland for possession offences. He said: “In 2022 nationwide we initiated approximately 11,000 The Times - Subscription at source 3/9/2023 News Garda superintendent faces inquiry over alleged racial abuse of bouncer at city centre pub REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Leinster-based superintendent is reported to have told a rank-and-file garda who placed him in handcuffs following the incident “do you not know who I am”. A high-ranking garda is under investigation for allegedly racially abusing a bouncer at a city centre pub and allegedly assaulting a female member of staff at the same venue. Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 3/9/2023 News Northern Ireland’s police chief faces three votes of no confidence after refusing to resign over data leak of the details of 10,000 employees which were then accessed by dissident republicans Northern Ireland's embattled police chief faces three votes of no confidence this week after refusing to resign over a series of blunders. Last week, Chief Constable Simon Byrne was found by the High Court to have unfairly disciplined two police officers who were policing a Troubles memorial event in a bid to stop Sinn Fein withdrawing its support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Mr Byrne was already under pressure to quit after a huge data leak revealed the names of 10,000 officers and staff at PSNI. Mail Online 3/9/2023 News PSNI data breach: Two men released after Terrorism Act arrests Two men have been released after being arrested by detectives investigating a major data breach by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The data was accidentally shared in August and included the surname and initials of 10,000 PSNI employees. BBC 3/9/2023 News Revealed: Home Office secretly lobbied for facial recognition ‘spy’ company Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings The Guardian 2/9/2023 News ‘We don’t need police’: the New Forest village taking the law into its own hands At the village with the most unsolved burglaries in the UK, shopkeepers are turning to vigilante-style tactics The Guardian 2/9/2023 News Home secretary orders review into ‘political activism’ within policing Labour accuses Braverman of focusing on ‘political obsessions’ as she says officers should avoid contentious issues The Guardian 2/9/2023 News The Appropriate Adult: Their perspective working in the criminal justice system Vulnerable individuals are increasingly coming into custody. One safeguard implemented by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and Codes of Practice is the Appropriate Adult measure. However, little is known about how the Appropriate Adult constructs and understands their role and the implications this may have for the enactment of their role. The current study aimed to explore how Appropriate Adults and others experience and understand their role when working with vulnerable individuals. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 Appropriate Adults and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Overall, two superordinate and six subordinate themes emerged from the data that highlighted the complex and confusing role of the Appropriate Adult. In addition, Appropriate Adults suggested that they may be less likely to perform their duties if faced with excessive conflict from others working in custody. The research raises implications regarding the understanding and utilisation of the Appropriate Adult role and for the treatment and outcome of the vulnerable adult in custody. That is, if the Appropriate Adult remains passive in their role, the vulnerable individual in custody is not being appropriately safeguarded and remains at risk of providing unreliable, self-incriminating information or even a false confession. Criminology and Criminal Justice 2/9/2023 Research article A haven for ‘drug tourism’ or beacon of hope? The rhetoric around decriminalisation in the ACT AUSTRALIA: Ahead of new laws coming in October, advocates answer police fears about more drug-driving deaths and bikie violence with a call to work together. The Guardian 2/9/2023 Feature Home Secretary orders landmark review into political activism in policing The Home Secretary has told police chiefs the public expects officers to focus on cutting crime and protecting communities and not get involved in political activism. Police Professional 2/9/2023 News The Queensland government has just appointed Jon Rouse as interim victims’ commissioner. What does that mean? AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government has announced a new measure to deal with crime in the state, creating the role of victims' commissioner. Former Queensland Australian of the Year Jon Rouse APM is the man tasked with the job and will serve in an interim capacity until the end of the financial year, when a permanent appointment will be made. The move follows a recommendation from the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce in 2022 and the findings of the commission of inquiry into the Queensland Police Service's response to domestic and family violence. ABC News (Australia) 2/9/2023 Feature The damning emails about a controversial interview technique police tried to keep secret NEW ZEALAND: Damning emails, which police tried to keep secret, show the true level of concern senior officers had about a controversial interviewing technique. The emails indicate the fallout and internal tensions from Stuff’s year-long inquiry into the Complex Investigation Phased Engagement Model (CIPEM) – an interview technique that resulted in a man making a false confession in a high-profile murder case. Stuff (New Zealand) 2/9/2023 News Home Secretary orders review into political activism in police Inspectorate commissioned to look at police impartiality in landmark review. Home Office - Subscription at source 2/9/2023 News Sheku Bayoh inquiry: ‘Race was the main factor’ in police response Officers should have been considered witnesses, a retired detective chief superintendent told the inquiry. A detective said it was “blindingly obvious” after Sheku Bayoh died that “race was the main factor” in the police response to his death, an inquiry been told. Bayoh, 31, a father of two, died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3, 2015. The inquiry is investigating the circumstances of his death and whether race was a factor. Retired detective chief superintendent Lesley Boal was asked about the “race hypothesis”. She was line manager for Pat Campbell, the senior officer investigating the case. Bayoh died in hospital at 9am, according to a statement given to his family. Boal said that the officers involved were treated as witnesses rather than as suspects by both Police Scotland The Times - Subscription at source 2/9/2023 News Race ‘main factor’ in police response to Sheku Bayoh’s death, inquiry told A detective said it was “blindingly obvious” after Sheku Bayoh’s death that “race was the main factor” in the police response, an inquiry has heard. The Independent 2/9/2023 News «122012211222122312241225122612271228Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
