Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115552 total results. Showing results 24521 to 24540 «122312241225122612271228122912301231Next ›Last » Reactive guardianship: Who intervenes? How? And why? Guardianship is a core tenet of routine activity theory and collective efficacy. At its outset, routine activity research assumed that the mere presence of a guardian was sufficient to disrupt many forms of crime. More recent research, however, has taken as a starting point that would-be-guardians must take on an active role for a reduction in crime to occur. Integrating research on bystander intervention and guardianship-in-action, the current study elaborates the individual-level motivations and decision processes of guardianship to answer the following questions: Who serves as a reactive guardian? How do they do so? And why? We tasked young adults (N = 1,032) included in the recent waves of the Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso) to assess a 70-second video depicting a sexual harassment event. We examined participants’ willingness to engage in a range of intervention options as a function of their prosocial attitudes, safety considerations, socioemotional motivations, and moral considerations. Results show a complex decision process leading to whether and how a would-be guardian decides to intervene to disrupt sexual harassment, such that prosocial motivations and emotional reactions are weighed against perceptions of danger when deciding on a specific course of action. Criminology 7/9/2024 Research article Community representation and policing: Effects on Black civilians Does increased representation of Black individuals in the police force lead to less aggressive policing of Black individuals? The current study uses a Chicago panel data set with monthly police unit observations between 2013 and 2015 to understand 1) how police units’ representation of Black individuals affects the number of stops of Black residents and 2) how individual police officers patrol differently depending on the racial/ethnic background of co-working officers. Using fixed-effects negative binomial regression, we found that increasing racial congruence between police officers and the community being patrolled was associated over time with fewer stops of Black residents. Individual analyses showed that Black (vs. White) officers stopped fewer Black civilians, with larger effects in police units with higher percentages of Black officers, indicating a unit group effect. Furthermore, as the number of Black officer co-workers in a shift increased, Black civilian stops declined for all officers, including White officers, which is consistent with active representation. These findings indicate that a more diverse and representative police force can reduce aggressive policing of minority communities by mitigating group threat and cultivating positive cross-racial exchanges within police organizations and smaller peer groups. Criminology 7/9/2024 Research article Understanding community hate crimes as an incorrigible proposition: Local political attitudes, path dependence, and the ceremonious reporting of hate crime statistics The Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) of 1990 requires the federal government to publicly release official hate crime statistics annually; the HCSA does not, however, mandate that local agencies submit hate crime reports to the government in the first place. Although research has evaluated the reporting of hate crime statistics in a dichotomous fashion (compliance vs. noncompliance), the current study suggests that the consistent and invariable reporting of zero hate crimes in a particular jurisdiction over time is unlikely and thus better conceptualized as a third response strategy: ceremonious compliance. We examine this strategy as a potentially unique institutional behavior, structured by local political and historical contexts, including discursive differences in the identification of hate crime as an important social problem, and localized histories of racial oppression. This research then uses multilevel multinomial logistic regression models to estimate variation in the likelihood of differential compliance strategies (i.e., true compliance, ceremonious compliance, noncompliance), according to several political and historical factors, including Republican vote share, location in the Confederate South, and historical lynchings. Findings reveal that political and historical contexts are important predictors of agency responses to hate crime, with a particular tendency toward ceremonious compliance in Republican-leaning locales. Criminology 7/9/2024 Research article Rate-my-cell police survey for criminals ‘beggars belief’ Officers told they must obtain mobile numbers for people in custody so they can answer Tripadvisor-style questions. Police Scotland have been criticised over plans to introduce a Tripadvisor-style survey for criminals to rate their experience in custody. The plans were confirmed via a post on the force’s intranet, which said that the “custody user experience survey” will be sent out by text message to “persons who have been within the custody environment”. The Times - Subscription at source 7/9/2024 News The unintended consequences of improving police recording of rape in England and Wales A strong focus in recent policy and media coverage has been the increase in reporting of rape coupled with an associated fall in the charge rate, often attributed to victim withdrawal. Drawing on an analysis of 741 police case files as part of Operation Soteria we question each of these positions. We argue that changes to the Home Office Counting Rules since 2014 have resulted in the recording of a significant proportion of cases which are not reports from victim-survivors and which they did not consent to. Closing such cases at outcomes which make victim-survivors responsible is both inaccurate and leads to misperceptions of where the problems lie in rape investigations. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 7/9/2024 Research article PSNI LGBT+ Network row: Police Federation chair says staff groups ‘need to play by same rules everyone else does’ The PSNI’s LGBT+ Network recognises that they “potentially overstepped the mark” over an offer of support that excluded straight officers, the Chair of the Police Federation says. Northern Ireland World 7/9/2024 News Youth justice advocates condemn NT government proposal to reverse ban on using spit hoods on children AUSTRALIA: Youth justice advocates are warning the new NT government's plans to reintroduce spit hoods in youth detention will put more children at risk of harm. It follows a growing national campaign to end the use of the controversial devices, which has led to other jurisdictions clamping down on the practice. ABC News (Australia) 7/9/2024 News Wairoa shooting: Mayor Craig Little blames gangs after McLean Street incident NEW ZEALAND: Wairoa residents are being urged to call police immediately when gun violence occurs, after a shooting in a residential street yesterday prompted mayor Craig Little to fire his own shot at those causing trouble in the northern Hawke’s Bay town. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 7/9/2024 News Police officer stabbed with scissors while responding to domestic violence incident in Roma AUSTRALIA: A police officer suffered a puncture wound to his lung while responding to a domestic violence incident in Roma. Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior described the arresting officer as "extraordinarily brave", noting that violence is often unpredictable. ABC News (Australia) 7/9/2024 News Queensland Police officer suffering reported punctured lung after being stabbed with scissors at a home in Roma AUSTRALIA: A constable has been stabbed with a pair of scissors as he responded to a domestic violence incident early on Saturday morning. A police officer has been stabbed as he responded to a domestic violence incident in a small Queensland town early on Saturday morning. Sky News 7/9/2024 News Patrik Thunholm: Exploring the emotional impact of death on police officers In this second episode, May-Britt V. R. Ronnebro speaks with Patrik Thunholm from the Swedish police about his book on how police officers are affected when dealing with death. PolicingTV 7/9/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Toronto police to hand off vulnerable persons registry to 3rd party after failed rollout: ombudsman CANADA: Toronto police are looking to hand off operations of a voluntary registry meant to improve interactions with vulnerable members of the community to a third-party following a rollout plagued with communication failures and a lack of public engagement, according to a report by the city’s ombudsman. The Vulnerable Persons Registry(opens in a new tab) (VPR), launched in 2019, offers those with mental health challenges or who have limited cognitive abilities the opportunity to voluntarily provide police with information such as specific behaviors or recommended de-escalation strategies. CTV News (Canada) 6/9/2024 News Hamilton child homicide: Family of Zahquiel Taipeti files IPCA complaint against police NEW ZEALAND: Family members of a child killed in Hamilton have filed a complaint with the Independent Police Conduct Authority against police. Police arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly murdering Zahquiel Taipeti, 8, in his home following a violent altercation. Stuff (New Zealand) 6/9/2024 News Police force faces £7m budget gap amid rising demand A police force has a £7m financial black hole due to increased demands and a funding freeze. Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson said he would do "whatever it takes to balance the books". BBC 6/9/2024 News Edmonton Police Service begins rollout of body-worn cameras CANADA: Cst. Simeon Howarth, donning his uniform in a conference room, pressed his fingers against a device clipped to the front of his protective vest. A couple of beeps rang through the room and a red light started to blink: the camera was recording. CBC News (Canada) 6/9/2024 News PC dismissed after leaving drunk man to attend to high risk domestic incident Officers left man to attend high risk domestic incident after finding him drunk and asleep at railway station and calling an ambulance. A Devon and Cornwall PC has ben dismissed for failing to provide appropriate care to a drunk man who died, after calling an ambulance for him, leaving the scene to attend to another incident and returning hours later to find the ambulance had not arrived. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 6/9/2024 News Gross misconduct proven against two Devon and Cornwall Police officers over level of care to man who died A police disciplinary panel has found gross misconduct proven against two Devon and Cornwall Police officers for failing to provide appropriate care to a man who died. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 6/9/2024 News Stress blamed as 260 police officers signed off Hundreds of Humberside Police officers have been signed off work due to mental health issues over the past year, according to statistics. Data released under a freedom of information request showed 260 had taken time off because of stress, depression, anxiety or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). BBC 6/9/2024 News Police officer dismissed for sharing force secrets A police officer has been banned from policing after she shared confidential information with members of the public and informants. Leicestershire officer Rachael Hughes sent multiple messages containing protected details over several months in 2021, a misconduct panel heard. BBC 6/9/2024 News Ottawa police secretly wiretapped 5 Black officers, lawsuit alleges CANADA: The Ottawa police secretly wiretapped five of its Somali officers and their family members for months, never laid any charges, and refuses to tell them why, alleges a $2.5-million lawsuit filed by the officers. In the suit against the Ottawa Police Services Board, filed last year and reported now for the first time exclusively by CBC, the officers allege they were subjected to racial discrimination. CBC News (Canada) 6/9/2024 News «122312241225122612271228122912301231Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
