Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104881 total results. Showing results 2461 to 2480 «120121122123124125126127128Next ›Last » ‘History is written by the victor … but in some cases, it’s also now written by the recordings’: Body-worn cameras and the double-edged nature of police visibility This research examines the evolving complexities in the realm of police visibility with a focus on how frontline police officers experience and respond to the enhanced visibility that their body-worn cameras facilitate. By adding a layer wherein officers can actively participate in shaping the visual narrative of their actions, body-worn cameras challenge and expand earlier frameworks of police visibility. Our findings highlight the double-edged nature of this distinct form of police visibility. On the one hand, body-worn cameras may empower officers by enabling a “responsive visibility” that allows them to react to and potentially challenge claims made through other visibility regimes. On the other hand, body-worn cameras can have disempowering effects, because they subject officers to enhanced scrutiny by supervisors, the courts and the general public. This dual nature of visibility underscores the complex interplay between visibility and power for police officers. Theoretical Criminology 12/6/2025 Research article Toronto police board to formalize how and when it says ‘sorry’ CANADA: The Toronto Police Services Board is considering adopting a new policy that would set out how the police force offers formal apologies — who approves them, how they’re delivered, and how victims are consulted. CP24 (Canada) 12/6/2025 News Organised crime units’ performance ‘inconsistent’ Five police forces must make improvements to how they work together to tackle serious and organised crime, an inspectorate has ruled. The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) works closely with the local police forces to share information and coordinate complex investigations. BBC 12/6/2025 News 2024 Toronto Police Service Annual Report CANADA: Chief Myron Demkiw - It is my privilege to present the 2024 Chief’s Annual Report for the Toronto Police Service. This past year was marked by progress, resilience, and a shared commitment to improving trust, accelerating police reform, and supporting safer communities – in alignment with our Community Safety and Wellbeing vision and the City’s strategy. Toronto Police Service (Canada) 12/6/2025 Report Pepper spray could soon be legal in the NT, but lawyers warn misuse could lead to trouble AUSTRALIA: In less than three months, thousands of Territorians may be able to buy, carry and use pepper spray in self-defence under a yearlong government trial. The trial, set to begin on September 1, will see the Northern Territory become the second jurisdiction in Australia to legalise the sale and use of pepper spray, joining Western Australia. ABC News (Australia) 12/6/2025 News Q&A: Vancouver’s new police chief on crime, festival tragedy, leadership CANADA: Steve Rai is the Vancouver Police Department’s first chief of South Asian descent. Part one of a two-part Q&A. Business in Vancouver (BIV) (Canada) 12/6/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion White first-aid dummies ‘show Police Scotland institutionally racist’ Training aid cited by senior officer as an example of bias was part of ‘self-flagellation’ from a force seeking approval of lobby groups, it is claimed The Times - Subscription at source 12/6/2025 News Frozen yucca, hidden cocaine: drug route from Costa Rica to Europe dismantled EUROPE: How traffickers adapt routes and concealment methods to avoid detection by authorities. An international operation coordinated on the European side by Europol has dismantled a transnational criminal organisation trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Costa Rica to Europe via Spain and Portugal. Europol 12/6/2025 News NZ retailers adopt FRT to fight retail crime following privacy commissioner report NEW ZEALAND: A host of major New Zealand retailers are signing up to deploy facial recognition technology in their stores. The bosses of Briscoes, Bunnings, Farmers, Mitre 10, Michael Hill, One NZ, Spark and The Warehouse will implement biometric surveillance in their stores “to reduce harm and proactively combat retail crime,” The Post reports. “We are firmly of the opinion that FRT, when used fairly and accurately, can be a valuable intervention to help keep customers and employees safe,” said Retail New Zealand head Carolyn Young, speaking to The Post. BiometricUpdate.com 12/6/2025 News Strangulation, domestic abuse and suicide: Learning in and through domestic abuse–related death reviews in England and Wales At international and domestic levels, there is an increasingly well-established evidence base documenting the incidence of non-fatal strangulation or suffocation in intimate partner relationships. While the meaning and significance attributed to this behaviour can be complicated and contested, it is widely acknowledged that the risks involved are substantial. In the context of abusive relationships, it has been recognised as a reliable predictor of increased risk of domestic homicide with new, bespoke non-fatal strangulation or suffocation offences created in England and Wales to improve pathways to prevention, reporting and prosecution. Despite this, research has continued to question the adequacy of existing professional responses in terms of identification, risk assessment and safety planning, as well as understanding of potential links between exposure to strangulation or suffocation and suicidality. This article draws on a detailed analysis of statutory reviews, conducted in England and Wales in certain cases of domestic abuse–related suicide, alongside a series of stakeholder interviews, to explore the incidence and impact of experiencing strangulation or suffocation upon victims. We focus, in particular, on the prevalence and contexts of such experiences; challenges around disclosure and identification; the adequacy of professional risk-assessment and intervention; and understanding of the complex range of physical, cognitive, mental and emotional effects. Documenting the limited consideration often given by agencies and review panels alike to the incidence and impact of non-fatal strangulation or suffocation in these reviews, we highlight, in particular, a lack of attention to its potential to increase risks of suicidality as well as homicide. International Review of Victimology 12/6/2025 Research article Examining public support for AI in policing: the role of perceived procedural justice This study aims to understand citizens’ concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing by applying procedural justice theory. Drawing on data from an online public opinion survey (N = 583) conducted in three northeastern U.S. states (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), the research examines how perceptions of procedural justice, specifically neutrality, input/voice in decision-making, and trustworthiness, shape public support for AI in law enforcement. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the analysis reveals that these perceptions significantly influence levels of support for AI technologies in policing. Furthermore, concerns related to procedural justice fully mediate the relationship between knowledge of AI and support for its use. These findings highlight the importance of aligning AI implementation in law enforcement with the public’s expectations of fairness, transparency, and trust. The research findings are discussed, and their policy implications are considered. Police Practice and Research 12/6/2025 Research article ‘History is written by the victor … but in some cases, it’s also now written by the recordings’: Body-worn cameras and the double-edged nature of police visibility This research examines the evolving complexities in the realm of police visibility with a focus on how frontline police officers experience and respond to the enhanced visibility that their body-worn cameras facilitate. By adding a layer wherein officers can actively participate in shaping the visual narrative of their actions, body-worn cameras challenge and expand earlier frameworks of police visibility. Our findings highlight the double-edged nature of this distinct form of police visibility. On the one hand, body-worn cameras may empower officers by enabling a “responsive visibility” that allows them to react to and potentially challenge claims made through other visibility regimes. On the other hand, body-worn cameras can have disempowering effects, because they subject officers to enhanced scrutiny by supervisors, the courts and the general public. This dual nature of visibility underscores the complex interplay between visibility and power for police officers. Theoretical Criminology 12/6/2025 Research article Police Perceptions of Using Alternative and Anonymous Reports of Sexual Assault to Improve Responses to Sexual Offending This article examines the potential of alternative reporting options for policing responses to sexual assault drawing on interviews and roundtables with specialist police officers in Australia (n = 22). Alternative reporting options in this study were defined as written interview protocols that can be submitted by victim-survivors to police anonymously. We found that alternative reporting options can assist police with intelligence gathering and proactive policing and help prevent delayed reporting. However, police also identified several limitations of alternative reporting options for policing responses to sexual assault, including the challenges for police in safeguarding victim-survivors’ anonymity in particular situations, the limits of policing systems in effectively capturing and utilising intelligence contained in reports, and the potential legal implications if victim-survivors later wish to make a formal statement and proceed with an investigation. We conclude by discussing the implications for policing of sexual assault and making recommendations as to the investments policing agencies should make to maximise the potential of alternative reports. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 12/6/2025 Research article Examining public support for AI in policing: the role of perceived procedural justice This study aims to understand citizens’ concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing by applying procedural justice theory. Drawing on data from an online public opinion survey (N = 583) conducted in three northeastern U.S. states (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), the research examines how perceptions of procedural justice, specifically neutrality, input/voice in decision-making, and trustworthiness, shape public support for AI in law enforcement. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the analysis reveals that these perceptions significantly influence levels of support for AI technologies in policing. Furthermore, concerns related to procedural justice fully mediate the relationship between knowledge of AI and support for its use. These findings highlight the importance of aligning AI implementation in law enforcement with the public’s expectations of fairness, transparency, and trust. The research findings are discussed, and their policy implications are considered. Police Practice and Research 12/6/2025 Research article Learning About the Binding Nature of the Law: Police Violence, Criminal Offending and Adolescent Legal Socialization Legal socialization—the process through which individuals develop an understanding of the law and its purpose—unfolds throughout the life course, but childhood and adolescence are particularly formative periods for shaping legal attitudes. This study examines adolescent legal socialization and assesses the extent to which exposure to different policing practices, including police officers assaulting members of the public, is associated with changes in beliefs about the legitimacy of the law and an increased propensity to criminally offend. We focus on adolescents aged 11 to 14 in São Paulo, Brazil, a city where authoritarian policing is well-documented. Drawing on data from the São Paulo Legal Socialization Study—a cohort-based, four-wave longitudinal survey of 800 adolescents fielded between 2016 and 2019—we estimate contemporaneous and cumulative effects of exposure to different policing practices on legal legitimacy beliefs and crime involvement during adolescence. We find a robust association between exposure to police violence and (a) weakened beliefs about the legitimacy of the law and (b) an increased propensity to engage in offending behavior over time. Results also suggest that decreased perceptions of legal legitimacy may mediate the effects of exposure to police violence on self-reported offending behavior. We conclude that secondary exposure to police brutality can undermine the development of legitimacy beliefs among adolescents undergoing legal socialization in a city where violent and aggressive policing strategies are common. As legitimacy beliefs erode, internal constraints against rule-breaking may loosen, increasing adolescents’ propensity to engage in criminal behavior. CRIMRXIV 12/6/2025 Research article Victorian Labor government accused of ‘failing victims’ as police reject coroner’s call to notify DV victims of abusers’ release from jail AUSTRALIA: The Labor Allan government in Victoria has been accused of "failing victims" of domestic violence after the state police rejected the coroner’s call to notify victims before their abusers’ are released from jail. Sky News 12/6/2025 News Jack’s Law becomes permanent in Queensland, allowing police to search for knives in any public place AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government has passed a new law allowing police to search people for knives in public places anywhere in the state. Jack's Law, named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who was stabbed to death in 2019, had previously only applied to public spaces like train stations, shopping centres, and nightlife precincts. 9 News (Australia) 12/6/2025 News Queensland law allowing police to scan for weapons at random expanded, made permanent AUSTRALIA: Known as 'Jack's Law', the legislation will be expanded to allow police in the state to conduct scans for knives with hand-held detectors in any public place. Landmark police search powers that allow officers in Queensland to scan people for weapons in public have become permanent. SBS News (Australia) 12/6/2025 News To Obey or Not Obey: Disadvantaged Social Group Identity and Criminal Legal-Involved Interviewees’ Multiple Rationalizations of an Obligation to Obey the Police Debate is ongoing between scholars of group identity regarding why individuals support systems disadvantageous to their social ingroups. Both system justification theory and the social identity model of system attitudes have been offered as explanations for this conundrum. At present empirical investigations into either have been quantitative, using close-ended responses. In this study, I employ template analysis as a qualitative technique to explore rationalizations for obedience to police among "real world" interviewees speaking, in open-ended format, of their attitudes toward local authorities in Cleveland, Ohio, and Newark, New Jersey, United States. A sample of 92 interviewees had been arrested, prosecuted and/or incarcerated in the two years before interviewing. As criminalized, economically marginalized, and mostly racial minority individuals, they identified with groups disadvantaged by the criminal legal system represented by their local police. I find that interviewees mostly adhere to an obligation to obey police, regardless of group- versus individual-level conceptions of their police encounters, their positive or negative perceptions of police, or their identification or perceptions of their neighborhood and community ingroups. Those who more expressly identified with one or more of these disadvantaged social ingroups gave myriad reasons why they nonetheless obeyed the police, primarily based on either safety and preservation rationales or support of the law and policing as idealized in abstraction. These justifications often occurred alongside negative perceptions of current policing authorities. I conclude by discussing avenues for future research. American Journal of Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 12/6/2025 Research article Union says Kumanjayi Walker fatal shooting probe shows NT police ‘impartiality’ on deaths in custody AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory's police union says the in-house investigation of a 2019 fatal police shooting shows the NT Police Force (NTPF) can investigate Kumanjayi White's recent death in custody with "impartiality". ABC News (Australia) 12/6/2025 News «120121122123124125126127128Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
