Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115568 total results. Showing results 25321 to 25340 «126312641265126612671268126912701271Next ›Last » Disbanding of elite garda unit sparks rural crime fears as burglary gangs raid homes and businesses across the midlands REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The disbandment of a key crime fighting unit is being blamed on a significant spike in rural house and commercial break-ins, the latest of which resulted in a string of late night raids on homes and businesses across the midlands. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 21/8/2024 News LGBTQ people’s troubled relationship with police – new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust Although police departments across the United States have taken steps in recent years to improve relations with the LGBTQ community, new research suggests that LGBTQ people experience more mistreatment by police, have lower levels of trust in law enforcement, and are less likely to call for help, than their non-LGBTQ counterparts, says Stefan Vogler, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Policing Insight 21/8/2024 Analysis, Feature Application of statutory rape laws on male adolescents: Perspectives from police and probation officers Statutory rape laws are designed to protect children from engaging in sexual relationships. While the enforcement of the laws on adult perpetrators is clear in its objective, its enforcement on adolescent perpetrators has been subjected to debates due to its complex nature. In Malaysia, the police and probation officers act as first responders in statutory rape cases, giving them valuable experience that can contribute to a deeper understanding in these cases. In this qualitative study, 22 police and probation officers were interviewed regarding their perspectives on the enforcement of statutory rape laws, their emotional disposition when statutory rape laws are enforced on adolescent perpetrators, and their perspective on the characteristics of statutory rape cases involving adolescent perpetrators, compared to their adult counterparts.Thematic analysis of the responses unveiled the worldview of the respondents, where some similarities in the perspectives were observed, especially in the respondents’ view on the larger purpose of the laws in protecting young girls. However, some differences were noted, such as in how the officers viewed the enforcement of statutory rape laws based on the characteristics of their profession. For instance, the police officers tended to defer to the laws and the probation officers tended to find the ‘whole story’ of the case. The findings also demonstrated the nature of sexual relationships between two adolescents, by which girls could as well be the initiators. The findings offer insights into potential avenues for improving the enforcement of statutory rape laws, particularly on adolescent perpetrators. Drawn from the responses, enforcement of statutory rape laws on male adolescents should take into account the complexity of adolescent sexual behaviour in relation to developmental and socio-religious factors. Criminology and Criminal Justice 21/8/2024 Research article Police reviewing forensics ‘error’ that saw alleged gold thieves walk free AUSTRALIA: Western Australia's Police Commissioner says an internal review is underway to determine how the trial of two alleged gold thieves was abandoned before it could begin due to a forensics "error". ABC News (Australia) 21/8/2024 News Police confident of better handling of missing person calls NEW ZEALAND: The police say they have improved the way they prioritise calls about missing persons. A review of Cyclone Gabrielle found their system was better than before but still struggled as 8000 calls about missing people flooded in. Reports came in by phone or online to the police 105 system. This is separate from the standard emergency calls to 111 or 105. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/8/2024 News Police Minister Mark Mitchell responds to report into police bias NEW ZEALAND: Police Minister Mark Mitchell responds to just released ground-breaking report into police bias The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 21/8/2024 News, Video Māori more likely to be prosecuted by Police, unprecedented research proves NEW ZEALAND: The first phase of an independent research project offering unprecedented access to New Zealand Police data confirmed what many Māori may already know; there are disparities in how Police interact with Māori, other ethnic communities, and disabled people. While many findings were unsurprising to researchers, they say it lays the foundation for an Aotearoa that is more equitably policed. The report, commissioned by the New Zealand Police itself, details various levels of bias and experiences. Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 21/8/2024 News Police to axe 170 roles in bid to save $53 million Police are looking to shed 170 roles in a bid to save $53 million over four years to meet the government's cost-cutting directive. Commissioner Andrew Coster said the change proposal to staff on Tuesday did not include any frontline services. He declined to be interviewed by Checkpoint, but in a statement said the "changes focus on reducing corporate functions". RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/8/2024 News Criminologist: Racist apologies from police are ‘worthless insults’ NEW ZEALAND: A leading criminologist has said the crown has been acknowledging and apologising for the racism of its law enforcement agencies ever since Moana Jackson’s He Whaipaanga Hou report in 1987. “These apologies are all worthless insults to the Māori people as long as the Crown never actually stops its racist violence.” Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 21/8/2024 News Public safety trumps bias for police minister NEW ZEALAND: Police Minister Mark Mitchell says an impending report on removing bias in the way police engage with the public is about the previous Government’s priorities. Police has been working with Waikato University’s Te Puna Haumaru New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science and an independent panel led by criminal justice advocate Sir Kim Workman on how it can deliver fair policing. Waatea News (New Zealand) 21/8/2024 Audio, News Māori men more likely to be stopped, tasered, prosecuted by police due to ‘bias’ and ‘structural racism’ NEW ZEALAND: "Bias" and "structural racism" within the police are partly why Māori men are more likely to be stopped, prosecuted and tasered, a two-year investigation has found. The report - Understanding Police Delivery - which has just been released - presents key results from the first phase of an inquiry into "equity and fairness" in policing. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/8/2024 News Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Data SaGA – Data Stocktake and Gaps Analysis NEW ZEALAND: The Data Stocktake and Gaps Analysis (Data SaGA), as part of the UPD project, aims to understand the current state of the NZP’s data ecosystem from a fairness and equity lens, and investigate what data is held that is practically useful, and what gaps exist in the data, and the systems that hold the data. [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Understanding Policing Delivery (UDP): The Assessment of Factors Influencing Police Prosecution Decision-Making NEW ZEALAND: This study is a quantitative look into the factors that are involved in the decision to prosecute, and to quantify if - and how - these factors influence the likelihood of prosecution. This study builds off two previous works undertaken within Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa/New Zealand Police and has a comprehensive sample of 141,230 unique offenders with observed proceedings between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2022. Many factors were accounted for, including several key demographic variables such as ethnicity, age and sex. This report provides a summary of the previous reports and official statistics and provides details on the methodology for the modelling process. New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Analysis of TASER data – Evidence Report Three NEW ZEALAND: This study is part of the first phase of the twoyear investigation into equity and fairness in policing in Aotearoa, New Zealand, led by Ihi Research in collaboration with Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa/New Zealand Police (Police). Overall, the research aims to investigate three key areas of Police-community interactions. [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Analysis of Complaints Data – Evidence Report Two NEW ZEALAND: This study is part of the first phase of the twoyear investigation into fairness and equity in policing and is one of four projects contributing to the wider research programme agreed upon between Ihi Research, the UPD Independent Panel and Police. The findings are intended to be interpreted along with other reports in this phase. The focus of this study is examining complaints data for the purpose of learning and improvement. [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Analysis of Praise & Dissatisfaction Feedback – Evidence Report One NEW ZEALAND: This study is part of an ambitious investigation into equity and fairness in policing in Aotearoa, New Zealand, led by Ihi Research and in collaboration with Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa/New Zealand Police (Police). [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Phase one report NEW ZEALAND: This report presents key results from the first phase of a two-year investigation into equity and fairness in policing in Aotearoa, New Zealand, led by Ihi Research in collaboration with Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa/NZ Police (Police). [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Independent Panel Report 1 NEW ZEALAND: As an Independent Panel, we are working proactively and collaboratively with the New Zealand Police (Police) on an independent research programme looking at fair and equitable policing for Māori and other communities. The research is a two-year programme of work from late 2022. The findings on the nature and impacts of policing practice in New Zealand are, and will, provide practical insights and recommendations to better enable the Police to undertake their work with the trust and confidence of all. The purpose of this report is to introduce and provide an update on the Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD) research programme and initial findings. This report is authored by the UPD Independent Panel (the Panel). [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report Police would not have been sent to Wieambilla ambush if killer’s emails had been passed on, inquest hears AUSTRALIA: ‘Routine’ job that turned fatal would not have been initiated had NSW police passed on threatening emails to Queensland colleagues, court told. The Guardian 21/8/2024 News Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD): Executive summary NEW ZEALAND: This is a summary of the first report from the Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD) Independent Panel and it is available in English, te reo Māori and accessible formats. This summary and the full report are authored by the UPD Independent Panel (the Panel). We are a group of 15 people, including seven Māori and eight non-Māori members, nominated by both New Zealand Police and Tā Kim Workman, who the Police Commissioner tasked with establishing and chairing the Panel. Since July 2023 the Panel has been chaired by Professor Khylee Quince, with Tā Kim remaining a member as Pou Ārahi. A full list of our members is included at the end of this summary. This report is an important part of our accountability back to these communities of which we are a part. This is for you. This report describes the development of the UPD programme and its progress to date, and summarises the initial research findings, recommendations and next steps. Included in this report are details of how we have worked collaboratively, constructively and critically with Police in bringing together community advocates, researchers and frontline police officers. [PDF] New Zealand Police 21/8/2024 Report «126312641265126612671268126912701271Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
