Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98786 total results. Showing results 25941 to 25960 «129412951296129712981299130013011302Next ›Last » Police seize £87million of counterfeit goods – the largest ever bust in the UK The largest ever haul of counterfeit goods in UK history has been seized by police - worth a whopping £87million. The 580 tonnes of illegal products - including knock-off clothes, drugs, illicit tobacco, nitrous oxide canisters and vapes - were discovered in a lockup. Wales Online 4/7/2023 News Parallel lines? The homogeneous and gendered career patterns of senior leaders in policing in England and Wales Under-representation of women in policing is a global phenomenon, with considerable commonality in barriers to career success and differential career experiences compared to men. Through a comparative analysis utilising unique survey and interview data with female and male senior police leaders in England and Wales, this paper considers whether cultural and structural barriers persist and how they are experienced by gender; examines the challenges encountered en route to senior rank; and considers how similarities or differences by gender impact upon careers. The findings are considered to have world-wide relevance, demonstrating that those officers achieving seniority tend to share similar career experiences whatever their gender, particularly at the highest ranks. Leadership styles emerge as homogenous with agentic traits and traditional styles persisting. Costs to achieving higher rank appear to differ by gender however, and access to senior rank is revealed as dependent upon engaging in traditional behaviours including a long-hours culture and ensuring family does not reduce work capacity, effectively promoting a ‘child-tax’ upon female policing leaders. It thus appears that a widespread and global tacit acceptance of policing as a male-dominated profession endures, impacting on female advancement compared to men. Police Practice and Research 4/7/2023 Research article Assessing the Hotline Services on Child Trafficking Victims: An Analysis of Vietnam While rescuing trafficked children has been focused on several countries in the Global North, little is known about what and how it worked and what and how it has not worked in some nations in the Global South, such as Vietnam. Although Vietnam has been considered the source’s country at Tier 3’s classification in the U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report 2022, its victim-centered approach still lacks focus and improvement. Given the country’s political ideology, top-down management, and centralized governance, copying Western strategies for supporting those children’s victims is challenging in Vietnam. This study analyzes the hotline services to understand better the process of child trafficking victims’ (CTV) rescues in Vietnam. To assess the inside of support victims of child trafficking, we use a mixed-qualitative method by combining focus-group discussions and semi-structured interviews with 28 participants from the hotline operators, law enforcers, and social welfare. Our findings point out (1) various information of callers to hotline operators, (2) different pathways to handle these sources, and (3) the impacts of COVID-19’s outbreak on supporting the victims. Outcomes of hotline services also depend on human resources, legal frameworks, and collaborative mechanisms. Some practical gaps also call for further attention to enhance the hotline services in Vietnam. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 4/7/2023 Research article A Systematic Review of Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs) to Improve the Health Behaviours, Psychological Wellbeing and/or Physical Health of Police Staff This review aimed to assess the use of positive psychology interventions (PPIs), such as using positive mantras, expressive writing, or gratitude diaries, to improve the health behaviours, psychological wellbeing and/or physical health of police staff. The review was registered on PROSPERO before 16 electronic databases were searched for published articles between January 1999 and February 2022. Included studies offered PPIs to improve the physical health (body mass index, blood pressure), psychological well-being (stress, anxiety, mood, emotion, depression, self-efficacy), or health behaviours (physical activity, sitting times, dietary habits, alcohol, or tobacco use) of police staff. The mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT) was used to assess the risk of bias of included papers. The initial search yielded 4560 results; with 3385 papers remaining after duplicates were removed. Of these, 15 studies were included in the final review. Intervention types included mindfulness-based resilience training (n = 11), physical or wellness practice classes (n = 1), role-play and scenario-based interventions (n = 2) and expressive writing (n = 1). Mindfulness-based interventions improved many psychological wellbeing facets such as anxiety, depression, negative affect and quality of life. Limited improvements were observed for some health behaviours such as alcohol consumption and in self-reported general health. Expressive writing and role-play-based interventions were effective in reducing stress and anxiety, however, improvement in depression scores were inconsistent across studies. Positive psychology interventions are promising to support the health and wellbeing of police staff. Future research should investigate their mechanisms of action to support future innovation in support for police wellbeing. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 4/7/2023 Research article Off-the-Cuff Law-Making: Policing Pandemic Dispossession in Spain This article presents a discussion concerning the role of police rationale(s) in Spain within the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, where exceptionalist strategies aimed at curtailing the spread of the virus came to dramatically strengthen existing social divisions. In line with some authors who have already approached this phenomenon from different disciplines, our premise is that most serious emergencies boosted by Covid-19 were not a mere matter of public health, but rather a particularly harmful expression of accumulation by dispossession. Thus, rather than a flaw in the system produced by an exceptional friction between public security and public health, securitarian performances deployed by neoliberal states can be read as symbiotic strategies, from both law and order and business as usual approaches, to manage the social “externalities” of capitalist predatory strategies. As we will argue, phenomena such as the reinforcement of the policing consensus, police production of law, or the authoritarian turn favored by the Covid-19 health crisis must all be analyzed in this Critical Criminology 4/7/2023 Research article Police suicide: Exploring the most persistent of taboos Despite significant advances in addressing the mental health and psychological wellbeing of UK police officers, little progress has been made in considering the issues around police officer suicide; David Marshall, a serving officer with more than 30 years’ experience and part-time policing lecturer and PhD researcher, reveals the findings from the first research to qualitatively explore the factors implicated in the suicidal behaviours of police officers. WARNING: Includes references to suicide and self-harm. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/7/2023 Analysis, Feature, Opinion PCSO filmed refusing to attend ‘assault’ in supermarket A police force has apologised after a video shared online showed a community support officer refusing to respond to reports of an assault at a supermarket. The Times - Subscription at source 4/7/2023 News Too many at risk of domestic abuse by people on probation, HM Inspectorate of Probation finds HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a report inspecting the work undertaken and progress made, by the Probation Service, to reduce domestic abuse and protect victims. The Inspectorate last looked at this area of probation practice in 2018. HMI Probation 4/7/2023 News Police Scotland engages with protest groups ahead of King’s dedication Police Scotland says engagement with protest groups is ongoing during Royal Week ahead of the dedication of King Charles III in Edinburgh on Wednesday (July 5). Police Professional 4/7/2023 News A thematic inspection of work undertaken, and progress made, by the Probation Service to reduce the incidence of domestic abuse and protect victims A thematic inspection of work undertaken, and progress made, by the Probation Service to reduce the incidence of domestic abuse and protect HMI Probation 4/7/2023 Report Force extends ‘groundbreaking’ recruitment scheme to attract military veterans Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is extending its “groundbreaking” Policing PLUS entry route into policing to attract new recruits with military experience. Police Professional 4/7/2023 News John Caldwell: Three arrested over shooting of police officer Three people have been arrested by police investigating the attempted murder of a senior detective. BBC 4/7/2023 News Probation still not protecting victims of domestic abuse A thematic inspection has found improvements in policy but not practice. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/7/2023 News Commissioner Col Blanch says one police attack ‘too many’ as new figures reveal increase in WA cop assaults AUSTRALIA: Police Commissioner Col Blanch says the number of officers injured in attacks on the job is “still quite a low number” as new figures revealed WA cops are being assaulted every six hours. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 4/7/2023 News Police explain ‘missing’ evidence in gay hate crimes AUSTRALIA: An inquiry has questioned why key evidence in the deaths of several LGBTQI people was "lost or destroyed" by NSW Police, and if prejudice played a part. South Coast Register (Australia) 4/7/2023 News Forces failing women over police sex misconduct claims, BBC finds Police forces are failing vulnerable women who say they have been sexually exploited by officers, the BBC has learned. BBC 4/7/2023 News Remarkables rescue NEW ZEALAND: Shortly after 5pm on Saturday 1 July Police received a report of two climbers in difficulty on the side of The Remarkables. New Zealand Police 4/7/2023 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/7/2023 News How the killing of a teenager sparked fierce unrest on the streets of France FRANCE: The death of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk triggered five nights of riots in Paris and beyond – but they had been brewing for years The Guardian 4/7/2023 Feature, Opinion ‘The biggest policing jurisdiction in the world’: A look at the work of WA Police’s ‘General Duties’ constables Constables Emma Coward and Maverick Hamilton are based at Perth's Kensington Police Station within Western Australia Police Force (WAPOL). In an interview recorded within their Kensington policing sub-district, they tell PolicingTV's Founder and Publisher, Bernard Rix, about their and colleagues' work covering 24 hour coverage of a wide range of responsibilities including response to and investigation of reports of domestic violence, theft, drug crime and more. PolicingTV 4/7/2023 Feature, Interview, Video «129412951296129712981299130013011302Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
