Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104852 total results. Showing results 2621 to 2640 «128129130131132133134135136Next ›Last » Predicting police contact: Exploring the impact of legal cynicism on residents’ willingness to contact the police Research on legal cynicism – the perception that the law and law enforcement officers are illegitimate, unresponsive, and ill-equipped – reveals a complex and heavily nuanced relationship between civilians’ perceptions of the police and their engagement with police services. While legal cynicism is said to reduce civilian crime reporting, it has not always been shown to dissuade civilians from contacting the police for help. Drawing upon data from the United States 2020 Police-Public Contact Survey, this study establishes legal cynicism as a facet of residents’ cultural repertories about the law and the legal system (i.e., a ‘toolkit’ residents draw on to guide their behaviour). Legal cynicism predisposes an unwillingness to contact the police for help in the future. This study grounds past scholarship by utilizing a specific measure for the three facets of legal cynicism, offers critical insight into the evolution of legal cynicism, and argues for practitioners to expand upon procedural justice strategies to improve police-community relations. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 9/6/2025 Research article ‘Justice at breaking point’ – it’s time to fund the whole system, not just policing, says PCCs. The Thames Valley and Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are urging the Government to take “bold, system-wide action” in its spending review this Wednesday (June 11). Police Professional 9/6/2025 News Home Office may be forced to cut police numbers as result of Treasury deal Sources say cuts to force headcount remain ‘a possibility’ as Yvette Cooper last minister to reach spending agreement The Guardian 9/6/2025 News Police complaint cycles in Victoria: a case of smoke and mirrors? Since 1853, allegations of corruption, misconduct and misbehaviour have dogged police in Victoria, Australia. Using Smith’s ‘police complaint reform cycles’ (PCRC) this work identifies and traces what we term ‘discursive distortions’ in official inquiry, highlighting links between processes of official review and the cyclical nature of police malfeasance. We aim to show how the use of language in public reports issued by formal inquiries can work to hinder meaningful reform. Using a recent Victorian inquiry into police oversight, this work critically examines how various stakeholders’ submissions are rendered in the report. This paper argues that the report fails to be objective and gives an insufficient account of community submissions in reaching its conclusions. We demonstrate the mechanisms through which the views and experiences of subject matter experts and community lawyers are routinely ignored and obscured. We show how official inquiries into policing can reflect little or no meaningful engagement with independent stakeholder views and prioritise the status quo. We suggest that this is a reason why official inquiry into policing in Victoria has offered no impactful remedies to entrenched problems and might be best regrded as examples of ‘smoke and mirrors’ that have provided a mere veneer of possible meaningful responses. Current Issues in Criminal Justice 9/6/2025 Research article Police officer who faked working from home banned A police officer who held down keys on his laptop to make it look like he was working when he was not has been barred from policing. BBC 9/6/2025 News Officer dismissed over use of force on a football fan A West Midlands Police (WMP) officer has been dismissed after allegations of using excessive force during the arrest of a man at a Walsall football match were proven. Police Professional 9/6/2025 News ACT police can do more to ‘lessen harm’ when using force, watchdog finds AUSTRALIA: Territory police can do more to "lessen harm" when using force and interacting with the public, according to a major watchdog investigation. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/6/2025 News The good and bad: How ACT police uses force revealed in watchdog report AUSTRALIA: A territory officer told a 16-year-old under arrest he had "no rights" while a man trying to assist police wound up in custody with a broken hand, according to a major watchdog investigation. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/6/2025 News Government warned corruption and ‘insider threats’ increasing in New Zealand NEW ZEALAND: The government has been warned that corruption and "insider threats" are increasing in New Zealand, despite the country's longstanding reputation as a country largely free of it. An advisory group says the country is poorly prepared to tackle the increasing threat and recommends developing a national anti-corruption strategy and modernising the Crimes Act, which the Minister responsible says is key. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/6/2025 News “Prosecutors charge me, police watch after me”—The intertwining of authenticity, crime, and gang life in Finnish ‘gangsta rap’ music This article delves into Finnish ‘gangsta rap’, from the perspective of authenticity, a key trope in translocal hip hop culture. More specifically, we analyse four Finnish ‘gangsta rap’ videos and their lyrics by artists who received considerable attention in the Finnish media during 2021–2022. While the media argue that we are facing a new situation of commodified gang violence mediated by ‘gangsta rap’ – or, to be precise, drill-influenced music, which has been termed as ‘gangsta’ by the media – our analysis, drawing on previous research in cultural criminology and hip hop studies, suggests that both the music and the criminal activities, as well as the responses to them, are similar to those observed in earlier US and UK research. However, what makes Finland a globally interesting case study in studying gangsta rap and their assumed connection to street gangs is (i) a relatively small number of immigrants and people of colour, (ii) substantial media attention based on official discourse and high trust in the authorities, and (iii) the escalation of gang violence in the neighbouring Sweden and its anticipated trickle-down effect to Finland. We argue that, in exploring the complex interconnections between authenticity, crime and gang life, one needs a ‘placed’, street literate understanding, the lack of which may arbitrarily stigmatise certain groups of people and certain musical styles. Crime Media Culture: An International Journal 9/6/2025 Research article Minister warned of gangs ‘corrupting’ officials; police boss says NZ is ‘complacent’ NEW ZEALAND: Transnational gangs, cartels and organised criminal groups are leading New Zealand down a dark path towards rampant corruption, according ministerial advisers. Stuff (New Zealand) 9/6/2025 News More police demanded in Reeves’ spending review The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has called on the Chancellor to use Wednesday's Spending Review to restore the region's front-line policing numbers to "pre-austerity levels". BBC 9/6/2025 News Police Scotland staff consulted over strike after ‘unacceptable’ cuts to contracts Forensic specialists, custody staff, emergency control room workers and other staff at Police Scotland are now in consultation over potential strike action, UNISON has said, after huge cuts to voluntary redundancy and retirement schemes. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/6/2025 News ‘It’s a safe haven for young people – and keeps them off the streets and getting into trouble’ This is Kal Yafai, the former WBA super-flyweight title champion, who, alongside his brother Gamal - himself a huge presences in the boxing sphere - exclusively told Police Oracle why they have decided to return to the gym they made their names out of what influence this could have on the community, and how the sport is keeping youngsters out of trouble. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/6/2025 Feature Fredericton’s Community Safety Task Force releases collaborative report CANADA: A coalition of government representatives, service providers, business leaders and community members have released a report outlining a collective set of recommendations to address community safety and the root causes of mental health, addictions and homelessness issues in Fredericton. Blue Line (Canada) 9/6/2025 News Cornwall Police Service hosts retirement and appreciation evening CANADA: In May, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS), Cornwall Police Association (CPA) and Senior Officers’ Association (SOA) held a Retirement and Appreciation Evening at the DEV Centre. Blue Line (Canada) 9/6/2025 News The double-edged sword of technology in policing: The promise and the pitfalls CANADA: In a major North American city, the police opted to integrate facial recognition technology into existing CCTV systems. Blue Line (Canada) 9/6/2025 Feature 1,329 domestic abuse incidents reported in local Garda Division REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Nationally, 6,267 incidents were reported in the six Dublin Garda districts. Northern Sound (Republic of Ireland) 9/6/2025 News Limerick garda breaks silence after jury dismisses allegations against him REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Garda has broken his silence over a seven-year-long probe led by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) that failed to convince a jury he had done wrong. Live 95fm 9/6/2025 News Gary Goldberg: ‘The people who are out there on the front lines need to be trained in what to look for’ In this final instalment of Policing Insight’s series dedicated to chemically concealed cocaine, Chris Dalby spoke with Gary Goldberg, a veteran chemist who spent 36 years with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) specializing in chemically concealed narcotics; he offers critical insights into the evolving strategies of traffickers, practical frontline detection methods, and actionable recommendations to equip policing and customs personnel in their fight against this increasingly prevalent threat. 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