Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93879 total results. Showing results 26761 to 26780 «133513361337133813391340134113421343Next ›Last » Sexual harassment and abuse in law enforcement: Best practices for creating safety for female officers Organizational culture, policies, and procedures can prevent or promote sexual violence. Lensed through a case study of one woman police officer and her abuse, this paper examines the organizational issues surrounding sexual harassment and abuse in law enforcement and the impact on officers' psychological well-being. We review issues surrounding workplace discrimination that pose hurdles to reporting. We present concrete guidelines for promoting gender equity, workplace safety, and accountability for reports of sexual abuse and misconduct in law enforcement. This paper is a call-to-action and resource to improve practices for managing sexual harassment and abuse to improve safety of female officers. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 12/2/2023 Research article The effect of perceived use of body-worn cameras on procedural justice, police legitimacy, police lawfulness, compliance, cooperation, and satisfaction The study examined the effect of perceived use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on procedural justice, police lawfulness, police legitimacy, specific compliance, general compliance, cooperation with police, and satisfaction with police. Data for the study were obtained from a survey administered to randomly selected undergraduate students (N = 617). Independent samples t-test for bivariate analysis and structural equation modeling for unmediated and mediated analyses were conducted. The respondents believed that BWCs would significantly improve procedural justice, police lawfulness, and satisfaction with police; however, they were significantly less likely to believe that BWCs would increase cooperation and general compliance. Perceived use of BWCs, however, did not have a significant effect on police legitimacy and specific compliance. The results of the mediation analyses showed that the effect of perceived use of BWCs on compliance, cooperation, and satisfaction was mediated through procedural justice and police legitimacy. BWCs improve citizen perceptions of procedural justice, police lawfulness, and satisfaction with police, and procedural justice and police legitimacy mediate the effect of BWCs on compliance and cooperation. Journal of Policing Intelligence and Counter Terrorism - Subscription at source 12/2/2023 Research article Police widen investigation to include day before Nicola Bulley went missing Lancashire Police has widened its investigation to include the day before missing dog walker Nicola Bulley disappeared. The Independent 12/2/2023 News Unpredictable and monetized contact with the police: Race, avoidance behaviors, and modified activity spaces Exponential growth in order maintenance policing and associated misdemeanor sanctions have led to disproportionate consequences for people of color. Using data from qualitative interviews with individuals in the metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, region, the current study documents the racialized and monetized nature of police contact. This work extends extant scholarship by considering how minor contact with the police shapes individual avoidance behaviors and activity spaces, places where people work and live. We consider how the combination of monetary sanctions, warrants, incarceration, and overpolicing in the region affects avoidance behaviors, particularly for people of color. Our findings suggest that the frequently unpredictable nature of police contacts and the parochial and often profit-focused structure of policing organizations in the region leads individuals to modify the ways in which they move through the region and, for some, to isolate. Narratives reflect the need for constant calibration of behaviors and decisions, as well as the legacy that police contact and monetary sanctions can have on everyday routines. Criminology 12/2/2023 Research article Police nab drugs and ‘large amount’ of cash in Portland AUSTRALIA: Heywood Police have busted a Portland man with several kilograms of marijuana and a pile of cash on Saturday afternoon. The Standard (Australia) - Subscription at source 12/2/2023 News Bayside Council and Police join forces against crime AUSTRALIA: Bayside Council and The NSW Police St George Area Command have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) giving police access to over 70 CCTV cameras. St George & Sutherland Leader (Australia) 12/2/2023 News Pilot project will let media ask questions after police board meetings CANADA: For years the Board of Police Commissioners prohibited media from asking questions after meetings and forced reporters to wait days later, but a new pilot project could change that process. Moose Jaw Today (Canada) 12/2/2023 News ‘Defund the police’ calls in Canada began in 2020. Today, budgets continue to climb CANADA: Following the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020, anti-racism, violence and police protests gained traction across the world, including Canada, as did calls to "defund the police." [AUDIO] CBC News (Canada) 12/2/2023 News Two men arrested after Gardai sieze €75,000 worth of drugs in Ballinasloe and Oranmore REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Two men have been arrested following the seizure of €75,000 worth of drugs in Ballinasloe and Oranmore yesterday evening. Connacht Tribune (Republic of Ireland) 12/2/2023 News National Strategy for Police Custody The National Strategy for Police Custody remains a simple vision, based on six principles. It suggests that work to progress the strategy will be aligned to four workstreams, each with a small number of predominantly outcome based aspirations. These aspirations are reflective of the needs of the service, the expectations of the public and the new challenges that can be reasonably foreseen. It is intended to be the high-level statement, rather than a detailed plan. [PDF] National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 12/2/2023 Report Holden Commodore police car replacement? 2023 Kia EV6 electric car could be coming soon to a rearview mirror near you! AUSTRALIA: Kia Australia has confirmed "several (Australian) police fleets/jurisdictions have tested or are currently testing" its powerhouse EV6 pure-electric SUV across a range of potential roles. The company says so far the GT-Line AWD has been the main focus, but "anticipates the GT will be considered in the future". As traditional high-performance highway patrol vehicles, like the Holden VF Commodore SS and Chrysler 300 SRT, age out of fleets around the country a new generation of potential pursuit options are being put under the microscope. Cars Guide (Australia) 12/2/2023 News More police abuse cases will emerge, Wiltshire chief says More cases of police officers abusing their powers will emerge, Wiltshire's outgoing chief constable says. Kier Pritchard, who retires this month, said he was "sickened" and "kept awake at night" by high-profile examples that have already been uncovered. BBC 12/2/2023 News Former Met detective reveals how Nicola Bulley police have gone wrong A former Met detective who helped solve the Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry murders has criticised police looking for Nicola Bulley. Simon Harding was an award-winning detective chief inspector in the Metropolitan Police until he retired in 2021, working on a number of high profile murders including the Sarah Everard case. Mr Harding said Lancashire police should not have gone public with their theory that Ms Bulley fell into the River Wyre and drowned unless they were 100 per sure, as it may have deterred witnesses coming forward. The Standard 12/2/2023 News Small group of cops ‘struggling’ to monitor 4000 sex offenders AUSTRALIA: Overstretched police won’t be able to properly supervise Queensland’s sex offenders under new laws which will see the number of reportable offenders soar, says a former cop. The Chronicle (Australia) 11/2/2023 News Gardai move to clarify response procedures to phone calls from the public REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have moved to clarify the situation relating to members of the public phoning local stations for assistance and reporting issues and emergencies following claims of calls going unanswered or being diverted to a national call centre Meath Chronicle (Republic of Ireland) 11/2/2023 News West Yorkshire Police permanently closes public help desks West Yorkshire Police has decided to permanently close a number of public help desks and reduce opening hours at other sites following a review. The way the public interact with police has changed, the Force said, with increased use of the non-emergency 101 number and online contact options. The review looked at whether the public help desks were providing the best possible service based on community needs, public and internal demand and the changing use of technology. Telegraph and Argus 11/2/2023 News Police urge against scrapping low traffic neighbourhood, saying it reduces crim Police in Bethnal Green, East London, have urged Tower Hamlets Borough Council not to scrap a Liveable Streets scheme, saying that it has resulted in a reduction in antisocial behaviour-related crime. road.cc 11/2/2023 News Police too quick to declare Nicola Bulley was in the river, expert says Detectives investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley made a mistake by declaring too “early” that she was in the River Wyre, a diving and forensics expert involved in the case has claimed. Peter Faulding, whose Specialist Internationalist Group firm searched a stretch of the river where Bulley was last seen, said Lancashire constabulary should initially have kept other lines of inquiry open for longer, as the search for the missing mother-of-two entered its 16th day. The Guardian 11/2/2023 News Where Nicola Bulley police went wrong, by a top murder detective The disappearance of Nicola Bulley on January 27 has left us all wondering what is going on. I don’t just mean “where is she?”; rather, what is the strategic thinking behind what Lancashire police are doing — both with their media messaging and actions? It is now crystal clear that those closest to the investigation — her family and close friends — simply do not believe the hypothesis put to them by the officers charged with finding Nicola: that she fell into the river and drowned. The Times - Subscription at source 11/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Mindfulness training for law enforcement to reduce occupational impact: A systematic review and meta-analysis Law enforcement officers are frequently subjected to highly stressful and traumatic situations with increased negative physical and mental health outcomes. Mindfulness is proposed as a means of improving self-reported physical or mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, burnout, and sleep disturbances. This meta-analysis aims to pool the results from studies evaluating mindfulness for police officers, providing an overall effect size for each outcome of interest. Through systematic review, four studies were identified for meta-analysis. Fixed and random inverse variance effects were used. Results indicate that mindfulness-based intervention programs likely decrease depression and may result in reductions of anxiety and burnout. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 11/2/2023 Research article «133513361337133813391340134113421343Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
