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What happens when the police go on strike? Analysing how a marked reduction in policing impacts upon homicides in Ceará, Brazil
This study investigates how an abrupt reduction in policing impacts upon the occurrence of homicides in a violent context in the Global South. The study utilizes a police strike in the Brazilian state of Ceará in summer 2020 as a quasi-natural experiment. Separate SARIMA and Exponential Smoothing models fitted on data on weekly homicide counts from January 2015 to the beginning of the strike are used to generate forecasts of homicides in a virtual counterfactual scenario with no police strikes. Actual homicide counts and forecasts are subsequently compared. The strike led to a statistically significant increase in homicides ranging between 110% and 250%. A difference-in-differences analysis confirms this result. The elasticity of homicides with respect to police presence is tentatively estimated at between -1.5 and -5.0. Even in a violent context, the perception of a higher risk of apprehension induced by police presence acts as a powerful deterrent against homicides.
Global Crime 		27/7/2022
Research article
Emerging Disparities in the Placement of Law Enforcement-Based Treatment Referral and Recovery Programs
Rising rates of opioid use disorder, overdoses, and opioid-related criminal offenses have prompted U.S. law enforcement agencies to adopt alternatives to arrest and formal criminal processing. Police departments frequently implement treatment referral programs and claim an affiliation with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI). Although expanding to hundreds of agencies, PAARI efforts may not be equally distributed across communities, raising concerns about access to non-arrest diversion and increasing disparities in the criminal processing of drug-related offenses. This study compares the characteristics and geographic placement of law enforcement agencies with and without PAARI programs in 29 states. Law enforcement agencies situated in communities with lower rates of poverty and smaller Black populations have lower odds of having a PAARI program. Agencies based in counties with more overdose deaths and greater unmet treatment needs have increased odds of deflection programing. This placement of PAARI programs reflects broader inequalities in criminal justice and health. More advantaged, predominantly white communities benefit from diversionary programs while fewer alternatives to formal criminal processing exist for lower-income areas and communities of color. Additional research should explore these growing disparities in the deployment of law enforcement-based treatment referral programs and their consequences on drug law enforcement.
Criminal Justice Review 		27/7/2022
Research article
‘Up against a monster’: Garda coercive control case important for other survivors
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A coercive control conviction, in which a serving garda terrorised a woman with cancer almost to the point of suicide, is an important case to encourage other survivors to speak out, experts have said.
Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 		27/7/2022
News
Cleveland Police ‘committed’ to neighbourhood policing as recorded crimes hit two-year high
Vehicle crime has leapt up, while concerns have also been expressed about house burglaries and the police response
Teesside Live 		27/7/2022
News
Can London’s new Met Police chief fix the force’s problems?
Sir Mark Rowley will be under intense pressure to stamp out a toxic culture and restore public trust
Financial Times - Subscription at source 		27/7/2022
Feature, Opinion
The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest
For the last 40 years, protest has been brutally suppressed by the police, finds a new investigation from Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone.
The Big Issue 		27/7/2022
Feature, Opinion
Truss will tell forces to cut crime by 20 per cent and ‘police streets, not Twitter’
Liz Truss has pledged to publish police league tables while asking forces to slash serious crime by 20 per cent if she wins the race for No 10.
Police Professional 		27/7/2022
News
Post-pandemic road casualty rise highlights need for a new approach to road safety
While the Covid lockdown prompted a significant drop in traffic and road casualties, the post-pandemic figures reveal a sharp increase in both; Charlie Norman, Managing Director of DriveTech, believes now is the time for a reset on road safety, and for the recommendations in the Police Foundation’s recent roads policing report – including road safety to be a Strategic Policing Requirement, and the creation of roads policing secretariat – to be put into practice.
Policing Insight - Subscription at source 		27/7/2022
Feature, Opinion
New West Midlands Police chief constable will ‘rebuild neighbourhood policing’
The new chief constable of West Midlands Police has vowed to “rebuild neighbourhood policing” after being confirmed in the top role.
Police Professional 		27/7/2022
News
Record number of UK police forces classed as ‘failing’
Never before have as many of the UK’s police forces been classed as failing.
Channel 4 News 		26/7/2022
News
Craig Guildford confirmed new Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
The new police chief for the West Midlands has been confirmed, pledging to boost neighbourhood policing.
BBC 		26/7/2022
News
Crime & justice research 2022: Online sexual exploitation of children
AUSTRALIA: This compendium brings together 15 recent studies on child sexual abuse published by the Australian Institute of Criminology. The first six chapters investigate the nature of the problem, including the specific crime commission processes offenders use, the language offenders use to persuade children to produce images and videos, the production of child abuse material by parents, and rates of reoffending. Chapters 7 to 11 explore solutions to the problem, from cyber strategies and law enforcement interventions to offender treatment programs, biometric software that helps police identify victims appearing in multiple videos, and warning messages that discourage potential offenders from viewing illegal content. The last four chapters examine live streaming of child sexual abuse, analysing the profile of offenders, whether financial transaction data can reveal the most prolific offenders, and how offenders negotiate with facilitators and access victims.
Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 		26/7/2022
Research article
Back to basics policing is turning failing force around, chief insists
A chief constable claims to have turned his force into the most improved in the country with “back to basics” strategies including arresting so many criminals that he has to build more custody suites.
The Times - Subscription at source 		26/7/2022
News
Liz Truss vows to bring back national crime targets for police
Plan to publish league tables for forces in England and Wales if she becomes PM condemned as ‘failed approach’
The Guardian 		26/7/2022
News
Greater Manchester Police making great strides – chief constable
Greater Manchester Police is making "great strides" in its efforts to improve after it was put into special measures, its chief constable has said.
BBC 		26/7/2022
News
Met fails in second bid to sack senior officer over child abuse video
Judge upholds ruling that superintendent was unfairly dismissed over unsolicited WhatsApp message as supporters say force must accept it ‘got it wrong’
The Guardian 		26/7/2022
News
Smart dress code helps turn police force into Britain’s fastest improving
Manchester officers have been told to shave designer stubble and polish their boots as a 'back to basics' approach boosts arrests
The Telegraph - Subscription at source 		26/7/2022
News
A Systematic Review of Risk Factors Implicated in the Suicide of Police Officers
Suicide has long been considered as nearing ‘epidemic levels’ in law enforcement populations. Nevertheless, despite the argued scale of the problem, no review has yet systematically examined the evidence base to elucidate the risk factors or predictors implicated in the suicidal behaviours of police officers. The current review aims to do this, by considering a final sample of 20 papers that met inclusion criteria. Findings from this qualitative review revealed five superordinate risk factors (i.e., problematic substance use close to, or at the time of death; presence of depression and previous suicide attempts; differences in trauma response; exposure to excessive and prolonged job-related stress, including dissatisfaction; absence of a stable intimate relationship), which when taken in isolation each incrementally contributed to suicide risk, but when found to be comorbid, appeared to markedly increase the likelihood of completed suicide. Implications for suicide prevention, policy design, and treatment formulation are discussed, along with limitations and directions for future research.
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 		26/7/2022
Research article
Preventing crime: Highlighting the Delta Police Department’s successful youth-focused programs
The role of a Canadian police officer encompasses a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities, and one task that is of vital importance is crime prevention. When looking at how crime rates can be lowered in a community, agencies look at the community’s youth and make plans for how children and teens can be kept away from taking a dark path.
Blue Line (Canada) 		26/7/2022
Feature
Gordon Copeland inquest: inspector says police would not have called off search if all details were known
AUSTRALIA: A senior inspector in charge of the search for a Gomeroi man who drowned in a river has told the inquest into his death the police search was called off before officers knew all of the details.
The Guardian 		26/7/2022
News

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