Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115618 total results. Showing results 27121 to 27140 «135313541355135613571358135913601361Next ›Last » Participant accounts of police violence during black lives matter protests in Chicago Black protest events in the United States have been characterised by police use of violence against protestors during periods, such as the widespread riots of the 1960s, when many white people and police see black people as posing a special danger to the status quo. It appears that the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, which triggered widespread Black Lives Matter protests, is another such time. However, social scientific evidence that addresses the question of whether police responded with unnecessary violence to these black-led protests remains in short supply. In this study, we conducted a content analysis of protest participants’ federal court statements about their lived experience with police violence during Chicago, IL, protests. Their accounts suggest that police, rather than protestors, initiated violence and relied on it to control protestors in ways that violated Chicago Police Department policies and constitutional protections afforded citizens. Despite efforts to reform police management of protests over the last half century, our findings suggest that the historical pattern of police use of militaristic tactics and gratuitous violence to control black protest events persists today. We consider the implications of the findings for relations between the police and black communities. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 Research article New recruits report ‘high satisfaction’ with entry routes into policing New recruits have reported “high satisfaction” with the education and training delivered in the various entry routes into policing. The 2023 New Recruits Survey was conducted by the College of Policing together with the Home Office between March and May 2023 to support evaluation and improvement of police constable initial education. Police Professional 15/7/2024 News High alert: Protecting the Paris Games With the Paris Olympics and Paralympics due to get underway from next week, police and security forces across the city and the country remain on high alert to prevent any possible terror attack; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the challenges they face, how previous attacks have shaped the current security response, and the difficult balance between security and the spirit of the Games. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 Analysis, Feature The “Reasonableness Divide”: Comparing Community Members’ Assessments of Force Reasonableness to Legal Standards Headlines frequently call attention to the frustrations that many in the community express when members of law enforcement use force. Some believe that the police frequently use excessive force, and yet, more often than not, the officers involved are found not to have violated the law. This “divide” between community member assessments of reasonable force and the law produces great turmoil in our society. We surveyed a national sample of 1,200 US adults to explore the alignment between community members’ views of force reasonableness and the law on reasonable force as well as examine whether and to what extent the “community standard” perspectives for evaluating uses of force contributed to the alignment. Overall, the results indicated that a significant portion of community members’ assessments did not align with the law, and those assessments were driven largely by the “community standard” perspectives they took when evaluating the use of force. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 Research article Serving officer admits sexual assault An officer has pleaded guilty to sexual assault during an off-duty incident in December 2022. Detective Constable Jose Poonsawat, attached to the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) Central South Command Unit, was accused of “sexually touching a woman without her consent”. Police Professional 15/7/2024 News Diverting 911 calls: Lessons from early adopting urban jurisdictions Two perceptions drive interest in finding ways of diverting more 911 calls from police to civilian first responders: (1) police responses can result in inadvertent harm to citizens and (2) many calls to which police respond require services that police often cannot provide. Thus, using other personnel may improve police–citizen relations and strengthen crime fighting by reducing extraneous police burden. Using a case study design, we conducted formative evaluations of programs that have developed beyond pilots in three large U.S. cities: Albuquerque, Atlanta, and Houston. In each city, we interviewed officials, program operators, and other stakeholders and reviewed program documents and statistics. We detail the events and forces that led to the establishment of each program, the way in which the programs have been institutionalized, and the way they interact with the Police Department. We then discuss key lessons learned for these jurisdictions. Criminology and Public Policy 15/7/2024 Research article Former officer warns of potential threats to Paris Olympics The volatile political situation in France could lead to protesters attempting to high-jack events when the Olympics get under way in Paris this month, according to a Birmingham City University (BCU) policing expert who was part of security operations at the 2012 London Games. Police Professional 15/7/2024 Feature, Interview New government must take responsibility for the Police Race Action Plan, says ISOB The new government must put anti-racist policing at the core of its proposals by providing direct responsibility and funding of the Police Race Action Plan, according to a new report by the Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board (ISOB). Police Professional 15/7/2024 News Victoria Police data management under fire after decade of device losses Dozens of electronic devices used by Victoria Police, containing potentially sensitive data from investigations, have been reported lost or stolen, including USB drives, digital cameras and body-worn cameras. Data obtained through freedom of information laws reveal that over the past decade, 40 devices have been lost by police or have been stolen, in 38 incidents classified as “data spills” which may have contained confidential information. All Victoria Police data spills are referred to the privacy watchdog, the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 News Police pay increase: Police Association loses in final offer arbitration, Government proposal chosen NEW ZEALAND: The Police Association has lost in final-offer arbitration, with the Government’s proposal to increase police pay being chosen. It comes after several offers from the Government, represented by police, that were rejected by the majority of the roughly 10,000 association members, sending the matter to final-offer arbitration. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 15/7/2024 News Prison early release scheme to continue Russell Webster reviews the action being taken to relieve the prison capacity crisis and its knock-on effect on the whole criminal justice system. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 News Report hits out at ‘glacial’ progress in plan to stamp out police racism The president of the National Black Police Association slammed the lack of progress and said change needs to be forced on policing. The Independent 15/7/2024 News The police public contact debate: One year on, something’s still creaking Cityforum’s Transforming Police Public Contact roundtable that took place earlier this year saw representatives from policing, government, academia and industry follow up from the 2023 event to once again debate the key issues around police public contact; this article by Nick Gargan, based on his report of the roundtable, brings together the key contributions and perspectives from the event. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 Analysis, Feature, Innovation How Queensland’s youth crime crackdown is forcing vulnerable kids into ‘brutal’ detention system AUSTRALIA: Concerns grow over police arresting children – some as young as 11 – accused of low-level crimes or bail breaches. The Guardian 15/7/2024 News Victoria Police data management under fire after decade of devices lost AUSTRALIA: Data reveals that 40 devices have been lost by police or have been stolen, in 38 incidents classified as "data spills". ABC News (Australia) 15/7/2024 News Government wins in police pay dispute, some officers ‘furious’ NEW ZEALAND: The Government has won in the long running dispute over police pay. Stuff (New Zealand) 15/7/2024 News Police pay increase: Police Association loses in final offer arbitration, Government proposal chosen NEW ZEALAND: The Police Association has lost in final-offer arbitration, with the Government’s proposal to increase police pay being chosen. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 15/7/2024 News Two more burglaries in County Roscommon prompt call for action on Garda numbers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The worrying number of burglaries in the county and the need for more Gardaí has been highlighted by local TD Claire Kerrane. Roscommon Herald (Republic of Ireland) 15/7/2024 News ‘I just got on with it’ – Inspirational story of one of the first black officers at West Midlands Police As one of only a handful of black police officers in the West Midlands 50 years ago, a time when racism riddled society, Kirk Dawes suffered while wearing blue serge. Express & Star - Subscription at source 15/7/2024 Feature, Opinion Police Race Action Plan: Independent Scruitiny & Oversight Board Annual Feedback Report May 2023 – May 2024 As this report shows, frustratingly basic, foundational tasks remain unfulfilled: raising internal and public awareness of PRAP's existence, establishing objectively discernible metrics and success measures, and reiterating the Plan to reflect feedback gathered over the Programme’s three-year existence (including a public survey that is now approaching two years old) are just a few obvious examples. [PDF] Independent Scrutiny & Oversight Board (ISOB) 15/7/2024 Report «135313541355135613571358135913601361Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
