Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103152 total results. Showing results 27201 to 27220 «135713581359136013611362136313641365Next ›Last » South Australia’s top cop handed six-figure pay rise AUSTRALIA: South Australia's top cop will take home an extra $101,000 this year after being handed a huge pay rise, 9News can reveal. Police Commissioner Grant Stevens recently landed a five-year job extension, which came with a large increase to his salary. 9 News (Australia) 11/9/2023 News Offending Patterns in Cases of Sexual Violence Committed by Multiple Perpetrators Sexual violence committed by multiple perpetrators is a particularly worrying phenomenon given that the severity of psychopathological sequelae for the victims are increased when the sexual offense is committed by more than one offender. Preliminary studies showed that sexual violence committed by solo offenders is different from that of duos or groups of offenders. This study explores the heterogeneity within 983 cases of sexual violence committed by multiple perpetrators, with a focus not only on offenders’ modus operandi, but also victims’ routine activities and situational aspects of the crime. Results from a latent class analysis identified four offending patterns: sexual violence committed by multiple perpetrators where: 1) stranger victims were randomly selected; 2) offenders were geographically mobile; 3) victims were assaulted during social events; and 4) offenders were non-sexually motivated. Findings help identify situational characteristics interacting with offenders’ behaviors and victims’ routine activities associated with sexual violence committed by multiple perpetrators. The implications regarding the heterogeneity of criminal patterns in these forms of violence is discussed in relation to police practice, situational crime prevention strategies, and future research. Victims and Offenders 11/9/2023 Research article The Association between the Percentage of Female Law Enforcement Officers and Rape Report, Clearance, and Arrest Rates: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of California Rape is an underreported violent crime that frequently remains uncleared (open) in the legal system. Rape disproportionately affects women, with 91% of rape victim-survivors estimated to be female. However, law enforcement agencies, the entry point into the criminal justice system, are predominantly comprised of male officers. According to the theory of representative bureaucracy, groups with greater representation in a bureaucratic system are more likely to have their interests protected. This study aims to determine if California law enforcement agencies with a higher percentage of female officers are more likely to have higher rates of rape reporting, clearances, and arrests. No previous study has examined this relationship using statewide data. Crimes and Clearances, Monthly Arrest and Citation Register, and Uniform Crime Reporting data for California (2013–2016) were aggregated into 499 Law Enforcement Reporting Areas (LERA). Bayesian space-time Poisson regressions controlling for LERA demographics and crime produced scaled relative rates for three outcomes: (a) rape report rate: number of reports relative to population ages 18+; (b) rape clearance rate: number of clearances relative to reports; and (c) rape arrest rate: number of arrests for rape relative to reports. A 5% increase in the percentage of female officers within an agency was associated with a 6.2% increase in the rape report rate (ARR: 1.062, 95% credible interval (CI) [1.048, 1.077]), a 2.9% decrease in the clearance rate (ARR: 0.971 95% CI [0.950, 0.993]), and no change in the rape arrest rates (ARR: 1.010; 95% CI [0.981, 1.039]) across all LERA. Thus, increased female officer representation was associated with an increase in rape reporting rates but associated with a decrease in rape clearance rates. The theory of representative bureaucracy was only partially supported, and these relationships may not be causal. The quantity of rape reports received by an agency, employment and promotion practices of agencies, and victim-survivor’s attitudes toward officer’s gender should also be considered. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Subscription at source 11/9/2023 Research article Statement on pilot safer drug consumption facility The Lord Advocate has responded to a request for a focused statement of prosecution policy in relation to a pilot safer drugs consumption facility in Glasgow. Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) 11/9/2023 News The Other Side of the Coin: An Analysis of Financial and Economic Crime The European Financial and Economic Crime Threat Assessment looks closely at current and emerging threats relating to financial and economic crime. Using insights and case examples from Europol’s dedicated crime centre, this report analyses the threats posed by money laundering, criminal finances and corruption, and how they have evolved as a result of technological and geopolitical changes. The report also examines the role of these crimes in the broader picture of international serious and organised crime, where criminal networks use financial and economic crime as a tool to obscure, and ultimately benefit from, profits made by illegal activities. Europol 11/9/2023 Report Crime Scene and Victim Characteristics in Sexual Homicide Cases Where the Body is Openly Displayed Research on body disposal methods in cases of sexual homicide primarily focused on the movement of the victim’s body from the crime scene to the dump site. Comparatively, little work has looked at whether crime scene analysis can indicate the final manner of disposal (i.e., how the body is found at the scene), despite the knowledge that these unique behaviors can aid investigators narrowing down suspects using readily available information from the crime scene. The current study used 662 solved cases of extrafamilial sexual homicide from an international database in a sequential logistic regression to test various predictors against the method of body disposal. Results indicate that inserting foreign objects into the victim, dismembering the victim, or engaging in post-mortem sexual activity is predictive of not openly displaying the body. Furthermore, the body is less likely to be openly displayed if the victim is a sex worker. Overkill is more likely to lead to the body being openly displayed. Implications for investigations of sexual homicide include the need to examine more than just infrequent unusual acts and to look at the entirety of the criminal event to gain a more well-rounded understanding of how offender behaviors can indicate particular body disposal methods. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 11/9/2023 Research article Retailers will now PAY police to stop shoplifters: Ten of UK’s largest stores will fund £600K ‘Project Pegasus’ to scan faces of thieves on CCTV – as Co-op hires undercover guards amid claims the crime is being ‘decriminalised’ Ten of Britain's top retailers have agreed to fund a police crackdown on shoplifting gangs - by paying cops to scan faces of thieves using CCTV. High street giants including John Lewis, Co-op, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Next are among those reportedly pumping £600,000 into the operation, dubbed Project Pegasus. In return, police forces will run CCTV images of suspected shoplifters through the national database, which includes the latest facial recognition technology. Mail Online 11/9/2023 News Sara Sharif death: Pakistan police take children from grandfather’s house Sara Sharif's grandfather has told the BBC that five children who travelled from the UK to Pakistan with Sara's father have been taken by police. BBC 11/9/2023 News Police bullies ‘treat difference as a sign of weakness’ Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu has said there is a bullying culture in the service that must be tackled. Express & Star 11/9/2023 News West Yorkshire Police detective charged with strangling woman A detective is to appear in court accused of strangling and beating a woman in Hull, police have said. BBC 11/9/2023 News Force develops ‘police language policy’ tackling victim-blaming The force and the OPCC comms team have worked with non-profit activist group 'This Ends Now' on the policy. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2023 News Met deployment of Live Facial Recognition picks up wanted man The 26 year old had failed to appear for his sentencing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2023 News Hundreds of officers still in Metropolitan Police should have been sacked, Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says After just about a year in the job, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he is "convinced" hundreds of officers are working for the force when they shouldn't be, despite addressing the problem last October. Sky News 11/9/2023 News Toronto police officer charged in shooting of Black man, leaving him with permanent disability CANADA: A rookie Toronto police constable has been charged after allegedly shooting a man in a North York park in February, leaving him with permanent injuries. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 11/9/2023 News Facial recognition could transform policing in same way as DNA, says Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says technology could help catch wanted criminals, but rights campaigners warn of privacy violations The Guardian 11/9/2023 News RCMP officer struck, injured during roadside encounter in Nova Scotia CANADA: The Mounties in Nova Scotia are seeking information from the public after a hit and run where an officer was struck early on Sunday morning. Blue Line (Canada) 11/9/2023 News 18 people to appear in court charged with over 80 offences relating to money laundering, theft and drugs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Eighteen people are due to appear before Dublin District Court this morning following an investigation into money laundering profits made from drug dealing, intimidation and extortion. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2023 News CC Amanda Blakeman: Serious Organised and Acquisitive Crime (SOAC) Conference update Chief Constable of North Wales, and NPCC Lead for Serious Organised and Acquisitive Crime, Amanda Blakeman KPM , gives a quick update on the second National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime Conference (SOAC) which will be held in Leicestershire between the 18th & 19th September at the Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue. The theme of the conference is “Tackling the Evolving Threat of SOAC, Meeting the Challenge Together”. The Event will bring together law enforcement partners from across the UK and Europe as well as business and industry leads. The conference will feature keynote speakers, breakout sessions, question panels as well as an opportunity to meet sponsors and discuss the latest innovations in the fight against SOAC. PolicingTV 11/9/2023 Advertisement, Feature, Video Cork roads to get more speed cameras to counter hike in road deaths during 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Additional speed cameras are to be deployed on roads in Cork and throughout Ireland as part of the Garda response to the increase in road deaths already during 2023. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2023 News New Zealand’s ambitious approach to tackling gangs combines engagement and enforcement With gang membership on the rise in recent years in New Zealand, the country’s novel approach – prioritising deep engagement with gang communities through bodies such as the Gang Harm Insights Centre, alongside tough enforcement – is under more pressure than ever, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/9/2023 Analysis, Feature «135713581359136013611362136313641365Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
