Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103168 total results. Showing results 31001 to 31020 «154715481549155015511552155315541555Next ›Last » Car thieves are using increasingly sophisticated methods, and most new vehicles are vulnerable Electronic systems designed to increase driver convenience and improve security are now being exploited by car thieves to steal vehicles; Networking and Security Lecturer Dr Omair Uthmani of Glasgow Caledonian University explains how the sophisticated approaches are defeating existing measures – and how the disguised devices used by thieves are difficult for police to spot if suspects are searched. Policing Insight 19/6/2023 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Pushing up productivity levels in policing In this article, Oliver Ledgard, EMEA Government Vertical Lead, Zebra Technologies, discusses the ways that the right technology can help reduce pressures, deliver capacity, provide value for money, and push up productivity within the UK’s police services. Policing Insight 19/6/2023 Feature The superhero effect: How enclothed cognition can impact on the perceptions and actions of serving UK police officers The theory of ‘enclothed cognition’ posits that clothes alone can significantly alter their wearer's outlook on life. Based on this idea, this article examines the world view of uniformed British police officers seeking to understand whether their uniform impacts on their attitudes and behaviours. Using data from a survey of 91 uniformed officers, results suggest that their uniform does indeed affect how they behave and their perceptions of self. Recommendations are made for changes to uniforms with the intent to reduce assaults by and against officers and complaints, as well as increase morale and productivity. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 19/6/2023 Research article International cooperation in police training: evaluation of a European Union programme for African gendarmes This research evaluates an onsite training programme for the security forces in Burkina Faso. This scheme is part of the Rapid Action Groups for Surveillance and Intervention in the Sahel Project; an EU initiative for improving the effectiveness of national security forces in counterterrorism actions and policing the territory and its borders. Considering the short, intensive and residential nature of the programme, we use a before-after study design to determine the scheme’s causal effects on participants’ marksmanship skills and physical fitness. Our findings suggest that this scheme has a highly positive impact on these dimensions, even though the benefits differ across participants. Security Journal 19/6/2023 Research article Child sexual exploitation and the adoption of public health approaches to prevention: critical reflections on evolving processes and practices In recent years, the use of public health approaches to address complex social problems has gained popularity. In England and Wales, the rise in low-volume, high-harm crime has accelerated this shift, with calls for public health interventions to tackle knife-crime, extremism and sexual violence made by politicians, policy-makers, welfare workers and the police service. Notwithstanding such appeals, how public health approaches are both operationalised and impact remain largely unknown. Drawing on findings from a qualitative study focused on the implementation of a specific initiative in the UK designed to reduce the risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) amongst young people, this article attempts to address tangible gaps in these two key areas of knowledge. Although generally supportive of a public health approach to CSE, an analysis of in-depth interviews with members of a multi-agency team reveals a number of quandaries and thorny issues when implemented within a specific policing and criminal justice context. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 19/6/2023 Research article The Service Police complaints system GUIDANCE: The process of making a complaint about the Service Police. Home Office 19/6/2023 News Garda claims roads policing officers are blowing into breathalysers themselves and recording it as a checkpoint REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: In a letter seen by the Irish Mirror, the serving officer has made a number of bombshell allegations outlining an alleged culture of laziness in the force's Roads Policing Unit Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 19/6/2023 News How Victoria’s mental health crisis is robbing police resources AUSTRALIA: The number of mental health callouts responded to by Victoria Police has soared, as thousands of officers are spending hours sitting with patients waiting to receive care. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 19/6/2023 News Police union warns more than 126 new recruits needed AUSTRALIA: More than 120 new officers will be recruited to Canberra's police force over the next five years. The announcement follows repeated complaints about the Territory having the lowest number of police per capita in the country. But for the police union, this isn't enough to bolster the force's ranks in the face of rapid population growth. ABC Radio Canberra's Anna Vidot spoke to Australian Federal Police Association president Alex Caruana about what is needed. [AUDIO] ABC News (Australia) 19/6/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Suella Braverman urges police to ‘ramp up’ use of controversial stop and search Campaigners slam home secretary’s ‘deeply irresponsible’ comments as they warn it will target Black and ethnic minority communities The Independent 19/6/2023 News Practitioner Guidance on Criminal Exploitation This guidance aims to support a shared understanding of criminal exploitation to help assist with early identification of those at risk from serious organised crime. It is worth noting that this document also applies to criminal exploitation which is not linked to serious organised crime. Scottish Government 19/6/2023 Report City looking at non-police response to mental health calls CANADA: A proposed pilot project could see mental health professionals rather than police responding to mental health distress and substance abuse calls in Ottawa. A staff report, which goes before the community services committee on June 27, proposes an alternative emergency number to 911 and a 24-hour community based response team of mental health professionals and civilian support workers. If approved, the pilot will be rolled out in the summer of 2024 in one neighbourhood before expanding. The neighbourhood has not yet been chosen. CBC News (Canada) 19/6/2023 News Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data Online safety experts will struggle to sound the alarm about harmful content if landmark legislation does not allow independent researchers to access data from social media platforms, campaigners have warned. The government is being urged to adopt amendments to the online safety bill enabling researchers to access platform data in order to monitor harmful material. Access would be overseen by Ofcom, the communications watchdog, and would protect user privacy. The Guardian 19/6/2023 News Opportunity for an external organisation to deliver our post (firearms) incident management training We're inviting bids to deliver our post (firearms) incident management training to UK police forces College of Policing 19/6/2023 News The electrician and the burst pipe: The police response to mental health demand As the debate around the most effective police or partner agency response to those in mental health crisis continues, David Marshall, a serving officer with more than 30 years’ experience who is also a part-time policing lecturer and PhD researcher, explores how policing has become the default agency dealing with what is often a health emergency, and why any long-term strategy must recognise that law enforcement is often not the right responder. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/6/2023 Feature, Opinion Braverman on Met Police There are still inherent problems with the culture of the Metropolitan Police, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has written in a foreword to the Government response to the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published in June 2021. Professional Security Magazine Online 19/6/2023 News Former chief constable Olivia Pinkney appointed CBE in King’s Birthday Honours Former chief constable Olivia Pinkney has been appointed CBE for services to policing as police officers, staff and volunteers from forces across the country were recognised in the King’s first Birthday Honours List. Police Professional 19/6/2023 News Police hit by cannabis rally human rights breach claims AUSTRALIA: Victoria police officers violated human rights through excessive force and unlawful arrests at a pro cannabis rally, lawyers claim in an open letter to the state's chief commissioner. Port Maquarie News (Australia) 19/6/2023 News Private policing booms in London amid rise in retail crime London businesses are increasingly turning to private security because they claim the Met won't attend shoplifting incidents. BBC 19/6/2023 News Canberra to get 126 new police in major funding boost to increase the ACT’s officer per capita ratio AUSTRALIA: Canberra will get 126 new police officers after continued complaints about the territory having the lowest number of police per capita in Australia. ABC News (Australia) 19/6/2023 News «154715481549155015511552155315541555Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
