Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102624 total results. Showing results 3161 to 3180 «155156157158159160161162163Next ›Last » A Qualitative Exploration of the Implications of a Differential Multi–Agency Understanding and Interpretation of Domestic Abuse To examine the perspectives and experiences of multi–agency practitioners involved in supporting families affected by domestic abuse (DA) to inform changes that are required to better meet the needs of affected families. This article focuses on (a) how DA is differentially understood and interpreted, (b) the possible reasons identified for differential understanding and interpretation and (c) its perceived impact on risk assessment and service delivery. A case study approach within a North East Local authority located in the United Kingdom (UK), was adopted. Thirty-one 1:1 online qualitative interviews were conducted with multidisciplinary professionals between June – December 2022. The findings are based upon a combination of deductive-inductive thematic analysis. There was an absence of a shared understanding of DA among practitioners involved in multi-agency working despite a national-level definition available in the UK. This was identified as one of the key barriers to multiagency working subsequently affecting consistent response to families affected by DA. Data from this case study emphasizes the importance of developing a uniform understanding of DA among practitioners to adequately respond to the distinctive needs of families who are affected by it. The findings from the article can also inform broader debates in the DA literature related to complexities surrounding definitions and associated interpretations. Practice and policy implications are also discussed. Journal of Family Violence 31/3/2025 Research article Policing Tech Forum: ‘Nearly limitless’ opportunities for AI – but it’s not about replacing the human The continuing development of multi-channel public contact is a key issue for policing across England and Wales; in the last in the recent series of Policing Tech Forum webinars produced by PolicingTV, Content Guru Business Development Director Shub Naha, Humberside Police Chief Digital and Innovation Officer Scot Dunn, and David Jackson from the NPCC’s Digital Public Contact Programme, explored the opportunities for AI to improve service delivery as well as staff and officer wellbeing, but not to replace humans in the process. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 Feature, Innovation Criminal governance in a large European city: The case of gangs in London This study explores criminal governance among urban gangs operating in a large European city. It does so by introducing the Crim-Gov questionnaire, a novel survey tool purposely designed to systematically capture key governance-related dimensions of criminal groups’ activities, and applying it to the case of London. It identifies instances of criminal governance among gangs operating in the city and shows that governance activities are only carried out by a subset of groups, thus suggesting that a more complex set of skills is required to provide criminal governance, particularly beyond illegal markets. Governance-type gangs are spatially clustered and impact 4.7% of all London communities. Next, the paper explores the neighbourhood structural conditions associated with governance and non-governance gang presence. It shows that, while socioeconomic disadvantage increases all types of gang presence, barriers to local services, including affordable housing, only increase the probability of governance-type gangs. Criminal governance is more likely to emerge when services provided by local and central authorities are of lesser quality. Results also indicate a negative association between residential mobility and criminal governance, suggesting that a certain degree of residential stability is needed for criminal governance to emerge. These findings point to the importance of separating different types of gang activities, lending support for a broader theory that situates (some) urban gangs within the spectrum of organised crime governance. It is also crucial for law enforcement and local stakeholders to identify governance-type gangs and treat them separately from non-governance ones. When developing interventions to tackle the emergence and persistence of governance-type gangs, particular emphasis should be placed on improving access to and quality of public services. European Journal of Criminology 31/3/2025 Research article AI and Serious Online Crime AI proliferation is reshaping serious online criminality. While the use of AI by criminals remains at an early stage, there is widespread evidence emerging of a substantial acceleration in AI-enabled crime, particularly evident in areas such as financial crime, child sexual abuse material, phishing and romance scams. Criminal groups benefit from AI’s ability to automate and rapidly scale the volume of their activities, augment existing online crime types and exploit people’s psychological vulnerabilities. This report aims to equip the UK national security and law enforcement communities with the tools to plan and better position themselves to respond to novel threats over the next five years. That process will require more effective coordination and targeting of resources, and more rapid adoption of AI itself. It should start with the creation of a new AI Crime Taskforce within the National Crime Agency – which would collate data across UK law enforcement to monitor and log criminal groups’ use of AI, working with national security and industry partners on strategies to raise barriers to criminal adoption. Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) 31/3/2025 Report UK law enforcement inadequately equipped to tackle AI-enabled crime UK law enforcement lacks the tools to effectively tackle AI-enabled crime and must adopt a more proactive, AI-driven approach. This is according to a new report by Lancaster University and the Alan Turing Institute’s Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS), which calls for the creation of a dedicated AI Crime Taskforce within the National Crime Agency. Lancaster University 31/3/2025 News Officer dismissed for using work phone to text sex workers A Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer who used his work phone to contact sex workers has been dismissed without notice. Police Professional 31/3/2025 News New police powers introduced to protect places of worship from ‘intimidating protests’ Places of worship will be better protected from “intimidatory protests” under new powers being given to police. Police Professional 31/3/2025 News SmartWater trial to protect domestic abuse victims A police force is testing the use of a forensic spray to help protect victims of domestic abuse. Gloucestershire Police is giving officers the SmartWater spray to help them to prevent and detect domestic abuse offences in the county. BBC 31/3/2025 News Police face £2.2m bill to repair vehicles targeted by vandals The cost of criminal damage to police vehicles reached £2.2million over the past three years, new research suggests. Fleet News 31/3/2025 News AFP members study human decomposition at Sydney research facility AUSTRALIA: AFP disaster victim identification (DVI) specialists have participated in a multi-agency exercise to study the decomposition of human remains and test national protocols following mass fatality disaster incidents. The exercise was led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the University of Technology Sydney’s Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER), the only facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Forensic taphonomy is the study of human remains from the time of death to the time of discovery, and examines the physical, chemical and biological processes of cadaver decomposition. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 31/3/2025 News Axed deputy calls for independent assessment of top cop job AUSTRALIA: Exiled top cop Neil Paterson has called for an overhaul of the panel choosing Victoria's next police chief commissioner Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 News Investment supports study that could transform police education through tech Researchers from the University of Sunderland have been given a major cash boost as they develop their innovative study into how technology could revolutionise police education. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 News UK to host first international summit in combating people-smuggling gangs More than 8,000 adverts on social media were taken down last year where smugglers were promoting crossings, before moving to encrypted channels. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 News Police risk ‘curtailing democracy’ by stopping MPs doing their job After parents arrested over messages in WhatsApp school group, Oliver Dowden says elected officials must not be threatened for representing local people The Times - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 News Security tech company hired by one of country’s largest police forces Security and surveillance technology firm, Synectics, has confirmed its systems integration business, Ocular Integration, has been awarded a project worth approximately £2m by West Midlands Police. (WMP). This will see Ocular upgrade WMP’s existing surveillance solutions infrastructure with the latest technology through the installation of new systems across custodial suites and police stations throughout WMP’s estate. The Business Desk 31/3/2025 News Police support officer still on the beat at 75 Lancashire's longest serving police community support officer is still walking the beat at 75 years of age - and has no plans to hang up his uniform any time soon. BBC 31/3/2025 News Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’ He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more The Guardian 31/3/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion Off-duty PC who jumped on track to try and save injured man wins award The chief paramedic for Southend was so impressed with PC Burdett’s actions that he asked him if he was a paramedic himself. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 News Minister claims latest police data proves new LNP crime laws work AUSTRALIA: New police figures show fewer stolen vehicles and break-ins across the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, with early signs pointing to a shift in crime trends. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 31/3/2025 News How should police officers use force? The Kristian White case is an insight into what the community thinks AUSTRALIA: When a jury in the New South Wales Supreme Court found Kristian White guilty of manslaughter, it was the first verdict of its kind in recent Australian history. The Conversation 31/3/2025 Feature «155156157158159160161162163Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
