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Assessing the Impact of De‐escalation Training on Police Behavior: Reducing Police Use of Force in the Louisville, Ky Metro Police Department
Changing police use of force policies and training to incorporate de-escalation tactics is one of the most routinely recommended police reform measures. Despite widespread promotion and proliferation of de-escalation trainings, to date, no research has empirically demonstrated that these trainings reduce use of force in the field (Engel, R. S., McManus, H. D., & Herold, T. D., 2020). Therefore, it is unknown if de-escalation trainings actually reduce force, have no impact, or have unintended consequences that possibly increase injuries to officers or citizens. We collaborated with the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) in 2019 to evaluate the impact of the Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training developed by the Police Executive Research Forum. Using a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial research design, the panel regression results demonstrated statistically significant reductions in use of force incidents (−28.1%), citizen injuries (−26.3%), and officer injuries (−36.0%) in the post-training period. These significant reductions were larger than any changes in LMPD arrest patterns during the same period. Other possible time-based confounders were also considered; the combined analyses show robust, consistent, and immediate impacts on use of force counts after training
Criminology and Public Policy 		12/1/2022
Research article
Towards Reflexivity in Police Practice and Research
In their recent article, Bennell et al. (2021) address the ongoing series of critical incidents within law enforcement across the globe and the amplified public debate that ensured. The team of renowned international police scholars and practitioners intend to ‘provide insights into the fundamental issues related to police use of force’ (Bennell et al., 2021, p. 1) and work out what they perceive to be ‘urgent issues and prospects (p. 1)’. Since the author’s proposal is likely to influence future debates, we feel warrants that foremost the issue on how the issue of urgency is handled in the paper at hand deserves scientific attention. While Bennell et al. (2021) emphasize the importance of evidence-based policing for the further professionalization of policing, we advocate for reflexivity in modern police practice and research. Reflexivity calls for the analysis on preconditions and consequences of scientific perspectives themselves, thus touching issues of evidence of evidence.
Legal and Criminological Psychology 		12/1/2022
Research article
Is Police Misconduct Contagious? Non-Trivial Null Findings From Dallas, Texas
Understanding if police malfeasance might be “contagious” is vital to identifying efficacious paths to police reform. Accordingly, we investigate whether an officer’s propensity to engage in misconduct is associated with her direct, routine interaction with colleagues who have themselves engaged in misbehavior in the past. Recognizing the importance of analyzing the actual social networks spanning a police force, we use data on collaborative responses to 1,165,136 “911” calls for service by 3475 Dallas Police Department (DPD) officers across 2013 and 2014 to construct daily networks of front-line interaction. And we relate these cooperative networks to reported and formally sanctioned misconduct on the part of the DPD officers during the same time period using repeated-events survival models. Estimates indicate that the risk of a DPD officer engaging in misconduct is not associated with the disciplined misbehavior of her ad hoc, on-the-scene partners. Rather, a greater risk of misconduct is associated with past misbehavior, officer-specific proneness, the neighborhood context of patrol, and, in some cases, officer race, while departmental tenure is a mitigating factor.
Journal of Quantitative Criminology 		12/1/2022
Research article
Christmas Domestic Abuse figures released
The Police Service of Northern Ireland have today, 12 January 2022, released figures on domestic abuse incidents over the Christmas period.
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 		12/1/2022
News
Dog gone it, now that’s a good cop! Weyburn Police welcome first ever K-9 unit
CANADA: The newest member of the Weyburn Police Service is a 16-month-old Belgian Malinois dog, Oakley.
Discover Weyburn (Canada) 		12/1/2022
News
Montreal opposition demands moratorium on police station closings
CANADA: Montreal’s municipal opposition is calling on the city to respect its commitment not to close any more police stations before holding public consultations on the issue.
Montreal Gazette (Canada) 		12/1/2022
News
PSNI receives almost 2,000 reports of domestic abuse over Christmas period
Almost 2,000 reports of domestic abuse were received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) over the two-week Christmas period, an increase of 12 per cent on last year.
Police Professional 		12/1/2022
News
RCMP commissioner breached duty with slow response to watchdog report, judge rules
CANADA: RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki flouted the law by failing to respond promptly to a watchdog report about alleged spying on anti-oil protesters, a federal judge has ruled.
Blue Line (Canada) 		12/1/2022
News
Hate Crime (Misogyny) Bill presented to Parliament
A bill to make misogyny a hate crime has had its first reading in the House of Commons
College of Policing 		12/1/2022
News
Could body cams improve policing in Ireland?
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Did you know that, if you hop on a Luas in Dublin, you're being watched in a number of different ways?
RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 		12/1/2022
News
More than €24m seized by Garda drugs and crime bureau since 2015
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More than €24 million has been seized and€11 million forfeited to the State since the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) was established in 2015.
The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 		12/1/2022
News
Review of the Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics will continue to be relevant and applicable to all those involved in policing (eg, officers, staff and volunteers), and should be used to guide decision making and professional behavior in daily activities. This includes senior leaders, who need to promote the Code through professional and ethical leadership to ensure an appropriate working environment within their forces. [pdf].
College of Policing 		12/1/2022
Report
Scope for the Code of Ethics review published
The finalised scope includes changes to make the Code more accessible and inclusive
College of Policing 		12/1/2022
News
NPCC data shows a national absence rate for police officers and staff of 9.4 per cent
The current absence rate for police offices and staff nationally stands at 9.4 per cent, according to new data released by the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC).
Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 		12/1/2022
News
Temporary derogation from driving and resting time rules due to driver shortage caused by the COVID-19 Omicron variant – 12/1/22
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Department of Transport have agreed to allow a temporary and urgent derogation in respect of certain provisions of the EU driving and resting time rules. The proposed derogation will apply to all operators and drivers subject to the EU driver’s hours and tachograph rules engaged in the carriage of goods.
An Garda Síochána 		12/1/2022
News
How cybercriminals turn paper checks stolen from mailboxes into bitcoin
While banking and financial transactions move increasingly towards digital platforms, criminals are resurrecting a more traditional fraud – bank check theft – to build bitcoin profits and steal identities, as Georgia State University Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor David Maimon explains.
Policing Insight 		12/1/2022
Analysis, Feature
Met Police officer appears in court charged with 6 more rape counts bringing total to 29 sex offences against 8 women
A Met Police officer has appeared in court charged with six more rape counts - bringing the total to 29 sex offences.
The Sun 		12/1/2022
News
New Year uplift campaign targets BAME communities
BAME communities are a top priority for the latest uplift recruitment campaign.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		12/1/2022
News
Frontline is holding up despite 9.4% sickness rate, says NPCC
Frontline resilience is holding up despite a near 10% absence rate, Chiefs have claimed.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		12/1/2022
News
£92m lost to online romance fraud in past 12 months
Almost £92 million has been lost through dating scams in the past 12 months, according to the latest figures from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB).
Police Professional 		12/1/2022
News

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