Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96469 total results. Showing results 34181 to 34200 «170617071708170917101711171217131714Next ›Last » Stephen Lawrence case: Jamie Acourt to be freed in November A man suspected of murdering Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack will be released from jail despite not repaying any money he made from a drugs plot. BBC 7/10/2022 News Police officers under investigation over ‘derogatory’ WhatsApp messages Watchdog opens inquiry into five working and two former Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers The Guardian 7/10/2022 News Police worker accused of sharing photo of dead teenager on WhatsApp British Transport Police worker allegedly shared photo of Lewis Williams after train death The Guardian 7/10/2022 News Stress-related psychosocial risk factors among police officers working on Rape and Serious Sexual Offences This study describes police attitudes and perceptions of health and wellbeing among police officers who work on Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) cases. A mixed-methods approach was deployed including a cross-sectional online survey of RASSO officers and a qualitative study involving in-depth interviews in one English Police Force Area. Findings show that organisational policies have little salience. There is an entrenched culture of continuing to work despite being unwell, to provide operational support for colleagues. There is a need to develop specific strategies that reduce the stress for a team or unit-level for this cohort of police officers. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 7/10/2022 Research article Stopping the stigma is crucial to enabling officers to cope effectively with mental health challenges When Wisconsin police officer Adam Meyers was involved in the fatal shooting of an armed suspect, the resulting mental health challenges he faced – and the associated stigma – led him into a downward spiral of poor coping mechanisms and suicidal thoughts; now he’s using his own experiences to inspire other struggling officers to speak out and seek help, and urging leaders and law enforcement agencies to address the mental health stigma. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/10/2022 Feature, Opinion Edmonton police retract DNA-derived mugshot CANADA: Edmonton police have apologized for contributing to racial stereotyping by publicizing an image of a sexual assault suspect that the police force had generated through DNA investigative techniques. [AUDIO] The Globe and Mail (Canada) 7/10/2022 News Grande Prairie looks at creating own police service in lieu of RCMP CANADA: Grande Prairie will be exploring the possibility of creating its own municipal police service. Blue Line (Canada) 7/10/2022 News Challenges women face in law enforcement CANADA: In an article written for the October 2018 edition of Blue Line, I spoke about feminist leadership and challenges facing women in policing. Blue Line (Canada) 7/10/2022 Feature New law will not lead to images of sex offenders on social media, says minister REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A new law that will allow gardaí to provide schools and creches with photographs of sex offenders will not lead to the sharing of such images on social media, the Justice Minister said. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 7/10/2022 News Sarah Harte: Recognition technology’s flaws a slap in the face for civil liberties REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: On Tuesday three teenage boys were charged in Dublin’s Children’s Court in connection with the ramming of a Garda car in a stolen car in Cherry Orchard two weeks ago. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 7/10/2022 Feature, Opinion Hotspot analysis of urban crimes in Data Ganj Bakhsh Town, Lahore, Pakistan This paper analyses the spatial distribution of urban recorded crimes in Data Ganj Bakhsh Town, district Lahore. Crime records for the period 2011–2016 were point-level geo-coded. Appropriate data manipulation by methods described in the text. The data were geo-visualised, yielding clear spatial clustering of crime. The areas of high crime concentration include large part of Mall Road, Canal Bank Road and Jail Road with its link roads and surroundings. These are non-residential areas and the hub of retail business and educational activities and also have health and recreational facilities. This study provides a suitable approach to the identification of urban crime hotspots. It informs police deployment decisions and policy on crime control strategies. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 7/10/2022 Research article Criminal Justice Public Attitudes Survey 2021 Results REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: This report details the results of the Department of Justice’s first Criminal Justice Public Attitudes Survey. gov.ie 7/10/2022 Report Shaping the subculture of human source intelligence within criminal units? Testing Intelligence Analysis Groups in the French Gendarmerie In response to new threats, the French Gendarmerie created Intelligence Analysis Groups within criminal units in 2017. The aim of this article is to show how IAGs are shaping a subculture of criminal intelligence through the main dynamics structuring CHIS management. Following a literature review, the first part of this paper contextualises the promotion of human intelligence in criminal units and presents the mixed approach employed. The second part demonstrates how handlers’ practices are geared toward two processes – the exploratory gathering of information followed by cleansing of such information – and require high availability, acting via three skills (cognitive, memory and empathy). The third part presents how two dimensions underpinning the handlers’ commitment (a shared belief regarding secrecy as being useful and partial autonomy) are directed through use of the ‘gray zone’ between judicial and administrative actions in order to enable judicial action. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 7/10/2022 Research article Human trafficking ‘in every village and town’, says Cork head of Garda National Protective Services Bureau REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: “Human trafficking is big, big business, and it’s in every village, in every town, every townland. It’s in your face,” detective chief superintendent Colm Noonan said. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 7/10/2022 News CC Andy Marsh: ‘The Job’s not what it was, is it?’ Chief Constable Andy Marsh QPM delivers the John Harris Memorial Lecture – the first in three years, and almost a year after he became Chief Executive of the College of Policing. PolicingTV - Subscription at source 7/10/2022 Feature, Opinion, Video CC Andy Marsh: ‘The Job’s not what it was, is it?’ Chief Constable Andy Marsh QPM delivers the John Harris Memorial Lecture – the first in three years, and almost a year after he became Chief Executive of the College of Policing. PolicingTV 7/10/2022 Feature, Opinion, Video Pay deal agreed for police staff in Scotland A five per cent pay increase, backdated to April 2022, has been agreed for all police staff in Scotland. Police Professional 7/10/2022 News NT Police Minister strongly opposes dog squad proposal for Alice Springs AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory Police Minister says she is strongly opposed to trialling a dog squad in Alice Springs, concerned it would "just push the problem" of local crime elsewhere. Private firm Neptune Security Services has submitted a proposal to the NT government, suggesting a six-month trial involving a five-person team and two dogs, to curb rising crime levels in the town. ABC News (Australia) 7/10/2022 News Think before you click: The European cyber awareness campaign The EU’s European Cybersecurity Month is now underway, with a series of awareness-raising events and learning opportunities scheduled throughout October; in the first in a series of articles, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the history of the campaign, its successes to date, and the risks and threats it is hoping to address in 2022. Policing Insight 7/10/2022 Analysis, Feature NT government ends use of spit hoods on children in police custody, years after youth detention royal commission ban AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory government has announced an end to the use of spit hoods on young people in police custody, more than five years after they were banned from youth prisons. Announcing the decision this morning, Police Minister Kate Worden said the change was effective immediately and followed consultation with police. 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