Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102655 total results. Showing results 3421 to 3440 «168169170171172173174175176Next ›Last » Two-tier policing claims ‘difficult to defend against’, senior officer says Sir Andy Marsh said that bad feeling between communities and local forces are an ‘existential threat’ to policing. The Independent 25/3/2025 News More funding to combat rural and wildlife crime Funding boost for specialist rural and wildlife crime units. Home Office 25/3/2025 News ‘Landmark reform’ of policing legislation kicks in REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 will come into effect on 2 April in a “landmark reform”, justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has said. The Law Society Gazette 25/3/2025 News Threat from teenage boys in ‘sadistic’ online groups surges sixfold, National Crime Agency warns Intelligence shows a rise in ‘com networks’ used by ‘young men who are motivated by status, power, control, misogyny, sexual gratification or an obsession with extreme or violent material’ The Independent 25/3/2025 News Two-tier policing claims ‘difficult to defend against’, says CoP chief Sir Andy Marsh said aspiring chief officers should receive better media training to counter perceptions about police fairness. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 25/3/2025 News Victim-survivors’ perceptions of a cognitive interview protocol for sexual offence investigations A crucial way of improving the justice response to sexual violence is to strengthen investigative interviews with victim-survivors. Research in investigative interviewing, however, has tended to preference the views of police and psychologists in understandings of effective interview techniques, with minimal research examining victim-survivors’ perspectives of interview techniques and protocols. In this qualitative study, adult victim-survivors in Australia (n = 26) were invited to view and provide their perceptions on a Cognitive Interview style police protocol. Responses were thematically analysed and showed that participants generally valued the protocol’s structure, especially the emphasis on setting clear expectations for the interview, encouraging a free narrative, and grounding techniques. However, many expressed concerns about the ‘context reinstatement’ component, suggesting it would likely be trauma-inducing. They also noted examples of patronising language that communicates disbelief, as well as the potential for insincere rapport-building. Practical suggestions to improve investigative interview protocols in sexual offence investigations are discussed. Overall, the study helps to clarify which protocol components might be harmful or supportive to victim-survivors and adds a victim-centred empirical basis to recommendations moving forward. Psychology Crime and Law 25/3/2025 Research article Sadistic online harm groups putting people at unprecedented risk, warns the NCA The Director General of the National Crime Agency has warned of a “deeply concerning” trend of online networks of predominantly teenage boys, dedicated to inflicting harm and committing a range of criminality. National Crime Agency (NCA) 25/3/2025 News “Respect the Badge”: Exploring the Use of Respect as a Means of Survival During Police Encounters Police in the United States are most commonly directed to surveil and criminalize minoritized communities, which bolsters stereotypes of racial threat and results in disparate criminal legal outcomes for Black individuals. Hyper-surveillance has led to distrust and dissatisfaction with police in minoritized communities and inspired research exploring ways to ameliorate police-community relationships. While officers’ use of respect is found to enhance community trust and satisfaction, few studies explore how civilians use respect to reclaim power and control during officer encounters. Even fewer studies explore how the use of respect in police interactions is taught intergenerationally. The current study draws from qualitative interviews with 50 Black fathers and elucidates how respect is often taught and enacted as a survival tactic. Employing a strengths-based framework, findings highlight the community members’ agency and challenge readers to consider whether respect between police and community, given the long history of violence, can ever be genuine. Justice Quarterly 25/3/2025 Research article National Strategic Assessment 2025 of Serious and Organised Crime Providing a picture of the threat to the UK from serious and organised crime National Crime Agency (NCA) 25/3/2025 Report NT Government won’t step in to restore axed bail service AUSTRALIA: The Attorney General has not confirmed if she will take any action after a young girl was held in solitary isolation for 48 hours. NT News (Australia) - Subscription at source 25/3/2025 News London to introduce permanent live facial recognition cameras London police have announced their plans to install the UK’s first permanent live facial recognition cameras, catching potential criminals by matching their faces with a pre-determined database. The cameras will be set up in Croydon which has become one of the most targeted areas for facial recognition deployments in the city, leading to the arrest of approximately 200 people by November last year. The Metropolitan Police also said it could extend the surveillance across the capital. BiometricUpdate.com 25/3/2025 News Blackmailing girls and encouraging suicide: the young British men in online gangs Two teenagers have been convicted of crimes as a result of their membership of dangerous online groups The Guardian 25/3/2025 News Online gangs of teenage boys sharing extreme material are ‘emerging threat’ in UK National Crime Agency says such groups are fuelling crimes including fraud, violence and child sexual abuse The Guardian 25/3/2025 News ‘Dangerously defective’ pistol holsters issue probed after brave detective garda murdered when killer snatched gun REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Justice Minister has met with the family of a murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkan around issues raised in the Dail about defective gun holsters. The brave cop, 49 was shot 11 times by twisted killer Stephen Silver, 47, in June 2020 in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, after he snatched the detective’s gun from him. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 25/3/2025 News GRA ‘shocked’ as Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan moves to enact new garda disciplinary regulations REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said it was “shocked” after Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan pushed ahead with plans to introduce new disciplinary regulations for gardaí. Mr O’Callaghan has received Cabinet approval for the introduction of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 from Wednesday, April 2. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 25/3/2025 News GRA ‘shocked’ at Minister for Justice move on new Garda regulations and vows to take action REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Representative Association looks set for head-on dispute with Jim O'Callaghan when relations with Garda chief Drew Harris already poor. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 25/3/2025 News UK Home Office, police body resist biometrics transparency UK airport passengers have been secretly checked while boarding aircraft by face biometric scanning cameras under a scheme backed by the Home Office. The shortfall of transparency in the use of facial recognition does not appear to be confined to airports, either, with a national law enforcement body’s policy for handling FOI requests prompting criticism. BiometricUpdate.com 25/3/2025 News SPF chair calls for greater government commitment to policing The chair of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) highlighted “critical concerns” about police pay, officer numbers, investment and the impact of health-related calls on policing at the federation’s 99th conference. Police Professional 25/3/2025 News Prevalence and factors associated with cigarette smoking in police forces: a systematic review and meta-analysis The knowledge of cigarette smoking among police forces is limited. The aims of this review were to synthesize the prevalence of cigarette smoking among police forces worldwide and factors associated with cigarette smoking in the police population. The review was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies from 1st January 2000 to 7th July 2023 were identified from PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus using search terms: ((“cigarette” OR “tobacco” OR “smoke” OR “smoker” OR “smoking”) AND (“police” OR “enforcement”)). Quality assessment was performed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist. Pooled prevalence was performed and sub-analysed based on time period, the income group classification of countries and geographical location of countries. A meta-analysis using Mantel–Haenszel statistics and random-effect models was conducted using both RStudio and Review Manager 5.3. Heterogeneity was measured using I2 statistics. Data from 105,457 police (55 studies) were included. The prevalence of current smokers among police forces worldwide was 25.28% (95% CI: 20.76–29.79%, I2: 100%). The smoking prevalence was higher among law enforcement officers than the general population (OR = 2.74, 95% CI = 1.34–5.60, p = 0.006, I2 = 95%). A declining trend in smoking prevalence was observed based on studies published from 2000 to 2023. By geography, smoking prevalence was lowest in North America, followed by Europe and then Asia. This trend was not impacted by income group, though variations were observed between studies (I2 > 80%). While there was no gender difference in the odds of smoking (OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.40–1.33, p = 0.30, I2 = 98%), geographic sub-analysis showed that male police were at higher odds of being current smokers than female police in Asia (OR = 9.09, 95% CI = 3.85–25.0, p < 0.001, I2 = 95%). In contrast, in North America, female police were at higher odds of being current smokers than male police (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.19–2.36, p = 0.003, I2 = 33%). Factors associated with smoking among police also included operational vocation (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.09–1.40, p = 0.001, I2 = 0%; compared to administrative roles) and the presence of metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.70–2.13, p < 0.001, I2 = 0%). Law enforcement officers were more likely to smoke than the general population. The prevalence of smoking among police was generally lower in North America, with a decreasing trend in prevalence over time worldwide. This trend was not impacted by the income group of countries. Vocation type and the presence of metabolic syndrome were associated with current smoking and may have implications for occupational medicine in the policing community. This is the first systematic review synthesising data across published literature to identify an aggregate prevalence rate and factors associated with cigarette smoking across police forces. Policing: An International Journal - Subscription at source 25/3/2025 Research article Funding boost for specialist rural and wildlife crime units The National Rural Crime Unit and National Wildlife Crime Unit are to receive more than £800,000 in government funding to help tackle crimes that can pose “unique challenges” for policing given the scale and isolation of rural areas. Police Professional 25/3/2025 News «168169170171172173174175176Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
