Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115731 total results. Showing results 34441 to 34460 «171917201721172217231724172517261727Next ›Last » Surrey mayor, police union, board at odds over budget ‘misinformation’ CANADA: The Surrey Police Board and Surrey Police Union are butting heads with the city’s mayor, claiming she has released inaccurate information about the municipal police force’s budget in 2023. Global News (Canada) 17/1/2024 News Inquest set to hear from first officers who responded to mass killing in Saskatchewan CANADA: The first Mounties to respond to a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation are expected to testify on the third day of a coroner’s inquest. Blue Line (Canada) 17/1/2024 News Mastering safety in high-risk environments: A look at training protocols CANADA: In Deep Survival, author Lawrence Gonzales states that in any high-risk endeavour, accidents and deaths are inevitable. Blue Line (Canada) 17/1/2024 Feature, Opinion Top cop warns how drug driving ‘is a big problem’ that’s not abating REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Exclusive: Sergeant Gavin Coleman, who is attached to the Roads Policing Division at Dublin Castle, vowed advances in technology mean more people will be caught. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 17/1/2024 News Defamation and policing reforms prioritised in spring legislative programme REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Defamation and policing reforms prioritised in spring legislative programme Reforms to defamation law, Garda powers and child care law are included in proposed legislation prioritised for publication in the coming weeks. Irish Legal News (Republic of Ireland) 17/1/2024 News Defamation bill among 24 for publication REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Government’s legislative programme for the forthcoming Dáil session has listed 46 bills to be prioritised for publication and drafting. Law Society Gazette Ireland 17/1/2024 News Four street drugs that could pose the biggest threat to UK public health in 2024 The popularity of various illicit drugs changes regularly, with substance preference of users often dictated by the choices of manufacturers, logistical challenges and geopolitical events; Associate Professor Ian Hamilton of the University of York, and Professor Harry Sumnall of Liverpool John Moores University, highlight four street drugs that could pose a significant UK health threat in 2024. Policing Insight 17/1/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion The Effects of Implicit Bias in Simulated Police-Public Interactions: An Experimental Study The objective of this manuscript is to explore demographic, legal, and situational considerations on use-of-force decisions. The influence of implicit bias was measured in real time using a police training simulator in an experimental study with university students (n = 115). Participants were randomly assigned to one of four scenarios which varied according to the on-screen actor’s race (e.g., White/Black) and behavior (i.e., compliance/attack). Bivariate and multivariate regression models were used to estimate the effect of implicit bias on the decision to consider and use simulated lethal force. Actor behavior, independent of actor race, most influenced participant responses. These results suggest that simulated police-public interactions offer significant value in the assessment of implicit bias, particularly in the context of use-of-force decisions. Furthermore, absence of bias is inconsistent with current news and social media narratives about the existence of bias in officer decision-making. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 17/1/2024 Research article Video Data Analysis of Body-Worn Camera Footage: A Practical Methodology in Support of Police Reform Policing in the United States has been in a state of perpetual crisis for much of the current decade, largely owing to high-profile police use-of-force events, typically against Black men in racialized communities. This has generated mass calls for substantive changes to policing, with a number of resultant reforms taking hold. One such reform is the wide-spread adoption of police body-worn cameras (BWCs). While the dialogue around BWCs largely centers on their (mixed) effect on outcomes of interest, they hold tremendous promise as a data source. BWCs offer researchers the opportunity to analyze events directly as they unfold. The emergent Video Data Analysis (VDA) methodology provides a framework for the rich description and measurement of officer, suspect, and bystander behaviors as recorded on BWCs. Findings of such research can provide important information on the situational aspects of police-citizen encounters, and for related police reform efforts. We contextualize this argument by presenting findings from our VDA of use of force events recorded on BWCs in Newark, NJ. CRIMRXIV 17/1/2024 Research article The spatial patterning of emergency demand for police services: a scoping review This preregistered scoping review provides an account of studies which have examined the spatial patterning of emergency reactive police demand (ERPD) as measured by calls for service data. To date, the field has generated a wealth of information about the geographic concentration of calls for service, but the information remains unsynthesised and inaccessible to researchers and practitioners. We code our literature sample (N = 79) according to the types of demand studied, the spatial scales used, the theories adopted, the methods deployed and the findings reported. We find that most studies focus on crime-related call types using meso-level (e.g., neighborhood) spatial scales. Descriptive methods demonstrate the non-random distribution of calls, irrespective of their type, while correlational findings are mixed, providing minimal support for theories such as social disorganization theory. We conclude with suggestions for future research, focusing on how the field can better exploit open data sources to ‘scale-up’ analyses. Crime Science Journal 17/1/2024 Research article Met Police Chief reveals force has ‘legal duty’ to investigate claims of Israeli war crimes in Gaza Met Police Commissioner explains why his detectives are investigating war crimes in Gaza. LBC 17/1/2024 News Over 90% of child sexual abuse imagery is self-generated, data shows Volume of material children are coerced or groomed into creating prompts renewed attack on end-to-end encryption The Guardian 17/1/2024 News Ex-police chief calls on UK forces to support Black female staff Karen Geddes, the first Black Female Superintendent of West Midlands Police, has called on the UK’s forces to better support their Black female staff. The trailblazer, a holder of the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM), is a joint-organiser of the ‘Women in the Shade’ conference which takes place in Birmingham next Thursday, January 18. The QPM is awarded for gallantry or for distinguished service. Mirror 17/1/2024 News Domestic violence homicides in Queensland up 50 pc as police commit to extra specialist officers AUSTRALIA: Domestic and family violence-related homicides in Queensland have risen by 50 per cent in a year, while police will spend the next two years recruiting more than 100 additional specialists officers to help staff vulnerable persons units. ABC News (Australia) 17/1/2024 News Cabinet signs off on giving CAB more power to tackle criminals’ assets REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Criminal Assets Bureau will be given new enhanced restraint and asset detention and disposal powers under plans approved by the Cabinet. Justice Minister Helen McEntee received sign-off from her Ministerial colleagues on Tuesday for the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 17/1/2024 News Accidental deaths: Tackling the drowning epidemic Drowning in the UK accounts for more accidental fatalities annually than fire deaths in the home or cycling deaths on the road, and in many of these incidents the police are the first responders on scene; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the UK’s Drowning Prevention Strategy, the police response, and the work of the RNLI and others in reducing deaths in and around water. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Met officers bait luxury watch thieves in crime hotspots Undercover police officers have caught 27 luxury watch thieves by baiting them in crime hotspots in central London. The Times - Subscription at source 17/1/2024 News Met police say covert operation has halved luxury watch thefts Commander praises officers who ‘volunteered to stand alone in dark streets in the middle of the night, waiting to be robbed’ The Guardian 17/1/2024 News Accelerated police recruitment on track AUSTRALIA: Plans to attract up to 200 experienced, international police officers have been buoyed by strong early interest, as dozens submit applications and hundreds register for SAPOL’s online seminars. Government of South Australia 17/1/2024 News Queensland Police Academies hit record high as recruit pipeline grows AUSTRALIA: A record-breaking number of recruits are being trained at Queensland Police Academies with the commencement of 144 new recruits commencing this week. Queensland Government (Australia) 17/1/2024 News «171917201721172217231724172517261727Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
