Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 35461 to 35480 «177017711772177317741775177617771778Next ›Last » Co-Deployment is an Answer, but What are the Questions? Insights from Officer Focus Groups in Philadelphia Cities have been experimenting with less police-centered models for responding to people experiencing mental health crises. Ten focus groups were conducted with Philadelphia police officers to understand their experiences encountering mental health distress in the community and their perspectives on a new co-deployment initiative. There was general consensus that conventional police-centered responses to mental health concerns are often problematic. However, perspectives varied on the value of co-deployment and the general feasibility of reducing police involvement. This variation is traced to different notions of what constitutes a mental health crisis, whether crises are prospectively identifiable, how dangerousness is assessed, and whether civilian co-response partners will effectively complete key response activities. Bringing greater understanding and consensus to these issues is essential to healthier and more effective responses to mental health crises. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 Research article ‘Top 10’ policing as an alternative place-based strategy: responding to the overcomplication and underestimation of the law of crime concentration Recent trends in crime and place research emphasize a micro-level focus on the concentration, stability, and patrollability of crime hot spots. Empirical findings consistently suggest that hot spots are disproportionate in crime concentration, are time stable, and have high crime reduction potential for place-based interventions. Due to a growing literature on hot spot identification techniques, research may be overcomplicating and underestimating the degree to which these concepts manifest, creating unnecessary challenges to crime prevention strategies. The current study analyzes robbery in three cities to determine whether crime hot spot concentration, stability, and patrollability observed at different hot spot aggregations (1%, 0.1%, and the “Top 10”) have characteristics that make them amenable to more efficient crime-reduction initiatives at smaller aggregations. Collectively, current findings suggest that “Top 10” Policing, which focuses on just the 10 most criminogenic hot spots within an agency’s jurisdiction, could have a meaningful impact on overall crime rates. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 Research article Coercion and crime: Convergences, divergences and ‘county lines’ How can we understand coercion in a ‘county lines’ context? By drawing on data gathered with criminal justice practitioners, social workers, mothers of sons engaged in county lines and young people, this article draws on Colvin’s Differential Coercion Theory to argue that coercion in a county lines context is multifaceted; occurs on both interpersonal and impersonal levels and results in social-psychological deficits that create ‘spirals of coercion’. This article also considers divergences with Colvin’s theory which include ‘hyper-contexts’, the exertion of agency to acquire fast money and material gains and coercion online. The article concludes by reflecting on the implications for research, policy and practice. Criminology and Criminal Justice 28/2/2023 Research article Commissioner highlights concerns over the police use of AI and Chinese surveillance cameras In his latest annual report the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (BSCC) – who regulates the way police use biometrics in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – challenges how policing is deploying facial recognition; a separate survey by the Office of the BSCC also raises major concerns that policing is “shot through” with Chinese surveillance tech, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 Analysis, Feature All evidence, all in one place: Cumbria Constabulary’s experience with Axon Evidence Learn how Cumbria Constabulary empowers their force to reduce costs and boost efficiency with Axon technologies. By collecting and managing evidence with digital tools, Cumbria officers are better able to focus on what brought them to the force to begin with – being in the community. Policing Insight 28/2/2023 Advertisement, Feature Police oversight bodies hindered by silence of officers, Globe analysis finds CANADA: When Canadian police kill or injure someone, they seldom face charges or discipline – and in B.C., they rarely co-operate with independent oversight bodies. The Globe reviewed thousands of cases to see the scope of the problem The Globe and Mail (Canada) - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 Analysis, Feature Second Northland police officer resigns during investigation into inappropriate behaviour NEW ZEALAND: A Northland police officer who was under investigation for sending inappropriate images, messages and videos to a potential recruit resigned before the outcome of the investigation became public. A police investigation overseen by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) found that “the officer’s actions were inappropriate, and breached police policies and the Code of Conduct”, according to an IPCA summary. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 28/2/2023 News Investigator of suspected gay-hate crimes says police destroyed his reputation AUSTRALIA: A former NSW police officer once praised for his investigation of a series of potential gay-hate murders in Sydney has told an inquiry his reputation was destroyed by police who accused him of tunnel vision in an internal report. Former detective sergeant Stephen Page was the officer in charge of Operation Taradale, an investigation into the death of John Russell and the disappearances and suspected deaths of Ross Warren and Gilles Mattaini in the 1980s around Bondi’s Marks Park, a known gay beat. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 28/2/2023 News Northern Territory police need 300 more officers, Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest AUSTRALIA; The demand on Northern Territory police "regularly exceeds" the capabilities of the force, after a 30 per cent increase in overall crime over the last decade, according to Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage. Giving evidence today to the coronial inquest into the police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, the deputy commissioner said the agency needed around $500 million more in infrastructure to do its job. "We need in the vicinity of 300 [additional] officers to enable us to meet the demand on our services and provide an effective response to crime and social order right across the Northern Territory," Deputy Commissioner Smalpage said. ABC News (Australia) 28/2/2023 News WA police seize ‘phone’ that they believe may be used as firearm AUSTRALIA: An alleged drug dealer has been charged with owning what police believe could be a replica gun that looks like a mobile phone, as they try to work out whether it can be used as a firearm. WA Police searched a house on Cassinia Street in Baldivis, south of Perth, earlier this month. They seized a range of items, including more than $100,000 in cash, live ammunition, flick knives and drug paraphernalia. Among the items was the mobile phone, which police said could be folded to appear as a replica firearm. Police said ballistic testing, which studies the performance of a firearm, is underway to determine whether it can be operated as a gun. ABC News (Australia) 28/2/2023 News Public consultation plans confirmed for out-of-court disposal rebrand as proposed relaunch is delayed As stakeholders from across the criminal justice system gathered last month for a Met Police innovation hub to rebrand out-of-court disposals (OOCDs) ahead of the launch of new two-tier framework, it was confirmed that any new name for the measures would be likely to go out to public consultation to ensure that communities are given a voice, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 Analysis, Feature Drug dealers targeting boys as young as 13 to work in gangs Teenage boys as young as 13 are being lured with promises of money and gifts to work for drug dealers, officers have warned. Police Professional 28/2/2023 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 News Grievance-fuelled violence: Modelling the process of grievance development AUSTRALIA: Acts of extreme or mass violence perpetrated by lone offenders have become increasingly common in liberal democracies over the past 20 years. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 28/2/2023 Report Modelling drivers of grievance-fuelled violence AUSTRALIA: Acts of extreme or mass violence perpetrated by lone offenders have become increasingly common in liberal democracies over the past 20 years. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 28/2/2023 Research article Victoria Police CALD Inclusion Action Plan 2023-2024 AUSTRALIA: As the Executive Sponsor of Victoria Police CALD employee networks and the CALD Council (VP CALD Council) it is my pleasure to present the second Victoria Police CALD inclusion action plan. Victoria Police (Australia) 28/2/2023 Report Victoria Police Access and Inclusion Action Plan 2023-2024 AUSTRALIA: I am pleased to introduce this Victoria Police Access and Inclusion Action Plan 2023–2024. Victoria Police (Australia) 28/2/2023 Report Controlled operations annual report 2021–22 AUSTRALIA: The Australian Federal Police, the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission are pleased to submit the Controlled Operations Annual Report 2021–22. [pdf] Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) 28/2/2023 Report Police Scotland failed to attend at one in four housebreakings Police failed to attend one in four house break-ins in Scotland last year with officers blaming frontline pressures for dwindling contact with the public. The Times - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 News Recharging policing Years of under-resourcing mean the CPS is no longer able to provide timely charging advice. It’s time the power to do so was returned to the police say Chief Constables Craig Guildford, John Robbins and Stephen Watson. Police Professional - Subscription at source 27/2/2023 Feature, Opinion «177017711772177317741775177617771778Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
