Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103261 total results. Showing results 35481 to 35500 «177117721773177417751776177717781779Next ›Last » Recorded Crime in Scotland, year ending December 2022 Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released Recorded Crime in Scotland, year ending December 2022. The police in Scotland recorded 287,678 crimes in the year ending December 2022. This was 2% lower than the 292,316 crimes recorded in the year ending December 2021, and 4% lower than the 298,452 crimes recorded in the year ending December 2018. Scottish Government 28/2/2023 News Recorded crime in Scotland falls to one of lowest levels on record Crime in Scotland fell to one of the lowest levels on record in 2022, according to latest figures Police Professional 28/2/2023 News Vancouver police shoot man twice in case of mistaken identity CANADA: A Toronto man says he was left in excruciating pain after Vancouver police mistook him for a wanted man and shot him twice with what they say were rubber bullets. CBC News (Canada) 28/2/2023 News Police board OKs $15.2M budget increase, new public feedback rule CANADA: After a three-and-a-half hour meeting Monday, the Ottawa Police Services Board approved a $401 million budget for 2023. CBC News (Canada) 28/2/2023 News Using a mobile canvassing application at Barrie Police Service CANADA: Most police services are guilty of doing tasks in a certain way simply because it’s the way it’s always been done. Blue Line (Canada) 28/2/2023 Feature Harris plans tougher sentences for assaults on gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: People who assault gardaí could face up to 12 years in prison under new proposals to combat the rise in attacks. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 28/2/2023 News ‘Slow down’ garda speed enforcement day in operation for next 24 hours REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Motorists have been warned to slow down on road across the country for the next 24 hours as gardaí clampdown on speeding drivers. Leitrim Live (Republic of Ireland) 28/2/2023 News A qualitative exploration of stress in a criminal investigations section Traditional literature on stress in policing focuses on patrol officers and generalizes findings to other sections and ranks within the department. This fails to take into consideration that different sections may experience and manage stress in various ways. Following Dabney and colleagues (2013) examination of homicide investigators, the current study employs deductive coding to examine interviews from 21 investigators from financial, property, domestic violence, persons, and child crimes in the Criminal Investigations Section of a mid-sized Southwestern, United States police department. Findings were able to both replicate and expand upon Dabney and colleagues (2013) results, suggesting that even in a department that varies demographically and operationally from the original department, these investigators were exposed to and afflicted by many of the same stressors. While some of these stressors were similar to their patrol officer counterparts, investigators were further impacted by sources of stress that are unique to their specific role in the police organization (e.g., heavy caseloads, prolonged exposure to trauma, additional involvement with other criminal justice actors). Research and practical implications for departments – both international and domestic – in managing investigator stress are discussed. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 28/2/2023 Research article Fall in garda numbers must be addressed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The latest shocking scenes of gardaí being attacked in Ballyfermot in Dublin would make anyone question why a young person would want to join our national police force. The Southern Star 28/2/2023 News 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 «177117721773177417751776177717781779Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
