Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96398 total results. Showing results 35721 to 35740 «178317841785178617871788178917901791Next ›Last » Police take nearly 500,000 days off sick because of mental health woes. ‘Deeply worrying’ figures show heavy toll the stresses of working on the front line is taking on officers. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 News Calls made to scrap secret police counter-corruption guidance on officer’s links with journalists. Earlier this year, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) apologised after appearing to equate journalists with extremist groups in findings on corruption in the Met. Sky News 29/8/2022 News Chief constable’s urgent plea to arm every police officer in UK with 50,000 volt stun guns. The first chief constable to arm all his officers with a Taser has insisted 50,000-volt stun guns should be standard issue police kit. Express 29/8/2022 News Cleveland Police to spray suspects from distance for tracing. A police force will start spraying suspects in certain crimes so they can prove where they were. BBC 29/8/2022 News NSW unveils delayed police cyber security centre AUSTRALIA: An around-the-clock cyber security operation centre dedicated to protecting NSW Police systems and the data within them has been launched by the state government, more than nine months after it came online. Innovation Aus (Australia) 29/8/2022 News South Australia Police given new powers to cancel licences AUSTRALIA: Motorists in South Australia face the prospect of an instant loss of licence in circumstances of ‘extreme speed’, as well as a jail term of up to three years. Drive (Australia) 29/8/2022 News Queensland inquiry considers decriminalising public drunkenness and begging AUSTRALIA: Queensland has become the last Australian jurisdiction to consider the decriminalisation of public intoxication, in a move service providers say is “long overdue”. The Guardian 29/8/2022 News Constable designs regional board game to help fight trauma NEW ZEALAND: It took more than 200 hours to design and a year to craft, but a Southland police officer is hoping her new board game will help ease the trauma of road accidents for tamariki. Stuff (New Zealand) 29/8/2022 News MPs, police face questions at public meeting on Auckland crime NEW ZEALAND: Residents and business owners gathered for a public meeting on crime in Auckland tonight where MPs faced questions on ram raids, mental health, gangs and police resources. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 29/8/2022 News, Video Lack of consequences leading to a ‘tsunami’ of youth crime, says National NEW ZEALAND: The party said it was dismayed to see prosecutions of young offenders declining at a time when youth crime seemed to be increasing. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/8/2022 News Public inquiry into mass shooting begins final phase today focused on recommendations CANADA: The public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting will resume today for its third and final phase of work. Blue Line (Canada) 29/8/2022 News Simmering rift between RCMP, municipal police, boils over in N.S. inquiry CANADA: The mass shooting in April 2020 that scarred Nova Scotians has also strained the fraught relationship between the RCMP and municipal forces in the province, with leaders bringing their feud into the inquiry examining the massacre. CBC News (Canada) 29/8/2022 News When law enforcement interview witnesses and write their statements Eyewitness testimony is important to criminal investigations. Research has found that remembering is a process that can be distorted by various factors, such as how witnesses are interviewed. Further, prior research has also found that written statements taken by the investigator are not always accurate. The present study explored for what is believed the first time whether interviewing skills are associated with both how much correct verbal information is provided by witnesses and also the accuracy of written statements, using a sample of 30 interviews conducted by serving professional investigators. We found greater inaccuracies at each of these two phases when interviewers were assessed as being less skilled, when compared to interviews conducted by their more highly rated counterparts. Interviewing skills thus appear important when interviewers attempt to gain accurate information from witnesses, and when they generate accurate written statements. Implications for policies and practice, and for future research, are discussed. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 Research article Police Activities and Community Views of Police in Crime Hot Spots Evidence on how hot spot policing affects community members’ views of police is very limited and inconclusive. Scholars have thus called for further study of community attitudes in hot spots to guide police in the formulation of hot spot strategies—an issue that is especially salient given recent public controversy surrounding policing, particularly in the United States. Using survey responses collected in 2018 from more than 1,000 community members living or working in more than 100 hot spots across 2 mid-sized cities in the United States, this study examines how community members’ perceptions of police activities in hot spots relate to their wider attitudes about police. Bivariate and multivariate analyses indicate that community members in hot spots in both cities exhibit more positive attitudes towards police along several dimensions (e.g., trust and confidence in police, views of police legitimacy, and perceptions of police responsiveness and procedural justice) when they see more frequent patrol and when they see positive police-community interactions. They have more negative views of police when they witness higher levels of investigative and enforcement activity. The findings support hot spot policing strategies that emphasize regular, systematic patrol in hot spots, complemented by positive community engagement efforts and problem-solving work. In contrast, they imply that enhanced enforcement activity in hot spots should be used judiciously. Justice Quarterly 29/8/2022 Research article Quebec to invest $250 million to hire more Montreal police, reduce gun violence CANADA: The Quebec government will spend $250 million over the next five years to help Montreal hire more police officers and combat gun violence, Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Saturday. Blue Line (Canada) 29/8/2022 News Driver who dragged garda on car in Kildare getaway hauled before special sitting of court REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A crazed driver carried a garda on his car as he sped off just before his vehicle was about to be taken from him. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 29/8/2022 News An Garda Síochána monthly report to the Policing Authority REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As we continue the implementation of our improvement programme, this month’s report outlines the considerable progress that was achieved both in terms of future proofing our police service and maintaining our strong engagement with the community. [pdf] Policing Authority (Republic of Ireland) 29/8/2022 Report UK’s VAWG policing lead warns: ‘We can’t arrest our way out of what is a societal problem’ Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on violence against women and girls (VAWG), has warned that long-lasting change can’t be achieved by police alone and will take more than a decade; in an interview with PolicingTV she also highlighted the ‘difficult conversations’ that police leaders need to have around inappropriate behaviour, and the potential of Operation Soteria to improve the rate of rape convictions, as Keith Potter reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 Feature ‘Whatever you are, get off the road’: Lesbian group that opposes ‘transgenderism’ told to leave Pride parade by cops A lesbian group opposed to "transgenderism" is furious after a police officer booted them out of a Pride parade. LBC 29/8/2022 News Merseyside Police arrest 170 people in hunt for Olivia’s killer The police operation searching for the killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel has led to the arrest of 170 people in a mass crackdown on crime since the nine-year-old's horrific death seven days ago. Express 29/8/2022 News «178317841785178617871788178917901791Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
