Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103290 total results. Showing results 37101 to 37120 «185218531854185518561857185818591860Next ›Last » B.C. police wage recruitment battle as future of Surrey force hangs in the balance CANADA: A large billboard on Surrey's border has become emblematic of a quiet battle going on across the Lower Mainland as police forces compete to attract the next generation of boots on the ground Global News (Canada) 20/1/2023 News Carnarvon crime spike has leaders call for more support for WA police AUSTRALIA: Carnarvon community leaders are concerned an extra police presence in the remote WA town since December won't reduce the region's crime rate in the long term. ABC News (Australia) 20/1/2023 News Concerns WA police have too much power AUSTRALIA: There is concern Western Australian police have been given too much power by the State Government. [AUDIO] 6pr (Australia) 20/1/2023 News Over 17,000 weapons surrendered in first year of Australian firearms amnesty AUSTRALIA: More than 17,000 weapons, including a Vietnam war-era flamethrower, were surrendered in the first year of Australia’s national permanent firearms amnesty. The Guardian 20/1/2023 News ‘The calm voice of the south’ retires NEW ZEALAND: Fifty years to the day from his attestation in Wing 54, Southern Emergency Communications Centre Dispatcher David Teale has retired from a remarkable career with New Zealand Police, in both constabulary and non-constabulary roles. New Zealand Police 20/1/2023 News Big Brothers Big Sisters help prevent crime by mentoring kids NEW ZEALAND: Ram raids and retail crime are creating headaches and concerns not only for victims and wider society, but also for policymakers as they scramble for solutions, says Big Brothers Big Sisters of NZ chief executive Drew Ewan. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 20/1/2023 News Chris Hipkins to become New Zealand’s next Prime Minister NEW ZEALAND: Chris Hipkins is set to become PM - he was the only nomination for the Labour leadership today. [AUDIO] NZ Herald (New Zealand) 20/1/2023 News IOPC ‘absolutely refutes’ criticism of its decision-making in Maida Vale stop and search investigation The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it “absolutely refutes” the suggestion that “improper political or external interference” was brought to bear on its investigation into the stop and search of black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos in North West London in July 2020. Police Professional 20/1/2023 News Home Office outlines better protection for rape victims from ‘invasive’ personal record requests Victims will be better protected from “invasive” requests for personal records, including during rape investigations, under plans announced by the Home Office on Friday (January 20). Police Professional 20/1/2023 News Man arrested after officer taken to hospital following assault A police officer has been taken to hospital after he was assaulted while attempting to detain a man in North London. Police Professional 20/1/2023 News Universal and Sex-Normed Benchmarks in Police Physical Fitness Requirements: A Factorial Vignette Design Physical fitness standards have long represented a key element thought to influence the representation of women in policing. Prior research using secondary data examined failure rates at police academies. Survey studies asked police officers about their viewpoints on physical fitness standards. Importantly, these studies focus on preexisting differences and inequalities, not the perspectives of potential applicants. Using a sample of 993 Amazon mTurk respondents, this project uniquely examines how experimentally manipulating the lack of discussion of a physical fitness test for admission, as well as a universal-normed test, and a gender-normed test, influence potential applicants’ job interest. The study findings indicate interaction effects between woman status and the universal physical fitness standards for male and female applicants, with significantly lower job interest for each of the four outcome variables. These findings have policy implications for police recruit diversity and physical fitness standards at the application stage. Women and Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 20/1/2023 Research article Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley publishes his plan to reform the MPS The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commissioner has outlined his plans to deliver “change and transformation” across the force through “core policing activities”. Police Professional 20/1/2023 News All police staff records to be checked for allegations and intelligence by March The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has told all police forces to complete checks on their officers and staff against the national police database by March 31. Police Professional 20/1/2023 News Plymouth shooting inquest: police took ‘high risk’ decision to return shotgun licence Devon and Cornwall force say they did not have enough staff to deal with number of licensing applications The Guardian 20/1/2023 News Police ‘Looking Into’ Rishi Sunak Not Wearing Seatbelt In Video The offence can be punished with fines of up to £500. Huffington Post 20/1/2023 News Violence against women is a threat more lethal than terrorism. And our police are part of the menace The Met has not just failed to catch rapists and murderers: it harbours them in its ranks. Time to scrap it and start again The Guardian 20/1/2023 Feature, Opinion Universal and Sex-Normed Benchmarks in Police Physical Fitness Requirements: A Factorial Vignette Design Physical fitness standards have long represented a key element thought to influence the representation of women in policing. Prior research using secondary data examined failure rates at police academies. Survey studies asked police officers about their viewpoints on physical fitness standards. Importantly, these studies focus on preexisting differences and inequalities, not the perspectives of potential applicants. Using a sample of 993 Amazon mTurk respondents, this project uniquely examines how experimentally manipulating the lack of discussion of a physical fitness test for admission, as well as a universal-normed test, and a gender-normed test, influence potential applicants’ job interest. The study findings indicate interaction effects between woman status and the universal physical fitness standards for male and female applicants, with significantly lower job interest for each of the four outcome variables. These findings have policy implications for police recruit diversity and physical fitness standards at the application stage. Women and Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 20/1/2023 Research article Leicestershire crime commissioner settled tribunal claim after closing own ethics committee Commissioner denies claim committee was closed because it raised concerns about Black Lives Matter comments The Guardian 20/1/2023 News More than 1,000 ‘rotting apples’ dumped outside Scotland Yard in Met Police ‘misogyny’ protest Protest comes after conviction of Met Police officer David Carrick for a litany of sex offences against women The Standard 20/1/2023 News Susan Toth resigns from police services board with calls for her replacement to be racialized CANADA: Susan Toth, the human rights and labour lawyer who was recently re-appointed to head the London Police Services board, has resigned and is calling for city council to make sure her replacement is a member of the Black or Indigenous community. 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