Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100981 total results. Showing results 37921 to 37940 «189318941895189618971898189919001901Next ›Last » Vancouver police chief’s gift rejected at tense Indigenous ceremony CANADA: Tension reached a high point during a trauma-healing ceremony when a hereditary chief walked across a sand-covered floor and returned the gift he had received from Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer. Blue Line (Canada) 26/10/2022 News Charges laid in death of Burnaby RCMP officer CANADA: The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has made an arrest in the homicide of Burnaby RCMP Constable Shaelyn Yang, with a charge of first degree murder being laid in consultation with the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS). Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 26/10/2022 News Gardaí seize cocaine worth €67k while on patrol in north Dublin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The drugs were discovered and seized in Ballymun, Dublin 11 by gardaí attached to the Divisional Crime Task Force in the DMR North section while on patrol. Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 26/10/2022 News Laws governing appeals to be reviewed by The Law Commission A review by The Law Commission of England and Wales has been launched to look at the laws governing appeals for criminal cases. College of Policing 26/10/2022 News Anti-social behaviour in Galway should get same attention as Dublin’s O’Connell Street, Seanad hears REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Fianna Fail’s Ollie Crowe said that it has been an ongoing problem for the past two years and never ‘effectively addressed or stamped out’. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 26/10/2022 News Gardaí not consulted on new pub opening times REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The general secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has expressed concern at proposed reforms of the licensing system for pubs and clubs which were developed without any consultation with the force. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 26/10/2022 News Police services will become ‘more reliant’ on England and Wales if budget cuts go ahead, say Scottish police chiefs Police Scotland will become “more reliant” on England and Wales for mutual aid and fire fighting services will be reduced, if proposed budget cuts go ahead, senior officers have warned. The Scotsman 26/10/2022 News Could the use of virtual reality in initial police training enhance the learning for new student officers? Teaching methods are constantly evolving, driven in part by the emergence of new technology, and virtual reality (VR) is one of the latest learning tools; Claire Smith, a former police officer and now a Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth, outlines the findings of a recent pilot study into how VR could be used to improve learning for the UK’s new student officers. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/10/2022 Analysis, Feature ‘Poisoned Chalice?’: the challenges of forensic science and technology for homicide investigations The challenges accompanying the investigation of homicide have been observed for some time. Although police today can gather evidence in ways not imagined decades ago, the use of forensic science and technology (FST) have created challenges and consequences for modern-day homicide investigations. While ‘digital footprints’ are increasingly expected in court proceedings, the provision of and analysis of FST data falls to the police who face resource shortages and other challenges. We surveyed homicide investigators across Alberta to examine their perceptions of FST and the implications of FST for their work. Participants revealed that data volume, lack of expertise and resource constraints result in frustration with FST and the demands it creates. At the same time, most participants pointed to civilianization as the means through which technology can provide full advantage to homicide (and other) investigations. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 26/10/2022 Research article Thames Valley Police: Jason Hogg proposed as new chief constable Thames Valley Police's (TVP) deputy chief constable is set to lead the force from next April. BBC 26/10/2022 News Northumbria Police chief announces retirement The chief constable of Northumbria Police has announced his retirement. BBC 26/10/2022 News Over 50,000 female police officers now in forces Women now make up over 50,000 police officers in forces in England and Wales following the government’s unprecedented drive to hire thousands more recruits. Home Office 26/10/2022 News Racial Threat and Punitive Police Attitudes Racial Threat Theory posits that punitive attitudes are produced when Whites are alarmed by large or growing Black populations. While research has identified a relationship between Black composition and support from community members for more punitive criminal justice policy, no research has examined whether racial composition influences punitive attitudes among criminal justice personnel—even though they represent a key population that can engage in discrimination. This study advances our understanding of racial threat and police force by examining the relationship between Black population and punitive use-of-force attitudes on the part of police. Using survey and census data for approximately 10,000 police officers in 97 agencies, multilevel analyses reveal that officers report more punitive attitudes in jurisdictions with larger Black populations and that this relationship is concentrated among White police officers. The results provide evidence that racial disparities in police outcomes are at least partly driven by motivational criteria (such as discrimination). Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source 26/10/2022 Research article Police Investigators’ Perceptions of the Challenges Associated With Interviewing Adult Sexual Assault Complainants Although police organizations have devoted considerable effort to training investigators in evidence-based witness interviewing techniques, there is some suggestion that current practices do not meet the multifaceted requirements of sexual assault cases. Here, we assessed the specific challenges inherent in conducting interviews with adult sexual assault complainants, by conducting in-depth interviews with 21 experienced investigators from both Australia and New Zealand. The challenges that investigators identified fell into three broad themes: meeting the evidential needs of sexual assault investigations, establishing credibility, and managing complainant vulnerabilities. We discuss how the investigative interview process might be modified in line with these challenges. Violence Against Women - Subscription at source 26/10/2022 Research article Mindfulness Meditation Training Reduces Aggression and Improves Well-Being in Highly Stressed Law Enforcement Officers Law enforcement officers are at risk of decreased mental and physical health due to the high demands and stressful nature of police work. Self-regulatory cognitive training may be particularly efficacious for law enforcement officers. The present study examined the feasibility and efficacy of three standardized, 8-week mindfulness-based interventions: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT), and Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness, and Knowledge (mPEAK) to foster psychological well-being for law enforcement officers. We expected no between group differences in outcomes. Further, we hypothesized that increases in dispositional mindfulness would mediate reductions in aggression and improvements in well-being. Eighty-four law enforcement officers were recruited. All procedures were performed online. Participants completed measures of aggression, stress, depression, emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and mindfulness. Seventy-nine officers were then randomized into one of three interventions: MBSR, MBRT, or mPEAK. Participants completed study assessments, again, after 4 and 8 weeks of mindfulness training. Fifty officers (median age = 44; 34 male) completed their assigned training. At baseline, 92% of police officers reported moderate to high levels of stress. The mPEAK program exhibited a 24% attrition rate, while MBSR and MBRT showed attrition rates of 44% and 41% respectively. There were no significant outcome differences between groups. Participants reported significant decreases in aggression and stress after training. Depression, difficulties in emotion regulation, and anxiety scores also decreased significantly. Importantly, increases in dispositional mindfulness mediated the relationship between aggression and stress and depression. These data indicate that mindfulness training may produce improvements in well-being in a sample of highly stressed police officers. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 26/10/2022 Research article The Influence of Interview Style on SIOs’ Responsiveness to the Suspect’s Alibi In criminal investigations, it may happen that the police will collect and use information that is actually incorrect. Making sure that such error is detected and corrected is part of the legal and operational burden placed on any investigating officer, but especially on the Senior Investigative Officer (SIO). This present study explored to what degree different interview styles will affect SIO decision-making, since interviewing witnesses and suspects is an important source of information for the police. A sample of 115 Dutch and Norwegian SIOs therefore performed an online vignette task. They read about a fictitious, but realistic case and received a report of an interview with the suspect. In this interview, the suspect had provided an alibi for one of the pieces of information that were disclosed to her and that actually was an incorrect piece of information. In the report the SIOs received, the interviewer either picked up the alibi (adaptive style), reacted indifferently to it (neutral) or discredited it right away (maladaptive). A significant effect was found for interview style being associated with SIOs’ responsiveness: the SIOs who read the adaptive or neutral interview report were significantly more responsive to the alibi than those who read the maladaptive report. The implications of this finding are discussed. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 26/10/2022 Research article Three police forces had doubts about use of Emergencies Act CANADA: Documents tabled at the Emergencies Act inquiry reveal a discrepancy between RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s public defence of the sweeping legislation and her private advice to the government that the police had “not yet exhausted all available tools” when the act was invoked. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 26/10/2022 News Police Scotland cuts: ‘Crime will increase, public safety will be put at risk’ Cuts to police budgets will lead to an increase in crime and threaten public safety, unions have claimed. Edinburgh News 26/10/2022 News Queensland police commissioner vows to do more to protect whistleblowers after inquiry revelations AUSTRALIA: Queensland’s police commissioner has vowed to do more to protect whistleblowers, after an inquiry revealed that officers who expose sexual abuse, misogyny and racism in the service often face reprisals from their colleagues. Police who made complaints against their colleagues have told Guardian Australia that the internal witness support unit – established to support whistleblowers who report breaches of discipline, misconduct or corrupt conduct – is understaffed and overwhelmed. The Guardian 26/10/2022 News Gloucestershire police joins operation to convict more sex offenders Gloucestershire police is working with academics who are specialists in their field to improve how officers respond and investigate sexual offences. This is part of the national Operation Soteria Bluestone initiative - a revised approach to investigating rape and serious sexual offences led by the Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime that is already seeing encouraging outcomes in other areas. The Constabulary is one of the new pilot forces to join the latest phase of the initiative, which begins this month (October 2022), making a total of 19 forces participating nationally. Gazette (Gloucestershire) 26/10/2022 News «189318941895189618971898189919001901Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
