Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 99246 total results. Showing results 38181 to 38200 «190619071908190919101911191219131914Next ›Last » Evaluating implementation of the EPIC peer bystander intervention program in basic law enforcement training (BLET) Mandated by a consent decree, the Ethical Policing is Courageous (EPIC) program was developed by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). The EPIC curriculum is based on active bystandership, encouraging officers to intervene when police misconduct could potentially occur. This research sought to evaluate the EPIC program recently adopted in one state. An adapted integrity measuring instrument from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) developed by Klockars et al. was used to compare officers who have recently completed the ethics programming being phased out against officers who participated in the EPIC program. Results indicate a significant difference in the areas of reporting and intervening with respect to excessive force. Implications for further research are also provided. Police Practice and Research 7/9/2022 Research article Disproportionately Punished, Yet Still Neglected: Variation in Official Police Responses to American Indian/Alaska Native Offending and Victimization Objectives: While a great deal of research has considered racial disparities in the criminal justice system, empirical research on the American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population is still in its infancy. Instead, AIAN people are most often grouped in the “other race” category. In this research, we move beyond this categorization and advance research by considering differential handling of AIAN-involved violent crime. Methods: We use 2016 NIBRS data—including information on 5,740 AIAN victims and 6,591 AIAN suspects—to examine variation in the likelihood of clearance by arrest and variation in these patterns according to victim race, offender race, and offense type. Results: Results indicate that incidents involving AIAN suspects and White victims are especially likely to result in arrest, but incidents involving AIAN suspects and AIAN victims are less likely to result in arrest. AIAN sexual assault victimization is particularly unlikely to result in arrest. Conclusions: The AIAN population is both disproportionately arrested when suspected of crime, and disproportionately neglected when victimized. If we wish to better understand the role of race in the criminal justice, it is imperative that we move beyond simple Black-White dichotomies, and begin centering attention on other marginalized populations, including the AIAN population, as well. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 7/9/2022 Research article Turning a blind eye to image-based abuse As many as one in three people in Australia, New Zealand and the UK have experienced image-based abuse, yet fewer than half of those who witness it have intervened; research by Dr Asher Flynn of Monash University, Elena Cama of the University of New South Wales, and Dr Adrian Scott of Goldsmiths, University of London explores why people do or don’t intervene in such instances, and the vital role that bystander intervention programs could play in responding to image-based abuse. Policing Insight 7/9/2022 Analysis, Feature Who Believes that the Police Use Excessive Force? Centering Racism in Research on Perceptions of the Police Objectives: Police use of excessive—even fatal—force is a significant social issue, one at the symbolic heart of the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement. However, a substantial number of Americans—disproportionately White—tend to minimize the prevalence of this issue. We seek to explain differences in these views. Methods: We look at whether experiences with the police, politics, and three measures of racial attitudes explain differences in views of the prevalence of police use of excessive force, and we specifically test for whether these factors help explain racial stratification in these views. Using data from three different recent national surveys collected by the American National Election Studies, we attempt to replicate our findings within this paper. Results: Views of police use of force are highly stratified by race and politics and racial attitudes—in particular racial resentment—play an important role in explaining these differences. Conclusions: If we hope to address this important issue, it matters that many people minimize its existence, and it matters why they minimize it. We argue that centering race in crime and justice research necessarily means centering racism. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 7/9/2022 Research article Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Police and Prosecutorial Drug Charging: Analyzing Organizational Overlap in Charging Patterns at Arrest, Filing, and Conviction Objective: Explore racial-ethnic disparities in drug charging trajectories from arrest to conviction. Methods: We analyze racial-ethnic disparities in charging severity across arrest, filing, and conviction for felony drug offense cases in Miami-Dade County between 2010-2015 (N=25,559) using a “distance traveled” approach by estimating the severity of charges based on the probability of incarceration at conviction. We use these estimates to predict the severity of charges at arrest and filing, and examine differences in the severity of charges between stages. Results: Compared to White non-Latinx people, police charge Black Latinx people with drug crimes that are 1.8 times more severe and Black non-Latinx people with drug crimes that are 1.6 times more severe at arrest. These inequalities are maintained throughout the charging trajectory. Greater charge reductions occur between arrest and filing than between filing and conviction, highlighting the importance of police in charging trajectories. We find small increases in charging trajectory, where racial-ethnic disparities persist at conviction. Conclusions: Examining charging at arrest is critical to understanding racial-ethnic disparities in charging trajectories, where unequal arrest charges become institutionalized throughout the charging process. Organizational dynamics between police and prosecutors may lead to drug charging practices that systematically disadvantage Black people in Miami-Dade County. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 7/9/2022 Research article Looking guilty: Handcuffing suspects influences judgements of deception Veracity judgements are important in legal and investigative contexts. However, people are poor judges of deception, often relying on incorrect behavioural cues when these may reflect the situation more than the sender's internal state. We investigated one such situational factor relevant to forensic contexts: handcuffing suspects. Judges—police officers (n = 23) and laypersons (n = 83)—assessed recordings of suspects, providing truthful and deceptive responses in an interrogation setting where half were handcuffed. Handcuffing was predicted to undermine efforts to judge veracity by constraining suspects' gesticulation and by priming stereotypes of criminality. It was found that both laypersons and police officers were worse at detecting deception when judging handcuffed suspects compared to non-handcuffed suspects, while not affecting their judgement bias; police officers were also overconfident in their judgements. The findings suggest that handcuffing can negatively impact veracity judgements, highlighting the need for research on situational factors to better inform forensic practice. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 7/9/2022 Research article Division between RCMP, municipal police grows since the N.S. mass shooting CANADA: Throughout the inquiry examining the 13-hour killing rampage that began in Portapique, N.S., on April 18, 2020, several senior police officers have testified about a division between the RCMP and municipal police forces in the province. Global News (Canada) 7/9/2022 News, Video Police tech students could leave Montreal for more attractive salaries CANADA: As Montreal police struggle to recruit and retain officers amid a labour shortage, one police college on the island says police services outside of Quebec are recruiting their graduates now more than ever. CTV News (Canada) 7/9/2022 News Yukon RCMP officer charged with using excessive force CANADA: An RCMP officer in Yukon has been accused of using excessive force when lodging a prisoner in police cells in Whitehorse. Blue Line (Canada) 7/9/2022 News Crime levels will not fall unless action is taken to increase our Garda force, according to local councillor REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More Gardai are needed now to relieve the pressure currently facing the force in the Sligo/Leitrim division. [AUDIO] Midwest Radio (Republic of Ireland) 7/9/2022 News Retired Garda says Regency Hotel attack a ‘dismal milestone’ – but forced action on gangland crime REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: One of Ireland’s best known crime busters has admitted the infamous Regency Hotel attack by the Hutch gang was a dismal milestone in modern gangland history. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 7/9/2022 News Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney to leave policing next April Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney has announced that she will leave Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary in April 2023, after 31 years of police service. Police Professional 7/9/2022 News PCC’s support national spiking campaign APCC Joint Addictions and Substance Misuse Leads are supporting a national campaign to raise awareness and warn students of the dangers of spiking. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 7/9/2022 News Dorset Police child protection review finds more work needed More needs to be done to bring a police force's child protection services up to scratch, inspectors have said. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 7/9/2022 Report Dorset Police child protection review finds more work needed More needs to be done to bring a police force's child protection services up to scratch, inspectors have said. BBC 7/9/2022 News The Victim’s Journey – how technology can transform citizen engagement The 2021/22 PEEL assessments of police forces in England & Wales by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have highlighted some exceptional performances but also areas to improve in contact management and providing a service to the victims of crime. Steve Norris explains how the Salesforce solution can equip forces with appropriate technology to improve communication with victims of crime and meet their needs. Policing Insight 7/9/2022 Advertisement, Feature Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list USA: A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol The Independent 7/9/2022 News Police chief admits 101 callers left hanging on more than 14 minutes Norfolk’s chief constable has admitted 101 non-emergency calls to his force can take longer than 14 minutes to answer. Paul Sanford said one in 10 callers were left hanging on the line but argued this was better than other public agencies such as the passport office. Eastern Daily Press 7/9/2022 News On the Horizon: Research and innovation to tackle drug trafficking New Government provisions to safeguard funding for EU-supported research projects include a guarantee scheme to allow UK organisations to apply for this year’s Horizon Europe Security for Civil Society programme – which could be good news for policing agencies with project proposals to tackle drug trafficking, as Policing Insight’s Andy Staniforth reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/9/2022 Analysis, Feature Officer dismissed after abusing his position for a sexual purpose. An officer who sent inappropriate messages to a vulnerable woman he met on duty has been dismissed without notice. Police Professional 7/9/2022 News «190619071908190919101911191219131914Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
