Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115830 total results. Showing results 38801 to 38820 «193719381939194019411942194319441945Next ›Last » Montréal’s ‘mixed’ police squads don’t help the city’s unhoused people – they cause more harm Deploying ‘mixed’ squads consisting of police officers and healthcare or social workers is an approach that has been used in responding to the homeless and those in mental health crises in a number of countries; but new Canadian research by Concordia University Professor Ted Rutland and Karl Beaulieu, Université du Québec à Montréal PhD researcher, suggest that in the case of ‘unhoused people’, far from improving the situation it’s an approach that is creating more harm. Policing Insight 4/10/2023 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Claims new Garda policing model in Galway viewed as “a disaster” REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Justice Minister is being urged to question Gardaí on the “nonsensical” decision to place Connemara under the jurisdiction of Oranmore Garda Station. [AUDIO] Galway Bay (Republic of Ireland) 4/10/2023 News Exploring the Guardian Mindset as a Strategy for Improving Police-Community Relations The purpose of this study is to explore the guardian mindset as a means for improving police-community relations. Using data collected from 735 new officers in the USA, confirmatory factor analyses were used to evaluate the empirical validity of the guardian vs. warrior typology, and structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationships among the guardian mindset and outcomes believed to improve relations with the public. The results show that officers’ attitudes about the community and communication styles, but not attitudes about the role of the police, differentiate a guardian from a warrior orientation. The results also show that a higher-order guardian factor was related to attitudes about the use of force, procedural justice, and de-escalation. The findings provide some support for the positive effects of a guardian mindset on improving police-community relations while at the same time raising important questions for further study. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 4/10/2023 Research article Bringing a Uniform Home: a Qualitative Study on Police Officer’s Work-Family Balance Perspective! Being a police officer is a very stressful job, characterized by occupational stressors that impact mental health and increasing work-family balance. Quantitative research is unable to clarify how police officers cope with the impact of work challenges on work-family balance. This study aims to understand how police officers narrate the impact of their work on their family experiences. Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with Portuguese military police and civilian service forces working in the Northern region of Portugal. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed according to the principles of thematic analysis. The main themes indicate that participants are concerned about the work-family conflict. Both common and unique police officers’ perceptions of the impact of professional challenges on work-family balance emerged among both groups. Common work-family balance challenges for both civilian and military police officers included a negative impact on family dynamics and the sharing work experiences with family, but also recognized positive impacts of the profession on the family. For military police officers, making decisions regarding career advancement is a specific challenge. This study enables clinicians and other professional groups, such as commanders and politicians, to further develop a deeper understanding of these challenges and their different levels of impact. It also allows for the development of targeted strategies aligned with the unique needs of these professionals. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 4/10/2023 Research article HMICFRS raises concerns about Suffolk Constabulary’s response to the public Suffolk Constabulary needs to improve how it responds to the public and protects vulnerable victims, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 4/10/2023 News Armed police around country prepare to hand in their guns if Chris Kaba officer named Marksmen from three forces say that they will down their weapons if the officer accused of murdering Chris Kaba last year loses his anonymity at an Old Bailey hearing Mirror 4/10/2023 News Merseyside Police effective at preventing crime, but improvements still required Merseyside Police is effective at preventing crime, but it must improve its service for the public in a number of key areas, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 4/10/2023 News ‘The public are doing the police’s job!’ Former officer slams ‘institutionally woke’ force Former Police Officer Harry Miller has hit out at the "institutionally woke" Metropolitan Police, following a surge in publicly-led action against shoplifters in the UK. GB News 4/10/2023 News If you see a shoplifter, arrest them yourself, police minister says Chris Philp also called on retailers to instruct their security guards to intervene when it is safe to do so and use the power of arrest The Times - Subscription at source 4/10/2023 News Staff shortage alert at Police Scotland call centre before M9 crash Scotland’s justice secretary and chief constable were told months before about problems at the Bilston Glen centre, inquiry hears The Times - Subscription at source 4/10/2023 News The Drop in Worry about Crime and Its Gender Gap: Trends in England and Wales from 1998 to 2019/2020 Using data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, this research explores trends in worry about crime and its gender gap between 1998 and 2019/20. Worry about different types of crime follows a downward trajectory, with worries about car-related crimes showing the strongest decline. Although both men’s and women’s worries decline over time, the gender gap in worry about crime reveals a narrowing trend for crimes that involve physical interaction with the offender (e.g., assault or rape) due to women’s worries decreasing more rapidly than men’s. Potential reasons for the general downward trend include the steady decline in crime rates, the rise in security standards, and a shift in worry from traditional to newer forms of crime (e.g., cybercrime). Rising gender equality and women’s empowerment over the last few decades may explain the narrowing trend in the gender gap in worry about personal crime. CRIMRXIV 4/10/2023 Research article Some Police Scotland officers have no vetting record Watchdog urges new law after finding some officers have not been checked since they were recruited. Some Police Scotland officers have no vetting record, presenting a significant risk to the public, a watchdog has found. A review of the force’s procedures found no requirement for vetting for rank and file officers and staff to be repeated beyond recruitment checks. The Times - Subscription at source 4/10/2023 News Suffolk police not answering 999 calls within targets Suffolk police are not answering 999 calls within national targets due to staff shortages in control rooms, according to a new report. Published today (Wednesday, October 4), the inspection report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found that the force was found inadequate in responding to the public. East Anglian Daily Times 4/10/2023 News PEEL 2023–2025: An inspection of Merseyside Police PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for Merseyside Police. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 4/10/2023 News Merseyside Police effective at preventing crime, but improvements still required Merseyside Police is effective at preventing crime, but it must improve its service for the public in a number of key areas, the police inspectorate has said. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 4/10/2023 News PEEL 2023–25: An inspection of Suffolk Constabulary PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for Suffolk Constabulary. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 4/10/2023 Report Suffolk Constabulary does some things well but there are concerns about its response to public Suffolk Constabulary needs to improve how it responds to the public and protects vulnerable victims, the police inspectorate has said. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 4/10/2023 News Hamilton police say it will improve tracking no-knock raids after oversight agency recommendations CANADA: Hamilton Police Services (HPS) says it will improve its tracking of how often officers execute no-knock raids, a term for when they barge into homes unannounced while executing search warrants. Dep. Chief Ryan Diodati told the HPS board about this and other changes the service is implementing amid recommendations from the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) to all police services about no-knock raids. No-knock raids, also called dynamic entries, are supposed to be rare. CBC News (Canada) 4/10/2023 News Next gen div vans deployed AUSTRALIA: New larger and safer police divisional vans are taking to the roads, with the first of the fleet delivered to Kyneton. The next-generation Ford Ranger vehicles – specially developed for Victoria Police – have begun replacing more than 250 existing vans in the force’s fleet. Midland Express (Australia) 4/10/2023 News Vic govt adamant police ‘will be ready’ to deal with new approach to intoxication when public drunkenness is decriminalised AUSTRALIA: Just weeks until Victoria decriminalises public drunkenness, the state's police minister has declared cops "will be ready" for the new approach to dealing with intoxicated individuals. Sky News 4/10/2023 News «193719381939194019411942194319441945Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
