Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102711 total results. Showing results 3881 to 3900 «191192193194195196197198199Next ›Last » A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Hot Spots Policing Initiative in Suburban and Rural Areas This paper overviews the Hamilton County (OH) Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). The HCSO SPI was designed to address repeat call for service (CFS) hot spots using a holistic strategy. A matched pair randomized controlled trial evaluation of 13 treatment hot spots and 13 control hot spots was performed. Directed patrols documented via CAD, line-level supervisors’ implementation reports, and interviews with 5 key informants suggested implementation fidelity varied across sites. For implementation Year 1, crime-related CFS were down about 23% (991 to 759) in the 13 treatment hot spots compared the year before implementation started relative to a 16% (740 to 619) reduction in the 13 control hot spots. For implementation Year 2, crime-related CFS were down by about 28% (991 to 710) in the 13 treatment hot spots compared the year before implementation started relative to about a 17% (740 to 616) reduction in the 13 control hot spots. Paired samples t-tests suggest only the Year 2 change was statistically significant at the p Justice Evaluation Journal - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 Research article AI filters and new guidance will help to protect staff from unwitting exposure to indecent images As forces increase contact channels to include digital and online routes, the likelihood of comms staff being exposed to harmful images has increased, says Rebecca Malpass, Digital Communications Development Senior for Derbyshire Constabulary; now a new AI-based image filter together with additional guidance for staff can help to protect individuals from being exposed to indecent images, as she explained to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 Feature, Innovation, Interview The First 72 Hours After Child Sexual Assault: Reporting Children, Young People, and Mothers’ Experiences of Police, Hospital, and Psychosocial Care in Victoria In Victoria, Australia, children who are reported to authorities to have experienced very recent sexual assault routinely undergo a forensic medical examination and receive psychosocial care. There is very little known about how children and their families experience this process and whether current practices are meeting their needs. This study seeks to understand these experiences by undertaking a thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 10 children/young people (aged between 4 and 16) and 8 mothers (n = 18). The study draws on constructivist grounded theory methodology and incorporates the contextual-embedded perspective of the clinician/researcher. The study identified three stages participants navigated in the hours following the assault: (a) reaching out for help, (b) hospital processes and procedures, and (c) discharge. Nested within these stages, five key themes emerged: confusion, distress, and minimization when reporting; valuing a caring presence; feeling exposed, vulnerable, and ashamed; being lost in space and time; and going home alone. The need for a sensitive, trauma-informed, accessible, and consistent response to acute sexual assault is discussed; one that acknowledges the experiences and centralizes the priorities and psychosocial needs of the child and their family. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 17/3/2025 Research article ‘The time is right’ says Merseyside Police chief announcing her retirement Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has announced that she will be retiring from Merseyside Police in August after nearly five years in charge. Emergency Services Times 17/3/2025 News Police ‘step up’ recruitment ahead of retirements The Isle of Man Constabulary is "stepping up" its recruitment campaign ahead of the retirement of a "considerable number of officers" in the next three years, the chief constable has said. BBC 17/3/2025 News Durham police were warned of ‘catastrophic’ losses ahead of fire that destroyed evidence, cost cases CANADA: For years, Durham Regional Police had known about the risk of “catastrophic losses” in the event of a fire at the Courtice Court storage warehouse. Toronto Star (Canada) - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 News Windsor, Ont., police chief made racist comments, internal investigation finds CANADA: Jason Bellaire made remarks in what he believed was a ‘safe space,’ investigator found CBC News (Canada) 17/3/2025 News Coalition to introduce new racketeering laws in bid to stamp out ‘union corruption’ AUSTRALIA: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to introduce new laws that would allow bosses of organisations engaged in a pattern of illegal activity to be charged, as part of a suite of measures aimed at stamping out "union corruption". The announcement follows new allegations of violence and organised crime within the embattled Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union. Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt referred the allegations to the Australian Federal Police on Monday, dismissing Mr Dutton's plan as "reckless". ABC News (Australia) 17/3/2025 News Victoria Police expand operation into alleged underworld infiltration of CFMEU AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police has expanded an operation investigating allegations of continuing bikie and underworld infiltration of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), including on the state government's Big Build projects. The CFMEU's construction arm was placed in administration last year because of the misconduct. ABC News (Australia) 17/3/2025 News Terrorism related arrests hit five-year high The latest data released by the Home Office shows that more people have been arrested for terrorism related offences in 2024 than in the four years previously. Emergency Services Times 17/3/2025 News Custom designed armoured vehicles handed over to NSW Police Force AUSTRALIA: The NSW Government is today launching five new Tactical Armoured Vehicles, which will significantly strengthen the capability of the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) to respond to high-risk, tactical and counter-terrorism situations. New South Wales Government 17/3/2025 News ‘Flawed from the start’: Police failure and ‘outdated’ attitude in spotlight AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service has launched an internal review and been ordered to pay costs after failing to properly consider potential domestic violence. Police have been ordered to pay costs in a matter where Gympie region officers failed to properly consider potential domestic violence, treating a woman at the heart of an incident in such a way that it earned the clear ire of the magistrate. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 News Inside the nine-tonne, V8-powered tactical ‘Bearcat’ used by police AUSTRALIA: Five new Lenco "Bearcat" armoured vehicles have been obtained by NSW Police. 9 News (Australia) 17/3/2025 Feature NSW Police unveils latest defence for tactical operations AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Force has unveiled the latest defence in support of tactical operations, counter-terrorism and riots. The armoured, nine-tonne Lenco 'BearCat' vehicles have been specifically designed and manufactured to respond to the state’s most dangerous incidents. New South Wales Police Force 17/3/2025 News Officer suspended after being found guilty of assaulting staff at Christmas party A Gloucestershire Constabulary officer has been suspended after he was convicted of assaulting two bouncers during a Christmas party. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 News ‘Game changer’ armoured police vehicles an Aussie first AUSTRALIA: A state's police force will be able to get direct, vehicular access to passenger planes for the first time with a multimillion-dollar boost to an armoured car fleet. The Canberra Times (Australia) 17/3/2025 News How police around Australia are cracking cold cases using investigative genetic genealogy AUSTRALIA: Described as WA's biggest cold case breakthrough since the introduction of new DNA technology, the naming of Terence John Fisher as a suspect in the 1979 murder of Perth woman Kerryn Tate created headlines around the country. ABC News (Australia) 17/3/2025 News Police operation targets ‘predators’ on nights out A police operation targeting "predatory behaviour" in a seaside town at night has led to a reduction in crime, officers and publicans have said. BBC 17/3/2025 News Let’s go back to a tried and tested model of policing REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 'Who is brave enough in senior Garda positions or in Government to say enough is enough, let’s get back to the tried and tested model?' Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 17/3/2025 Feature, Opinion What will be the legacy of the Police Race Action Plan? With just over a year to go until the end of National Police Chiefs’ Council funding for the Police Race Action Plan, Ian Weinfass looks at what chief constables across England and Wales hope it can achieve, and speaks to the chair of its independent scrutiny board and the head of the National Black Police Association about what else needs to be done. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 Analysis, Feature «191192193194195196197198199Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
