Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115860 total results. Showing results 39641 to 39660 «197919801981198219831984198519861987Next ›Last » Children as young as FOUR are bringing knives into school as police reveal almost 500 kids under 11 were caught with a weapon in last four years Children as young as four years old are being caught with knives in schools in what one charity boss has labelled a 'cancer that is spreading' across the country. Freedom of Information requests made to police forces across England and Wales revealed that almost 500 kids aged under 11 were found with bladed articles in the last four years. Mail Online 17/9/2023 News Victorians top list for taking deadly ‘super drug’ AUSTRALIA: Victorians are the country’s biggest consumers of the deadly “super drug” fentanyl as authorities warn of its potentially disastrous consequences. Melbourne has the highest level of heroin, ketamine and fentanyl consumption of any Australian capital city, the latest wastewater data from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission shows. In regional areas, Victoria tops the national list for heroin consumption and is second for fentanyl and oxycodone use. CQ Today (Australia) 17/9/2023 News Prohibition on naming sex offenders AUSTRALIA: Laws allowing the public naming of people charged with rape and other prescribed sexual offences in Queensland were passed in State Parliament today. The reforms, contained in the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, were among other legislative amendments to modernise and strengthen Queensland’s laws relating to the operation of courts and tribunals and the justice system. CQ Today (Australia) 17/9/2023 News CHRIS PHILP: Shoplifting is not a ‘minor’ crime… I want to see a zero-tolerance approach from police Shoplifting is not a 'minor' or 'low-level' crime. That's why I want to see a zero-tolerance approach from police. Theft from shops – whether large chains or independent retailers – is against the law and perpetrators could face a maximum sentence of seven years. And for good reason. The consequences are devastating. Mail Online - Subscription at source 17/9/2023 News American XL bully dog ban may be ineffective in short term, UK experts warn Limited police resources and court backlogs of owners seeking exemptions for their animals will make new law difficult to enforce. A ban on American XL bully dogs may prove ineffective in the short term, with limited resources in police forces to enforce new laws and the prospect of a backlog in the courts, experts warned this weekend. The Guardian 17/9/2023 News Garda roster row intensifies as crisis talks planned with Helen McEntee and Drew Harris RREPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Rank-and-file gardaí and the Government are at a “stalemate” over the roster issue, with “no chance” of Justice Minister Helen McEntee withdrawing her confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 17/9/2023 News Disgraced garda Paul Moody faces new allegations of domestic abuse and coercive control REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Disgraced garda Paul Moody is facing a new criminal investigation after another woman came forward to gardaí alleging domestic abuse and coercive control by the former officer. Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 17/9/2023 News Police issue warrant for accused murderer Naya Ropiu Fabian Wharekura’s arrest after bail breach NEW ZEALAND: Police have issued a warrant for an accused murderer and are actively investigating his whereabouts after he breached his electronic bail conditions. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 17/9/2023 News Regina police trying to identify victim of early morning Winnipeg Street homicide CANADA: Police say man found around 1:15 a.m. in 1200 block was declared dead at scene. Regina police say they're still trying to identify the victim of an early morning homicide. CBC News (Canada) 16/9/2023 News Queensland man jailed for online child abuse offences AUSTRALIA: A Brisbane man was yesterday (15 September) sentenced to four years and nine months’ imprisonment by the Brisbane District Court for a range of child abuse offences. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 16/9/2023 News Cop killer’s getaway driver caught throwing nearly 1kg meth out window during police raid NEW ZEALAND: The young woman who helped a cop killer escape after he gunned down two police officers now faces another prison sentence after she was seen dropping nearly 1kg of meth out of her bedroom window. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 16/9/2023 News Forced rehab saves lives, U.S. police chief says of N.B. plan CANADA: A U.S. police chief says it saves lives, but 2 Fredericton addicts in recovery aren't convinced. CBC News (Canada) 16/9/2023 News Retailers forced to spend £30MILLION on private ‘police forces’ to arrest and prosecute shoplifters after ‘giving up’ on getting help from the authorities Retailers are spending £30 million a year on security and private 'police forces' to arrest and prosecute shoplifters after 'giving up' on getting help from the authorities, a Mail on Sunday investigation has found. The move has seen some of the biggest brands in the UK resorting to a private army of uniformed 'officers' to protect staff from increasingly brazen and violent shoplifters. Mail Online 16/9/2023 News Australia’s chief law officers to meet in WA this week to tackle State’s urgent domestic violence crisis AUSTRALIA: Australia’s chief law officers are meeting in WA this week to discuss a united approach to tackling domestic violence. It comes amid urgent calls for action as the State’s domestic violence crisis continues to dominate the headlines. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/9/2023 News Dorset Police set to share live, real-time updates on hundreds of incidents to highlight demand Dorset Police are to share live, real-time updates on hundreds of incidents today including redacted information of every contact received into the Force via 999 and 101 over a 12 hour period. ITV News 16/9/2023 News Staffing issues limiting expansion of crisis intervention program: Winnipeg police chief CANADA: ARCC program pairs mental health professionals, plainclothes police to respond to non-criminal crisis calls CBC News (Canada) 16/9/2023 News The Politics of Policing Hate: Boundary Work, Social Inequalities, and Legitimacy This article investigates how police officers and prosecutors make sense of and speak about their work with hate crimes. Our analysis rests upon Robert Reiner's widely acknowledged claim that policing is inherently political. We identified three core issues that illustrate the political nature of policing hate crimes. First, the politically contingent boundary work of distinguishing criminal from legal acts. Second, the impact of the enforcement of hate crime laws on the reproduction of social inequalities. Third, the “diversity politics” of gaining legitimacy and trust among minorities, which hate crime legislation is meant to protect. While a strong commitment to policing hate crimes is evident among our interviewees, we ask if the politically invested discourse they present may contribute to an absence of critical reflections regarding the limited effect of law enforcement, as well as a lack of engagement with pressing concerns regarding racialized crime control and racism. Social and Legal Studies 16/9/2023 Research article Labeling Victimization Experiences and Self as Predictors of Service Need Perceptions and Talking to Police Theoretical frameworks suggest that how victims of violence against women (VAW) label their experiences and selves shapes their help-seeking intentions and behaviors. Quantitative studies assessing this relationship have focused on sexual assault and have neglected self-labels, thus this study adds to the research by including multiple forms of VAW and both experience-labels (e.g., “abuse”) and self-labels (e.g., “victim”). Data came from a community-based sample of 1,284 adult, female victims of physical intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. These women participated in a state-wide phone survey in 2020 to determine victimization prevalence and were selected for the present analyses based on their victimization experiences. Bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine whether experience- and self-labels predicted the likelihood of perceiving the need for legal services, victim services, shelter or safe housing, and/or medical care, as well as talking to police. Both applying a label to one’s experiences with VAW and applying a label to oneself in relation to those experiences approximately doubled the odds of perceiving a need for formal services. The significance of self-labels seemed to be driven by the “survivor” label, as using a “victim” label was not related to need perceptions, but a “survivor” label doubled or tripled the odds of perceiving a need for formal services. Applying a label to one’s experiences with VAW almost doubled the odds of talking to the police, and, again, use of the “survivor” self-label significantly increased the odds of talking to the police. These findings confirm the importance of labeling one’s victimization experiences and self, and indicate that greater attention be paid to the labels that victims use and how the use of labels might be improved so that they are more likely to seek and attain meaningful help and services. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Subscription at source 16/9/2023 Research article “That is Not Behavior Consistent With a Rape Victim”: The Effects of Officer Displays of Doubt on Sexual Assault Case Processing and Victim Participation Despite the prevalence and severity of sexual violence, case attrition has been identified as a significant issue. Of the cases that are reported to police, only a small portion result in arrest, prosecution, or conviction. Research has revealed that much of this attrition occurs early in the process and that a number of theoretically supported legal (e.g., physical evidence, victim participation) and extralegal (e.g., demographics, victim credibility) factors influence how and whether a case progresses through the criminal justice system. However, few researchers have directly examined the impact of officer doubt on case processing. Whereas legal and extralegal factors represent case characteristics, doubt represents officer cognition about these characteristics. These perceptions can affect how victims are treated, how police investigate the case, and ultimately, the case’s progression through the system. A random sample of sexual assault reports from one police department in a medium-sized jurisdiction in the western U.S. was drawn to examine the expression of officer doubt, as well as its impact on victim participation, arrest, and referral for prosecution while controlling for relevant legal and extralegal factors. The findings suggest that officer doubt is an important consideration in sexual assault case processing, independent of other legal and extralegal factors, and that it significantly impacts the likelihood of arrest and referral for prosecution. Consistent with previous research, police decision-making was also impacted by certain legal factors. Victim participation was not directly affected by officer doubt but it was predicted by extralegal factors. Implications for future sexual assault research and practitioner training are discussed. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Subscription at source 16/9/2023 Research article Police told to scan every CCTV image of shoplifters with facial recognition technology to crack down on theft epidemic Just one in seven shoplifters were charged in the last year in England and Wales. Among those, 54% were closed after detectives failed to identify a suspect while other difficulties caused a further 20% of cases to collapse. LBC 16/9/2023 News «197919801981198219831984198519861987Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
