Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93447 total results. Showing results 39761 to 39780 «198519861987198819891990199119921993Next ›Last » IOPC discovers ‘pervasive’ evidence of bullying and harassment The actions of 14 Met officers were investigated during the three-year Operation Hotton inquiry. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 1/2/2022 News Arrested and ignored: The ordeal of grooming gang victims at hands of authorities there to protect them Several victims told police of abuse but no action was taken, while they were arrested for minor offences The Independent 1/2/2022 News “Police Sexual Violence: A Study of Policewomen As Victims” Police sexual violence (PSV) is an understudied but critically important topic in police research. This paper uncovers and examines an extremely hidden form of PSV: sexual assaults of female police officers by male police officers. Our qualitative analysis reveals how male police officers of widely varying ranks and years of experience sexually assault female police officers. Victims reported that the number of male police officers who sexually assault female police officers is small; however, victims reported that these officers are often serial offenders who also assault professional staff and citizens. Victims identified available investigative processes and reporting protocols, but they were afraid to report incidents due to concerns about potential retaliation from administrators and co-workers, limited career advancement or termination, being negatively viewed by co-workers, and simply not being believed. Victims believed that certain hypermasculine aspects of their agency and profession’s culture allowed acts of PSV to happen, go unreported, and re-occur. We make several recommendations for how police administrators can address and prevent PSV in their agencies. Police Quarterly - Registration at source 1/2/2022 Research article Drug deaths: UK Government minister reiterates opposition to safe drug consumption rooms Drug consumption rooms will not be backed by the UK Government despite evidence it could help reduce drug deaths, a minister has told a committee of MSPs. The Scotsman 1/2/2022 News The Metropolitan Police can no longer ignore its problem with racism The latest evidence is damning but nothing will change while the Met continues to look the other way The Independent 1/2/2022 News Edmonton police chief justified in suspending whistleblower detective without pay, police commission rules CANADA: Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee was justified in suspending a detective without pay after the officer leaked confidential investigative documents to CBC News, the Edmonton Police Commission has found in a written ruling. CBC News (Canada) 1/2/2022 News Public speakers call for defunding, Halifax police board approves budget increase CANADA: The city’s police board is recommending in favour of a 2.3% increase to the Halifax Regional Police budget. Halifax Examiner (Canada) 1/2/2022 News Murder trial begins, manslaughter plea rejected in Calgary police officer’s death CANADA: A man accused in the hit-and-run death of a police officer pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Monday, but the Crown rejected his offer to admit to manslaughter instead. Blue Line (Canada) 1/2/2022 News File to be sent to DPP over seizure of €220k worth of cannabis in Bantry REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A file is to be prepared for submission to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) following the seizure of €220,000 worth of suspected cannabis in Bantry, Co Cork. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 1/2/2022 News ‘Terrifying evidence’ proves uniformed gardaí ‘need more armed support,’ says GRA REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It comes after a court heard how a number of bullets fired from a high-powered rifle missed officers by inches in a shooting rampage Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 1/2/2022 News Child sexual exploitation is downplayed to avoid bad publicity, report says Inquiry into abuse in England and Wales points to ‘extensive failures’ in way exploitation by criminal gangs is tackled The Guardian 1/2/2022 News Met officers joked about raping women, police watchdog reveals Damning report reveals offensive culture of racist and homophobic messages sent as ‘banter’ The Guardian 1/2/2022 News Garda response to domestic violence remains ‘inconsistent’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some domestic violence victims continue to experience difficulties dealing with gardaí and the courts, two years on from the introduction of landmark domestic violence laws, research indicates. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 1/2/2022 News Child sexual abuse: Extensive failures in tackling grooming, says report Police and councils still do not understand the risk of organised gangs grooming children in their areas, according to a public inquiry. BBC 1/2/2022 News Contextual Factors Predict Self-Reported Confession Decision-Making: A Field Study of Suspects’ Actual Police Interrogation Experiences. Objective: This study examined incarcerated persons’ self-reported interrogation experiences and confession decision-making by investigating which sociodemographic, criminological, and contextual factors were associated with their decisions to deny the allegations, partially admit wrongdoing, or fully confess to the crime. Hypotheses: We expected that respondents in this field study would report a wide range of interrogation experiences. Given mixed prior findings, we did not formulate hypotheses for sociodemographic or criminological factors, but based on contextual variable research, we predicted that suspects who perceived the evidence against them as strong and who had already decided to confess prior to their interrogation would be more likely to confess. Method: Participants were 249 individuals (86% male; M age = 34.8 years; 49% Black, 41% White, 10% other racial identities) incarcerated in local jails in the United States who completed a questionnaire about their most recent interrogation. Respondents described their interrogation experiences (e.g., location, duration, custody), perceptions of police evidence against them, and thoughts about confession prior to the interrogation. We examined group differences according to confession decision and used multinomial logistic regression to examine how sociodemographic, criminological, and contextual factors relate to suspects’ self-reported confession decisions Law and Human Behavior - Registration at source 1/2/2022 Research article Tracking Repeat Victimisation After Domestic Abuse Cases Are Heard With and Without Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) in An English Magistrate’s Court Do cases heard in a specialist domestic abuse (SDA) court on days when Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) are present to engage with victims, compared to cases heard on days when no IDVAs are present, result in more convictions, or less frequency or severity of repeat victimisation? This analysis included all 559 trials in one SDA court from June 2016 to December 2018, including 514 unique victims. IDVAs were present on the starting day of 84% of the trials, leaving 16% (90) cases to start on days when no IDVAs were present. The treatment and comparison cases were compared for similarity of 23 characteristics, with only one difference of over 20%. The analysis proceeded as appropriate for a Level 4 (Sherman et al., Preventing crime: What works, what doesn’t, what’s promising: A report to the United States Congress, National Institute of Justice, 1997) quasi-experimental comparison between the treatment and comparison cases. IPA trials in the IDVA treatment group were 12% less likely than those in the comparison group to result in a conviction (RR=0.88, 95% CI 0.74-1.05). Trials in the IDVA treatment group had a 96% higher risk of being followed by a repeat domestic abuse incident in the 18 months after trial than trials in the no-IDVA comparison group (RR = 1.96, 95% CI 1.19–3.23). Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 1/2/2022 Research article Severity Matters: the Moderating Effect of Offense Severity in Predicting Racial Differences in Reporting of Bias and Nonbias Victimization to the Police. Objective: Previous research has noted contradictory findings regarding race and police notification, such that Black people indicate higher levels of distrust in the police yet report victimization to the police at rates similar to or higher than others. We investigated the role of offense severity in accounting for these discrepancies. Hypotheses: We hypothesized that severity would moderate racial differences in reporting, such that Black victims would be less likely to report less severe victimization but more likely to report more severe victimization. We expected that these differences would be less pronounced for bias-motivated crime, regardless of other markers of severity. Method: We used data from the 2003–2016 National Crime Victimization Survey, including information on 21,510 victimization incidents, 1,105 of which were hate crimes. We conducted logistic regression analyses in which reporting was regressed on victim race, offense severity, hate crime status, and control variables. We also examined interactive effects to disentangle whether severity moderated racial differences in notification. Law and Human Behavior - Registration at source 1/2/2022 Research article Mothers and maternity leave: Are police forces past their ‘due date’? Under the Operation Uplift recruitment initiative, more female officers and staff are joining UK policing than ever before; but Kendal Wright, Dr Sean Bell and Dr Keely Duddin of the Open University argue that policing’s maternity policies are in need of an overhaul, with a more personalised approach offering greater chances of securing the commitment, motivation and positive mental health of mothers returning from maternity leave. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 1/2/2022 Feature, Opinion Met Police: Watchdog slams misogyny and bullying within ranks The police watchdog says it has found evidence of "disgraceful" bullying, misogyny, discrimination and sexual harassment in some ranks of the Met. BBC 1/2/2022 News Child sexual exploitation by organised networks Investigation Report In this investigation, the Inquiry considered the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks. Department for Education guidance recognises that child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse. It is said to occur “where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child or young person under the age of 18 into sexual activity (a) in exchange for something the victim needs or wants, and/or (b) for the financial advantage or increased status of the perpetrator or facilitator”.[1] A ‘network’ was defined for the purposes of this investigation as “two or more individuals (whether identified or not) who are known to (or associated with) one another”. Offender networks are often loosely interconnected rather than formally organised and older children or teenagers may also be involved in grooming victims. Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse 1/2/2022 Report «198519861987198819891990199119921993Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
