Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100568 total results. Showing results 40041 to 40060 «199920002001200220032004200520062007Next ›Last » Guernsey police given new urine testing kits to detect drug spiking Police in Guernsey have been given new urine testing kits to detect drug spiking. The force said the kits can test for 10 different substances and give a result in a short period of time. BBC 25/8/2022 News Kent Police tries to stop ‘poaching’ of officers by the Met Police A police force has launched a campaign to try to stop its officers being poached by the Metropolitan Police. "Keep it Kent" has been launched after Kent Police said 70 officers expressed an interest in leaving the force to take up the Met's offer of a £5,000 joining bonus. BBC 25/8/2022 News In other cities gangs struggle to get guns — not in Liverpool From the clashes between organised crime families in the 1990s to the murder of Rhys Jones in 2007 and now the fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt- Korbel, Liverpool has long been associated with gun crime. At the heart of the violence is the struggle for drugs turf, control of the weapons trade and ultimately a quest for power and respect. The Times - Subscription at source 25/8/2022 News Rape is endemic in South Africa: Why the ANC Government keeps missing the mark With more than 100 reported in rapes in South Africa every day, sexual violence across the country is seemingly endemic; Professor Amanda Gouws of Stellenbosch University believes that attempts by police and Government to deliver quick fixes – such as the recent ANC policy calling for the chemical castration of rapists – are destined to fail, with long-term cultural and criminal justice measures the only real option. Policing Insight 25/8/2022 Feature, Opinion University of Regina study aimed at improving mental health for police, emergency workers around world CANADA: Researchers conducting a study in Saskatchewan believe it could have a ripple effect all over the world. CBC News (Canada) 25/8/2022 News Police chief reassures Calgarians following wave of shootings CANADA: Calgary’s police chief says Calgarians do not need to be alarmed about the high number of shootings in the city, but adds he is working to ensure this does not become the new normal. Calgary Herald (Canada) 25/8/2022 News, Video Street sex workers face discriminatory behaviour from gardaí – report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Street sex workers have faced discriminatory behaviour at the hands of gardaí, new research shows. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 25/8/2022 News I must be some person: Accounts from street sex workers in Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: In 2018, under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan funding scheme from the Department of Justice and Equality and Anti Human Trafficking Department, GOSHH (Gender, Orientation, Sexual Health, HIV) and the University of Limerick (UL) successfully gained funding for a qualitative research project with sex workers in Ireland. The research scope covered survival or street sex workers in Dublin and Limerick and included a peer participative aspect and an intervention. [pdf] University of Limerick 25/8/2022 Research article Gardaí seize €40,000 worth of cannabis and €13,900 in cash in Louth operation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As part of Operation Tara and Operation Stratus, Gardaí have seized €40,000 worth of cannabis, €13,900 in cash and arrested one man following an operation in Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 25/8/2022 News Statement by Garda Representative Association 24/08/22 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Central Executive Committee convened today to further discuss the contents of the proposed Rosters and Working Time Agreement 2022, which was circulated by the Association last week following the conclusion of the Westmanstown negotiations process. [pdf] Garda Representative Association (GRA) 25/8/2022 News Who Can You Trust? The Impact of Procedural Justice, Trust, and Police Officer Sex on Women’s Sexual Assault Victimization Reporting Likelihood Sexual assaults are underreported to the police, even though this crime affects one in four college women. Using a vignette design, this study fills a gap in the literature by examining the influence of prior police perceptions, procedurally unjust treatment, and the sex of the responding officer on college women's likelihood to report sexual assault. Results indicate positive prior police perceptions significantly increase students’ perceived likelihood to report sexual victimization. Even when controlling for prior perceptions, procedurally unfair treatment significantly decreases the likelihood of future victimization reporting. Responding officer sex does not affect students’ decision to report. Violence Against Women - Subscription at source 25/8/2022 Research article Why democratic police reform mostly fails and sometimes succeeds: police reform and low state capacity, authoritarianism and neo-patrimonial politics (in the former Soviet Union) Democratic police reform models dominate discussions on police reform in non-Western contexts. Researchers and practitioners often attribute reform failings to personnel and institutional failure within police organisations, the weakness of formal external institutions of control and accountability, lack of inclusion of, or customisation to, hybrid forms of governance or a failure to address social injustice more broadly. Drawing on analysis of political and police transformation in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Russia this paper suggests low state capacity and authoritarian and neo-patrimonial politics present more prominent barriers to DPR. In low capacity states police pay is insufficient and bureaucratic control weak. Formal reforms have little influence over the police who are influenced by organised crime and corrupt police leaders and politicians. Authoritarian and neo-patrimonial elites often stymie reform initiatives which undermine their political and economic interests. Full DPR is thus unlikely without increasing state capacity and political elite will and capacity to democratise control of the police. But contrary to democratisation being key to successful reform the relationship between regime type and reform outcomes is more nuanced. Partial reform is possible where a partially authoritarian/neo-patrimonial regime has the ability to improve police effectiveness and clampdown on corruption and prioritises these. Policing and Society 25/8/2022 Research article Normative vs. Instrumental model of police legitimacy: examining the mediation effects of fear of sanction The current study assesses the impact of fear of sanction on police legitimacy. Specifically, we examine both instrumental and normative police legitimacy by assessing the impact of procedural justice and police effectiveness as the predictor of perception of police legitimacy which ultimately leads to a sense of obligation to obey the police. Using a South Korean college sample (n = 2,188), we examine the mediation effect of fear of sanction on the antecedents of police legitimacy such as procedural justice and police effectiveness. The results indicate support for both instrumental and normative models of legitimacy, in that, procedural justice and police effectiveness were both significant predictors of perception of police legitimacy that leads to an increased sense of obligation to obey the police. However, fear of sanction failed to mediate the effects of procedural justice and police effectiveness on police legitimacy and obligation to obey. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 25/8/2022 Research article Thames Valley Police named UK’s first Menopause Friendly Police Force The police force that covers Milton Keynes has become the 1st in the UK to be recognised as Menopause Employer Friendly, independently accredited by Menopause Friendly. MKFM.com 25/8/2022 News Uvalde police chief fired for botched response to school shooting USA: Pete Arredondo has taken the brunt of the criticism for how local police officers handled the incident on May 24 The Standard 25/8/2022 News Are vapes the new grooming “gift”? Data from local Trading Standards teams across England and Wales has found that underage vape sales have increased significantly in the past year Police Oracle - Subscription at source 25/8/2022 News Officer who lied about urinating in changing room will keep job An “exceptional” new police officer has kept her job despite urinating in a clothes shop fitting room while drunk off-duty and then lying about it. Police Professional 25/8/2022 News IOPC drops probe over Owami Davies investigation The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said it will not launch a probe over an “invalid” referral it received from Scotland Yard during the Owami Davies investigation. Police Professional 25/8/2022 News Japan’s police chief to resign after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe JAPAN: Japan’s most senior police officer has said he will resign to take responsibility for security lapses leading up to the fatal shooting last month of the former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. The Guardian 25/8/2022 News Uvalde school shooting: Embattled police chief Pete Arredondo fired USA: A police chief accused of botching the response to the fatal shooting of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, has been sacked. The local school board voted unanimously to fire Pete Arredondo, who had been on leave since June. BBC 25/8/2022 News «199920002001200220032004200520062007Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
