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Criminal ‘let offs’ hit record levels: Out-of-court resolutions jump by 11% as even more ‘slap on the wrist’ punishments are handed out by police, official figures show 'Slap on the wrist' punishments doled out by police soared to record levels as fewer criminals were prosecuted during the pandemic. The number of offenders dealt with by an out-of-court resolution jumped by 11 per cent to 162,000 in the year to September 2020, official figures revealed. It was driven by a 22 per cent increase in community resolutions, such as an offender agreeing to apologise, which reached the highest number since they were introduced in 2013. Mail Online	19/2/2021 News
Victorian Parliament decriminalises public drunkenness in a victory for the family of Tanya Day AUSTRALIA: The Victorian Parliament has passed legislation to decriminalise public drunkenness, in a move triggered by the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day in 2017. ABC News (Australia)	19/2/2021 News
Queensland criminologist says digital police communications possible solution to combat vigilantism AUSTRALIA: A digital communications network could help police stop acts of vigilantism, a Queensland criminologist says, but there are no plans to roll out the technology to the state's regions. ABC News (Australia)	19/2/2021 News
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller’s appointment to the ARLC has been praised by some, but also raises eyebrows The mooted appointment of the NSW Police Commissioner, Mick Fuller, to the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has been touted as "a coup" in some quarters but described as a conflict of interest in others. ABC News (Australia)	19/2/2021 News
Brexit breakthrough: crime, health and insurance data to flow freely between Britain and EU A preliminary EU decision to allow crime, health and insurance data to continue to flow freely between Britain and the bloc has been hailed as a Brexit breakthrough. The Telegraph - Subscription at source	19/2/2021 News
Using less similar faces in ID parades helps witnesses study shows The counterintuitive technique improves eye witness performance by about 10 percent. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	19/2/2021 News
Cleveland making progress but concerns remain says HMI Cleveland is improving says HMI and the force's chief wants long lasting change. But its Fed says critical resources for local youth services are missing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	19/2/2021 News
Drone use for public order and intelligence ‘exceeds remit’ force told Data protection impact assessment goes beyond searching for missing people MSP complains in letter to ACC. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	19/2/2021 News
Victim support helpline for people unhappy with Greater Manchester Police response to close – after getting 240 calls The crime support line was set up after the force received a damning inspection report - but it is about to be shut down Manchester Evening News	19/2/2021 News
Protesters demand answers of Gwent Police after Newport man’s death More than 100 protesters have gathered in Newport following the death of a man shortly after police were at his house. BBC	19/2/2021 News
Watchdog investigates second death after contact with police in Wales Protests in Newport over death of Moyied Bashir, 29, a month after a 24-year-old died after release from custody The Guardian	19/2/2021 News
Police report rise in large Covid lockdown parties in England Secretly organised via social media, illegal events are becoming more creative and sophisticated The Guardian	19/2/2021 News
How might police education and training contribute to violence reduction? Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Professor Gary Cordner, former Maryland police chief and Academic Director of the Baltimore Police Department Police Academy, explains how better police education and training can contribute to reducing violence. Policing Insight - Subscription at source	19/2/2021 Feature, Opinion
Dots Versus Density: the Impact of Crime Mapping Techniques on Perception of Safety, Police Performance and Neighbourhood Quality President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing advised law enforcement agencies to ‘[e]stablish a culture of transparency and accountability in order to build public trust and legitimacy’ (2015, p. 12). Such transparency and accountability may be promoted through increased public access to crime data and measures of police activity. The inherently geographic nature of crime has made online maps one of the more popular strategies for disseminating this information to the public. As more agencies deliver crime maps on their own, or hosted websites, it becomes important for social scientists to evaluate how these communications affect public perceptions. Crime mapping is a complex process requiring many decisions. This includes choices about the type of crime to include or exclude, the type of map used, and numerous design features for the map itself. The field of critical cartography argues that all of these decisions have the potential to shape perceptions about a given geographic location, the people living there, and, in the present context, the people charged with maintaining public safety in the area. Policing and Society - Registration at source	19/2/2021 Research article
The Impact of Lockdown on Police Service Calls During the Covid-19 Pandemic in China Police service calls have been studied widely in the Western context, but they are rarely discussed in the Chinese context. For the context of this study, it is important to note that the Chinese authorities implemented the strictest lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Drawing on the data from a county-level city in Hubei province, this study examines changes in the quantity and nature of 110 service calls before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The results indicate that the average weekly call numbers before and after the lockdown were higher than during the lockdown. Meanwhile, different call types produced different patterns, though the weekly call totals decreased during the lockdown. There was a significant decrease in crime, traffic, and dispute calls, but a substantial increase in calls related to domestic violence, public security, and other issues. Changes in the frequency of different call types pose challenges to police departments. These findings will have implications for deploying police forces and allocating resources within the pandemic crisis in particular. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice	19/2/2021 Research article
Inspectors welcome improvements in oversight of police use of discretion The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has made “significant progress” in how it uses discretion and penalty notices to deal with low-level offences, according to a new report published today (February 18). Police Professional	19/2/2021 News
New training programmes for London’s police recruits underway The first cohort of 196 new officer recruits have been welcomed onto the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) new Police Education Qualification Framework (PEQF) training programmes. Police Professional	19/2/2021 News
Dismissed officer’s child abuse video conviction appeal refused A highly-decorated police officer’s appeal against her conviction for having a child abuse video on her phone has been refused by the Court of Appeal. Police Professional	19/2/2021 News
Cleveland Police ‘still has work to do’, HMICFRS report finds The first ever police force to have been judged to a failure in all areas is improving but “still has work to do”, according to a report published today (February 19). Police Professional	19/2/2021 News
Integrated vulnerability inspection post-inspection review In November 2020, we returned to review the progress the force has made in responding to the open recommendations from all three inspections that specifically relate to how the force protects vulnerable people. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)	19/2/2021 Report

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