Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98505 total results. Showing results 41841 to 41860 «208920902091209220932094209520962097Next ›Last » Police addicted to snazzy flight suits and pointless weed searches NEW ZEALAND: Life can be a bit empty sometimes, and we can end up going round in the same old circles. Stuff (New Zealand) 9/5/2022 Feature, Opinion, Video Institutions, Political Attitudes Or Personal Values? A Multilevel Investigation Into the Origins of Police Legitimacy in Europe The extent to which democratic regimes warrant the rule of law is considered to be vital for the quality of democracy. Thus, the perceived trustworthiness of the police, as the executive agency of the legal system, is attributed a significant importance. Notwithstanding, the bulk of empirical studies concerned with political support has so far not focused on trust in the police in its own right but rather as an ingredient of political trust which encompasses trust in representative and impartial institutions alike. By contrast, empirical studies in the field of police research investigate the impact of personal encounters with the police and the hereby conveyed sense of fairness. In a multilevel analytical setting, this study draws on the ESS 2010 data and aims to trace the effects of political attitudes, personality traits and personal values on various indicators of police legitimacy and by simultaneously taking selected macro-level indicators and their cross-level effects into account. The findings suggest that attitudes towards the police are, in part, a function of whether citizens are politically involved or rather alienated. Moreover, they corroborate the negative effects of personal encounters with the police. Yet, the extent to which these effects are detrimental also depends on the contextual setting. In countries where social trust is high and the rule of law abounds, personal contacts hardly leaves a negative trace. As a consequence, policies that aim to enhance police legitimacy may be less fruitful if its interplay with the larger political and societal context is overlooked. Policing and Society 9/5/2022 Research article Police Worker Politics in India, Brasil, and Beyond This article conceives a new conceptual framework of ‘police worker politics’ (PWP) as a means to inspire critical research on how the political significance and legitimacy of police configure concepts and practices of democratic governance. Drawing on anthropological theories and methodologies of disjunctive comparison, I consider public policing as work, and figure public police officials as political actors who mobilise around their identities as workers in ways that may be more or less legitimate in the eyes of the governments and the publics they serve. I focus on two major forms of PWP—police unionism and police strikes—and analyze how they have manifested historically in two of the world’s most populous and pluralistic democratic states: India and Brazil. Comparing institutional structures and specific events of PWP in these two Global South postcolonies, I aim 1) to better understand how police worker politics and their legitimacy are co-configured with processes of decolonisation and democratisation; 2) to energise more theoretically nuanced and empirically grounded debates on police worker politics as an understudied global form ripe for comparative research, and 3) to generate and contribute to collaborative inquiries in the emerging field of comparative policing studies generally. Policing and Society 9/5/2022 Research article Mental Health Awareness Week: Prevention is better than cure To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, our Wellbeing Secretary Belinda Goodwin highlights what more needs to be done by forces to ensure the mental health and wellbeing of colleagues is better looked after. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 9/5/2022 Feature, Opinion Domestic abuse victims to get information on partner’s criminal behaviour faster Victims of domestic abuse will get quicker access to information on their partner’s criminal history under changes to Clare’s Law proposed by the Home Office on Saturday (7th May). Police Professional 9/5/2022 News Undercover police officer who had sex with woman told inquiry it was ‘surreal’ A married police officer who had sex with a woman while working undercover said it was “a particular time and place, which was slightly surreal”, an inquiry has heard. Police Professional 9/5/2022 News Sheku Bayoh: Scottish public inquiry into death of Black man following police restraint opens Tuesday Sheku Bayoh was 31 years old when he died after being restrained by police officers on 3 May 2015 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. A public inquiry into his death will open on Tuesday 10 May, Inquest 9/5/2022 News Finding true collaborations for digital transformation in policing With two high-profile recent reports identifying the capacity, capability and organisational issues facing policing, it’s evident that more effective collaborations with industry partners will be essential to meet the challenges of digital transformation, as former chief police officer Paul Kennedy and Adrian Leer, Managing Director of Triad Group Plc, explain. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/5/2022 Feature, Opinion Met police officer David Carrick charged with three more counts of rape Carrick now charged with 44 offences, including coercive behaviour, sexual assault and false imprisonment The Guardian 9/5/2022 News MI5 asked police to spy on political activities of children, inquiry hears Schoolchildren as young as 14 targeted in 1975 for links to ‘subversive’ anti-fascist and socialist organisations The Guardian 9/5/2022 News Julia James murder trial: Man admits killing PCSO A man killed police community support officer Julia James after "ambushing" her in woodland while she walked her dog, a court heard. BBC 9/5/2022 News Trust in the Police and the Militarisation of Law Enforcement in Latin America Modern civilian police in Latin America has transitioned from an authoritarian past to a violent present. This institutional trajectory has evolved in the shadow of recurrent attempts by elected civilians to bring the armed forces back to domestic politics for partisan or personal gains. Current militarisation of law enforcement is another exploitation of the traditional supremacy of the armed forces over the police, which could have important repercussions on citizen trust in the police. Survey data from 28,874 adults in 18 countries were analysed to identify patterns of trust in both the armed forces and the police and to assess the impact of public support for the militarisation of law enforcement on citizen trust in the police. Results suggest that although both the military and the police are in general moderately appreciated by the citizenry, when criminal violence and political instability strike, public trust in the two security institutions starts to move in opposite directions. Subregional differences notwithstanding, the arrival of armed forces as iron-fisted guardians preventing society’s descent into violent chaos amidst insecurity and chaos typically damages police legitimacy. Declining trust in the police and increasing public support for the militarisation of law enforcement feed a downward spiral in high-crime environments that further discredits the police. Political implications of this legitimacy crisis are discussed, and policy solutions are recommended. Policing and Society 9/5/2022 Research article Scathing report calls for RCMP to be overhauled in response to documented human rights violations of women CANADA: An alliance of organizations focused on women’s rights is calling for the federal government to establish an external review of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to address the force’s treatment of women. The Globe and Mail (Canada) - Registration at source 9/5/2022 News Campaign stands behind Calgary police as force faces controversy, criticism CANADA: As the Calgary Police Service deals with low morale and public criticism, a local group is urging the community to show support for officers. Calgary Herald (Canada) 9/5/2022 News ‘Last resort’: Police forces struggling to provide support for people in crisis CANADA: CALGARY - Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son’s death many times. Toronto Star (Canada) 9/5/2022 News Doing the right thing? value conflicts and community policing Research on police legitimacy and public confidence underlines the importance of the police demonstrating moral alignment with the communities they serve. However, less attention is given to conflict between values, either within communities or between communities and the police. This study explores value conflicts in community or neighbourhood policing from a perspective of political realism, which suggests that such conflicts are inevitable and can only be resolved in temporary and contingent ways. It does so through a case study of neighbourhood policing, seen through local ward panel meetings, in one London borough. In total, 33 semi-structured interviews with 43 participants were undertaken, and seven hours of observations. This paper identifies four value-based conflicts that emerged through the meetings, and shows how neighbourhood police officers were able to provisionally resolve them, thus supporting confidence and legitimacy. However, it also shows how austerity has put this capacity at risk, both operationally, and through a receding of confidence as an organisational priority, with potential long-term consequences for public confidence in the police. With global protests such as Black Lives Matters, and anti-lockdown demonstrations, underlining the importance of public confidence and legitimacy to police organisations across the world, this paper adds to the evidence on the capacity of community policing to support this, offers a new perspective to understand the role of values in policing, and discusses the policy implications. Policing and Society 9/5/2022 Research article RCMP finalizing details of body-worn camera rollout CANADA: This year, thousands of RCMP officers will begin their shifts by putting on body-worn cameras that will capture their interactions with the community. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 9/5/2022 News Ideology of perfectionism abounds but legislation alone cannot eliminate violence against women REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: On 12th January last a 23-year-old Irish primary school teacher Ashling Murphy was attacked and killed while jogging along the Grand Canal, near Tullamore, Co Offaly. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2022 Feature, Opinion Plans to disregard historic convictions of gay men have raised ‘range of complex issues’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Plans to disregard convictions relating to consensual sex between men which occurred before the offences of buggery and gross indecency were decriminalised in 1993 have raised “a range of complex issues”, a new report has revealed. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2022 News Does a culture of cover-up still exist within the gardaí? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: In 2019, the DPP’s office closed a file involving an alleged assault by a garda sergeant on a man who was suspected of a crime. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2022 Feature, Opinion «208920902091209220932094209520962097Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
