Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 42561 to 42580 «212521262127212821292130213121322133Next ›Last » Queensland inquiry considers decriminalising public drunkenness and begging AUSTRALIA: Queensland has become the last Australian jurisdiction to consider the decriminalisation of public intoxication, in a move service providers say is “long overdue”. The Guardian 29/8/2022 News Constable designs regional board game to help fight trauma NEW ZEALAND: It took more than 200 hours to design and a year to craft, but a Southland police officer is hoping her new board game will help ease the trauma of road accidents for tamariki. Stuff (New Zealand) 29/8/2022 News MPs, police face questions at public meeting on Auckland crime NEW ZEALAND: Residents and business owners gathered for a public meeting on crime in Auckland tonight where MPs faced questions on ram raids, mental health, gangs and police resources. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 29/8/2022 News, Video Lack of consequences leading to a ‘tsunami’ of youth crime, says National NEW ZEALAND: The party said it was dismayed to see prosecutions of young offenders declining at a time when youth crime seemed to be increasing. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/8/2022 News Public inquiry into mass shooting begins final phase today focused on recommendations CANADA: The public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting will resume today for its third and final phase of work. Blue Line (Canada) 29/8/2022 News Simmering rift between RCMP, municipal police, boils over in N.S. inquiry CANADA: The mass shooting in April 2020 that scarred Nova Scotians has also strained the fraught relationship between the RCMP and municipal forces in the province, with leaders bringing their feud into the inquiry examining the massacre. CBC News (Canada) 29/8/2022 News When law enforcement interview witnesses and write their statements Eyewitness testimony is important to criminal investigations. Research has found that remembering is a process that can be distorted by various factors, such as how witnesses are interviewed. Further, prior research has also found that written statements taken by the investigator are not always accurate. The present study explored for what is believed the first time whether interviewing skills are associated with both how much correct verbal information is provided by witnesses and also the accuracy of written statements, using a sample of 30 interviews conducted by serving professional investigators. We found greater inaccuracies at each of these two phases when interviewers were assessed as being less skilled, when compared to interviews conducted by their more highly rated counterparts. Interviewing skills thus appear important when interviewers attempt to gain accurate information from witnesses, and when they generate accurate written statements. Implications for policies and practice, and for future research, are discussed. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 Research article Police Activities and Community Views of Police in Crime Hot Spots Evidence on how hot spot policing affects community members’ views of police is very limited and inconclusive. Scholars have thus called for further study of community attitudes in hot spots to guide police in the formulation of hot spot strategies—an issue that is especially salient given recent public controversy surrounding policing, particularly in the United States. Using survey responses collected in 2018 from more than 1,000 community members living or working in more than 100 hot spots across 2 mid-sized cities in the United States, this study examines how community members’ perceptions of police activities in hot spots relate to their wider attitudes about police. Bivariate and multivariate analyses indicate that community members in hot spots in both cities exhibit more positive attitudes towards police along several dimensions (e.g., trust and confidence in police, views of police legitimacy, and perceptions of police responsiveness and procedural justice) when they see more frequent patrol and when they see positive police-community interactions. They have more negative views of police when they witness higher levels of investigative and enforcement activity. The findings support hot spot policing strategies that emphasize regular, systematic patrol in hot spots, complemented by positive community engagement efforts and problem-solving work. In contrast, they imply that enhanced enforcement activity in hot spots should be used judiciously. Justice Quarterly 29/8/2022 Research article Quebec to invest $250 million to hire more Montreal police, reduce gun violence CANADA: The Quebec government will spend $250 million over the next five years to help Montreal hire more police officers and combat gun violence, Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Saturday. Blue Line (Canada) 29/8/2022 News Driver who dragged garda on car in Kildare getaway hauled before special sitting of court REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A crazed driver carried a garda on his car as he sped off just before his vehicle was about to be taken from him. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 29/8/2022 News An Garda Síochána monthly report to the Policing Authority REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As we continue the implementation of our improvement programme, this month’s report outlines the considerable progress that was achieved both in terms of future proofing our police service and maintaining our strong engagement with the community. [pdf] Policing Authority (Republic of Ireland) 29/8/2022 Report UK’s VAWG policing lead warns: ‘We can’t arrest our way out of what is a societal problem’ Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on violence against women and girls (VAWG), has warned that long-lasting change can’t be achieved by police alone and will take more than a decade; in an interview with PolicingTV she also highlighted the ‘difficult conversations’ that police leaders need to have around inappropriate behaviour, and the potential of Operation Soteria to improve the rate of rape convictions, as Keith Potter reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 Feature ‘Whatever you are, get off the road’: Lesbian group that opposes ‘transgenderism’ told to leave Pride parade by cops A lesbian group opposed to "transgenderism" is furious after a police officer booted them out of a Pride parade. LBC 29/8/2022 News Merseyside Police arrest 170 people in hunt for Olivia’s killer The police operation searching for the killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel has led to the arrest of 170 people in a mass crackdown on crime since the nine-year-old's horrific death seven days ago. Express 29/8/2022 News ‘Disturbing:’ Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists “Freedom of the media is a bedrock of our democracy and the tendency to see reporters as a threat rather than an asset is something we are more used to seeing with our work in authoritarian regimes around the world rather than advanced democracies.” The London Economic 29/8/2022 News Police officer due in court on Sheffield rape charge Former police constable Rowan Horrocks, 26, is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Tuesday accused of raping a woman in South Yorkshire. BBC 29/8/2022 News Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists The Society of Editors and the Crime Reporters Association have written to the College of Policing. Perspective Magazine 29/8/2022 Feature Police rules tell officers to put media on a par with criminals Police chiefs have been treating journalists as equivalent to criminals and extremists with secret guidance that orders officers to declare any relationship with a reporter as a corruption risk. Most of the police forces in England and Wales have adopted rules that include journalists in officer lists of “notifiable associations” that could supposedly lead to corruption and operational compromise. Other notifiable associations include convicted criminals, individuals under investigation, extremists and sex workers. The Times - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 News US must take a closer look at nonfatal police violence USA: The federal government does not require state and local agencies to collect, let alone submit, statistics on violent officer misconduct. That has to change. Boston Globe (USA) 29/8/2022 Feature, Opinion Met Police patrols for firms ‘risk neglecting local residents’ The force has contracts with several companies to provide a full-time dedicated team of officers The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 News «212521262127212821292130213121322133Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
