Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104821 total results. Showing results 43441 to 43460 «216921702171217221732174217521762177Next ›Last » Give back our police the right to be proactive, says reader CANADA: We have to stop trying to be politically correct, or incorrect. Recently, the media caused such a stink about “carding” as if it were a biased issue. Toronto Star (Canada) 15/9/2022 Feature, Opinion Systemic racism allegations prompt Quebec municipality to review police hiring process CANADA: The mayor of Saguenay, Que., says the city will hire a specialized, external firm to review the municipality's police hiring process after allegations of systemic racism surfaced in a Radio-Canada report this week. CBC News (Canada) 15/9/2022 News George Cross police officer ‘incredibly moved’ to be attending Queen’s funeral A former police officer awarded the George Cross after being shot at 15 times has said he is “incredibly moved” to be attending The Queen’s funeral. Police Professional 15/9/2022 News Saskatoon police want alternative response officers to become permanent part of the force CANADA: For the past year special constables have been patrolling Saskatoon's downtown and Riversdale areas as part of a pilot project. CBC News (Canada) 15/9/2022 News Representatives from Civilian Services Contingent to take part in funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth II Representatives from across the Civilian Services Contingent (CSC) will be taking part in the funeral procession for the late Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 15/9/2022 News Harris hammered over reduction in Garda manpower across county REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faced stinging criticism this week for the re-organisation of the An Garda Síochána in County Galway – and a reduction in Garda manpower in rural stations that left communities living in fear and isolated. Connacht Tribune (Republic of Ireland) 15/9/2022 News Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Major Disasters and Critical Incidents in Police Officers — a Systematic Review Police are exposed to potentially traumatic incidents at work, but the subsequent risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) between major disasters and routine on-duty critical incidents is unclear. Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest and EBSCO until 18 March 2020 for prospective cohort studies of police exposed to work-related traumatic events and risk of PTSD. Two authors independently screened references by title, abstract, and full text and extracted data. GRADE was used to assess quality of evidence. From 2091 references, 19 studies were included. Only one reported risk of PTSD for exposed police relative to an unexposed control group after a plane crash (ORadj = 2.8 [95% CI 1.5–5.0]). Another study compared police to firefighters after a terrorist attack (full PTSD: OR = 3.29 [95% CI 0.74–14.60], partial PTSD: OR = 2.37 [95% CI 1.11–5.06]), a third compared prevalence rates among police after exposure to assault (PRadj = 2.0 [95% CI 1.2–3.5]), crowd control (PRadj = 1.6 [95% CI 1.1–2.1]), and recovery of bodies (PRadj = 1.7 [95% CI 1.2–2.3]) in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while a fourth found an elevated risk of PTSD among those giving to medical assistance of victims (ORadj = 5.67 [95% CI 1.59–20.16]) and sustaining personal injury (ORadj = 4.67 [95% CI 1.31–16.43]) at a chemical plant explosion site. All other studies only included an exposed group. We found a weighted mean PTSD prevalence of 8.9% from 14 studies of major disasters and 10.5% among 5 studies of routine on-duty critical incidents. Generally, studies had limitations regarding selection and information bias as well as lack of confounder control. Low-moderate quality evidence suggests that police exposed to major disasters and on-duty critical incidents may have similar risk of PTSD. Studies comparing exposed to unexposed groups are needed for both exposure types. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 15/9/2022 Research article Garda Commissioner told county is ‘awash’ with cocaine REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Environment and human rights’ activists who snort cocaine were labelled “hypocrites of the highest order” by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Connacht Tribune (Republic of Ireland) 15/9/2022 News Broadening situational awareness: An Ecological Dynamics Approach on Officer Safety and Officer Safety Training Dealing professionally with the potential for violence that exists in the police profession is part of the everyday work of police officers. Geared towards the German situation, the concept of officer safety, which is anchored in training and practice, provides the central orientation for this. The paper argues for a comprehensive understanding of officer safety from the perspective of ecological dynamics, which direct impacts the scope of situational awareness and associated training. We provide the argument, that the key means of officer safety is communication, with the use of means being highly context dependent. As such, violent communication respectively violence as communication can be just as necessary as de-escalation, physical proximity be appropriate as well as distance. Navigating professionally through this context-dependent complexity needs a broad understanding of situational awareness that goes beyond the recognition of possible danger cues. According to this conceptualization we conclude by outlining several practical implications for police officers, police training and police organizations. European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) 15/9/2022 Research article British Transport Police is slammed for ‘laddish culture from top to bottom’ after two senior officers are sacked for slapping the bottoms of junior female colleagues during off-duty night-out British Transport Police has been slammed for 'laddish culture from the top down' after two senior officers were sacked for slapping and pinching the bottoms of their junior female colleagues. Mail Online 15/9/2022 News Volunteer Police Cadet Leaders in England and Wales: Economic benefits to policing Policing organisations across the world are continually increasing the use of volunteers in support of day-to-day activities as they attempt to deal with unprecedented challenges. The utility of this approach is contested by some, with debates concerning the economic, organisational, and social benefits of the use of volunteers within policing being paramount. However, it is the economic benefits that are often highlighted within this debate as public policing organisations come under increasing pressure, often as a result of reduced funding and increased demands for service. This article explores the potential economic benefits of one such under-reported volunteer role in England and Wales, that of the Volunteer Police Cadet (VPC) leader. Based upon original research involving VPC leaders, the article explores the commitment of such volunteers and discusses the potential economic and social benefits. The results indicate a clear economic benefit for policing organisations, whilst highlighting the social benefits for communities at large and for the VPC leaders themselves in terms of personal development. This research, whilst purely indicative rather than completely representative, illuminates the potential for the use of volunteers across a range of roles within policing which may have resonance across a number of countries. European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) 15/9/2022 Research article Major Garda crime blitz sees 27 charged for theft, criminal damage and burglary offences REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A total of 27 people have been charged following a major Garda operation targeting crime against business and retail outlets in Dublin. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 15/9/2022 News Resilience in Law Enforcement Technology Design and Development Analysing User Requirements for Current Approaches in European Border Security Research and Innovation. The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the meaning of resilience for European digital infrastructures which safeguard vital societal functions, such as the activities of European law enforcement authorities. The pandemic has vividly illustrated that unreliable IT-systems and networks cripple also authorities’ business continuity and access to critical information when alternative processing methods remain scarce during times of transformed social interaction. The development of resilience thus demands research and innovation investments also in the future, as emerging risks, both physical and human-made, may produce long-lasting consequences to systems critical to European safety and security. In EU-funded security research, resilience has formed a well-established concept even before current events and prolonged crisis, however, not uniformly across all law enforcement domains. This article focuses on border security research in the H2020 programme and analyses how resilience is addressed within this field. The H2020 programme underlines practitioners’ decisive role in determining the requirements for future technological solutions. Therefore, we concentrate on the initial stages of the systems design and development process, in particular the user requirements elicitation phase. The article’s specific aims are to identify preliminary resilience perspectives, which users convey forward in the design and development process, and propose future research directions to strengthen resilience thinking also in the border security domain. European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) 15/9/2022 Research article In an era of unwinnable culture wars, police leaders must champion the values of a service that outlast any government As UK policing once again faces criticism for its response to anti-monarchy protests – with officers accused of creating a ‘police state’ if they take action, and being ‘woke’ if they don’t – Senior Policing Lecturer Owen West, a former chief superintendent, argues that it’s time for policing leadership to fill the vacuum in the public debate by defending and promoting the values of the service, or risk a further loss of public trust and confidence. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/9/2022 Feature, Opinion Simon Williams: Exceptional Policing The Evidence-Based Way Conference 2022 Simon Willams, the Director of the New Zealand Police Evidence Based Policing Centre, introduces the inaugural global 24-hour conference “Exceptional Policing The Evidence-Based Way” to be broadcast on October 11th (UK/US) / October 12th (Australia/NZ) 2022. The event is organised by the UK, New Zealand and Australian societies of evidence-based policing and supported by PolicingTV as media partner. This is a world-first collaboration presenting the best available evidence that supports excellence in fighting crime, building trust and leadership to police across the globe. The programme features a range of operationally focussed and police-led strategies to tackle complex crime and policing challenges. PolicingTV 15/9/2022 Feature, Video Simon Williams: Exceptional Policing The Evidence-Based Way Conference 2022 Simon Willams, the Director of the New Zealand Police Evidence Based Policing Centre, introduces the inaugural global 24-hour conference “Exceptional Policing The Evidence-Based Way” to be broadcast on October 11th (UK/US) / October 12th (Australia/NZ) 2022. The event is organised by the UK, New Zealand and Australian societies of evidence-based policing and supported by PolicingTV as media partner. This is a world-first collaboration presenting the best available evidence that supports excellence in fighting crime, building trust and leadership to police across the globe. The programme features a range of operationally focussed and police-led strategies to tackle complex crime and policing challenges. PolicingTV 15/9/2022 Feature, Video NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, family of Kumanjayi Walker react to ‘blatantly racist’ texts between Zachary Rolfe and colleagues AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory Police Commissioner has reacted to "blatantly racist" text message exchanges between Constable Zachary Rolfe and police colleagues, saying he believes the events are "isolated" and officers would be "quite shocked" reading them. ABC News (Australia) 15/9/2022 News Cleveland Police chief under fire for being ‘completely anonymous’ as panel members let rip Cleveland Police’s chief constable has been labelled “completely anonymous” amid continued anger over the antics of illegal off-road bikers on Teesside. Mark Webster, who was appointed as head of the force earlier this year replacing the departed Richard Lewis, refused an invitation to attend the Cleveland Police and Crime Panel to discuss the problem since he did not want to divulge operational matters. One of the panel's independent members, Paul McGrath said it was “very discourteous” of Mr Webster not to come. Teesside Live 15/9/2022 News TVP’s ‘trailblazing’ Behavioural Sciences Unit will help ‘empowered and professional’ officers to do a better job With police officers across the country facing unprecedented pressure and demand, Thames Valley Police is looking to support its frontline by introducing a Behavioural Science Unit; Policing Insight’s Martin Buhagiar spoke to Superintendent Felicity Parker about the scale of the project and how it could reshape UK policing in the future. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/9/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion NPCC statement following police shooting in Lambeth Following the fatal police shooting in Lambeth, Chief Constable Simon Chesterman, NPCC National Lead for Armed Policing, said: “I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Chris Kaba. 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