Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115881 total results. Showing results 43581 to 43600 «217621772178217921802181218221832184Next ›Last » MPS ‘sorry for the trauma’ caused in strip search of ‘Child Q’ The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) says it is “sorry for the trauma” it caused a black schoolgirl who was strip searched by officers. Police Professional 21/6/2023 News Officer given final written warning for falsifying firearms training records would now have been dismissed An officer previously given a final written warning for falsifying firearms training records would now have been dismissed had she not resigned. Police Professional 21/6/2023 News An exploration of police discretion in the identification of child victims of county lines drug trafficking In recent years, children’s involvement in County Lines drug trafficking (CL) has been of increasing concern to national government, the police and safeguarding agencies. However, few studies have explored how child victims of county lines are identified by the police. This exploratory research study provides insights into the police decision-making process for identifying child victims of CL. Interviews with eight police officers from three police forces in South England were conducted to understand how they came to recognise children involved in CL as victims and in turn, how this related to decisions to refer children into the UK’s formal victim-identification system – the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The research found decisions to recognise children as victims and later refer them into the NRM varied amongst the police officers in the sample. This was because officers had different understandings of what constitutes modern slavery, considered different factors in their decisions about signs of exploitation, displayed varying attitudes towards children involved in CL and viewed their duties in CL cases differently to one another. The research also identifies various barriers in the process of victim-identification. The most significant barrier appeared to be the over-reliance on victim accounts, compounded by the inability of children to disclose exploitation. The notion that children involved in CL may have experienced differing levels of exploitation and display varying levels of willingness to facilitate CL drug dealing, further complicated understandings of what constitutes a victim and in turn an NRM referral. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 21/6/2023 Research article Applying Video-Based Systematic Social Observation to Police Use of Force Encounters: An Assessment of De-Escalation and Escalation within the Context of Proportionality and Incrementalism Although researchers have generated many studies related to police use of force, with an increasing focus on de-escalation, none have sought to systematically assess escalation, related factors, and the extent to which force usage may be considered appropriate from an objectively reasonable framework. Using video-based data (N = 540) from two agencies (Dallas and Smith County, TX) this study employs a Systematic Social Observation (SSO) methodology and incorporates an modified analytical tool (i.e., Resistance Force Comparative Scheme) to assesses de-escalation/escalation. The findings demonstrate that officers most commonly use proportional and incremental force during suspect encounters, neither de-escalating nor escalating. However, when officers do deviate, they are much more likely to escalate as opposed to de-escalate. Further, officers are more apt to use escalated force during proactive encounters, as well as when interacting with suspects who are male and impaired. Additionally, officers with a more negative demeanor (i.e., disrespectful) are more likely to use escalated force. Conversely, officers are less likely to use escalated force when backup officers are on scene, when there is more evidence of a crime present, and when interacting with older suspects. We discuss the training, policy, and research implications of this work, as well as the importance of conducting methodologically rigorous use of force studies within the framework of potential appropriateness. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source 21/6/2023 Research article The Effect of Body-Worn Cameras on the Adjudication of Citizen Complaints of Police Misconduct We use citizen complaint data from the Chicago Police Department and Civilian Office of Police Accountability filed between 2013-2020 to determine the extent to which Body-worn camera (BWC) footage enhances the efficacy of evidence used to formulate a conclusion of responsibility, and whether racial disparities in investigation outcomes would subsequently be reduced. Accordingly, we exploit the staggered deployment of BWCs across 22 Chicago police districts over time to estimate the effect of BWCs on these outcomes. Findings indicate BWCs led to a significant decrease in the dismissal of investigations due to insufficient evidence (“not sustained”) and a significant increase in disciplinary actions against police officers (“sustained” “outcomes”) with sufficient evidence to sanction their misconduct. We further find that disparities in complaints across racial groups for the “unsustained” category faded away with the implementation of BWCs. The article concludes with theoretical and research implications based on the findings. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source 21/6/2023 Research article Reforms for police leadership welcomed The College of Policing have today published new national leadership standards to support professional development across policing. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 21/6/2023 News UK Policing’s Lead for Serious Organised Crime visits crime campus Chief Constable Steve Jupp visited the Scottish Crime Campus recently. Police Scotland 21/6/2023 News New leadership standards for officers, staff and volunteers We've released our leadership standards, which apply to everyone in policing, including staff and volunteers. They set out the knowledge, understanding, skills and behaviours expected of effective leaders, whatever their rank or role. College of Policing 21/6/2023 News College unveils ‘radical’ changes to police leadership training Leadership training will be delivered to every rank and role across the service under “radical” changes announced by the College of Policing on Wednesday (June 21). Police Professional 21/6/2023 News Lawyer X investigator threatens to quit because prosecutors won’t charge police AUSTRALIA: The former High Court judge tasked with deciding if criminal charges should be laid in the Lawyer X saga has threatened to quit because the public prosecutor will not charge the Victoria Police officers he has collected evidence against. Special Investigator Geoffrey Nettle tabled an explosive report to parliament on Wednesday, saying it appeared to be a “waste of time and resources” to pursue the Nicola Gobbo matter any further. The Age (Australia) 21/6/2023 News ‘I had to call the same garda station three times in one night’ – Campaigner claims lack of consistency in domestic violence response REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A domestic violence campaigner says he had to call gardaí three times before an alleged abuser was removed from a victim’s home. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 21/6/2023 News Queensland forensic lab scrambling to deal with backlog of 30,000 criminal cases AUSTRALIA: Queensland’s state-run forensic lab is scrambling to hire more scientists to handle a massive backlog involving more than 30,000 confirmed cases. However the health minister, Shannon Fentiman, has denied reports it would take more than a decade to clear the cases embroiled in the bungle, saying not all affected criminal prosecutions turn on DNA evidence. The backlog is the by-product of a damning inquiry into the state’s forensic testing regime, which found many DNA samples went untested and the lab incorrectly ruled others “insufficient”. The Guardian 21/6/2023 News Police Minister confident 150 extra cops are coming to our region AUSTRALIA: Thousands of Queenslanders and many people from interstate and overseas have put their hands up to become sworn police officers but it will still some time before staffing shortfalls in our country stations are addressed. The Chronicle (Australia) - Subscription at source 21/6/2023 News Top NSW cops covered up Tasering of Clare Nowland AUSTRALIA: Top NSW Police officers covered up the Tasering of 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland by an officer, deleting crucial details from a public statement about the incident in a Cooma nursing home. Internal emails obtained by the Herald under freedom of information laws reveal the original draft media release sent for approval on the day the Tasering occurred contained detailed information about what happened at Yallambee Lodge in the early hours of May 17. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 21/6/2023 News ‘Most powerful’ Queensland police car will be electric AUSTRALIA: Queensland's newest police patrol car will quite literally be a bright spark. The state's police service unveiled its first electric vehicle on Wednesday, featuring bright yellow colouring, retro styling and torque that one officer said would make it "the most powerful vehicle in our fleet". Maitland Mercury (Australia) 21/6/2023 News Taser cover-up undermines confidence in police leadership AUSTRALIA: In a ham-fisted attempt at media manipulation that undermines confidence in those we look to for protection, senior NSW Police have been caught covering up the use of a Taser in the fatal stunning of a 95-year-old aged care resident suffering from dementia. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 21/6/2023 Feature, Opinion IO’s Diary: Insp Benjamin Sim SINGAPORE: The passion to set wrongs right while staying true to the principles of investigations helped Insp Benjamin navigate his journey as an IO! Singapore Police Force 21/6/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Ireland ‘below European average for police-to-people ratio’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda numbers are below the European average and “far below” the nations with the highest police-to-population ratios, according to Oireachtas estimates. Ireland has 291 gardaí for every 100,000 inhabitants, compared to an average of 328 police for every 100,000 people across 35 countries in Europe. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 21/6/2023 News GMP appoints new inspector for Manchester South Neighbourhood Policing Team Greater Manchester Police has appointed a new inspector to oversee its key neighbourhood operation in south Manchester. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 21/6/2023 News Countering violent extremism: Transnational networks for knowledge exchange With those involved in racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism and violent right-wing extremism increasingly co-operating and collaborating internationally in their online and offline activities, those who work to prevent violent extremism will need to do the same if they are to be effective; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the work of the Radicalisation Awareness Network in promoting and advocating international collaboration and the exchange of effective practices. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/6/2023 Analysis, Feature «217621772178217921802181218221832184Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
