Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103151 total results. Showing results 43781 to 43800 «218621872188218921902191219221932194Next ›Last » Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2021/22 – Round 2, Tranche 2 This is our second full assessment of fire and rescue services in England. Our focus is on the service they provide to the public, and the way they use the resources available. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 27/7/2022 Report Fire and Rescue Services improving – but more change urgently needed Fire and rescue services in England are improving but further change is urgently needed – particularly on culture and diversity, according to a new report. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 27/7/2022 News Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2022 NATIONAL STATISTICS: Statistics on police workforce numbers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police. Home Office 27/7/2022 Report Police Officer uplift statistics COLLECTION: Statistics on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales. Home Office 27/7/2022 Report Police workforce England and Wales statistics COLLECTION: Statistics on police workforce numbers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police. Home Office 27/7/2022 Report Research on a new Government standard to increase transparency around the use of AI systems highlights benefits for policing The UK Government is currently piloting an Algorithmic Transparency Standard across public sector; new research shows that adopting the Standard is both achievable for policing and could also bring significant benefits, such as improved public confidence and sharing best practice. Northumbria University Newcastle 27/7/2022 News What happens when the police go on strike? Analysing how a marked reduction in policing impacts upon homicides in Ceará, Brazil This study investigates how an abrupt reduction in policing impacts upon the occurrence of homicides in a violent context in the Global South. The study utilizes a police strike in the Brazilian state of Ceará in summer 2020 as a quasi-natural experiment. Separate SARIMA and Exponential Smoothing models fitted on data on weekly homicide counts from January 2015 to the beginning of the strike are used to generate forecasts of homicides in a virtual counterfactual scenario with no police strikes. Actual homicide counts and forecasts are subsequently compared. The strike led to a statistically significant increase in homicides ranging between 110% and 250%. A difference-in-differences analysis confirms this result. The elasticity of homicides with respect to police presence is tentatively estimated at between -1.5 and -5.0. Even in a violent context, the perception of a higher risk of apprehension induced by police presence acts as a powerful deterrent against homicides. Global Crime 27/7/2022 Research article Emerging Disparities in the Placement of Law Enforcement-Based Treatment Referral and Recovery Programs Rising rates of opioid use disorder, overdoses, and opioid-related criminal offenses have prompted U.S. law enforcement agencies to adopt alternatives to arrest and formal criminal processing. Police departments frequently implement treatment referral programs and claim an affiliation with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI). Although expanding to hundreds of agencies, PAARI efforts may not be equally distributed across communities, raising concerns about access to non-arrest diversion and increasing disparities in the criminal processing of drug-related offenses. This study compares the characteristics and geographic placement of law enforcement agencies with and without PAARI programs in 29 states. Law enforcement agencies situated in communities with lower rates of poverty and smaller Black populations have lower odds of having a PAARI program. Agencies based in counties with more overdose deaths and greater unmet treatment needs have increased odds of deflection programing. This placement of PAARI programs reflects broader inequalities in criminal justice and health. More advantaged, predominantly white communities benefit from diversionary programs while fewer alternatives to formal criminal processing exist for lower-income areas and communities of color. Additional research should explore these growing disparities in the deployment of law enforcement-based treatment referral programs and their consequences on drug law enforcement. Criminal Justice Review 27/7/2022 Research article ‘Up against a monster’: Garda coercive control case important for other survivors REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A coercive control conviction, in which a serving garda terrorised a woman with cancer almost to the point of suicide, is an important case to encourage other survivors to speak out, experts have said. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 27/7/2022 News Cleveland Police ‘committed’ to neighbourhood policing as recorded crimes hit two-year high Vehicle crime has leapt up, while concerns have also been expressed about house burglaries and the police response Teesside Live 27/7/2022 News Can London’s new Met Police chief fix the force’s problems? Sir Mark Rowley will be under intense pressure to stamp out a toxic culture and restore public trust Financial Times - Subscription at source 27/7/2022 Feature, Opinion The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest For the last 40 years, protest has been brutally suppressed by the police, finds a new investigation from Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone. The Big Issue 27/7/2022 Feature, Opinion Truss will tell forces to cut crime by 20 per cent and ‘police streets, not Twitter’ Liz Truss has pledged to publish police league tables while asking forces to slash serious crime by 20 per cent if she wins the race for No 10. Police Professional 27/7/2022 News Post-pandemic road casualty rise highlights need for a new approach to road safety While the Covid lockdown prompted a significant drop in traffic and road casualties, the post-pandemic figures reveal a sharp increase in both; Charlie Norman, Managing Director of DriveTech, believes now is the time for a reset on road safety, and for the recommendations in the Police Foundation’s recent roads policing report – including road safety to be a Strategic Policing Requirement, and the creation of roads policing secretariat – to be put into practice. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/7/2022 Feature, Opinion New West Midlands Police chief constable will ‘rebuild neighbourhood policing’ The new chief constable of West Midlands Police has vowed to “rebuild neighbourhood policing” after being confirmed in the top role. Police Professional 27/7/2022 News Record number of UK police forces classed as ‘failing’ Never before have as many of the UK’s police forces been classed as failing. Channel 4 News 26/7/2022 News Craig Guildford confirmed new Chief Constable of West Midlands Police The new police chief for the West Midlands has been confirmed, pledging to boost neighbourhood policing. BBC 26/7/2022 News Crime & justice research 2022: Online sexual exploitation of children AUSTRALIA: This compendium brings together 15 recent studies on child sexual abuse published by the Australian Institute of Criminology. The first six chapters investigate the nature of the problem, including the specific crime commission processes offenders use, the language offenders use to persuade children to produce images and videos, the production of child abuse material by parents, and rates of reoffending. Chapters 7 to 11 explore solutions to the problem, from cyber strategies and law enforcement interventions to offender treatment programs, biometric software that helps police identify victims appearing in multiple videos, and warning messages that discourage potential offenders from viewing illegal content. The last four chapters examine live streaming of child sexual abuse, analysing the profile of offenders, whether financial transaction data can reveal the most prolific offenders, and how offenders negotiate with facilitators and access victims. Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 26/7/2022 Research article Back to basics policing is turning failing force around, chief insists A chief constable claims to have turned his force into the most improved in the country with “back to basics” strategies including arresting so many criminals that he has to build more custody suites. The Times - Subscription at source 26/7/2022 News Liz Truss vows to bring back national crime targets for police Plan to publish league tables for forces in England and Wales if she becomes PM condemned as ‘failed approach’ The Guardian 26/7/2022 News «218621872188218921902191219221932194Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
