Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96169 total results. Showing results 44241 to 44260 «220922102211221222132214221522162217Next ›Last » Longford feuds behind rise in prisoner figures REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Latest prisoner statistics for 2020 show that Longford had a significantly above average number of people per capita jailed last year. Longford Leader (Republic of Ireland) 1/12/2021 News Kildare Garda Checkpoints begin today for seasonal road safety campaign REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Dozens of Garda checkpoints will be mounted across County Kildare from today (December 1) until January 5 as part of the annual road safety campaign Leinster Leader (Ireland) 1/12/2021 News Reducing Missed Appointments for Probation and Parole Supervision: a Randomized Experiment with Text Message Reminders Can text message reminders reduce missed appointments with probation or parole officers by clients under community supervision? In collaboration with Arkansas Community Corrections (ACC), 4,000 clients under community supervision were selected and tracked for attendance at scheduled supervision meetings from October 1, 2018, through April 15, 2019, with a test sample of 3,470 clients scheduled to attend 14,135 appointments assigned at random to different conditions of appointment reminders. Marquis Software, under contract to ACC, randomly assigned the test sample to one of four conditions of text messages generated by company software: control (no text messages before appointments), early text (2 days before the appointment), late text(1 day before the appointment), and two texts (both 1 day and 4 days before the appointment). Marquis then abstracted the records of appointment attendance by treatment group, for analysis by the academic co-authors. During the 6-month experiment, the best attendance was found in the treatment group assigned to late text reminders 1 day before the appointment. That group had 29% fewer no-shows and 21% fewer cancelled appointments than the control group during the experiment. In a subsequent rollout of the late text treatment to all of the clients still under supervision, the entire remaining group had 30% fewer missed appointments compared to the control group during the experiment. Text messages reminding clients to attend parole and probation officer meetings can reduce missed appointments, with potentially substantial reductions in imprisonment due to technical violations of community supervision conditions. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 1/12/2021 Research article Mick Clifford: Curious Garda probe leading to suspended lives REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Last Saturday, the Irish Examiner published a story in which reporter Ann Murphy interviewed a garda who has been suspended from his organisation. There was a time when suspension from An Garda Síochána signalled a grave offence. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 1/12/2021 Feature, Opinion Problem-Oriented Policing in England and Wales: Barriers and Facilitators Evidence shows that the application of problem-oriented policing can be effective in reducing a wide range of crime and public safety issues, but that the approach is challenging to implement and sustain. This article examines police perceptions and experiences regarding organisational barriers to and facilitators of the implementation and delivery of problem-oriented policing. Drawing on surveys of (n = 4141) and interviews with (n = 86) police personnel from 19 police forces in England and Wales, we identify five key barriers and facilitators to problem-oriented policing: leadership and governance, capacity, organisational structures and infrastructure, partnership working and organisational culture. These factors provide important indicators for what police organisations need to do, or need to avoid, if they are to successfully embed and deliver problem-oriented policing. The article generates critical information about the processes that drive change in police organisations and offers recommendations for police managers who may wish to implement or develop problem-oriented policing. The paper also proposes a research agenda aimed at addressing evidence gaps in our understanding of the implementation and sustenance of problem-oriented policing. Policing and Society - Registration at source 1/12/2021 Research article Too Right-Wing For Police Integrity? General Socio-Political Attitudes Connect Work Experiences to Police Integrity Police integrity is a crucial steppingstone in police administrators’ long-term goals of obtaining legitimacy and yielding citizens’ evaluations of the police as a legitimate institution. This paper investigates the relationship between work-related experiences and police integrity, as well as the degree to which this relationship is mediated by well-known socio-political attitudes such as authoritarianism, ethnic prejudice, and social dominance orientation. Using structural equation modelling of the responses provided by 1,255 members of the Belgium police, the work-related characteristics, socio-political attitudes, and organisational dimensions of police integrity are related to three outcomes of police integrity. Results show that police officers in the field and those who had more frequent contacts with victims and perpetrators of crimes evaluate misconduct to be less serious, are less willing to say that they would report the behaviour, and advocate less severe disciplinary sanctions. Generalised socio-political attitudes related to prejudice mediate work-related experiences and perceptions of peer police integrity and are in turn negatively related to police integrity outcomes. These findings illustrate that police officers do not operate in a social vacuum as these general socio-political attitudes are non-occupation specific. This suggests that police integrity training programmes not only need to target work-related characteristics, such as an open culture to discuss problems, but also need to target general socio-political attitudes to foster police integrity. Policing and Society - Registration at source 1/12/2021 Research article Criminal Investigative Effort in Sexual Assaults: Findings from a Sample of Cases with Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, more than 125,000 sexual assaults were reported to the police annually from 2015 to 2018. The number of crimes reported represents a small portion of the sexual assault victims experience each year and significant numbers of cases that are reported “fall out” of the system at different decision points. This is known as case attrition, and research has established the importance of studying attrition. Studies that examine sexual assault case attrition and the legal system’s response have focused on key decision points, including police officers’ decision to found cases, arrest suspects, and prosecutors’ charging decisions. Few studies have examined specific investigative actions. Understanding these actions will help shed light on case attrition in the criminal-legal system. The current study utilized a sample of 493 sexual assault case files to measure the investigative actions taken in these cases. We quantified information-gathering activities from people and physical evidence and examined relationships between these activities and case characteristics. Police investigators attempted to contact victims at least once in a majority of cases, but no suspects were investigated in over half of cases. Case characteristics, including whether the victim provided a sworn statement and if they were perceived as cooperative, were associated with several investigative actions. Directions for future research are discussed. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 1/12/2021 Research article Policing the Coronavirus Pandemic: Nigeria Police Senior Officers’ Views on Preparedness, Response, Legitimacy and Post-Covid Policing In the wake of pandemic policing occasioned by COVID-19, Nigeria police have been facing challenges of a lack of legitimacy, together with what is termed the militarization of police operations. This has impacted considerably on police–community relations. Meanwhile, early reports on the police response to the pandemic indicated high levels of lockdown violation, despite adoption of a militarized option in the enforcement of restriction orders. In reviewing one of the first police interventions on a public health crisis in Nigeria, a qualitative study was conducted among top-ranking police officers who supervised the enforcement of lockdown and other COVID-19 measures. Sixteen interviews were conducted and a thematic analysis of the narratives was carried out. Police unpreparedness for public health interventions, and public resistance to the use of repressive, force-led styles of policing were identified as major impediments to positive pandemic policing. Therefore, police officers are advised to ensure the application of procedurally just practices in their interactions with the public. International Journal of Police Science & Management 1/12/2021 Research article Officers who procured unauthorised CS canisters cleared by IOPC New weapons were procured to incapacitate suspects in vehicles. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 1/12/2021 News Government must not delay pension claims any longer PFEW’s National Secretary has warned Government that the unexpected publication of new guidelines regarding unfair discrimination caused by the 2015 pensions reforms must not further delay the settlement of retirees and members’ pension claims. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 1/12/2021 News PFEW Chair slams Government on pay freeze as survey outlines damage to psychological wellbeing of colleagues PFEW Chair slams Government on pay freeze, as survey outlines damage to psychological wellbeing of colleagues Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 1/12/2021 News PCCS: ‘This Christmas will feel that bit more special. Don’t overindulge on the alcohol and ruin it.’ After Covid curtailed many celebrations last year, elected Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales are urging people to show restraint and drink safely this Christmas. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 1/12/2021 News Male violence: challenging the ‘mandate of masculinity’ Following the murder of Sarah Everard, and the subsequent arrest, trial and conviction of Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens for her killing, there has been something of a watershed in the battle to keep women safe from violence perpetrated against them by men. Holyrood Magazine 1/12/2021 News Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison Custody In November 2019, I was tasked by the then Cabinet Secretary for Justice to undertake an independent review of the response to deaths in prison custody. Prison Inspectorate - Scotland 1/12/2021 Report Death in custody review Two year review recommends independent body investigates prison deaths. Scottish Government 1/12/2021 News Police spent nearly £2 million unsticking Insulate Britain protesters from major roads Cops spent nearly £2million ‘unsticking’ crusties from Insulate Britain protests on major roads it emerged. The Sun 1/12/2021 News Police are accused of going soft on e-scooters menace as Britain’s biggest force says officers will no longer seize the vehicles if they are being ridden illegally Britain's biggest police force will no longer routinely seize e-scooters being ridden illegally on public roads. Mail Online 1/12/2021 News Thousands of e-scooters seized as Met launch Xmas crackdown Police seized more than 3,600 e-scooters in London this year as they warned retailers against “exploiting” customers to boost Christmas sales. The Standard 1/12/2021 News Matt Ratana: Police honour sergeant killed on duty Hundreds of police formed a guard of honour for slain Sergeant Matt Ratana yesterday - the "gentle giant" who would win over the force's harshest critics with his humour and charm. Express 1/12/2021 News ‘We’ve reached a tipping point in tackling VAWG; now it’s imperative that police reliability is restored’ In her recent speech to the NPCC / APCC Partnership Summit, Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird highlighted the challenges in tackling violence against women and addressing the issue of domestic abusers within police ranks, as well as the opportunity for policing to lead the way on cultural change; this week she spoke to Policing Insight Editor Keith Potter to expand on those concerns, and suggest steps towards restoring confidence among victims. 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