Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104734 total results. Showing results 44881 to 44900 «224122422243224422452246224722482249Next ›Last » ‘Increasing the stigma’: Advocates call out Edmonton police chief for comments on meth CANADA: The Edmonton Police Service confirmed last week that crime is on the rise in 2022, and the city’s police chief pointed at methamphetamines as a contributing factor. “The bigger concern in relation to violence for us is meth,” Dale McFee said on Aug. 4. “Meth keeps you awake; you’re violent. Normal people do not normal things.” But advocates are pushing back, saying blaming drug users only helps the stigma to thrive. CTV News (Canada) 8/8/2022 News City needs more preventative approach to address violent crime, says acting police chief CANADA: According to Statistics Canada, the city saw increases in violent crimes in 2021, including the second highest national homicide rate, and acting police chief Dan Taddeo says more preventative supports are needed to address the societal issues leading to criminal activity TB News Watch (Canada) 8/8/2022 News Acusensus AI software detects drivers who use mobile phones while on the road Traffic management solutions Acusensus has developed an AI software to catch dangerous drivers who are using their mobile phones while on the road and identifies those who are not wearing seatbelts in the United Kingdom. IT Wire 8/8/2022 News Former union boss ‘hung out to dry’ by Victoria Police, appeals court told AUSTRALIA: Former Police Association boss Paul Mullett was “hung out to dry” by Victoria Police and denied the chance to prove he was the victim of a plot to oust him after the failure to provide him with documents from the Lawyer X scandal, an appeals court has heard. In 2016, a Supreme Court judge rejected Mullett’s claim he was the victim of a malicious prosecution over his suspension from Victoria Police in 2007, after allegations at the time he tipped off a detective who was the subject of a murder investigation. The Age (Australia) 8/8/2022 News Calls for ‘significant reforms’ around Queensland police’s handling of domestic violence as explosive inquiry wraps up AUSTRALIA: Betty Taylor has been fighting the scourge of domestic violence in Queensland for more than three decades and even she was shocked by the explosive testimonies she heard at an inquiry into police culture. ABC News (Australia) 8/8/2022 News North West Regional Organised Crime Unit opens new office at Saltney police station A multi-force police unit that provides specialist capabilities to tackle the most serious and organised crime has opened an office on the Flintshire border. North West Regional Organised Crime Unit’s (NWROCU) Operations Team officially opened a new satellite office at Saltney Police Station today, Monday, August 8. Established in 2009, the unit is a collaboration between North Wales Police and six North West Police Forces in Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria. It’s made up of officers and staff from across the force areas who offer specialist skills and additional resources. Deeside.com 8/8/2022 News Strip-search children only in life-or-death situations, police told Police should strip-search children only in “life or death” situations, the children’s commissioner for England said as she highlighted incidents involving the Metropolitan Police that had left her “deeply concerned”. Dame Rachel de Souza said she wanted information from all police forces after Met figures showed that 650 children had been strip-searched in two years. In 23 per cent of cases the searches were done without an appropriate adult present, which is required by law. The Times - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News Police must seek victims’ views when releasing criminal suspects on bail A victim’s views, as well as their perception of their ‘future risk of harm’, will be weighed against the rights of uncharged suspects. The Independent 8/8/2022 News Our failing police forces are being torn down by wokery It is vital that the next Prime Minister makes the police get back to basics, dealing with burglaries rather than politics The Telegraph - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 Feature, Opinion New Met Police chief to lead overhaul of top ranks as Cressida Dick’s allies quit Sir Mark Rowley aims to revive the force after it was placed in special measures following misconduct and racism scandals The Telegraph - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News Limiting police search powers could leave children more vulnerable, says former police chief constable We spoke to the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Peter Fahy, and began by asking him how shocked he was by the figures. Channel 4 News 8/8/2022 Feature, Interview, Video Remove Met Police powers to carry out ‘dehumanising’ child strip searches, campaigners say “The only way to ensure our communities are safe from these abuses of power is to roll back the powers of the police, including ending the use of strip search.” The Independent 8/8/2022 News Three top Met officers to depart as new boss prepares to take over Stephen House, Helen Ball and Nick Ephgrave were key lieutenants of ex-commissioner Dame Cressida Dick The Guardian 8/8/2022 News Research helping to safeguard children across the world Researchers from the University of Liverpool are working with the National Crime Agency (NCA) to develop online child protection tools that support law enforcement agencies in the UK and internationally to safeguard children. University of Liverpool 8/8/2022 News NPCC led review: operational productivity of policing The Home Secretary has asked the National Police Chiefs’ Council to lead a review of productivity in policing. Home Office 8/8/2022 News NPCC to oversee a review of productivity in policing The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) is to lead a review of productivity in policing. It will review effectiveness and productivity in policing, identifying the barriers and the most efficient operating models. The review will also look at the scope for using new technology or streamlining processes to drive efficiency and better outcomes. Police Professional 8/8/2022 News Bike thefts left unsolved in nearly 90pc of neighbourhoods Cycling charity warns stealing could act as a ‘gateway’ crime that sees offenders graduate to more serious offences The Telegraph - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News CNC assist at Commonwealth Games 2022 CNC officers and specialist search dogs have been hard at work supporting West Midlands Police to bring safety and security to the Commonwealth Games. Home Office 8/8/2022 News The Effects of Saturation Enforcement on Speed(ing) Along a Highway Corridor: Results from a Police-Directed Field Study Speed is a well-documented predictor of traffic collisions. The present research evaluates the effects of saturation enforcement by police on speed(ing) along a highway corridor in Western Canada. As part of the field study, six radar-recording devices were installed at three different locations along the intervention site (i.e., before, at, and after enforcement). During the pre-test period, vehicle speeds were passively recorded without any saturation enforcement. During the enforcement period, uniformed police officers in marked police vehicles conducted saturation enforcement at the enforcement site while vehicle speeds continued to be recorded. The analyses revealed that the average speed of vehicles was lower during the enforcement period than the pre-test period as well as lower at the enforcement site than before or after such site. The analyses also revealed a similar pattern in findings when the proportion of speeding vehicles was used as the dependent variable. Saturation enforcement by police can thus exhibit at least some effect on speed(ing) along a highway corridor. Given contemporary policing’s emphasis on road safety, this research contributes to both scholarly and practical discussions regarding police and their effectiveness. Justice Evaluation Journal - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 Research article Social, health and ethnicity correlates of complaints of excessive police force Following several high-profile police shootings of Black Americans, renewed debate has focused on race as a predictor of police violence. Past research has been inconsistent on this score. Some scholars argue that socioeconomic issues are better predictors of police-related violence than are race and ethnicity. Aims To test relationships between complaints of excessive use of police violence and racial/ethnic population demographics, allowing for social and mental health variables. Methods We examined records from all 195 municipal police departments in California to identify complaints of excessive force by police and tested for associations between such complaints and health, socio-economic and demographic data from county records, using multivariate analyses. Results There was no difference in reporting between communities according to Black or White American residency proportions; communities with more Latino Americans were less likely to complain formally of excessive use of police force. The strongest associate of complaints to police departments that their employees had used excessive force was experiencing mental distress in the community. Conclusions Our findings are limited by reliance on complaints to police authorities rather than actual incidence of police use of excessive force and by having to map municipal data on to county data, but the finding that factors other than or in addition to any inherent police problems may contribute to excessive use of force by the police offers new lines for remedying the problem. In particular, our findings suggest that more training for police in recognising and managing mental distress and more provision of mental health experts to work alongside police would be worth evaluating as a next step. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 8/8/2022 Research article «224122422243224422452246224722482249Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
