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Police chief leading Covid response urged Government to ‘simplify the messaging’
Assistant Chief Constable Owen Weatherill was giving evidence to MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee.
Express & Star 		21/10/2020
News
South Wales police defend use of Taser on pregnant woman
Leanne Perrett, 35, lost her baby after officer fired stun gun at her during fracas
The Guardian 		21/10/2020
News
Rate of assaults in Wellington 10 times higher than nation’s average
NEW ZEALAND: Wellington's nightlife district has the highest proportion of assault and sexual assault crimes in New Zealand.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		21/10/2020
News
The current nature of police officer fatalities in Australia and opportunities for prevention
[AUSTRALIA] Policing is considered one of the most dangerous and stressful occupations. The role and duties of officers mean that they are more likely to encounter not only accidents, but also assaults. Furthermore, the physical demands and occupational stresses of the job mean that officers are at risk of medical conditions that cause strain on the body such as heart attacks. This paper examines the current nature of police officer fatalities in Australia. In turn, this paper aims to identify strategies to prevent police fatalities. To do this, the study examined all police officer deaths in Australia between 2002 and 2019 (n = 39). Results revealed three main typologies of police fatalities in Australia: accidents, assaults and health-related fatalities. Accidents accounted for the largest proportion of fatalities, followed by assaults and health fatalities. Furthermore, the results showed a significant decrease in the number of police fatalities post 2006. These results are discussed in terms of changes to policing policies and practices that may have influenced this decline. Overall, these findings provided valuable insights into the current nature of police fatalities. These findings have implications for policing authorities in implementing prevention strategies to reduce and prevent officer deaths.
Current Issues in Criminal Justice 		21/10/2020
Analysis, Feature
“Show this thread”: policing, disruption and mobilisation through Twitter. An analysis of UK law enforcement tweeting practices during the Covid-19 pandemic
Crisis and disruption are often unpredictable and can create opportunities for crime. During such times, policing may also need to meet additional challenges to handle the disruption. The use of social media by officials can be essential for crisis mitigation and crime reduction. In this paper, we study the use of Twitter for crime mitigation and reduction by UK police (and associated) agencies in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our findings suggest that whilst most of the tweets from our sample concerned issues that were not specifically about crime, especially during the first stages of the pandemic, there was a significant increase in tweets about fraud, cybercrime and domestic abuse. There was also an increase in retweeting activity as opposed to the creation of original messages. Moreover, in terms of the impact of tweets, as measured by the rate at which they are retweeted, followers were more likely to ‘spread the word’ when the tweet was content-rich (discussed a crime specific matter and contained media), and account holders were themselves more active on Twitter. Considering the changing world we live in, criminal opportunity is likely to evolve. To help mitigate this, policy makers and researchers should consider more systematic approaches to developing social media communication strategies for the purpose of crime mitigation and reduction during disruption and change more generally. We suggest a framework for so doing.
Crime Science Journal 		21/10/2020
Analysis, Feature
Police will not fine people over ‘confusing’ new Covid-19 rules
Police chiefs say complexity of three-tier system means they were targeting blatant breaches of the regulations
The Telegraph 		21/10/2020
Report
UK Covid breaches ‘like antisocial behaviour’, police chief says
Lancashire chief tells MPs calls relating to breach of Covid rules make up 4% of calls and are difficult to police
The Guardian 		21/10/2020
News
Police-Community Engagement and the Affordances and Constraints of Social Media
This article provides an analysis of the ‘affordances’ and ‘constraints’ of technology-mediated police-community engagement in the United Kingdom (UK). Whilst there has been optimism that social media may transform police communicative practice and help democratise policing, studies suggest that this potential has yet to be realised. Drawing on in-depth interviews with communications professionals, the article demonstrates that social media may afford constabularies visibility, editability, and association. However, organisational, individual and technological factors influence whether these affordances are achieved. This article adds to the literature by demonstrating how citizen engagement with mediated communication is not inevitable. It is instead a product of what the technology affords, the relationship between the technology and its users, and the context within which it is used.
Policing and Society - Registration at source 		21/10/2020
Research article
A Blue Step Forward: An Exploratory Study of Law Enforcement Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in the Southern United States
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive issue that is underreported to law enforcement. One reason why individuals do not report their victimization stems from a perceived lack of support from law enforcement officials. However, law enforcement perceptions of IPV are largely unknown as the empirical literature on this topic is both limited and dated. To fill this gap in the literature, we conduct an exploratory analysis of how officers perceive IPV events. Utilizing original survey data from 498 law enforcement officers in a Southern state, officer perceptions of offenders, victims, and the credibility of IPV calls are explored. We also evaluate whether those perceptions vary by personal characteristics of officers by utilizing t-tests and correlations. Findings indicate that, overall, officer perceptions have evolved from the historical viewpoint that IPV events were a private family matter to contemporary perceptions that IPV is a serious crime that requires attention from law enforcement.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Registration at source 		21/10/2020
Research article
Police chief admits he does not know detail of Covid regulations
A chief officer leading the police response to the pandemic failed to explain the coronavirus laws under the new three-tier system despite being tasked with overseeing their enforcement.
The Times - Subscription at source 		21/10/2020
News
Technology As A Source of Complexity and Challenge For Special Victims Unit (SVU) Investigators
Although there has been significant public and academic interest in the ability of police to harness new technologies in order to solve crimes, there has been significantly less focus on how the proliferation of new technologies has impacted police workloads. In this exploratory study, we begin the process of rectifying this oversight by exploring some of the challenges mobile technologies pose to investigators working in a special investigations unit. Our work is informed by an analysis of data collected through in-depth interviews with police investigators to address the following research question: “To what extent has the complexity of special victims (sex crimes) investigations changed over time?”. Our findings indicate that technology is the most prominent factor leading to increased complexity of investigations. Specifically, technology adds to the volume of evidence that must be examined and managed, rapid advances in technology require additional training and expertise, and despite technological advances to assist in investigations, the process remains largely manual.
International Journal of Police Science & Management 		21/10/2020
Research article
MPS issues first CBO to woman who assaulted officers
A woman who committed a number of assaults against officers in North West London has been handed a criminal behaviour order (CBO) – the first time it has been used following offences against officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
Police Professional 		21/10/2020
News
Call to boost community support officer numbers to help enforce Covid rules
A £60 million funding boost for police and councils to deal with coronavirus lockdown rules would be better spent on police community support officers (PCSOs), a union has said.
Police Professional 		21/10/2020
News
Charges in National Crime Agency EncroChat firearms and ammo operation
Three men have been charged and a UK national arrested in Spain on a European Arrest Warrant as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into the large scale supply and possession of firearms.
National Crime Agency (NCA) 		21/10/2020
News
Machine guns seized by police after encrypted phone network cracked
Three men have been charged and two AK47s, an Uzi and a Skorpion submachine gun have been recovered.
Express & Star 		21/10/2020
News
“Show This Thread”: Policing, Disruption and Mobilisation Through Twitter. An Analysis of UK Law Enforcement Tweeting Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Crisis and disruption are often unpredictable and can create opportunities for crime. During such times, policing may also need to meet additional challenges to handle the disruption. The use of social media by officials can be essential for crisis mitigation and crime reduction. In this paper, we study the use of Twitter for crime mitigation and reduction by UK police (and associated) agencies in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our findings suggest that whilst most of the tweets from our sample concerned issues that were not specifically about crime, especially during the first stages of the pandemic, there was a significant increase in tweets about fraud, cybercrime and domestic abuse. There was also an increase in retweeting activity as opposed to the creation of original messages. Moreover, in terms of the impact of tweets, as measured by the rate at which they are retweeted, followers were more likely to ‘spread the word’ when the tweet was content-rich (discussed a crime specific matter and contained media), and account holders were themselves more active on Twitter. Considering the changing world we live in, criminal opportunity is likely to evolve. To help mitigate this, policy makers and researchers should consider more systematic approaches to developing social media communication strategies for the purpose of crime mitigation and reduction during disruption and change more generally. We suggest a framework for so doing.
Crime Science Journal 		21/10/2020
Research article
Performing Counter-Terrorism: Police Newsmaking and the Dramaturgy of Security
Expansive domains of counter-terrorism policing remain buffered from popular visibility, and police organizations remain primary definers of security threats and the police work involved in controlling these threats. Examining the interface between police image work and the continued intensification of the “war on terror,” this article details how police agencies stage police raids, arrests, and press conferences in efforts to frame terrorism narratives in Canada; a police dramaturgy that shapes how the public consumes news about the threat of Islamic terrorism and the pre-crime interventionism of policing and security agencies. To examine these police newsmaking practices, two approaches are utilized: first by detailing experiences of defence lawyers who have worked on high-profile cases, then through an analysis of declassified documents related to the preparation and roll-out of a high profile national press conference to narrate the interdiction and killing of prospective terrorist Aaron Driver. Contributing to debates on police image work and contemporary debates around police power, this article demonstrates how policing agencies curate the image of counter-terrorism through newsmaking practices that exaggerate the threat of terrorism, shape the public imaginary around the threat of Islam, refurbish the role of police as symbolic guardians against evil, and aim to reproduce securitarian politics that advocate for more pre-emptive and surveillance powers.
Crime Media Culture: An International Journal - Registration at source 		21/10/2020
Research article
Targeting Missing Persons Most Likely to Come to Harm Among 92,681 Cases Reported to Devon and Cornwall Police
Given the information available to Devon and Cornwall Police at the time when they received a missing person report, which knowable variables indicated increased odds of the person coming to serious harm? The study examines all 92,681 missing reports received by Devon and Cornwall Police over 11 years from 2008 through 2019, for which 3481 (3.8%) persons came to harm, or about one in 27. Variables known at the time the report was filed included (A) risk levels estimated by police applying the College of Policing risk assessment template (high, medium, low), and (B) the missing person’s age, gender, in-care status, disability, dyslexia, learning disability, hearing or visual impairment, reduced mobility, mental illness, child sexual exploitation risk, reported suicidal, vulnerable adult status and previous reports of being missing. Odds ratios are used to estimate differences in likelihood of missing persons coming to harm in a series of single-variable tests. Matrices are used to assess the accuracy of the current risk assessment process used by police services in England and Wales, as applied in Devon and Cornwall.
Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 		21/10/2020
Research article
CPS says: Rape is not ‘the perfect crime’
A recent feature on Sky News described rape as ‘the perfect crime’ (99 per cent of rapes reported to Police do not result in legal proceedings - October 15 2020). The CPS is very concerned about the impact this harmful claim could have on victims coming forward. To be clear, of the thousands of people who go through the justice system every year, many are convicted of rape and serious sexual offences.
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 		21/10/2020
News
Menopause Guidelines, one year on
It’s been a year since the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) launched the National Menopause Guidelines, which laid out strategies for supporting police officers and staff going through the menopause in the workplace. This was a national first for policing – a joint initiative for PFEW, the NPCC, the College of Policing and Unison - and showed a firm commitment to take the menopause, its symptoms and those who suffer from it, more seriously on a national level.
Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 		21/10/2020
News

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