Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102918 total results. Showing results 46661 to 46680 «233023312332233323342335233623372338Next ›Last » 50% increase in gardaà in Kerry Divisional Drug Unit since 2021 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There’s been a 50% increase in the number of gardaà in the Kerry Divisional Drug Unit in the last year. Radio Kerry (Republic of Ireland) 26/4/2022 News Looking At the Big Picture: Using Systems Theory to Understand the Impact of Body-Worn Cameras on Police Accountability The widespread adoption of body-worn cameras (BWC) began amid public pressure for police accountability following a series of highly publicized use-of-force incidents. Extant BWC research primarily associates the concept of police accountability with the prevalence of police misconduct alone, often focusing on quantitative changes in citizen complaints and use-of-force reports. However, perceptions of accountability following unjustified use-of-force incidents are shaped not only by the prevalence of police misconduct, but also by the broader systemic response, including the way in which the mechanisms of arrest, prosecution, and sentencing are applied to unjust police behavior. This article proposes a systems approach to police accountability in the context of BWCs. Such an approach considers the outcomes of police, prosecution, court, and corrections agencies as equally important to the achievement of accountability. To understand the impact of BWCs on police accountability, their effect on the entire criminal justice system should be considered. Critical Criminology - Registration at source 26/4/2022 Research article Go Purple Day for domestic violence awareness launches in Athlone REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Athlone's Esker House Domestic Abuse Support Services, in association with Safe Ireland and An Garda SÃochána, are calling on members of the public to 'go purple' this Friday, April 29, to raise awareness of domestic violence and to raise funds for their service. Westmeath Independent (Republic of Ireland) 26/4/2022 News ‘The service to the public is better and that’s what matters’ Humberside Police was last month named UK Police Service of the Year, and plans to further improve its effectiveness and response to the public with the forthcoming launch of a purpose-built £20m operational support centre in Melton. But it will make the move without the woman who played a leading role in delivering it; Assistant Chief Officer Nancie Shackleton, who is leaving after five influential years with the force. She spoke to Simon Bristow The Hull Story 26/4/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion Procedural Justice and Legitimacy of the Law in the Criminal Justice System: A Longitudinal Study Among Dutch Detainees Procedural justice theory suggests that when authorities in the criminal justice system treat people fairly and respectfully, people will be more likely to view the law and its representing authorities as legitimate. Previous research has largely focused on the association between the procedurally just treatment by a single authority and citizens’ legitimacy beliefs. Up until now, it is unknown whether and how multiple criminal justice authorities can encourage individuals’ legitimacy beliefs by treating them in a procedurally just manner. Using longitudinal data from the Prison Project, this study examines how procedural justice perceptions experienced during interactions with the police, prison staff, and the judge influence Dutch detainees’ legitimacy beliefs about the law. The findings reveal that distinct authorities can strengthen the legitimacy of the law by treating detainees fairly and respectfully. Additionally, our findings shed some light on the process associated with procedural justice and legitimacy throughout the entire criminal justice system. Psychology Crime and Law - Registration at source 26/4/2022 Research article ‘We Handle It, I Guess You’d Say, the East Texas Way’: Place-Based Effects on the Police Decision-Making Process and Non-Arrest Outcomes Informal law enforcement approaches to crime problems are largely hidden from the public domain. Non-urban communities are often absent from the literature on police decision-making, but many characteristics of ‘the rural’ – such as lack of supervision, diminished access to resources, and more – expand police discretion and increase the use of informal policing methods. While most research on police discretion focuses on the decision to arrest, the current study utilizes semi-structured focused interviews with law enforcement officers in rural Texas to address non-arrest decision-making and the informal policing of youth. Specific informal responses, as well as factors that influence officer decision-making, are discussed. The findings suggest that the structural, cultural, and situational context of a rural setting uniquely affects police decision-making, highlighting the significance of geographic and sociocultural environment in use of discretion. The qualitative approach and analysis provide extensive detail regarding place-based effects on the police decision-making process, including officer motivations and how officers attribute meaning and contextually filter information in an encounter with youth. By illuminating the gray area of policing, these findings have implications for rural law enforcement training and practices and provide future direction for broader agency policy research. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 26/4/2022 Research article John Scott QC: ‘The Chief Constable wanted as close to a real-time oversight group as possible’ In this edition of ‘Talking Crime’, Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, discusses with John Scott QC, Chair of the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) on coronavirus powers used by Police Scotland, the vital role the IAG has played in Scotland over the past two years, in relation to Covid-19 regulations - and protests at the UN climate change conference, COP 26, in Glasgow. PolicingTV - Subscription at source 26/4/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Scotland urged to create its own Harper’s Law The Scottish government has been urged to protect officers with its own version of Harper's Law. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/4/2022 News Lack of data on spiking makes it an “invisible crime”, finds report An effective response to spiking is being hampered by a lack of force data, MPs say. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/4/2022 News Domestic Abuse Act 2021 commencement schedule GUIDANCE: This sets out the commencement dates of the provisions of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Home Office 26/4/2022 Report Spiking victims brushed off for being drunk, say MPs Spiking victims are too often brushed off as having had "one too many" which means the crime is under-reported, an investigation by MPs has found. BBC 26/4/2022 News Serious violence rose after lockdown restrictions ended Serious violence increased by nearly a quarter after Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased in England and Wales last year, a study suggests. BBC 26/4/2022 News Children between three and six ‘victims of self-generated child sexual abuse’ The Internet Watch Foundation said it is the first time it has seen such young children subjected to this kind of abuse The Guardian 26/4/2022 News Police informants: Human intelligence in a world of digital disinformation With the information war increasingly taking place on digital platforms, and cheaper technology making covert surveillance more available, some argue that the importance of human intelligence (HUMINT) sources in law enforcement appears to be diminishing; but Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth believes HUMINT still has an essential role to play in meeting strategic intelligence requirements. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/4/2022 Feature, Opinion Prevalence of drink and needle spiking unknown, MPs say Home affairs committee calls for urgent improvements in reporting, investigating and prosecuting of spiking incidents The Guardian 26/4/2022 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/4/2022 News Boris Johnson in limbo over BYOB party fine as police ‘haven’t asked him questions yet’ Boris Johnson has been battling to shore up support among jittery Tory MPs plotting to oust him after the local elections and the publication of the full Sue Gray report Mirror 26/4/2022 News Laurie White, an officer down steps back up CANADA: When Laurie White joined the RCMP in 1995, she had no idea that within the first three years of her career, her life would change forever and she would be off the job for almost a year. [PODCAST] Blue Line (Canada) 26/4/2022 Feature, Video Number of police officers who died in the line of duty last year rose 59% UNITED STATES: FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday that a combination of the pandemic, lax bail laws, more juveniles committing crime, and interstate gun trafficking is to blame for a recent rise in the murders of police officers, after the bureau revealed 73 cops were killed last year in the line of duty. Mail Online 26/4/2022 News Fans could be allowed to drink alcohol at their seats during football matches for the first time in almost 40 years under plans being drawn up by Government, despite police insisting it’s ‘madness’ Football fans are set to be allowed to drink alcohol while watching matches for the first time in 37 years, under government plans to be published this summer. Mail Online 26/4/2022 News «233023312332233323342335233623372338Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
