Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102898 total results. Showing results 46881 to 46900 «234123422343234423452346234723482349Next ›Last » Virtual Reality For Law Enforcement Training: A Demonstration and Implication For Dispatch We conducted an experimental evaluation of virtual training experiences (VTE) for law-enforcement training during an international policing conference (American Society of Evidence Based Policing). Among the volunteers (N = 77), 30% were female and 70% males with 49% employed in law enforcement and 51% in other occupations. Participants were outfitted with a controller gun, holster, and a virtual-reality headset. Each of four scenarios used involved a call for service reporting the presence of an unknown man acting strangely, with random assignment to one of four conditions: priming message (yes, no) and instrument held by suspect (gun, cellphone). Results show no significant effect of dispatch priming on participants’ responses but do show that law-enforcement officers made more accurate decisions than did non-law-enforcement participants. The feasibility and potential usefulness of VTE as a training tool is discussed along with recommendations for future policing studies involving VR. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 18/4/2022 Research article Nova Scotia mass killer couldn’t have hoped for a dumber police force CANADA: The dog handler who finally shot the mass killer who slaughtered 22 Nova Scotians in April of 2020 is one of the few RCMP officers to have emerged from the horror with moral credit. Toronto Star (Canada) 18/4/2022 Feature, Opinion Recruiting firm to be used in search for next Windsor Police Chief CANADA: The Windsor Police Services Board will use a recruiting firm to help in the search for the next chief of Windsor police. iHeart Radio (Canada) 18/4/2022 News Fear that city is unsafe: Public order arrest numbers described as ‘staggering’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda figures for public order arrests in Cork City have been described as “staggering”, with one city councillor saying people feel unsafe in the city. Echo.ie (Republic of Ireland) 18/4/2022 News Balbriggan Gardaí to shine a light on the growing problem of domestic abuse with ‘Go Purple Day’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The restrictions brought on by Covid-19 have in some instances had a devastating effect on family life. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 18/4/2022 News Privacy fears over possible Garda use of Alexa to collect evidence REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The State’s human rights commissioner has expressed concern about the potential use by the Garda of voice-controlled technologies, such as Amazon’s Alexa, to gather criminal evidence. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 18/4/2022 News Staring can land you in prison as police crackdown on ‘unhealthy sexual behaviour’ A senior police officer has urged everyone who witnesses "intense staring" on the London Underground to report it, amid concerns it could be an early sign of unhealthy sexual behaviour. LBC 18/4/2022 News Scotland’s longest serving cop retires after 54 year career as police chief praises ‘determination’ Hugh Duncan, 76, has been a special constable for more than half a century while also holding down a full-time job as a farmer in Aberdeenshire. Daily Record 18/4/2022 News Prof Dick Hobbs: ‘I can hear cops all over the world roaring with laughter at the idea of eradicating organised crime’ In the latest in a series of interviews with leading figures involved in the research and investigation of organised crime, Policing Insight’s Chris Allen spoke to criminologist and author Professor Dick Hobbs about the impossibility of eradicating organised crime, the importance of localised knowledge in understanding criminal activity, and whether the term ‘organised crime’ really has any value. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/4/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion Law change to allow deportation of potential terrorists, refugees on the cards NEW ZEALAND: The government is looking into whether it will change the law to make it possible to send would-be terrorists, or refugees who have been serious offenders, back to their home countries. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 17/4/2022 News An inquiry into 40 years of gay hate crimes in NSW is underway. These are the people behind the tragedies. AUSTRALIA: Between 1970 and 2010, there were a series of brutal crimes committed in Sydney against gay and transgender people. Mamma Mia 17/4/2022 News Police shootings of Indigenous victims a painful reminder, reality on two-year anniversary CANADA: Anishinaabe Cree mother says anniversary of fatal shootings renews her commitment for change CBC News (Canada) 17/4/2022 Feature, Opinion Gardaí need better help to cope with traumas of the job, officers warn Commissioner Drew Harris REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The lack of a garda policy on how to help gardaí cope with tragic scenes and the aftermath of extreme violence is causing a “mental health crisis” in the force, mid-ranking gardaí have warned. The Independent 17/4/2022 News Refusal of Sabina Nessa’s murderer to attend sentencing may prompt new law Family was outraged that Koci Selamaj was able to refuse to go to Old Bailey to receive life sentence The Guardian 17/4/2022 News Ex-Scots cop vows to bring private prosecution over PC Yvonne Fletcher shooting The 25-year-old Metropolitan Police officer was shot while policing a demonstration against Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in London in 1984. Daily Record 17/4/2022 News Stuart Lawrence: ‘I’ve tried to have hope in my heart since Stephen’s murder’ His brother’s murder cast a long shadow over Stuart Lawrence’s life. Now the former teacher has written a self-help manual for young people The Guardian 17/4/2022 Feature Police take enforcement action against gang members on Auckland roads NEW ZEALAND: Police in Tāmaki Makaurau have been monitoring “a number” of gang movements on roads across the region today. Stuff (New Zealand) 16/4/2022 News Thinktank slams Tas government’s newest anti-protest laws attempt AUSTRALIA: A thinktank has slammed the state government’s latest plans to strengthen anti-protest laws, claiming they are “anti-democratic and a threat to civil society”. The Mercury (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/4/2022 News Man, 40s, arrested in Limerick as gardai seize €1.34million of heroin in major operation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Heroin with an estimated street value of €1.34m as well as €12,500 in cash were recovered during two separate searches Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 16/4/2022 News What would it mean to forensically investigate the unmarked graves at residential schools? CANADA: Michael Arntfield is a professor and criminologist at Western University, where he heads the Cold Case Society unsolved crimes think tank. He is also a former police officer in Ontario, a director with the Murder Accountability Project in Washington, co-host of the Suspect Zero podcast and the author of the new book How to Solve a Cold Case: And Everything Else You Wanted to Know About Catching Killers. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 16/4/2022 Feature, Opinion «234123422343234423452346234723482349Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
