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Western Australia goes big on aerial policing capability using drones
AUSTRALIA: Police force is to train 60 drone pilots and buy 40 new drones as it increases its technological and airborne capability.
Australian Times 		10/8/2020
News
Queensland’s coronavirus border breaches raise questions about honesty-reliant system
AUSTRALIA: Numerous travellers from COVID-19 hotspots have been caught by police after making it through border checkpoints, but the latest incident involving two teenage girls is an example of precisely what the Queensland Government has been trying to avoid by clamping down further on border restrictions.
ABC News (Australia) 		10/8/2020
News
Activists launch London legal action against UK officers in Hong Kong police
Pro-democracy activists allege five British officers have taken part in brutal actions against protesters
The Guardian 		10/8/2020
News
Officers ‘sick of being punchbags’ says PFNI
The chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, Mark Lindsay, says officers are sick of being a ‘punchbag’ for the failures of society to resolve its issues.
Police Professional 		10/8/2020
News
EE steps up ESN coverage in remote areas
EE has completed its 500th new site for the Emergency Services Network (ESN) as it continues work to ensure police, fire and ambulance crews can “communicate across some of the most hard-to-reach areas”.
Police Professional 		10/8/2020
News
Investigation launched following arrest in Finsbury Park, London
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an independent investigation into the conduct of two Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers when making an arrest in Finsbury Park, London on 16 July 2020. This follows a voluntary referral from the MPS.
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 		10/8/2020
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‘Lock up police killers for 20 years’: MP backs family’s calls for tough new sentences after teenagers responsible for hero PC Andrew Harper’s death could walk free in just eight
The MP representing the family of PC Andrew Harper will suggest looking into changing the sentencing guidelines for police killers after meeting the officer's mother.
Mail Online 		10/8/2020
News
Met Police officer investigated after ‘kneeling on’ black man’s neck
A Scotland Yard officer is being investigated by the police watchdog after disturbing footage emerged of him appearing to kneel on a man’s neck during an arrest.
Metro 		10/8/2020
News
Traffic stops should face same scrutiny as stop and search, say campaigners
Traffic stops are not routinely recorded, meaning no data is available on why or on whom the power is used
The Guardian 		10/8/2020
News
How to ensure back-office collaboration brings benefits rather than problems
The push for greater efficiency and effectiveness has seen UK police forces increasingly collaborating on areas such as procurement, finance and HR with neighbouring colleagues and public sector partners. John O'Halloran of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) highlights some of the key considerations to ensure back-office unification brings significant benefits rather than additional problems.
Policing Insight - Subscription at source 		10/8/2020
Feature, Opinion
Crime Distortion Within the NYPD: A Potential Method For Estimating Crime Misclassification Within Compstat Statistics
Since the advent of CompStat in 1994, the NYPD contends that felony crimes have decreased throughout NYC, specifically within the seven-major felony index crime categories. Previous work from Eterno and Silverman has suggested that the scope of the decrease was duplicitous and exaggerated due to the department’s widespread practice of crime distortion. However, previous research has never attempted to quantify this phenomenon. This study addresses a critical gap within the existing CompStat literature by attempting to capture the magnitude of crime distortion. Using secondary crime data from the NYPD, the current study will examine burglaries and the suspected downward misclassifications, occurring within all NYC precincts, at the aggregate level, during the period between 2000 and 2013. The goals of this research are to identify and summarize any precinct-level patterns of potential crime distortion using semi-parametric group-based trajectory modeling and multinomial logistic regression techniques.
Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 		10/8/2020
Research article
Police Legitimacy: Identifying Developmental Trends and Whether Youths’ Perceptions Can Be Changed
Examine youths’ perceptions of police legitimacy. Study one establishes age-graded trends in perceptions from childhood into adolescence. Study two tests whether a structured, in-school, non-enforcement-related program involving repeated prosocial exposure to police can improve youths’ perceptions of police legitimacy. In study one, a cross-sectional sample (N = 959) of youth ages 7 to 14 was used to assess age-graded perceptions of police legitimacy. In study two, a 4-school, randomized controlled trial was conducted in Compton, California (N = 499). Age-graded differences in police legitimacy perceptions vary by race, but generally begin declining during late childhood. The program significantly improved youths’ perceptions of police legitimacy. Racial differences in perceptions of police legitimacy can be traced to childhood, and perceptions of law enforcement appear to begin declining during childhood. Further, repeated exposure to law enforcement officials in a positive, non-enforcement capacity may improve youths’ legitimacy perceptions.
Journal of Experimental Criminology - Registration at source 		10/8/2020
Research article
Police Supervisor Attitudes Toward Organizational Change
Organizational change is necessary and inevitable in any organization, and is an important element of police reform. Research has demonstrated that attitudes of officers, supervisors, and administrators influence the longitudinal effectiveness of organizational change initiatives. Supervisors play a critical role in filtering messages and ensuring fidelity of initiatives at the street level. In this way, they are key actors in shaping change outcomes and their overall views of change might serve as a lynchpin for success. This study explores how previous experiences shape the attitudes of the supervisors toward the overall idea of change. Using survey data from a nationwide group of police supervisors attending the FBI National Academy program in 2009–2010, the study explores the effects of change experiences, organizational variables, and respondent demographics on views of organizational change. Results suggest that attitudes toward change align with other aspects of supervisors’ views of policing, as well as their past experiences with change efforts themselves. The findings have implications for efforts to change and reform police organizations and operations.
Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 		10/8/2020
Research article
Police Subcultural Influences on the Transfer of Training
This research assessed subcultural impacts on police motivation to learn and transfer new knowledge to the field by deploying a novel survey instrument, the Police Learning Environment Inventory (PLEI). Surveys were issued to 119 police officers in the southwest and northeast regions of the U.S. Subsequent statistical analyses, employing Ridge and Lasso regression, revealed that various dimensions of police subculture can impact police motivation to learn and apply new knowledge. However, two such dimensions, Innovation and Bureaucratic, were significant in all the statistical modelling. Innovation displayed a consistent and positive relationship with respondent motivation to learn and transfer training. Conversely, the Bureaucratic dimension was negatively associated with this motivation.
International Journal of Police Science & Management - Registration at source 		10/8/2020
Research article
Reforms risk Police Scotland’s independence, former auditor warns
Attempts to change oversight of Scotland's police force would put the independence of its Chief Constable at risk, the former spending watchdog has warned.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		10/8/2020
News
Custody super-block closed after three staff members test positive
Facility designated for COVID-19 detainees shut down for thorough clean and detainees transferred to temporary site.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		10/8/2020
News
Officer who sustained life-threatening injuries backs “Andrews Law”
PC who suffered fractured pelvis in stolen car attack says people "do ridiculous things for seeimngly minor crimes."
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		10/8/2020
News
Injured police officer returns to work and backs family calls for ‘Andrew’s Law’
An officer from West Midlands Police who suffered a shattered pelvis when he was run over by a car thief five days before the death of Police Constable Andrew Harper has backed calls for tougher sentences.
Police Professional 		10/8/2020
News
Police, fire and crime by consent? Now more than ever, consultation is key
PCCs (and PFCCs) have a statutory duty to consult the public before drawing up plans and setting out priorities. But in an era of social distancing, greater public scrutiny and an increasing appetite for legal challenge, successfully fulfilling that statutory public consultation duty is more complex than ever, as Anna Collins of the Consultation Institute explains.
Policing Insight - Subscription at source 		10/8/2020
Feature, Opinion
Racial bias is pulling Black young adults into an avoidable cycle of crisis and crime
Today, Revolving Doors Agency publishes an analysis of government data that shows Black young adults (18-24) are significantly more likely to be dragged into the criminal justice system for relatively low-level and non-violent offences, such as theft or minor drug offences. Rather than being given the support they need, they are swept away into our criminal justice system.
Revolving Doors Agency 		10/8/2020
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