Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96456 total results. Showing results 47961 to 47980 «239523962397239823992400240124022403Next ›Last » MPs rebuke police for ‘systemic failure’ to improve record on race Failings have led to ‘unjustified inequalities’, says landmark report that finds little progress in 22 years since Macpherson The Guardian 30/7/2021 News Racial disparity in policing remains 22 years after Stephen Lawrence inquiry, MPs warn MPs have called for "urgent action" after warning there are still racial disparities in policing 22 years on from the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. LBC 30/7/2021 News Expanding Research on Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings: An Experimental Evaluation of Question Timing on Police Officers’ Memory Recall The timing of an investigation after an officer-involved shooting (OIS) is influenced by conflicting forces. The public demands expedited resolution, but police officers are provided several protections that can delay investigations of their actions. This study conducts a randomized experiment to determine the impact of question timing after an OIS on the accuracy of police officers’ memory recall. Officers were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The treatment group completed a questionnaire after participating in a live-action, active shooter training scenario and again 2 days later, whereas the control group only completed the questionnaire 2 days later. Our findings suggest the timing of interviews after training did not influence officers’ recall of the scenario. There is little empirical understanding of how police officers reconstruct OIS events; further interdisciplinary research can help clarify these cognitive processes. This research could strengthen a traditional pathway to provide accountability for officers through investigations. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Registration at source 30/7/2021 Research article The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment: Predicting Violence Among Men With A Police Record of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) is an actuarial risk assessment tool for intimate partner violence (IPV) recidivism. Despite its international use, there is no published validation of the ODARA’s predictive accuracy in a U.S. sample. We studied 356 men in New York police records of IPV against a female partner to examine the ODARA’s predictive accuracy for IPV recidivism (base rate 35%), non-IPV violent recidivism (against a nonpartner; 16%), any violent recidivism (49%), and nonviolent recidivism (50%), in a fixed 2-year follow-up. Using 11 scorable ODARA items, area under the curve values were significant and ranged from .590 to .630, indicating small to medium effects. Expected/Observed indices revealed poor calibration with 2-year IPV recidivism rates in ODARA construction and cross-validation samples. Findings support the generalization of the ODARA’s predictive accuracy in different populations and outcomes, but a need for new norm development for higher risk populations. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Registration at source 30/7/2021 Research article Situational Crime Prevention: Removing opportunity and improving defence to tackle violent crime Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020, and remain worryingly high in 2021; in this last in a series of essays from the Violence Reduction Project, former Newark Police officer Prof Jon Shane of John Jay College of Criminal Justice outlines the thinking behind situational crime prevention, and how addressing the physical and social environment can help to reduce crime, aggression, and disorder. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/7/2021 Analysis, Feature The Macpherson Report: Twenty-two years on Stephen Lawrence was murdered on 22 April 1993 in an unprovoked racist knife attack in Eltham, South London. The Inquiry into his murder led by the late Sir William Macpherson uncovered major failings in the police investigation and in the way Stephen Lawrence’s family and his friend Duwayne Brooks were treated. The report, published twenty-two years ago in February 1999, was truly ground-breaking, leading to major changes in the law, in policing, in the response to institutional racism and the treatment of racist crimes, and ultimately to two convictions for Stephen Lawrence’s murder. Many of the findings and subsequent 70 recommendations made by the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry focused on longstanding issues which remain as relevant today. Our inquiry was prompted by concerns that in some areas, in the words of Baroness Lawrence, “things have become stagnant and nothing seems to have moved.” Parliament.uk 30/7/2021 Report Urgent action needed to tackle deep rooted and persistent racial disparities in policing The Home Affairs Committee calls for urgent action to tackle low levels of BME recruitment and retention, unjustified racial disparities in the use of stop and search and other police powers, and a worrying decline of confidence in the police among some BME communities. Parliament.uk 30/7/2021 News Police diversity ‘is 20 years behind the general public’ Police forces will not be representative of their communities for another 22 years on present trends of recruitment, a report by MPs says. The Times - Subscription at source 30/7/2021 News No ACT police officers disciplined or sacked over possibly illegal data access AUSTRALIA: No ACT police officers have faced disciplinary action or been sacked over possibly illegal data breaches, despite their potential to jeopardise criminal proceedings, documents obtained under freedom of information have revealed. RiotACT! 29/7/2021 News Defence personnel called in to assist with Sydney’s ongoing lockdown restrictions AUSTRALIA: From today, NSW Police will be assisted by the ADF to ensure lockdown restrictions are adhered to across eight COVID-affected government areas. [VIDEO] The Age (Australia) 29/7/2021 News Risk of coercion in restorative justice highlighted by Chief Victims Advisor NEW ZEALAND: Police and the courts have been found to be providing poor levels of information to mediators in family violence cases. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/7/2021 News NSW police boss calls in defence force to enforce lockdowns AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales Police Commissioner has called in the Australian Defence Force to help deal with the Covid-19 compliance operation in the state. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/7/2021 News Officer justified in restraining teenager on ground – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: The police watchdog has found an officer was justified in taking a 14-year-old boy to the ground while trying to arrest him, but says the technique used was inappropriate. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/7/2021 News The Role of Empathy in Professional Quality of Life: A Study on Australian Police Officers Working in Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Investigation Police working in sexual assault and child abuse investigation may be at risk of secondary trauma effects and burnout, particularly if they do not have protective mechanisms in place. Empathy has shown to be vital in protecting against secondary trauma and burnout, as well as enhancing compassion satisfaction. The current cross-sectional study surveyed 216 Australian police participants working in sexual assault and child abuse investigation exploring the relationship between different facets of empathy and professional quality of life factors. All facets of empathy predicted compassion satisfaction and negatively predicted burnout. Aspects of cognitive empathy negatively predicted burnout and secondary traumatic stress, while aspects of emotional/physiological and cognitive empathy positively predicted compassion satisfaction. Novel gender differences were found, with males at higher risk of burnout; tenure significantly predicted burnout and secondary traumatic stress; and results supported that empathy is a vital mechanism for sustaining wellbeing, satisfaction, and efficacy in this work. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article IOPC Director General comments on annual deaths statistics report 2020/21 The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) today published its annual ‘Deaths during or following police contact’ report for 2020/21. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 29/7/2021 News More than 100 assaults a day against officers during pandemic A sharp rise in the number of assaults on police officers over the pandemic has been condemned by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW). Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 29/7/2021 News Proportion of frontline officers lowest in a decade, says Labour New statistical analysis conducted by the Labour Party has found huge gaps in the police workforce with the proportion of officers working on the front line the lowest in a decade. Police Professional 29/7/2021 News More than 100 officers assaulted every day There were 36,969 assaults on police officers in England and Wales over the past year – an annual rise of more than 20 per cent and the equivalent of 101 officers being assaulted every day. Police Professional 29/7/2021 News Boris Johnson fails to back top cop Cressida Dick The Prime Minister yesterday failed twice to back Britain's most senior police officer as the right person to fight county lines drugs gangs. Express 29/7/2021 News Priti Patel accuses the Police Federation of playing politics in row over pay freeze and says officers really want ‘practical action that helps them get on with their job’ Priti Patel has hit back at the Police Federation as a furious row over a pay freeze for officers rumbles on. Mail Online 29/7/2021 News «239523962397239823992400240124022403Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
