Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102068 total results. Showing results 461 to 480 «202122232425262728Next ›Last » The Role of Networks in Policing Social ties are a defining feature of policing. They enforce norms, carry prestige, reward loyalty, silence dissent, create cohesion, and protect group boundaries. Network analysis has emerged as a key method for mapping these ties – whether between assigned partners or the colleagues officers text and meet for off-duty drinks – and for understanding how they shape daily actions and law enforcement culture. This review highlights key studies using network approaches to understand policing. By putting relations at the forefront, these studies build on foundational police scholarship, and open new ways for investigating policing’s social structure. However, despite recent advances in network approaches, current work tends to focus on misconduct, and uses of force, leaving unanswered questions about how social ties can promote positive outcomes, such as officer morale, well-being, and recruitment. To advance the field, we call for comprehensive data across multiple agencies and levels to fully capture the central role of social ties in policing CRIMRXIV 27/5/2025 Research article PDS joins Employer Supported Policing scheme The Police Digital Service (PDS) has formally joined the Employer Supported Policing (ESP) scheme, which gives employees who are Special Constables or police support volunteers (PSVs) paid time off to volunteer in their community. Police Professional 27/5/2025 News ‘It feels like an AI arms race – and police should always try to get ahead of the criminals’ Artificial Intelligence - or AI - is going nowhere. And at this critical juncture in its development, where the technology’s rollout is happening at speeds unseen before, it’s time for all forces to embrace it, and crucially not get left behind. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/5/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion NSW Police announce major task force as fears of new gang war grow AUSTRALIA: A total of 13 ongoing police investigations will be brought under one banner as NSW Police attempt to stifle an escalation in violence between organised crime figures playing out on the streets. 9 News (Australia) 27/5/2025 News New City of London Policing Plan will go ‘extra mile’ in protecting public and building trust The new City of London Corporation (CoLC)'s Policing Plan will go 'the extra mile' in protecting the public and building trust, the City of London Police (CoLP)'s Commissioner, Pete O'Doherty, has announced. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/5/2025 News Police investigate death in custody after incident with supermarket security guard AUSTRALIA: A man has died after being restrained by police at a supermarket in Alice Springs following a reported altercation with a security guard. ABC News (Australia) 27/5/2025 News Police Commissioner reshapes retail crime message NEW ZEALAND: Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has moved to reassure New Zealand’s retail community and the public that retail crime is one of his top priorities, saying a recently released memo was “confusing and unhelpful”. Inside Government (New Zealand) 27/5/2025 News Cop memo on shoplifting ‘confusing’, response assured under $500 – Police Minister NEW ZEALAND: There will be a police response to shoplifting crimes under the value of $500, Police Minister Mark Mitchell says, after an internal memo described by the country’s top cop as “confusing and unhelpful”. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 27/5/2025 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 27/5/2025 News ‘Appalling lack of investment’: Just two new garda stations opened in the last eight years REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Labour TD Duncan Smith said Fine Gael “squandered” its time in the Justice brief while in Government. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 27/5/2025 News Understanding the criminal justice system: Restorative justice In the latest article in The Police Student series, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the development of restorative justice, including the aims and principles behind the approach, the expansion of its implementation, and the evidence around its use. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/5/2025 Feature The public have a right to know about the Liverpool car suspect A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool supporters during their Premier League trophy parade last night. The Spectator - Subscription at source 27/5/2025 Feature, Opinion Abortion arrest: Recording reveals police concern A secret recording, leaked to the BBC, reveals a senior police officer had serious concerns over the controversial arrest of a woman who took abortion pills when about 26 weeks pregnant - when she believed the pregnancy was only about six weeks along. BBC 27/5/2025 News How Suffolk Constabulary transformed its call response performance By combining a suite of national innovations with its own local solutions, Suffolk Constabulary has transformed its contact management and response functions; Assistant Chief Constable Eamonn Bridger tells Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass how the force moved out of an HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services ‘inadequate’ public contact rating to no longer being assessed as a ‘cause for concern’ - all within 10 months. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/5/2025 Feature, Innovation, Interview Andy Swift – Honouring Fallen Heroes: The Police Unity Tour PolicingTV 27/5/2025 Video Statement from Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims and partners following tonight’s incident in Water Street Please find attached the statement from Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims and partners from tonight's press conference following the incident on Water Street in Liverpool city centre. Merseyside Police 26/5/2025 News West Mercia police accused of ‘shaming’ alleged victim of child sexual abuse Exclusive: Heidi Clutterbuck’s public campaigning after anonymity breach cited in argument for reduced damages The Guardian 26/5/2025 News Garda figures record drop in reported crime this year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The official CSO crime figures, which are based on garda statistics, are due to be published in the next few weeks. Northern Sound (Republic of Ireland) 26/5/2025 News Police as Gatekeepers: Pretrial Release Decision-Making in South Korea Extensive research has examined factors influencing pretrial release decisions, particularly in Western judicial contexts. However, it remains unclear whether these findings apply to different criminal justice settings, particularly in South Korea, where police officers, not judges, determine suspect release. Using data from 1433 money mule arrests in Seoul (2018–2021), this study analyzes suspect- and police station-level determinants of release decisions. Results indicate that legal factors (criminal record, financial damage) and extralegal factors (gender, nationality) significantly influence release. Female and Korean suspects were more likely to be released, while those with prior records or greater financial damage were less likely to be released. Police station size and caseload showed no significant effects. Despite South Korea’s centralized police structure, substantial variation in release decisions across stations suggests that informal discretion plays a critical role. These findings underscore the need for standardized frameworks to promote consistency and reduce demographic disparities in pretrial release. Police Quarterly - Subscription at source 26/5/2025 Research article Spotlight Report: Policing of Protests and Major Events: Public Order Maintenance in Ontario CANADA: Public order policing continues to be complex and is constantly evolving. Mass public events such as protests, demonstrations and riots have garnered significant public and media attention in recent years, often shining a spotlight on policing responses. In Ontario and across Canada, the volume and frequency of these events, and the ability to mobilize large groups of individuals with the ease of a smartphone, is on the rise. Whether the events are reoccurring celebrations or domestic and international protests, all of these events require adequate responses from police to maintain public order, consistent with Ontario policing legislation and Canadian legal norms. This ‘Spotlight Report’ is an example of how the Inspectorate of Policing (IoP) works to fulfill its mission of making everyone in Ontario safer. Through this report, the IoP acknowledged and profiled areas that work well within Ontario’s public order policing system, while identifying ways to drive improved performance. Inspectorate of Policing Ontario (Canada) 26/5/2025 Report «202122232425262728Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
