Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96488 total results. Showing results 48441 to 48460 «241924202421242224232424242524262427Next ›Last » Indigenous artist unveils work on Victorian police cars AUSTRALIA: Indigenous artwork will be featured on two Victoria Police vehicles in a state-first move to build better relationships between law enforcement and First Nation communities. ABC News (Australia) 15/7/2021 News NSW Police officer neglected to properly investigate Anthony Sampieri weeks before schoolgirl rape, court finds AUSTRALIA: A NSW police officer has been found guilty of neglecting his duties while investigating a sexual predator who raped a schoolgirl in the bathroom of a dance studio weeks later. ABC News (Australia) 15/7/2021 News Technology list and panel advice show Police technology policies are working NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Police has released a list of the technology capabilities it uses across different aspects of the organisation as another step in its strengthened approach to technology and increased transparency in that space. New Zealand Police 15/7/2021 News Women on the SAR front line NEW ZEALAND: More women than ever are getting involved in Police Search and Rescue (SAR). New Zealand Police 15/7/2021 News NZ police officers ‘numb’ as shootings continue to soar NEW ZEALAND: In the last two years, police in New Zealand have had a gun pulled on them or have been shot at least 44 times. TVNZ 1 News (New Zealand) 15/7/2021 News Police drop technology designed to predict motorists NEW ZEALAND: The first report from police on safe use of computer algorithms behind their high-tech crimefighting tools reveals they were developing one to predict motorists' likelihood of getting into serious trouble on the road in the next three years. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 15/7/2021 News The Effectiveness of Cognitive Instructions When Children Provide True and False Eyewitness Reports of Another’s Transgression Children’s non-disclosures of another’s wrongdoing, particularly in cases involving alleged maltreatment, is a notable concern among forensic professionals. The current study was designed to provide these professionals with much needed information about the efficacy of a range of interviewing strategies, namely free-recall, cognitive instructions and closed-ended questions, when children are asked to conceal the transgression of an adult. After being asked to falsely deny a theft they witnessed, children (ages 8 to 13; N = 104) were interviewed using either the cognitive instructions (n = 52) or a Standard Interview (n = 52). Two raters coded the children’s: (1) report honesty; (2) number of words used; (3) number of Transgression Details disclosed; (4) number of events recalled; (5) temporal order accuracy; and (6) number of theft disclosures made. Children produced longer testimonies with more Transgression Details, disclosures and events on the interview with the cognitive instructions, without compromising temporal order accuracy. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 15/7/2021 Research article Potential For Police Investigator Bias: the Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Victims’ Background Characteristics on Perceived Statement Credibility, Case Outcome and Quality of Interview Questions This preregistered experiment aimed to investigate the impact of background information regarding an alleged victim of child sexual abuse on police investigators’ perception of the credibility of the victim’s statement, expected case outcome, and the type of questions police investigators plan to ask the victim in an investigative interview. We expected that the age and the description of the alleged victim’s character would affect perceived credibility, prediction of case prosecution and the use of biased questions in the interview plan. Indonesian police investigators (N = 369) read a case vignette of either a 5- or a 15-year-old female victim of child sexual abuse, including either a good character, bad character, or no character information. Participants receiving the story of the 15-year-old alleged victim perceived the victim as having contributed more to the crime, predicted the case as more likely to be withdrawn and included more biased questions in their interview plans than those who received the story of a 5-year-old alleged victim. Moreover, participants being told that the alleged victim had a bad character perceived her statement as less reliable, having contributed more to the crime, predicted the case as more likely to be withdrawn or dropped-out than those who received information about the alleged victim with a good character. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 15/7/2021 Research article Social Disorganization and Police Arrest Trajectories Prior police decision-making research is limited by (1) its emphasis on individual and organizational predictors and (2) cross-sectional designs, which fail to account for the time-varying aspects of police activities and the factors explaining them. Using group-based trajectory modeling, this study tested the ability of social disorganization theory to explain arrest activity at the Census block group level in Dallas, Texas. Social disorganization variables helped predict certain arrest trajectories, but not all of them. Specifically, socio-economic status was significant in low and medium arrest trajectory groups. An interaction between racial heterogeneity and family disruption was also significant in the medium arrest trajectory group. Theoretical implications are discussed. Police Journal - Registration at source 15/7/2021 Research article Police Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Mental Health Treatment Public safety personnel (PSP), including police officers, often work in high-stress environments that expose them to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTE). As a result, PSP are at a higher risk than most other occupational roles for the development of new or worsening mental health concerns, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, general or social anxiety disorder, and substance use disorders (Carleton et al., Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 63(1):54–64, 2018; Haugen et al., Journal of Psychiatric Research 94:218–229, 2017; Velazquez and Hernandez, Policing: An International Journal 42(4):711–724, 2019). Given these higher rates, research examining how to support the mental health of individuals in these occupations and how to improve our understanding of mental health help-seeking beliefs is critical. Consequently, the overall objective of the current study was to examine predictors of help-seeking attitudes among a group of police officers, while accounting for the effects of gender, years of employment, type of training experience, and mental health status (i.e. presence of mental illness, perceived resilience) on mental health-related help-seeking behaviours. A total of 112 police officers in a mid-sized law enforcement organization in Ontario, Canada, completed an online survey as part of a larger study exploring their mental health. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 15/7/2021 Research article Police consider possibility of algorithms to fight crime NEW ZEALAND: Crime fighting algorithms that sound like the stuff of a Hollywood sci-fi are in the sights of police. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 15/7/2021 News Out of court, but not out of mind: Why police must be more transparent about the sanctions they use As part of its wider work on the impact of COVID-19 on the criminal justice system, criminal justice research and consultancy organisation Crest Advisory are currently exploring whether out-of-court disposals can reduce the numbers attending court and cut reoffending rates; but as Crest’s Head of Strategy and Insight, Danny Shaw, and Analyst Delene Adams explain the first phase of the project took an unexpected turn. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/7/2021 Analysis, Feature Town working on bylaw to regulate cannabis production CANADA: If you want to grow cannabis in New Tecumseth on a commercial level, there are rules in place regarding cannabis as an agricultural use. Blue Line (Canada) 15/7/2021 News Montreal man, wrongfully arrested for attacking police officer, to sue city and Crown for nearly $1M CANADA: Mamadi Camara says in lawsuit he was racially profiled, strip searched and insulted by police CBC News (Canada) 15/7/2021 News Lethbridge, Alta., police officers who arrested teen dressed as stormtrooper cleared of misconduct CANADA: The incident was investigated by an external police force but no charges laid against arresting officers CBC News (Canada) 15/7/2021 News First-ever reports shed light on algorithm-led policing NEW ZEALAND: The police have revealed how they use computer algorithms to compile a list of the Top 5 highest risk offenders each day, and the chances of a family violence perpetrator reoffending. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 15/7/2021 News Garda struggling to tempt cybercrime experts from private sector REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: ‘Further resources’ required to keep pace with criminals, committee hears The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 15/7/2021 News Garda suspects €35m ‘cocaine coal’ shipment abandoned by nervous criminals REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Only a handful of gangs could have carried out the complex smuggling operation The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 15/7/2021 News Man to appear in court over 2013 Louth robbery where Garda shot dead REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A man in his 30s has been arrested and charged in relation to the armed robbery The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 15/7/2021 News Anti-Police Sentiment and Police Fear of Victimization in the UK Victimization of police officers when discharging their duties is not a new phenomenon. In challenging those who seek to undermine legislative provision, there is a clear motive for some sections of society to articulate an anti-police sentiment. Such resistance may be a commonplace among those who see the role of police as agitating and disrupting criminal enterprise. This article explores the concept of anti-police sentiment and fear of victimization among police officers while also exploring the mediating effect of officers’ perception of organizational support. Using survey data from the UK, an assessment is made of the lived experience of law enforcement personnel, in respect of how they perceive the threats to which they are subjected and the influence of perceived organizational support (POS) of their employer. Findings show that increased perception of anti-police sentiment is associated with increased fear of victimization among UK police officers, but that effect is mediated by POS. 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