Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102731 total results. Showing results 4841 to 4860 «239240241242243244245246247Next ›Last » New initiative to tackle rural crime launches in East Lothian Officers in East Lothian, alongside a range of partners, are encouraging members of the local community to take part in a new initiative to help prevent rural crime in their area. Police Scotland 20/2/2025 News Over 1,000 top-venting blank firers handed in Police forces across England and Wales have seen over 1,000 Turkish manufactured guns handed in as part of a national amnesty currently taking place for owners, of soon to be outlawed blank firing guns, to hand them over to police. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 20/2/2025 News Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews are unlikely to save young adult lives A new duty to review homicides involving offensive weapons is unlikely to achieve its aim of reducing weapons-enabled homicides, according to a publication released today by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 20/2/2025 News Sit-ups and push-ups to be removed from garda fitness tests REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sit-ups and push-ups are set to be removed from garda fitness tests, while the bleep test is being made easier. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2025 News Scotland could recruit fewer police officers as result of National Insurance rise Chancellor’s tax hike to cost Police Scotland more than £25 million The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News The Garda fitness test just got a lot easier REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: They’ve also standardised the test for all candidates regardless of age or gender. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2025 News Does humanizing the police improve the effectiveness of police recruiting efforts? Research Summary: U.S. police agencies are currently facing a serious recruiting and staffing crisis. As a result, many scholars and police leaders are re-examining police recruiting methods. This study draws on the field of intergroup communication to examine the effects of how police are portrayed in police recruitment materials. Using a randomized survey experiment, we tested the effects of humanizing how officers are portrayed in a recruiting video relative to a more traditional, action-oriented portrayal. We showed police recruiting videos to a sample of 325 university students. Within the videos, we varied how a female police officer described her career and her personal life. We then measured the extent to which the treatment influenced participants’ general attitudes toward police and specific attitudes toward working in policing. The treatment had significant effects on the two general attitudinal outcomes (shared identity and institutional trust), but did not have a significant direct effect on respondents’ interest in working in policing. Notably, the treatment had significant indirect effects on respondents’ interest in a career in policing via shared identity, but not via institutional trust. Policy Implications: Applying principles from the study of intergroup communication can help police agencies develop recruiting materials that humanize the police and promote a shared identity with police officers, thereby attracting a larger and more potentially diverse pool of candidates. Criminology and Public Policy 20/2/2025 Research article Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images The UK aims to be the first country in the world to create new offences related to AI-generated sexual abuse. New laws will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM), punishable by up to five years in prison. The laws will also make it illegal for anyone to possess so-called “paedophile manuals” which teach people how to use AI to sexually abuse children. The Conversation 20/2/2025 Analysis, Feature Barrie police seeing less ‘total harm,’ but more commercial crime CANADA: Crime in the city was down last year, according to Barrie police officials. The Barrie Police Service Board received a statistics and evidence-based policing update Thursday morning, which recapped the department’s stats from 2024. Barrie Today (Canada) 20/2/2025 News Halifax police get funding for body cameras in approved budget CANADA: Halifax police will get funds for new civilian positions and body-worn cameras, after councillors approved full budgets for both the municipal police and RCMP. On Wednesday, the city's budget committee approved Halifax Regional Police's $101.2-million budget for 2025-26, up about 3.3 per cent from last year. CBC News (Canada) 20/2/2025 News Nearly 2,000 sex offenders living in the community – Garda figures REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There are currently 1,939 convicted sex offenders living in the community in Ireland whose details are collated by An Garda Síochána. The figure provided to Prime Time by gardaí is made up of prisoners who have left prison in the 24 years since the Sex Offenders Act was introduced, which requires detail to be kept of such prisoners after their release from jail. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2025 News The Impact of Extended Reality on Students’ Perceptions in a Policing Course: An Exploratory Study of Experiencing Diverse Points of View It can be challenging for students to empathize with how someone from a historically marginalized community might feel when the criminal justice system unfairly targets them. To an extent, the lack of such lived experiences can be mitigated through extended reality techniques in criminal justice classrooms (e.g. Smith, Citation2021). In this study, we utilize the Empathy Lens, a 360-degree, extended reality (XR) video through which students experience the point of view of another individual. The sample includes 35 students from three sections of an undergraduate policing course at a minority-serving public university in a Western state. These students viewed a police-citizen encounter through virtual reality headsets, which allowed them to view the encounter from the perspective of a White, English-speaking police officer and a detained, Spanish-speaking Latina civilian. Student reflections on this experience served as the qualitative data source. Our findings demonstrate the XR technology’s ability to challenge students to consider multiple perspectives and their sense of empathy in high-stress situations. Practical recommendations, limitations, and suggestions for future directions in criminal justice pedagogy are discussed. Journal of Criminal Justice Education - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 Research article Does humanizing the police improve the effectiveness of police recruiting efforts? U.S. police agencies are currently facing a serious recruiting and staffing crisis. As a result, many scholars and police leaders are re-examining police recruiting methods. This study draws on the field of intergroup communication to examine the effects of how police are portrayed in police recruitment materials. Using a randomized survey experiment, we tested the effects of humanizing how officers are portrayed in a recruiting video relative to a more traditional, action-oriented portrayal. We showed police recruiting videos to a sample of 325 university students. Within the videos, we varied how a female police officer described her career and her personal life. We then measured the extent to which the treatment influenced participants’ general attitudes toward police and specific attitudes toward working in policing. The treatment had significant effects on the two general attitudinal outcomes (shared identity and institutional trust), but did not have a significant direct effect on respondents’ interest in working in policing. Notably, the treatment had significant indirect effects on respondents’ interest in a career in policing via shared identity, but not via institutional trust. Criminology and Public Policy - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 Research article Two officers face gross incompetence meetings over contact with woman prior to her death Two Suffolk Constabulary officers are to face a gross incompetence meeting following an investigation into their contact with a woman prior to her death. Police Professional 20/2/2025 News Secret surveillance powers probe targets privacy fears AUSTRALIA: The extent of powers allowing police to spy on and seize online accounts is being challenged but intelligence agencies argue they're necessary to combat crime. The Canberra Times (Australia) 20/2/2025 News Police officer admits online child sex offences A serving police officer has pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including making indecent images of children. BBC 20/2/2025 News IOPC finds officer may have committed offence after pensioner death The police watchdog has interviewed the PC under criminal caution, with potential offences including causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News Eyewitness: a march near the US Embassy (among other protests) Chris Hobbs attends a set of protests which had the potential to become more difficult for the Met due to events outside of their control. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 Feature Hertfordshire pilots AI system that automatically generates witness statements Hertfordshire Constabulary recently piloted an AI tool that is designed to significantly reduce the case document workload for officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News Surge in drug-driving samples sparks fears of budget ‘pressures’ Police Scotland's forensic services received nearly 20 percent more than the highest forecast of samples between October and December. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News «239240241242243244245246247Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
