Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98361 total results. Showing results 49861 to 49880 «249024912492249324942495249624972498Next ›Last » Women-Led Police Stations: Reimagining the Policing of Gender Violence in the Twenty-First Century When domestic violence was criminalised in countries like Australia, United States and United Kingdom, many saw this as a victory, as the state taking responsibility for violence against women. The problem was that its policing was delegated to a masculinised police force ill-equipped to respond to survivors of gender violence. Latin America took a different pathway, establishing women-led police stations designed specifically to respond to the survivors of gender violence. Our research team looked for inspiration to reimagine the policing of gender violence in the twenty-first century from the victim-centred women-led police stations that emerged in Argentina in the 1980s. By emphasising a preventative over a punitive approach, multi-disciplinary teams of police, social workers, psychologists and lawyers offer survivors a gateway to support, instead of just funnelling them into the criminal justice system. Surveying gender violence sector workers and members of the general public, we sought views on the potential of adapting the protocols of these specialist police stations to Australia. Policing and Society - Registration at source 30/7/2021 Research article New DVLA digital system allows police to instantly check drivers’ identity A new digital system allows police officers to near-instantly check drivers’ identities at the roadside. Holyrood Magazine 30/7/2021 News Policing and Mental Ill-Health: Using Big Data to Assess the Scale and Severity Of, and the Frontline Resources Committed To, Mental Ill-Health-Related Calls-For-Service Addressing public safety and welfare, inclusive of responding to incidents involving persons with mental ill-health (PMIH) has become an integral dimension of, and a significant challenge to, contemporary policing. Yet, little is known of the scale and severity of such PMIH-related policing demand, nor of the extent of frontline resource consumed in resolving such incidents. To address this shortfall, we deploy a bespoke text mining algorithm on police incident logs to estimate the proportion and severity of calls-for-service involving PMIH in a study of Greater Manchester, UK. Furthermore, and using Global Positioning System data, we then assess the amount of time spent by frontline officers responding to these calls. Findings suggest that existing police recording practices serve to significantly underestimate the scale and severity of PMIH-related demand. The amount of time spent dealing with PMIH-related incidents is both substantial and disproportionate relative to other forms of police demand. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 30/7/2021 Research article Police ‘will take 20 years to be ethnically representative of communities without quotas’ It is ‘inexcusable’ that black, Asian and minority ethnic officers represent just seven per cent of the service, say MPs The Telegraph - Subscription at source 30/7/2021 News Greece sends police to Covid hotspot islands to step up controls Party islands Mykonos and Ios could be shut down as Delta variant infection rates surge among young people The Guardian 30/7/2021 News 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 «249024912492249324942495249624972498Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
