Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98360 total results. Showing results 49881 to 49900 «249124922493249424952496249724982499Next ›Last » 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 s 19 people died in police custody in year in England and Wales Watchdog says some deaths were avoidable amid ‘over-reliance on police‘ to respond to mental health crises The Independent 29/7/2021 News Overbrook community program bringing in youth, local artists, police to counter hate crime CANADA: The program will get youth thinking about the impacts of discrimination and hate crime. Ottawa Citizen (Canada) 29/7/2021 News Proceeds of crime to pay for Winnipeg police robot, training to help officers communicate with protesters CANADA: The Winnipeg Police Service is spending roughly a quarter of a million dollars — all from the proceeds of crime — on a new state-of-the-art robot capable of going into dangerous situations. CBC News (Canada) 29/7/2021 News ‘Pressure cooker’ situation for vulnerable children during school closures – report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some children from vulnerable families found themselves at home "locked" in situations akin to a "pressure cooker" during lockdowns, as schools were closed and supports were cut off to parents. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 29/7/2021 News Murder and rape cases up 50% in ‘truly unprecedented year’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of murder and rape cases before the courts rose by almost 50% in 2020. Courts Service figures also reveal that gangland and terrorism cases nearly doubled last year. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 29/7/2021 News Drug-dealer jailed after gardaí find heroin and cocaine in Cork house raid REPUBLIC IF IRELAND: Most of the drug was found on a windowsill, but 13 deals of heroin were also found in the man's sock Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 29/7/2021 News Heritage Not Hate? Confederate Flag Supporters Less Likely to Perceive Criminal Injustice, More Likely to View Police As Friends Although the post-civil rights era has motivated many people to avoid appearing racist, they may still be unwilling to relinquish privileges derived from the U.S. racial hierarchy. Because the Confederacy fought to preserve slavery, which upheld this hierarchy, support for the Confederate flag may serve as a proxy measure for individuals’ commitment to maintaining privileges stemming from structural racism. Moreover, given that the modern legal system upholds this same racial hierarchy through anti-Black discrimination, individuals who prioritize protecting their privilege may soothe the guilt they feel for benefiting from structural racism by convincing themselves the legal system treats everyone equally. Similarly, because flag supporters identify with the symbol of a failed nation that considered northern states to have insufficiently policed Black people, they may view police as protectors of the racial hierarchy. Hypotheses were tested using randomly sampled CBS News national poll data. As anticipated, flag supporters were 66% less likely to perceive anti-Black criminal justice system bias, 60% less likely to perceive anti-Black police bias, 34% less likely to consider racial profiling widespread, and 55% more likely to view police as friends. Race and Justice - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article Access denied Once available only to government agencies and the military, high-level encryption is now deployed by criminals operating at all levels for an increasingly wide range of activities. Police Professional examines the growing concerns over the impact on investigations. Police Professional 29/7/2021 Feature Recruitment uplift reaches halfway mark Government plans to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers by 2023 are close to halfway to complete, figures released today (July 28) have shown. Police Professional 29/7/2021 News ‘Missed opportunities’ in investigations into decades of sexual abuse of children in care The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has apologised for “missed opportunities” during investigations into decades of child sexual abuse linked to Lambeth Council. 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 Police Visibility, Trust in Police Fairness, and Collective Efficacy: A Multilevel Structural Equation Model Areas high in collective efficacy – where residents know and trust one another and are willing to intervene to solve neighbourhood problems – tend to experience less crime. Policing is thought to be one antecedent to collective efficacy, but little empirical research has explored this question. Using three waves of survey data collected from London residents over three consecutive years, and multilevel Structural Equation Modelling, this study tested the impact of police visibility and police–community engagement on collective efficacy. We explored direct effects as well as indirect effects through trust in police. The findings showed levels of police visibility predicted trust in police. Trust in police fairness, in turn, predicted collective efficacy. There was a small indirect relationship between police visibility and collective efficacy, through trust in police fairness. In other words, police presence in neighbourhoods was associated with more positive views about officer behaviour, which in turn was associated with collective efficacy. The findings have important implications for policies designed to build stronger, more resilient communities. European Journal of Criminology - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article IOPC publishes figures on deaths during or following police contact for 2020/21 The Independent Office for Police Conduct today published its annual report on deaths during or following police contact in 2020/21. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 29/7/2021 News Do Impulsivity and Education Moderate the Effectiveness of Police Sexual Assault Investigations Training? Findings From A Solomon Four-Group Quasi-Experiment Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of sexual assault investigations training using experimental designs. Existing studies have not examined the impact of officers’ levels of impulsivity and education on training effectiveness. Using a Solomon four-group quasi-experimental design to assess pretesting effects, we examined the impact of training, impulsivity, and education on officers’ (N = 432) adherence to rape myths and knowledge of victim reporting behaviors. Ordinary least squares (OLS) models were estimated to examine main effects of training, and moderating effects of impulsivity and education on training for our outcome variables. Results demonstrated that training, impulsivity, and education predicted improvements in attitudinal and cognitive outcomes. However, neither impulsivity nor education moderated—or changed—the effectiveness of training. In addition, training effects held over time, and we did not detect evidence of pretesting effects. Findings from this study improve our understanding of police sexual assault investigations training and provide methodological advancements for police training evaluations. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article Police numbers boosted by thousands of new officers Extra 9,814 police officers recruited as part of government’s pledge to bring additional 20,000 officers into the service by 2023 College of Policing 29/7/2021 News ‘It’s never been faced by any police officer before’: PFEW Vice-Chair Ché Donald on Covid, mental health and trial by media Policing Insight Publisher Bernard Rix’s Policing Friendship Tour recently caught up with Police Federation of England and Wales Vice-Chair Ché Donald, for a stroll around the Surrey Downs; as they walked and talked, Ché and Bernard discussed the impact of the pandemic on policing, the relentless pressures on officers and staff, trial by media, the challenges of recruitment, retention and diversity, and the importance of addressing mental health – along with a heartwarming story of overcoming addiction. 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