Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102553 total results. Showing results 49941 to 49960 «249424952496249724982499250025012502Next ›Last » Thousands told of partner’s abusive past through police scheme to tackle domestic abuse More than 7,500 people have been told of a partner's abusive past since the launch of a scheme six years ago to help tackle domestic abuse. Police Scotland's Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland (DSDAS) was launched in October 2015 following a successful trial in Ayrshire and Aberdeen. The Northern Scot 26/12/2021 News Avon and Somerset sees one of UK’s biggest rises in police officer assaults Avon and Somerset Police has seen one of the biggest yearly rises in officer assaults in the UK in 2021, with attacks climbing by nearly 50 percent this year. Official police figures suggest that on average 80 officers were assaulted each day this year in the UK, with a handful of forces seeing attacks increase by 40 percent or more. Bristol Live 26/12/2021 News Hundreds of ‘dangerous’ dogs killed after being seized by police – but fears many ‘needlessly euthanised’ A Sky News investigation finds more than 1,500 dogs have been destroyed under the controversial Dangerous Dogs Act in the last three years. The RSPCA says banned breeds are being seized "without any concerns about their behaviour". Sky News 26/12/2021 News Unpacking the Blue Box: Structure, Control and Education in Policing Research addressing the relationship between Higher Education (HE) and police officers tends to fall into one of three camps. First, that which explores the relationship between police institutions and academic institutions, second, those which explore the appropriateness of the HE setting for the delivery of police-specific knowledge, and, finally, research which investigates the impact of police higher education engagement upon police officer attributes and practice (Brown. 2018. Do graduate police officers make a difference to policing? Results of an integrative literature review. Policing: a journal of policy and practice, policing, 1–22. doi:10.1093/police/pay075). Thus far, little research has discussed the impact HE has on the relationship between officers and the police organisation. This research, derived from interviews with 31 police officers who undertook in-service degrees, explores police officers’ engagement with HE study and the consequent changes to their perception of their relationship with the profession. This is contrasted with the relatively unchanged structural and cultural expectations the organisation places on officers regardless of their newly acquired graduate status as reported in the extant literature (Hallenberg and Cockcroft. 2017. From indifference to hostility: police officers, organisational responses and the symbolic value of ‘in-service’ higher education in policing. Policing: a journal of policy and practice, 11 (3), 273–288). The discrepancy can be explained through the recent scholarship on public sector isomorphism and the police’s transformation into a hybrid organisation (Noordegraaf. 2015. Hybrid professionalism and beyond: new forms of public professionalism in changing organizational and societal contexts. Journal of professions and organization, 2, 187–206), as well as the competing knowledge paradigms within policing (Williams and Cockcroft. 2018. Policing and Society - Registration at source 26/12/2021 Research article Forces pay tribute to frontline workers working on Christmas Day The thousands of officers and staff working shifts on Christmas Day have been thanked by their forces Police Oracle - Subscription at source 25/12/2021 News Fleeing Driver Action Plan – Table of Progress – December 2021 NEW ZEALAND: Police will review the Police Professional Driver Programme (PPDP), including current driver classification systems, to identify opportunities for improving staff understanding and application of Threat Exposure - Necessity, - Response (TENR) during fleeing driver events. [pdf] New Zealand Police 25/12/2021 Report SPA Custody Review 2020-21 Published The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has today (24 December) published an annual review of the work of the SPA’s Independent Custody Visiting team during 2020-21 Scottish Police Authority (SPA) 24/12/2021 News SPA Annual Review 2020-21 This 2020-21 Annual Report explains the context and reports on the activities, insights and independent assurance provided by the ICV scheme, which is delivered by 114 volunteer visitors supported by a small team of SPA Corporate staff. Importantly, this report highlights that during 2020- 21, our independent custody visitors did not identify any issues or breaches of those United Nations standards for upholding human rights [pdf] Scottish Police Authority (SPA) 24/12/2021 Report More than 80 police officers assaulted each day on average, figures suggest Data gathered by the PA news agency has shown there were at least 7,357 assaults against police officers, constables and volunteers over just three months in 2021, indicating there could have been more than 29,000 attacks during the year. Police Professional 24/12/2021 News UK police trial Tesla cars as fleets prepare for shift to electric Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire services The Guardian 24/12/2021 News Police Use of Force Escalation and De-Escalation: the Use of Systematic Social Observation With Video Footage As police agencies continue to incorporate body-worn cameras, it becomes increasingly important for researchers and practitioners to explore how to best use these data to better understand patterns of suspect and police behavior. Thus, drawing on a joint project between the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers and Arizona State University, we expand on prior research demonstrating how social systematic observation (SSO) can be used with video footage to methodically detail the evolving nature of police-suspect encounters. We then illustrate how the data could be evaluated within the framework of escalation and de-escalation using an expanded version of the Resistance Force Comparative Scale (RFCS) first developed and employed in 2001. Finally, we assess the merits and challenges of using video footage to account for suspect and police behaviors in relation to escalation and de-escalation. Police Quarterly - Registration at source 24/12/2021 Research article COVID-19: ‘Virus used as weapon’ against police as 80 officers assaulted per day – including spitting The number of police officers being assaulted rose sharply between 2019 and 2020, and has continued at a high level. One chief constable says COVID is being "used as a weapon", with people spitting at his staff. Sky News 24/12/2021 News At least 34 UK police officers and staff have died of Covid, chiefs reveal as absence rises At least 34 police officers and staff have died from Covid in the UK during the pandemic so far, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has said. The figure was revealed as tributes poured in for an officer from Devon and Cornwall Police, who died this week in hospital after contracting the virus. The Independent 24/12/2021 News Victoria police officers and staff report ‘toxic’ work culture CANADA: The study found low levels of morale and high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder among the force's officers. Times Colonist (Canada) 24/12/2021 News All Victorian police officers and PSOs armed with Tasers this summer AUSTRALIA: All Victorian Police and Protective Service Officers will be provided with tasers this summer to help minimise volatile situations, the state government confirmed. A cohort of specialist officers are already equipped with tasers, yet majority of frontline police and PSOs hold only a baton, capsicum foam and a firearm. Triple M (Australia) 24/12/2021 News Solomon Islands accepts Chinese offer for riot police help OCEANIA: Chinese police officers and equipment will soon be sent to Solomon Islands to help defuse months of civil unrest, a move that is already causing anxiety for Australian officials. ABC News (Australia) 24/12/2021 News WA Police officer wins injunction preventing him from being sacked over COVID vaccination AUSTRALIA: A WA Police officer has won a Supreme Court injunction preventing him from being sacked for refusing a COVID vaccination. Ben Falconer, who has described himself as "pro-choice", had asked for a judicial review of disciplinary procedures regarding those officers who did not want a COVID vaccine. ABC News (Australia) 24/12/2021 News Daunte Wright shooting: Police officer found guilty of killing black man after ‘Taser mix-up’ claim USA: Kim Potter, 49, said she confused her gun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright, 20 i News 24/12/2021 News A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police USA: A suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for a Taser was led away in handcuffs Thursday after a jury found her guilty of manslaughter in the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright The Independent 24/12/2021 News Victims’ Commissioner for London warns that ‘rape myths are still permeating the justice system’ December’s London Rape Review highlighted that just 1% of rape cases in the capital are reaching the courts, with significant increases in the number of victims withdrawing within the first 30 days of an investigation; Policing Insight Deputy Editor Sarah Gibbons explores the findings of the Review, the concerns highlighted by London Victims’ Commissioner Claire Waxman, and the recommendations made to improve the service to victims. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/12/2021 Feature «249424952496249724982499250025012502Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events