Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102497 total results. Showing results 50501 to 50520 «252225232524252525262527252825292530Next ›Last » Trafficking, Client and Police Violence, Sexual Risk and Mental Health Among Women in the Sex Industry at the Thai-Myanmar Border This study describes sex trafficking and associations with violence and health among female migrants in the sex industry in Mae Sot, Thailand. The mixed-methods study included a qualitative interview phase (n = 10), followed by a cross-sectional survey phase (n = 128). Entry via trafficking (force, fraud, or coercion [FFC], or as minors) was prevalent (76.6%), primarily FFC (73.4%). FFC was associated with inconsistent condom use, inability to refuse clients, poor health, and anxiety. Past-year violence was normative including client sexual violence (66.4%), client coercion for condom nonuse (> 95%), and police extortion (56%). Working conditions enabled violence irrespective of mode of entry. Profound unmet needs exist for safety and access to justice irrespective of trafficking history. Violence Against Women 3/12/2021 Research article When the Evidence Is Incorrect: an Exploration of What Happens When Interviewers Unwittingly Present Inaccurate Information in Interviews with Suspects Skillfully presenting evidence/information to suspects is one of the few interviewing techniques that increases the likelihood of guilty suspects providing information or making a confession, without making innocent ones do so as well. It is important that this evidence/information is correct, since deliberately disclosing incorrect evidence poses some risks. Also, in real-life interviews, police interviewers may unwittingly disclose incorrect evidence, for example when a witness was mistaken and provided the police with incorrect information. The present study examined the behavior of fifty police interviewers in interviews with “suspects” of a scripted crime: what is their response when the interviewees try to explain to them that some of the evidence/information just disclosed by them is incorrect? Eleven interviewers responded adaptively (by actively picking up on this new information), 35 responded in a neutral way and four responded maladaptively (by discrediting the interviewee’s claim). Experience and a full interview training had a significant negative relationship with adaptiveness. These results indicate that, when preparing and conducting interviews with suspects, greater awareness is needed of the possibility that some of the evidence/information that is to be disclosed could be incorrect, and therefore it is crucial that suspects’ responses which suggest such may be the case are taken into account. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 3/12/2021 Research article “The More You Do, the More Comfortable You Feel”: the Police Hostage and Crisis Negotiator Journey Hostage and crisis negotiators are specialist police officers utilised internationally by police forces to resolve hostage and crisis incidents. Whilst the role has been heavily documented in some parts of the world (namely the United States of America), there is a lack of literature relating to the organisational and operational processes and procedures in place for police negotiators in the United Kingdom. Equally, there is limited research that has explored the experiences of negotiators who perform an essential function within a variety of life-or-death situations with a view to understanding how officers transition from trainee to qualified negotiators. This paper outlines the development of a grounded theoretical model that depicts the “hostage and crisis negotiator journey,” as represented by English negotiators. Interviews were conducted with 15 negotiators from nine police forces in England and a conceptual model was developed including five primary, 12 secondary, and 32 tertiary categories. The negotiator journey is chronologically recounted by means of the five main primary categories identified: (1) ‘Why? Reasons for entering (and remaining within) the negotiator world’, (2) ‘Who and how? The negotiator profile and selection’, (3) ‘Negotiator training’, (4) ‘Operational negotiator roles’, and (5) ‘Negotiator welfare and support’. This paper demonstrates one of the first attempts to empirically map the processes and procedures in place for negotiators in England and the findings are discussed in line with their potential implications for police policy and practice. u Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 3/12/2021 Research article Government promises tougher action against retail crime offenders The Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has welcomed the Government’s intention to “get tough” against anyone attacking or abusing a shop worker. Police Professional 3/12/2021 News Chief constable warns police officer numbers could fall The chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has warned that “officer numbers will fall” if sufficient funding is not secured in the new police budget. Police Professional 3/12/2021 News Homophobia ‘not an issue’ for jury in Port victims’ inquest, coroner rules Homophobia, discrimination or prejudice on the part of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been ruled out as an issue in the inquests for the victims of serial killer Stephen Port. Police Professional 3/12/2021 News Recorded homophobic hate crimes soared in pandemic, figures show UK transphobic attacks also rose as recorded incidents hit three-year high in summer 2020 The Guardian 3/12/2021 News Police Covenant Oversight Board minutes TRANSPARENCY DATA: The oversight board will meet quarterly to establish the police covenant and shape the development of the police covenant annual report. Home Office 3/12/2021 Report Domestic abuse and sexual offences to be treated as seriously as knife crime The change to the Serious Violence Duty will be made via an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Home Office 3/12/2021 News Police call on Government to provide ‘clear messaging’ for further Covid restrictions or risk violence The boss of the Police Federation tells i ‘we have to accept that there could be some pushback’ if Omicron variant leads to a return to limitations on people’s freedom i News 3/12/2021 News Family of mother who lay in crashed car for days despite police call receive £1m Lamara Bell, 25, and her partner John Yuill, 28 died after their car left the M9 near Stirling in 2015. The Independent 3/12/2021 News San Diego PD backs online engagement to gain greater insight into the public’s true policing priorities San Diego Police Department regularly held 170 community meetings every month to encourage public engagement, but when the pandemic arrived, citizen contact moved from face-to-face to online; now the force is hoping a new web-based survey approach will increase public reach and ensure the department’s policing priorities reflect those of the community, as Policing Insight’s Christine Townsend reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/12/2021 Feature Only half of Londoners trust the Met Only half of Londoners trust the Met, an exclusive poll for LBC reveals today. LBC 3/12/2021 News Child abuse image crimes rocket by a quarter in four years More than 11,000 child abuse image crimes were recorded by police forces in the North West over the last five years, new NSPCC research reveals. Wigan Today 3/12/2021 News Police-recorded LGBT hate crimes in the UK rose sharply after lockdown eased Homophobic and transphobic hate crime recorded by police in the UK rose sharply after lockdown restrictions were eased, hitting their highest monthly level since the pandemic began, new analysis shows. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 3/12/2021 News Highlights from day one of the APCC/NPCC Summit 2021 A little roundup video of Day One of the APCC / NPCC Partnership Summit 2021. Theme: 'Policing and the public: driving performance and securing trust'. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 2/12/2021 News TikTok yobs film themselves harassing female police officers in ‘deeply disrespectful’ new trend Yobs are filming themselves harassing female police officers in a 'deeply disrespectful' TikTok trend. Mail Online 2/12/2021 News Government cracking down on highly disruptive protest tactics An amendment to the PCSC Bill would give the police the power to stop and search people to seize items intended to cause serious disruption by ‘locking-on’. Home Office 2/12/2021 News £1m Police Scotland payout over M9 crash death The family of M9 crash victim Lamara Bell is to receive more than £1m in compensation from Police Scotland. BBC 2/12/2021 News Police Scotland pays £1m to family of woman left in crashed car for three days Lamara Bell was found in critical condition next to dead partner and later died The Guardian 2/12/2021 News «252225232524252525262527252825292530Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
