Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103152 total results. Showing results 52241 to 52260 «260926102611261226132614261526162617Next ›Last » Extra gardai needed to tackle anti-social behaviour in Dublin this Halloween REPUBLIC OF IRELNAD: A Fine Gael TD believes a high presence of gardai is needed in communities, public spaces and close to public transport hubs to ensure that anti-social behaviour is minimised Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 26/10/2021 News Low take-up by Garda Síochána of homicide guidelines REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Almost half of the recommendations put forward two years ago to improve the Garda’s reporting and investigation of homicides have yet to be implemented. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 26/10/2021 News Major review to examine independent patrolling by Garda Reserves REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The troubled Garda Reserve is set for a major revamp, with Garda HQ examining how reserve volunteers can operate on their own, without having to be accompanied by a sworn garda. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 26/10/2021 News Political parties fight for ‘tough on crime’ high ground – but detective skills shortage is the emerging crisis Against the backdrop of a shaken public confidence in policing following the Sarah Everard murder, the Conservative and Labour parties set out their law and order objectives during the recent conference season; but as Police Foundation Director Rick Muir reports, while politicians fought for the ‘tough on crime’ mantle, it is the largely overlooked shortage in investigative skills that is the real emerging crisis. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/10/2021 Feature, Opinion ‘Strikingly and Stubbornly High’: Investigating the Paradox of Public Confidence in the Irish Police While levels of public confidence in the police have declined internationally, the Republic of Ireland appears to have bucked this trend with confidence levels that remain ‘strikingly and stubbornly high’ ( Mulcahy, 2016: 275). This situation appears all the more puzzling given the wave of scandals to have hit the force in recent decades, ranging from police corruption in Donegal in the late 1990s to a more recent whistleblower scandal that has resulted in the resignation of a slew of Ministers and high-ranking officials. Such developments beg important questions as to the factors sustaining public confidence over this tumultuous period. Drawing on international and domestic data, this article aims to probe this ‘paradox’ of public confidence in the Irish police. It argues that, although confidence is high, there is more to the dynamics of confidence in the police in Ireland than this initial appraisal suggests. Indeed, it advances the Irish case as an illustration both of the dimensionality of the public confidence concept and the complexity of the pathways to trust in the police. European Journal of Criminology - Registration at source 26/10/2021 Research article Examining the Risk of Recurring Use of Force Incidents Among Newly Hired Police Officers Police force, though rare, has profound implications for citizens and officers involved and the community-at-large. It is vital for police agencies to review officer use of force, identify potential misconduct, and reduce repeated officer misconduct. Yet, little is known about what predicts subsequent uses of force and temporal distance between uses of force. The current study employs use of force data from a large, metropolitan police agency in the southwestern United States to examine the likelihood and timing between repeated uses of force. Results indicate officers may be affected by police-citizen encounters, as the likelihood of a subsequent use of force was reduced when their initial use of force occurred in neighborhoods with higher minority composition and the time to a subsequent use of force increased when their initial use of force resulted in citizen injury. For officers with a subsequent use of force, more than half had their next use of force within 3 months of their initial use of force, and 93% did so within a year of their initial use of force. Policy implications include enhanced supervision for new officers and accountability tools such as internal affairs and early intervention (EI) systems. Crime and Delinquency - Registration at source 26/10/2021 Research article Disorder Oriented Policing: A Revealing Case Study of A Special Differential Response Unit in the Houston Police Department Proactive policing has been a preferred approach among American law enforcement agencies for decades. While most of the systematic studies done in this area focus on the effect of proactive policing programs, limited research has analyzed factors that cause police departments to adopt a particular style of proactive policing. Using propositions primarily derived from social disorganization and broken windows theories and path analysis, this study examines the characteristics and associates of everyday activities of the Differential Response Team (DRT)—a proactive policing team—in Houston, Texas. Our findings suggest that DRT activities are driven mostly by neighborhood characteristics and the occurrence of reported serious crimes. The most significant predictor of DRT activities is violent crime rate of a neighborhood. Crime and Delinquency - Registration at source 26/10/2021 Research article Organisational and Individual Perspectives of Police Wellbeing in England and Wales Individual and organisational factors have been identified as influencing personal wellbeing, with an emphasis placed on the organisation and management to support their staff. Whilst various policies, interventions and campaigns are in place at national and local level, it is unclear how well individual and organisational perspectives of wellbeing are aligned. This study seeks to address this through the analysis of secondary data provided by Oscar Kilo in 2018: Blue Light Wellbeing Frameworks (organisational perspective) and Human Resources policy review survey data (individual perspective). Whilst findings indicate positive steps to enhancing police wellbeing, a disconnect between the organisation and employees was apparent. Police Journal - Registration at source 26/10/2021 Research article Exploration of Individual and Work-Related Impacts on Police Officers and Police Staff Working in Support Or Front-Line Roles During the UK’s First Covid Lockdown An online survey (N = 2063) of women working either as police officers or non-sworn/warranted police staff addressed personal well-being and work-related factors during the first COVID lockdown in the United Kingdom from March to August 2020. Overall, 59% of all respondents reported being more stressed during the lockdown than they had been previously. A key factor in stress levels was the respondents’ organisational support measured by a computed index of trust, communication, and support (TCS). Those respondents having a positive orientation towards TCS were less stressed than those whose orientation was more negative. Findings differentiated the experience of respondents typed as front-line police officers, front-line police staff, police officers serving in support functions and police staff in support functions. Innovative COVID-19 working arrangements are highlighted as beneficial new practices worth retaining. Police Journal - Registration at source 26/10/2021 Research article Pay rise and pandemic bonus for all Police Scotland officers Every officer serving with Police Scotland is to receive a pay rise of £700 following the of negotiations with the Scottish Government. Police Professional 26/10/2021 News MPS to apologise to family of murdered sisters for ‘below standard’ response The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been told to apologise to the family of two murdered sisters after its missing persons investigation was described as “inadequate” by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Police Professional 26/10/2021 News Automated Facial Recognition: ethical and legal use GUIDANCE: Published in January 2021 by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), this guidance promotes ethical and legal use of Automated Facial Recognition (AFR). Home Office 26/10/2021 Report There must be nowhere to hide for police who abuse their position for a sexual purpose Police officers and staff who abuse their position for sexual purposes have no place in policing and will be found out, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has warned as new figures show how efforts to tackle the problem have led to a rise in those responsible being held to account. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 26/10/2021 News Failings identified in how the MPS handled missing persons reports for murdered sisters The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been advised to apologise to the family of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry for failings identified by an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation, into the way it handled missing persons reports about the sisters. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 26/10/2021 News Big rise in police officers reported for abusing their role for sexual purposes From 2018 to 2021, 66 officers and members of police staff faced disciplinary proceedings for alleged "abuse of position for a sexual purpose" or APSP. Sky News 26/10/2021 News Police sexual misconduct: ‘No place’ for officers who abuse authority Police officers and staff who abuse their position for a sexual purpose have "no place in policing and will be found out", a watchdog has warned. BBC 26/10/2021 News Cases of police abusing role for sexual gain have risen sharply, says watchdog IOPC says 66 officers and staff faced misconduct proceedings in England and Wales in past three years The Guardian 26/10/2021 News Sharp Rise in Police Disciplined for Abusing Powers for Sex The increase comes after many forces had previously not been taking complaints about abuse of power seriously. Vice 26/10/2021 News Met Police’s ‘racial profiling’ played part in murdered sisters investigation, says mother Scotland Yard will apologise to the family of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman for their 'unacceptable' response The Telegraph 26/10/2021 News Altruistic up-tariffing? The pitfalls of more rehabilitative police cautions Out-of-court disposals with conditions encouraging rehabilitation and reparation are set to be used more widely from 2023; but Fionnuala Ratcliffe, Research and Policy Lead for Transform Justice, warns that without stronger, clearer guidance, the greater use of conditional cautions could lead to more rather than fewer people being drawn into the criminal justice system. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/10/2021 Feature, Opinion «260926102611261226132614261526162617Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
