Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97013 total results. Showing results 52381 to 52400 «261626172618261926202621262226232624Next ›Last » Predicting Police Officer Reported Compliance and Willingness to Cooperate With Internal Affairs Units: Application of the Relational Model of Authority Internal accountability mechanisms, such as internal affair units, are an important aspect of misconduct and corruption prevention. Key to internal mechanisms is the fostering of compliant behaviour. Drawing on the Relational Model of Authority, this research investigated whether police officer perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy, relevant to an internal affairs unit, influenced reported compliance and willingness to cooperate with the unit. An online survey was completed by 1195 police officers. Structural equation modelling revealed an indirect effect of perceived procedural justice on reported willingness to cooperate with the internal affairs unit via the subscales of legitimacy; perceived obligation to obey and perceived trust. The findings of this research provide important insight into theoretical understandings of compliance with authority in a policing context and will be of value to agencies seeking to improve compliance and cooperation with internal affair units. Policing and Society - Registration at source 5/3/2021 Research article Changes and Continuities in Police Responses to Domestic Abuse in England and Wales During the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ Covid-19 and the associated public health response directing people to stay at home and/or shelter in place generated acute awareness of, and concerns about, the likely impact on violence(s) against women across the globe. Initial reports from support services suggested that such violence increased, and that its impact was more complex. Early evidence of increased demands in relation to domestic abuse on policing was however less clear. This paper, based on findings from a larger project, offers an analysis of the initial responses to domestic abuse by the police and the courts in England and Wales during the initial pandemic lockdown of 2020. These findings are situated within wider debates concerned with the nature and impact of the current organisational structure of policing and suggests that whilst police forces responded both quickly and innovatively in order to maintain a focus on domestic abuse, their capacity to continue in this vein will be limited in the absence of wider structural and organisational change. Policing and Society 5/3/2021 Research article Lying About Sexual Assault: A Qualitative Study of Detective Perspectives on False Reporting Sexual assault is a highly underreported crime, with only about one-third of victims reporting to the police. There are several reasons why victims are reluctant to report to the police, including fear of not being believed. While research estimates that only 2–8% of sexual assault reports/allegations are false, police officers have been shown to believe that false reporting occurs more frequently than it actually does, which can influence how the case progresses through the legal system. However, little research has explored how detectives come to determine that a report is ‘false’ through individual and structural influences, and how they respond to the constructed lying victim following this determination. The present study uses participant observation and qualitative interviews with detectives in a U.S. suburban police department to examine the institutional frames used when detectives construct sexual assault victims and determine if a case is false. The data indicate that determining if a victim is giving a false report is a complicated process that appears to be influenced by the institutional frames of the department and the individual-level attitudes of the detective including adherence to rape myths. We make recommendations for policing practices to increase the strength of investigations via victim cooperation and provide ideas for further research to build on this study. Policing and Society 5/3/2021 Research article “Badge of Honor”: Honor Ideology, Police Legitimacy, and Perceptions of Police Violence Research indicates that police legitimacy is a function of how well police officers subscribe to community values, norms, and beliefs. Because such perceptions are likely to be culturally derived, the influence of culture on shaping community expectations for and responses to police brutality and violence should be examined. One specific cultural framework worthy of examination is honor ideology, as it values instrumental violence and aggression in defense of reputation, as well as the perceptions of the same, in a way that is relevant to the study of police violence. Study 1 utilizes publicly available data to examine if there is a relationship between the presence of a culture of honor and rates of police shooting within the USA. Results indicate that, as with other forms of aggression, honor does predict and uniquely explain police violence. Having established a relationship to exist between honor and police use of violence in Study 1, Study 2 experimentally examined this relationship as a function of individual perceptions of the legitimacy of police violence. Through a moderated-mediation approach, Study 2’s results indicate that honor endorsers perceive police officers as reflecting their personal values, believe it is their duty to reflect such values, and approve of police violence as a means of reputation management. The implications of these findings for the fields of both honor and police research are discussed. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 5/3/2021 Research article Funding gap could result in 300 fewer officers, PSNI chief warns Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne has expressed concern about a £23 million funding gap and “real financial pressures” on the force, which could result in 300 fewer police officers. Police Professional 5/3/2021 News £3m pilot to reduce reoffending by young adults Young adults supervised by the probation service will receive specialist drug and mental health support at a new £3 million centre to reduce reoffending. Police Professional 5/3/2021 News CPS to consider charges against MPS officer after Tasered man left paralysed The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been asked to consider charges against a Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer relating to the use of a Taser during an incident in North London last year. Police Professional 5/3/2021 News International Approaches to Drug Law Reform This paper reviews the international evidence on approaches to drug law reform, focussing on 7 case studies from 5 jurisdictions Scottish Government 5/3/2021 Report Preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation Drive to raise awareness of online dangers. Scottish Government 5/3/2021 News Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 A Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, the authorisation of criminal conduct in the course of, or otherwise in connection with, the conduct of covert human intelligence sources. UK Parliament 5/3/2021 Report Pride in London rejects ban on Met police taking part in parade Move follows plea from commissioner to allow LGBT+ officers to be able to march The Guardian 5/3/2021 News Funding gap could result in 300 fewer officers, police chief warns Simon Byrne said that is the equivalent of 10 support units which are used during protests, parades and disorder. Express & Star 5/3/2021 News Police Harass Youth Worker Who Monitors Police Harassment David Smith, 20, was stopped and searched by Metropolitan Police officers in east London. Huffington Post 5/3/2021 News Three terror plots foiled in Britain during pandemic, say police More than 800 live investigations during Covid crisis but terrorism arrests fell by 34% in 2020 The Guardian 5/3/2021 News The @WeCops debate: Gender barriers in armed policing Gender diversity in armed policing is under renewed focus at a national level, so it was timely for this topic to be the subject of a @WeCops debate earlier this year: Superintendent Andrea Quinton of the North West Armed Policing Collaboration and DCI Ops Pip Taylor, Tactical Firearms Commander for Sussex and Surrey Police, hosted the debate, and compiled this round-up from the evening’s key comments and questions. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 5/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Abuse trials pushed back to 2023 as backlog grows At least 15 crown court trials, some involving offences against children, have been delayed until 2023 as court officials fight a losing battle with a growing backlog of cases. The Times - Subscription at source 5/3/2021 News Sadiq Khan is failing London on knife crime Throughout this pandemic, we have rightly praised our NHS heroes, our police officers, our frontline staff. Without these key workers, we wouldn’t be on the way to defeating this virus. But they aren’t the only ones who deserve our attention. We should also take a moment to reflect on the role played by young people. The Times - Subscription at source 5/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Covid in Scotland: Record number of lockdown fines as police enforcement resumes ‘with gusto’ Police have issued a record number of fines in the last two months as they face exceptional levels of demand, a policing representative has said. The Times - Subscription at source 5/3/2021 News Vital national security legislation becomes law On Monday, the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) Act received Royal Assent and became law. Home Office 4/3/2021 News Rethinking how police respond to homelessness Police need better policies and partnerships to address a problem that has become theirs by default: homelessness. Many departments don't even have a working definition of what homelessness means, much less data on what works to get people off the streets. RAND Corporation 4/3/2021 Analysis, Feature «261626172618261926202621262226232624Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
