Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93957 total results. Showing results 52681 to 52700 «263126322633263426352636263726382639Next ›Last » Met chief pays tribute to ‘inspirational’ police officer Matt Ratana Cressida Dick praises New Zealand-born sergeant’s unconventional policing style and warm heart The Guardian 4/11/2020 News Lessons from the US: Strategic approach to combatting human trafficking The social and economic conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled a surge in human trafficking in many countries; Policing Insight contributor Andrew Staniforth reports on one US initiative which has brought together a range of covert intelligence and overt investigative agencies to tackle the issue – with impressive results. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/11/2020 Feature Does Hot Spots Policing Have Meaningful Impacts on Crime? Findings From An Alternative Approach to Estimating Effect Sizes From Place-Based Program Evaluations Prior meta analyses of hot spots policing show that the approach reduces crime, but report relatively small mean effect sizes based on Cohen’s d. The natural logarithm of the relative incidence rate ratio (log RIRR) has been suggested as a more suitable effect size metric for place-based studies that report crime outcomes as count data. We calculate the log RIRR for hot spots policing studies to assess whether it changes interpretation of hot spots policing’s impact on crime. Cohen’s d and log RIRR effect size metrics were calculated for 53 studies representing 60 tests of hot spots policing programs. Meta-analytic techniques were used to compare the estimated impacts of hot spots policing on crime and investigate the influence of moderating variables using the two differing effect size metrics. The Cohen’s d meta-analysis revealed a “small” statistically significant mean effect size favoring hot spots policing in reducing crime outcomes at treatment places relative to control places (d = .12) of approximately 8.1%. In contrast, the log RIRR meta-analysis suggests that hot spots policing generated a more substantive 16% (d = .24) statistically significant crime reduction. The two metrics also produced differing rank orders in magnitudes of effect for the same studies. Cohen’s d provides misleading results when used to calculate mean effect size in place based studies both in terms of the relative ranking of the magnitude of study outcomes, and in the interpretation of average impacts of interventions. Our analyses suggest a much more meaningful impact of hot spots policing on crime than previous reviews. Journal of Quantitative Criminology - Registration at source 4/11/2020 Research article Exploring A Social Identity Theory of Shared Narrative: Insights From Resident Stories of Police Contact in Newark, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Ohio Narrative identity theorists have long held that individuals construct identities as a coherent tale of their past, present, and future selves. These life stories are structured along predictable scripts borrowed from cultural master narratives. Heretofore, legitimacy theorists have relied on social identity theory to explain legitimation processes. I propose integrating elements of narrative identity theory with social identity for a more complete legitimation theory. I analyze 92 in-depth interviews with individuals who encountered the police departments of Newark, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Ohio. Respondents’ narratives followed common narrative scripts, suggesting a shared master narrative guiding interpretations of police encounters. A significant proportion of the sample interpreted their views of the police from a group-based lens, while an equally significant proportion used alternative narratives. An integration of social identity, narrative identity, and current legitimacy theory holds promise for a more comprehensive model of legitimation and a more complete theory of self. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Registration at source 4/11/2020 Research article A Framework For Estimating Crime Location Choice Based on Awareness Space This paper extends Crime Pattern Theory, proposing a theoretical framework which aims to explain how offenders’ previous routine activity locations influence their future offence locations. The framework draws on studies of individual level crime location choice and location choice in non-criminal contexts, to identify attributes of prior activities associated with the selection of the location for future crime. We group these attributes into two proposed mechanisms: reliability and relevance. Offenders are more likely to commit crime where they have reliable knowledge that is relevant to the particular crime. The perceived reliability of offenders’ knowledge about a potential crime location is affected by the frequency, recency and duration of their prior activities in that location. Relevance reflects knowledge of a potential crime location’s crime opportunities and is affected by the type of behaviour, type of location and timing of prior activities in that location. We apply the framework to generate testable hypotheses to guide future studies of crime location choice and suggest directions for further theoretical and empirical work. Understanding crime location choice using this framework could also help inform policing investigations and crime prevention strategies. Crime Science Journal 4/11/2020 Research article Forces using places of safety rules to transfer mental health cases to court MP's and peers call for abolition of courts' power to send people to prison for their own protection. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/11/2020 News Targeting child trafficking: 388 arrested across Europe More than 60 minors were identified as potential victims of human trafficking during joint action days Europol 4/11/2020 News UK raises terror threat level in response to recent attacks in Europe The UK’s terror threat level has been raised from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ in response to recent terrorist attacks in France and Austria, meaning an attack is highly likely. Police Professional 4/11/2020 News NPCC ready to learn from Undercover Policing Inquiry Police Chiefs have reiterated their commitment to assisting and learning from the Undercover Policing Inquiry, which started earlier this week. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 4/11/2020 News Police warning as Scotland’s terror alert level raised to severe UK Government security officials raised the threat level from “substantial” to “severe” following Monday night’s attack in Vienna Daily Record 4/11/2020 News Greater Manchester police identify 480 victims of child sexual exploitation Operation Green Jacket follows much criticised Operation Augusta, disbanded in 2005, which found only 57 cases The Guardian 4/11/2020 News Undercover police officers used the names of dead children to create fake identities for decades, inquiry told ‘Insufficient consideration was given to the impact that it might have on the families of the children concerned,’ force admits The Independent 4/11/2020 News Coronavirus: Police warn of ‘greater levels of enforcement’ for COVID rule breakers The chief constables of five forces in the north-west of England say they will "collectively target" those who flout the rules Sky News 4/11/2020 News UK threat level increases to severe “Overnight, we heard the terrible news of another terrorist attack in Europe – this time in Vienna, where four people were killed. Counter Terrorism Policing 4/11/2020 News Police mocked after sharing e-fits of suspects wearing face masks Three men wearing face masks allegedly burgled a property in Grimsby, assaulting the home owner and then stealing his phone and cash in what has been described as a 'targeted attack' Mirror 4/11/2020 News Another UK police force warns public of delays after number of staff self-isolate A number of staff at West Mercia Police are quarantining as the public are warned to report non-urgent incidents to 101 as they may face delays due to the outbreak Daily Star 4/11/2020 News Police chiefs in North West say forces will target lockdown rule breakers Chief constables of five forces in the region said in an open letter they would ‘collectively target’ the minority of the public who flout the rules. Belfast Telegraph 4/11/2020 News The brief: a need for clarity on improper relationships The offence of Misconduct in Public Office is considered by some to be antiquated and ripe for reform. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/11/2020 Feature NPCC ready to learn from Undercover Policing Inquiry Police Chiefs have reiterated their commitment to assisting and learning from the Undercover Policing Inquiry, which started earlier this week. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 3/11/2020 News Armed Response Team publications NEW ZEALAND: The full Armed Response Team Trial Evaluation report has been released and is available below. There is also a report around improving public and officer safety available below. New Zealand Police 3/11/2020 Report «263126322633263426352636263726382639Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
