Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100765 total results. Showing results 5281 to 5300 «261262263264265266267268269Next ›Last » Stronger together: Combatting child sexual exploitation and abuse With the “global health emergency” of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSAE) reaching harrowing levels, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the work of Protect and Prevent Through Support – a Europe-wide initiative led by the Polish Platform for Homeland Security – in collating data and co-ordinating services to prevent CSAE. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/12/2024 Analysis, Feature Residential types, neighborhood security and public trust in Ghana police service: a comprehensive analysis Purpose: This study investigates the impact of residential type and neighborhood security on public trust in the police in Ghana, while controlling for demographic factors and police-related variables.Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected during the ninth round of the Afro-Barometer survey conducted in Ghana between 2019 and 2021 with a sample size of 2,369 participants. The study employed binary logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between the independent variables (residential type and neighborhood security) and the dependent variable (trust in the police).: Findings: The results indicate that living in traditional housing is associated with lower levels of trust in the police compared with other residential types. Unexpectedly, neighborhood security did not emerge as a statistically significant predictor of police trust. However, police corruption and the use of force were negatively associated with trust, whereas police professionalism positively predicted trust. Interestingly, unnecessary police stops were positively associated with trust, possibly reflecting a complex relationship between police visibility and public perceptions. This study also revealed ethnic and regional variations in police trust, highlighting the need for culturally sensitive policing approaches. Originality/value: This study stands out in three key aspects. First, it represents one of the first attempts to examine how residential type and neighborhood security influence public trust in law enforcement agencies in Ghana. Second, this study is among the few to investigate the relationship between neighborhood conditions and trust in police using a sample that is representative of the entire nation. Finally, these findings contribute to the understanding of the multifaceted nature of public trust in the police within the Ghanaian context and offer insights for policymakers and law enforcement agencies to enhance police-community relations. Policing: An International Journal 16/12/2024 Research article How technology can consolidate community trust in policing and put victims first Debbie Kettle discusses how collaboration with the third sector, emergency services and victims helped to build a system that will help organisations take an impactful approach to maintaining public safety and better manage care and support for victims of crime. Policing Insight 16/12/2024 Advertisement, Feature “Never let a good crisis go to waste”: the effects of unanticipated police reform during the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived community willingness to obey the law and cooperate with the police This study explores the effects of the COVID-19-driven reform in reactive activities (i.e. in-person handling of calls, arrests for minor crimes) and proactive activities (i.e. in-person community policing and problem-solving activities) on the perceived community willingness to obey the law and cooperate with the police. We use a 2021 in-person survey of 600 police officers from China and 613 police officers from Taiwan and employ confirmatory factor analysis to estimate the endogenous measures of procedural justice and public compliance and cooperation. We find that, for reactive activities, although reductions in the in-person handling of calls and arrests for minor crimes do not shape perceived levels of procedural justice, they have direct correlations with increased perceived community compliance/cooperation. The indirect effects show that a decrease in the in-person handling of calls has a total, positive effect on cooperation, and this effect is all through improved procedural justice. Meanwhile, a reduction in the number of arrests for minor crimes does not exert a total or indirect effect on cooperation. For proactive activities, a reduction in community policing and problem-solving activities does not influence perceived public compliance/cooperation directly. However, it exerts a positive, both total and indirect, effect on compliance/cooperation. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 16/12/2024 Research article ‘Wake up call’ for SNP as police officer resignations surge A 49% surge in police officer resignations to pursue other careers should be a “wake up call”, SNP ministers have been told. In 2023, 257 officers left Police Scotland to take up a new job, education or for personal reasons. The Herald (Scotland) 16/12/2024 News Senior police chief urges Labour ministers to consider scrapping non-crime hate incidents – after journalist visited by police over year-old social media post A police chief last night said the Government should consider scrapping non-crime hate incidents as it is an 'impediment' to officers. Lord Herbert, chairman of the College of Policing, wants Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to scrap the practice in its present form because it distracts forces from doing 'the basics'. He has become the most senior policing figure to criticise how hate incidents are recorded after Essex Police launched an investigation last month into Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson over an old social media post. Mail Online 16/12/2024 News Police raise £35m by selling off local bases Essex Police has made more than £35m by selling off its buildings since 2016 and plans to sell more, despite calls from residents for more local policing. Six sites have been sold in the past 18 months and the force hopes to offload five more by 2028. BBC 16/12/2024 News Police forces in Wales launch first facial recognition mobile app Police officers in south Wales and Gwent are being issued with a new mobile phone app which allows them to confirm the identity of an individual at the touch of a button. The two forces will become the first in the UK to be able to access controversial facial recognition technology via an app. Nation Cymru 16/12/2024 News Surge in police officers quitting ‘a wake-up call’ for Scottish government The number of police officers quitting to follow other careers should be a wake-up call for the Scottish government, Scottish Labour has warned. Scottish Legal News 16/12/2024 News Mayors want ‘parity’ for local police after province’s OPP relief funding CANADA: Recent provincial funding to help cover policing costs has left municipalities with their own police forces searching for financial support, eastern Ontario mayors say. "We are just as in need as the OPP-policed communities," said Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow. Last month, mayors in communities that contract policing to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) called on the province for financial help after unexpected increases in their 2025 policing bills. CBC News (Canada) 16/12/2024 News INTERVIEW: Jeremy Oliver from Victoria Police on increase in homophobic attacks AUSTRALIA: Police in Victoria say they have made more than 15 arrests over several dozen homophobic attacks that have taken place since June. They are part of a nationwide increase in assaults where teenage offenders use hookup apps to lure their victims before bashing them and filming the attacks, which are then uploaded to social media sites. This behaviour which has been called 'post and boast'. Jeremy Oliver is the LGBTIQA+ Community Portfolio Manager at the Victoria Police and he's speaking to Greg Dyett. SBS News (Australia) 16/12/2024 Audio, Feature, Interview, Opinion Chief Minister says all options “on the table” following uptick in Alice Springs violence AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory government has called on the federal government to reintroduce compulsory work or training programs with fortnightly reporting obligations for welfare recipients after the violence in Alice Springs/Mparntwe last week. Despite their landslide election victory in August, the CLP government have faced the same criticism Labor did for a spate of violent incidents in the troubled town, which included a two-month-old baby girl's skull being fractured during an alleged violent home invasion last week. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro was booed when she arrived in the Central Australian township last week before announcing a series of areas the NT government wanted the federal government to address. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 16/12/2024 News Cracks in system AUSTRALIA: Doreen Langham was set alight by her ex-partner in 2021 in one of Queensland’s most horrific domestic violence murders. Could a warning from inside police ranks have changed the outcome? ABC News (Australia) 16/12/2024 Feature Kristian White seeks review of sacking from NSW police force after being found guilty of manslaughter AUSTRALIA: Former New South Wales police officer Kristian White has sought to appeal against his sacking from the force after he was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser. White was sacked in early December just days after a jury in the NSW supreme court found him guilty of the manslaughter of Clare Nowland. A spokesperson for the NSW police confirmed a case had been filed in the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales to appeal against the sacking. The Guardian 16/12/2024 News Lawyers refusing to represent people charged with certain crimes amid pay crisis Some solicitors in England and Wales are not taking on loss-making cases such as burglary amid MoJ dispute over legal aid, Law Society says The Guardian 16/12/2024 News ‘Massive boost’: SA Police officers win astronomical pay rise AUSTRALIA: South Australian Police officers have won the biggest pay rise in 30 years in a bid to stem the mass exodus from the force The Advertiser (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/12/2024 News Kristian White launches court action after losing NSW Police job following manslaughter conviction AUSTRALIA: Kristian White, the former police officer found guilty last month of the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, has made an application for his dismissal from the NSW police force to be reviewed. ABC News (Australia) 16/12/2024 News Number of youths kept in police cells 10 times higher than two years ago NEW ZEALAND: Young people are being kept overnight in police cells at 10 times the rate they were just two years ago. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/12/2024 News NZ police officers’ China trip had all the hallmarks of foreign interference operation – expert NEW ZEALAND: One of the country's leading China experts says she is in no doubt a trip to China by New Zealand police was a foreign interference operation. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/12/2024 News A law enforcement guide to combating romance fraud and supporting victims Fraud accounts for a huge proportion of crime in the UK as well as other countries, with romance fraud particularly prevalent – and having significant impacts on victims over and above financial losses; Aston University Senior Lecturer Dr Rasha Kassem, an expert in fraud, explores the methods of those perpetrating romance frauds, the impacts on victims, and what police officers can do to combat the crime as well as provide support and reassurance. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/12/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion «261262263264265266267268269Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
