Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98367 total results. Showing results 53061 to 53080 «265026512652265326542655265626572658Next ›Last » Police offer to go into private schools to tackle ‘rape culture’ Metropolitan Police says it is looking at multiple reports of offences against girls, including "harassment, abuse and assault" The Telegraph - Subscription at source 27/3/2021 News The benefits of free and independent lawyers for victims of rape The Victims’ Commissioner recently called for enhanced support measures under a new Victims Law. One of her more ambitious proposals is the introduction of free and independent lawyers to support rape victims on issues of privacy. Ellen Daly and Dr Olivia Smith of Loughborough University evaluate the scheme and show that legal representation can benefit victims and investigating officers without detriment to fair trial. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/3/2021 Analysis, Feature The 2017 French Riots and Trust in the Police: A Quasi-Experimental Approach On 2 February 2017, French police officers brutally abused a young black man, leading to the first wave of 2017 French riots. The present study exploits the coincidence that the focal event occurred during the survey period of the European Social Survey (ESS) 2016 (11 November 2016 – 11 March 2017) in France, thus providing the basis for a natural experiment on the effect of media reporting on police misconduct on trust in the police. Data are analysed by means of a regression discontinuity design (RDD) as well as more conventional regression analyses with heteroscedasticity robust standard errors. In line with procedural justice theory as well as institutional theory, the present study finds support for the notion that this special case of police misconduct did decrease trust in the police. In addition, people reporting a migrant background showed even less trust in the police after the event. Frequency of different media consumption does not appear to explain the deterioration of trust in the police after the event. The results of this study increase the internal and external validity of the assumption that trust in the police can be explained not only by personal experiences but also by the perceived unfair treatment of others. Results are robust to various placebo tests. There is some evidence that the effect seems to be short-lived, although the data basis is limited in this regard. Several fruitful approaches for future studies are discussed. European Journal of Criminology 27/3/2021 Research article Community Crime Prevention in Portugal: An Introduction to Local Safety Contracts Following the philosophy of other international programs as proximity policing or situational crime prevention, the Local Safety Contracts (CLS) have been an innovative strategy in Portugal, as they allow the sharing of accountabilities between the central and the local administration, in association with the police and the community. Nonetheless, little has been written in Portugal about such strategies, and nothing at all for the international scientific community. The aim of this paper is therefore to present the CLS, discussing their crime prevention stance and their impacts on local communities. First, the new preventive and multidisciplinary organizational model that is at the basis of CLS is discussed. Then a qualitative assessment of implementation is made through a set of interviews to relevant actors. Conclusions are drawn based on the experiences of municipalities, police and administration, contributing to the debate on community crime prevention, and enhancing the need for multidisciplinary, multilevel and place-specific approaches. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 27/3/2021 Research article Chief Constable Steve Watson sworn in as GMPs new chief Chief Constable Steve Watson has been sworn in as Greater Manchester Police's new chief constable. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/3/2021 News Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner receives lifetime achievement award for tackling financial crime Dame Sara Thornton, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this week’s Themis Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Awards 2021. Police Professional 27/3/2021 News Prime Minister brands violence towards police in Bristol ‘disgraceful’ The Prime Minster has said violence towards police during another protest in Bristol was “disgraceful”, as officers say they are concerned more disorder could follow. Police Professional 27/3/2021 News UK cyber policing gains new alarm bells After a successful pilot run in November 2020, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC) have gone to market looking for a supplier to further develop the Police CyberAlarm in the UK. The system works by monitoring internet traffic and gathering evidence of suspicious activity in its network, which is then sent to the Cyber Crime police units for further investigation. This national initiative aims to be the first line of surveillance against hackers and fraudsters for small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the UK. Government Computing 27/3/2021 News Met police investigate abuse reports from anti-rape culture website Force receives multiple reports of offences after reviewing testimonies on Everyone’s Invited website The Guardian 27/3/2021 News UK beaches rather than cities could be focus of violence this summer, fears police chief John Apter, chairman of the Police Federation, fears forces could be ‘overwhelmed’ as hoards flock to UK holiday hotpots in record numbers due to ban of travelling overseas i News 27/3/2021 News Hate crimes on police ‘more likely to be charged’ Police officers reporting hateful abuse while on duty are much more likely than members of the public to see their attackers charged with hate crime, according to an investigation by BBC Newsnight and the Law Society Gazette. BBC 27/3/2021 News Kill the Bill: Violent protest ‘disgraceful’, says prime minister Violence at a third night of protests in Bristol has been condemned as "disgraceful" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. BBC 27/3/2021 News What the policing response to the KKK in the 1960s can teach about dismantling white supremacist groups today The rise of the white nationalist movement in the US and the riots at the Capitol in January have led to calls for more powers to target what has been labelled as domestic terrorism; but Professor David Cunningham of Washington University warns that, as attempts to crackdown on the KKK in 1960s America demonstrate, expanding police powers to tackle specific groups can have unintended consequences. Policing Insight 27/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Hate crimes on police ‘more likely to be charged’ Police officers reporting hateful abuse while on duty are much more likely than members of the public to see their attackers charged with hate crime, according to an investigation by BBC Newsnight and the Law Society Gazette. BBC 27/3/2021 News Google staff split as tech giant shuts down Western counter-terror operation Google shut down a nine-month long counterterrorism effort by a Western government, it has been reported. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 27/3/2021 News Arrests made after protesters launch ‘projectiles’ at police in Bristol Protesters launched glass bottles and eggs at police in Bristol on Friday night as more than 1,000 people came out for the third time in under a week for another 'Kill the Bill' demonstration. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 27/3/2021 News Covid in Ireland: Garda called to 900 illegal Galway house parties in a year More than 7 per cent of fines for attending or organising house parties have been in Galway, despite it having just 1.6 per cent of the country’s population, according to new figures. The Times 27/3/2021 News Police racially profiled me, says Stephen Lawrence’s brother The brother of Stephen Lawrence has said he was regularly racially profiled by police and even now felt relief if a squad car passed him and his family without stopping them for random checks. The Times 27/3/2021 Feature, News Activists travelled to Bristol to attack protest police, chief claims Activists who were at the Bristol riot came from all over the country with the intention to attack police last Sunday, a senior officer said yesterday as a new wave of protests erupted in the city. The Times - Subscription at source 27/3/2021 News For the people When Nick Adderley became chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, it was rated one of the worst forces in the country. Three years later, HMICFRS says there have been “impressive improvements”. Police Professional takes an in-depth look at the changes that have taken place. 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