Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102036 total results. Showing results 53101 to 53120 «265226532654265526562657265826592660Next ›Last » Austerity, Path Dependency and the (re)configuration of Policing As a standard operating backdrop in the United Kingdom, for more than a decade austerity has become an increasingly dominant logic as to how policing can be delivered and (re)configured to do ‘more with less’. Yet beyond simple rationalisation of public policing in line with market principles, a more complex and long-standing trajectory underpins relations between the police and commercial ‘others’ set within this climate. With austerity as a guiding ‘code’, it has accelerated rather than punctuated the evolution of public policing dispersal. Using path dependency theory, the paper argues that change across both law and policy via different forms of critical juncture has embedded commercial principles, while simultaneously reconfiguring the symbolic (and operational) status of the police and their relationship with the public. In turn, the paper highlights that such pluralisation, in a genealogical sense, has tilted police authority away from central state control to a more dispersed and commercial model – but on a long-term trajectory which long precedes austerity as part of path-dependent change. Policing and Society - Registration at source 14/8/2021 Research article Social Capital Transformation and Social Control: What Can We Learn From the Changing Style in Communication Between Religious Communities and the Police During Covid-19 Close-knit religious groups have a long history of relying on brokers to facilitate the connection with the state. Police agencies also often rely on brokers to provide a reliable channel of communication with the community, assist in maintaining public order, and increase police legitimacy. COVID-19 provides an invaluable opportunity for real-time examination of brokering style as well as changes in brokering paradigms between the police and a highly religious community (Haredim in Israel) during times of crisis, focusing on law enforcement and public health (LEPH). Using the framework of social capital and brokerage, this study identifies three types of brokers: Gatekeepers (Classic/Diasporic); Liaisons (Good Samaritans); and Representatives (Professionals). Under the conditions of a pandemic, the latter strengthened their influence at the expense of the first two types, because they were perceived as more reliable and having higher integrity. This study suggests that social capital is dynamic and may transform under certain circumstances, and that religious constraints may leverage social capital’s adverse effects under the pressure of crisis. Policing and Society - Registration at source 14/8/2021 Research article Assessing the Effects of A Transformational Leadership Training Programme Within the Catalan Police Force Research shows that transformational leadership trainings can be beneficial even in highly hierarchical organizations. However, little is known about their enduring effects on such organizations when operating under social and political pressure. This study aims to evaluate a 3-month transformational leadership training programme in the Catalan police force, a programme that was designed and implemented in a period of extreme social and political upheaval. This study follows a quasi-experimental single group pre–post design, with three non-equivalent dependent variables as proxy counterfactuals. The training was delivered to police inspectors (N = 30). Leader assessments from subordinates (N = 129) were collected through the MLQ-5X questionnaire before the training (pre-test) and one year after the training (post-test). The quantitative analysis revealed that the training had a positive impact on four transformational leadership dimensions and in all leadership performance indicators. Some counter-theoretical results are discussed in the light of the social and political context of the study. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 14/8/2021 Research article Varying Perceptions of Police Accountability in the USA: A Reply to McDaniel, de Angelis, Rosenthal, and Lersch I would like to thank the editors for their invitation to respond to the reviews of my article, ‘Police Accountability in the USA: Gaining Traction or Spinning Wheels?’ provided by Kim Lersch, John McDaniel, Joseph De Angelis, and Richard Rosenthal. I would also like to thank each scholar for reviewing the article and providing thoughtful feedback and questions based on their assessments. There was both agreement and disagreement with my interpretation of the current state of police accountability in the USA. A lack of consensus is good because it challenges us to think about issues on a deeper level and from a variety of perspectives. Peer review and public debate play an important role in the scientific process. I appreciate the opportunity to highlight the insightful comments and questions posed by each of the reviewers, and to clarify my position on a few issues. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 14/8/2021 Research article Evidence-based policing: The role of ethnicity in criminal behaviour Crime prevention programmes in many countries often adopt a blanket approach to communities, with little regard to race or culture; ahead of next week’s Australia and New Zealand Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, researchers Dr Kabir Dasgupta, Dr André Diegmann, Professor Tom Kirchmaier and Dr Alexander Plum discuss their latest study which highlights the role of ethnicity in the criminal behaviour of young fathers, and suggests that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ policy response to crime reduction is likely to fail. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 Analysis, Feature Rangers police ‘had no idea how to tackle finance crime’ Police resorted to “thuggish, Life on Mars” tactics during the ill-fated investigation into the takeover of Rangers FC because they were poorly equipped to tackle the complexities of financial crime, it has been claimed. The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 News The Times view on the Plymouth shooting: Victims of Violence Stringent controls on firearms and hateful incitement may need tightening further The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 Feature, Opinion Visit every burglary victim, ministers tell police forces Ministers want an officer sent to the scene of every burglary to boost public confidence in the police. The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 News Thames Valley police spent £14.4m on software it abandoned A police force spent £14.4 million to develop software for HR and financial staff and then decided not to use it. The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 News Plymouth shooting: Inquiry into how Jake Davison kept his gun licence The police watchdog will review how Jake Davison was granted a gun licence despite apparently having extensive mental health problems. The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 News Plymouth shooting: Police investigated over gunman’s licence The police watchdog is investigating why the man who shot dead five people in Plymouth on Thursday had been given back his confiscated gun and permit. The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2021 News The threat of appearing racist: Stereotype threat and support for coercion among Australian police officers AUSTRALIA: Recent research in the United States (U.S.) has argued that the threat of confirming the ‘racist cop’ stereotype may paradoxically increase the propensity for coercive policing by depressing officers’ self-legitimacy. Criminal Justice and Behaviour 13/8/2021 Analysis, Feature COVID test payments and bigger fines as NSW toughens lockdown laws AUSTRALIA: People caught breaching the public health orders will face fines of $5000 and a $320 stay-at-home payment will be introduced for residents in Sydney’s hotspot areas who need to isolate while waiting for COVID-19 test results. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 13/8/2021 News GMP team who brought down sex offender given chief commendations The work of five GMP officers and one staff member in stoppping a serial sex offender has been recognised by Chief Constable commendations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/8/2021 News Chief’s messaging on victims insulting, says Derbyshire Fed Takethem down and don't use them again - Federation tells Derbyshire Chief after photos of murder victims were put on force compters desktop backgrounds. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/8/2021 News Police deliver support to families in lockdown AUSTRALIA: Police and our Defence Force are working hand in hand to protect the community and assist families in lockdown across Sydney. [VIDEO] 9 News (Australia) 13/8/2021 News Police acknowledge sentencing in child sexual offending case NEW ZEALAND: Police today acknowledge the sentencing of Laken Rose and Andrew Williams, who were convicted of numerous serious child sexual offences at Hamilton High Court in December 2020. New Zealand Police 13/8/2021 News Violence increases in Auckland: NZ police NEW ZEALAND: Auckland, Aug 13 (IANS) The city of Auckland has witnessed a surge in violent actitives in the past one and a half years, recording at least 232 assaults in May 2021, according to figures released by New Zealand Police on Friday. Sify.com 13/8/2021 News West Mercia officer and child found dead in unexplained circumstances A serving officer from West Mercia Police and a three-year-old child have been found dead at an address in Kidderminster in circumstances the force say are “unexplained”. Police Professional 13/8/2021 News Stop and search disproportionately affects black communities – yet police powers are being extended The UK Government’s Beating Crime Plan unveiled last month gives police forces the option to permanently relax the rules around Section 60 stop and search; but Anglia Ruskin University Researcher Winifred Agnew-Pauley, and University of Kent PhD candidate Bisola Akintoye, argue that Section 60 is ineffective in reducing crime, and that the Government’s own assessment of the changes recognises they are likely to disproportionately affect black and minority ethnic people. 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