Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100394 total results. Showing results 53461 to 53480 «267026712672267326742675267626772678Next ›Last » Where Should Police Forces Target Their Residential Burglary Reduction Efforts? Using Official Victimisation Data to Predict Burglary Incidences At the Neighbourhood Level Expected crime rates that enable police forces to contrast recorded and anticipated spatial patterns of crime victimisation offer a valuable tool in evaluating the under-reporting of crime and inform/guide crime reduction initiatives. Prior to this study, police forces had no access to expected burglary maps at the neighbourhood level covering all parts of England and Wales. Drawing on analysis of the Crime Survey for England and Wales and employing a population terrain modelling approach, this paper utilises household and area characteristics to predict the mean residential burglary incidences per 1000 population across all neighbourhoods in England and Wales. The analysis identifies distinct differences in recorded and expected neighbourhood burglary incidences at the Output Area level, providing a catalyst for stimulating further reflection by police officers and crime analysts. Crime Science Journal 5/6/2021 Research article How volunteering as a special constable supports my day job Just knowing that I have done something to help colleagues and the community makes it worthwhile College of Policing 5/6/2021 Feature Blog: A Special devotion to policing To mark Volunteers Week, PFEW Special Constabulary Lead Dave Bamber celebrates the work of our devoted Specials. He also provides an update on how close Specials are to being able to join the Federation. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 5/6/2021 News Cost of policing G7 summit estimated at £70m Devon and Cornwall force to be joined by 5,000 officers from around the UK in its ‘largest security operation’ The Guardian 5/6/2021 News Police under ‘relentless pressure’ as lockdown lifting brings fears of crime rise The head of the Police Federation has warned that officers are under ‘unrelenting pressure’ ahead of the June 21 reopening. Metro 5/6/2021 News ‘The weight of the uniform’ as a black police officer and why representation is key There's still a "reluctance" in black communities to join the police but improved diversity could stop stereotyping on both sides. Sky News 5/6/2021 News We need help to stop online child abuse, Police Scotland warn Police say they need to boost their capacity to catch cybercriminals as figures show a rise in internet child sexual abuse and fraud. The Times - Subscription at source 5/6/2021 News ‘Poorly trained’ police investigating sex crimes Inexperienced officers are being put on sexual offences investigations, a detective has warned, as data reveals a patchwork of training rates across forces. The Times - Subscription at source 5/6/2021 News Officers ‘Run to Remember’ 2017 terror victims and colleague’s welfare Three Met officers have run 18 miles around London to remember all those affected by recent terrorist attacks and tragedies in the capital and the welfare of those who responded. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/6/2021 News St. Thomas police testing out new cruiser paint design CANADA: On Friday the police force unveiled their pilot project paint design embracing the Battenburg scheme used in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and China. The Battenburg design typically has two rows of alternating rectangles along the sides of the vehicle. The use of these colours in reflective material is said to enhance safety for police personnel and the community. It is also said to give police a softer less intimidating look. CTV News (Canada) 4/6/2021 News ‘The weight of the uniform’ as a black police officer and why representation is key There's still a "reluctance" in black communities to join the police but improved diversity could stop stereotyping on both sides. Sky News 4/6/2021 Feature Officers working at the G7 summit will be able to claim an overnight allowance Police officers working at the G7 summit will be able to claim an overnight allowance of £50 a night. Police Professional 4/6/2021 News Ethnocultural Empathy and Racial Colorblindness Among White Police Recruits: Do Cross-Racial Friendships Matter? We investigated how ethnocultural empathy and colorblind racial beliefs were associated through the racial composition of close friendship groups in police recruits. In a sample of White police recruits in a midwestern training academy (N = 192), mediation analyses revealed a significant association between ethnocultural empathy and colorblind racial beliefs through Black friendships. Specifically, findings from path analyses indicated an indirect effect between earlier empathy for Black, Indigenous, People of Color and later reduced denial of institutional racism. Although both ethnocultural empathy and racial beliefs were associated with Asian American and Latinx friends, these close cross-racial friendships were not significant mediators. Limitations, directions for future research, and implications for training and intervention in police samples are discussed. Race and Justice - Registration at source 4/6/2021 Research article Understanding the Bounds of Legitimacy: Weber’s Facets of Legitimacy and the Police Empowerment Hypothesis Despite considerable evidence that police legitimacy results in beneficial outcomes like compliance, cooperation, and empowerment, scholars have yet to agree on how to define and operationalize legitimacy. Drawing on Max Weber’s facets of legitimacy, we developed and tested a measure of “traditional authority,” reflecting the possibility that some people legitimate the police more so based on tradition than normative concerns regarding fairness. Confirmatory factor analysis of survey data from a national sample of 701 US adults revealed that our traditional authority items loaded separately from items commonly used to capture feelings of trust, obligation to obey, and moral alignment. Furthermore, although perceived legitimacy appears to flow from perceptions of procedural and distributive fairness regardless of how it is measured, traditional authority is more strongly associated with empowerment of the police. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings and urge researchers to replicate and extend our work. Justice Quarterly - Registration at source 4/6/2021 Research article Officers use of Taser was justified, report finds The actions of two police officers who discharged their Tasers against a man during a violent incident were “necessary, proportionate and justified”, an independent investigation has found. Police Professional 4/6/2021 News Safer streets: funding allocation announced as third round opens 28 PCCs and 12 local authorities share £18.3 million as the last round of bidding opens for the Home Office Safer Streets fund. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/6/2021 News Call for Hillsborough Law to mandate ‘duty of candour’ by public bodies A firm of solicitors representing Hillsborough disaster families have called for a new law, which would include a duty of candour for public officials such as police officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/6/2021 News Use of force police trainer tells trial ‘no tactic can be ruled out’ Expert witness says officers have to justify that they acted reasonably and 'within the law' Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/6/2021 News Fourth-biggest UK force out together for G7 summit One of the biggest mutual aid logistics operations mounted by a police force is set to begin as Cornwall hosts the G7 summit next week. Officers staying away from home can claim overnight and a hardship allowance if their accomodation isn't up to scratch. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/6/2021 News Point and Shoot: Police Media Labor and Technologies of Surveillance in End of Watch This article analyzes the 2012 found-footage buddy-cop film End of Watch. The author analyzes the film’s production, plot, para-textual materials, audience reviews, and audience-generated media to examine the film’s rhetorical strategies and cultural impact. The author shows how police media work inspired the film’s creation, influenced the film’s production, and shaped the film’s messages. End of Watch is a crucial test case for understanding how police collaborate with the entertainment industry to respond to public crises of police visuality. Police media labor shaped the creation, production, and performances of the film, helping create a media product branded simultaneously as a realistic look at police life and a positive correction to negative media representations of police officers. End of Watch breathes cinematic life into commonplace hegemonic tropes of police backlash rhetoric. This article argues that End of Watch uses surveillant narration to humanize police and dehumanize the subjects of police violence. It also demonstrates how End of Watch served as a source of rhetorical invention for pro-police publics who drew on images and tropes from the film to defend police in the face of the crises of police visibility that emerged in the years following the film’s release. Crime Media Culture: An International Journal - Registration at source 4/6/2021 Research article «267026712672267326742675267626772678Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
