Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98607 total results. Showing results 54381 to 54400 «271627172718271927202721272227232724Next ›Last » How might police education and training contribute to violence reduction? Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Professor Gary Cordner, former Maryland police chief and Academic Director of the Baltimore Police Department Police Academy, explains how better police education and training can contribute to reducing violence. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/2/2021 Feature, Opinion Dots Versus Density: the Impact of Crime Mapping Techniques on Perception of Safety, Police Performance and Neighbourhood Quality President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing advised law enforcement agencies to ‘[e]stablish a culture of transparency and accountability in order to build public trust and legitimacy’ (2015, p. 12). Such transparency and accountability may be promoted through increased public access to crime data and measures of police activity. The inherently geographic nature of crime has made online maps one of the more popular strategies for disseminating this information to the public. As more agencies deliver crime maps on their own, or hosted websites, it becomes important for social scientists to evaluate how these communications affect public perceptions. Crime mapping is a complex process requiring many decisions. This includes choices about the type of crime to include or exclude, the type of map used, and numerous design features for the map itself. The field of critical cartography argues that all of these decisions have the potential to shape perceptions about a given geographic location, the people living there, and, in the present context, the people charged with maintaining public safety in the area. Policing and Society - Registration at source 19/2/2021 Research article The Impact of Lockdown on Police Service Calls During the Covid-19 Pandemic in China Police service calls have been studied widely in the Western context, but they are rarely discussed in the Chinese context. For the context of this study, it is important to note that the Chinese authorities implemented the strictest lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Drawing on the data from a county-level city in Hubei province, this study examines changes in the quantity and nature of 110 service calls before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The results indicate that the average weekly call numbers before and after the lockdown were higher than during the lockdown. Meanwhile, different call types produced different patterns, though the weekly call totals decreased during the lockdown. There was a significant decrease in crime, traffic, and dispute calls, but a substantial increase in calls related to domestic violence, public security, and other issues. Changes in the frequency of different call types pose challenges to police departments. These findings will have implications for deploying police forces and allocating resources within the pandemic crisis in particular. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 19/2/2021 Research article Inspectors welcome improvements in oversight of police use of discretion The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has made “significant progress” in how it uses discretion and penalty notices to deal with low-level offences, according to a new report published today (February 18). Police Professional 19/2/2021 News New training programmes for London’s police recruits underway The first cohort of 196 new officer recruits have been welcomed onto the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) new Police Education Qualification Framework (PEQF) training programmes. Police Professional 19/2/2021 News Dismissed officer’s child abuse video conviction appeal refused A highly-decorated police officer’s appeal against her conviction for having a child abuse video on her phone has been refused by the Court of Appeal. Police Professional 19/2/2021 News Cleveland Police ‘still has work to do’, HMICFRS report finds The first ever police force to have been judged to a failure in all areas is improving but “still has work to do”, according to a report published today (February 19). Police Professional 19/2/2021 News Integrated vulnerability inspection post-inspection review In November 2020, we returned to review the progress the force has made in responding to the open recommendations from all three inspections that specifically relate to how the force protects vulnerable people. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 19/2/2021 Report Cleveland police is improving the way it protects vulnerable people, but concerns remain Cleveland Police has made notable improvements to how it protects vulnerable people, but some areas remain a concern – in particular, cases involving children and how it records domestic abuse, a report published today has found. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 19/2/2021 News New Microsoft Teams meetings functionality now available to policing The latest Microsoft Teams meeting functionality is now going live across UK Policing, allowing sessions to be more interactive and engaging for users on both their desktop and mobile teams apps. National Enabling Programmes 19/2/2021 News National ANPR Service: data protection impact assessment GUIDANCE; This DPIA concerns the National ANPR Service, the national system used for law enforcement purposes as defined by Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018. Home Office 19/2/2021 Report Swedish police fined for unlawful use of facial-recognition app SWEDEN: Sweden’s data watchdog has found that Swedish police failed to conduct the data protection checks required by law before using controversial facial-recognition tool Computer Weekly 19/2/2021 News Is Moors Murderer Ian Brady’s last dark secret about to be revealed? Priti Patel’s new law could let police open sealed briefcases in hunt for clues leading to Keith Bennett’s body Priti Patel will change the law in an attempt to unlock the final secrets of Moors Murderer Ian Brady, the Mail reveals today. Mail Online 19/2/2021 News Senior female police officer who unwittingly received child abuse video loses appeal against conviction Novlett Robyn Williams, who was an acting chief superintendent, will now challenge her dismissal from the Metropolitan Police The Telegraph - Subscription at source 19/2/2021 News Former Metropolitan Police officer Novlett Robyn Williams loses appeal over child abuse video conviction A highly-decorated police officer has lost her appeal against her conviction for having a child abuse video on her phone. The Standard 19/2/2021 News Is the time right for all forces to adopt a public health approach to policing? Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr-Munro explores the growing efforts to understand and acknowledge the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on adult behaviour, and adopt a public health policing approach. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/2/2021 Analysis, Feature ‘Decolonizing’ Criminology?: Possibilities for anti-racist approaches to transform police education and professional development Racialised bodies are overpoliced, under protected and in the extreme killed through racist policing (Long, 2018). Whilst there are calls to abolish the police to eradicate racist policing any revolutionary response to social justice problems, such as defunding and abolition, would require a global paradigm shift. In the meantime, immediate strategies are necessary in order to mitigate the excesses of racialised policing and save lives. BSC Policing Network 18/2/2021 Analysis, Feature Gangs and guns: Police unveil operation targeting firearms and organised crime NEW ZEALAND: An increased willingness of criminals and gang members to shoot one another has led the police to launch a nationwide operation to target illegal firearms. But Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says police cannot "arrest their way" out of the organised crime problem and is promising staff will take a nuanced approach to work with communities. NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 18/2/2021 News Toronto police domestic violence reports have dropped amid pandemic as advocates warn abuse is going undetected CANADA: Toronto has seen a small drop in domestic violence police reports during the COVID-19 pandemic as experts warn lockdowns and stay-at-home conditions mean many more cases may be going unreported. According to Toronto police data, officers investigated 4,669 occurrences related to intimate partner abuse and domestic violence in 2020, down from 5,031 in 2019 Toronto Star (Canada) 18/2/2021 News Opinion: Police body cameras are not the answer CANADA: More than anything, body cameras provide a distraction from the more fundamental questions being raised by the movement to defund the police. Montreal Gazette (Canada) 18/2/2021 Feature, Opinion «271627172718271927202721272227232724Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
