Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97127 total results. Showing results 54681 to 54700 «273127322733273427352736273727382739Next ›Last » Thousands convicted by West Midlands Police prosecution team for reckless and illegal driving More than 8,000 people have been convicted for reckless and illegal driving in six months – after West Midlands Police pursued justice their their own prosecution unit. The specialist Police-Led Prosecutions Team (PLPT) has the legal powers to authorise charges, and present evidence at court, without referral to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) first. Express & Star 13/12/2020 News Cheshire Police named on Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List The force was ranked in 12th in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List, which is now in its fifth year. Warrington Guardian 13/12/2020 News Met chief Cressida Dick ‘not telling truth’ about stop and search, says director Steve McQueen Sir Steve McQueen has accused Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, of “not telling the truth” by claiming nobody is stopped and searched by police because of their skin colour. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 13/12/2020 News NEP wins big at the Security Excellence Awards 2020 The National Enabling Programmes (NEP) has won big after being shortlisted in three awards at today’s Security Excellence Awards 2020. National Enabling Programmes 12/12/2020 News Pandemic leaves Greater Victoria women more vulnerable to domestic violence AUSTRALIA: As the economic fallout from COVID-19 is laid bare, a light shines on the inequities that make women vulnerable to domestic violence, says the manager of Victoria’s Cridge Transition House and Outreach Services. Goldstream News Gazette (Australia) 12/12/2020 News Can virtual reality training teach cops empathy? Denver police hope so. USA: Training part of $16 million contract for body cameras and Tasers Denver Post (USA) 12/12/2020 News Do drones used as first responders by police threaten civil rights? USA: One California city police department sends out a 'drone as first responder' to 911 calls, helping catch suspects and defuse dangerous situations. CNN's Michael Smerconish asks if this impedes on citizens' civil rights. [VIDEO] CNN 12/12/2020 Feature How should we reform out of court disposals? Work with Offenders looks at a new briefing from the Centre for Justice Innovation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2020 News Maclaren to lead City of London drive against cyber fraud City of London Police have poached Scotland's lead against orgainsed crime for its new cyber crime role. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2020 News Humberside detective dismissed without notice for racist language DCI was suspended after language used to describe black colleague was reported. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2020 News The deal with no deal With Boris Johnson announcing that a no-deal Brexit is now “very, very likely”, Police Professional takes a look at the impact on the frontline of policing as well as the fight against cross-border crime. Police Professional - Subscription at source 12/12/2020 Feature Notorious Zodiac Killer’s coded message ‘cracked’ after more than 50 years USA: The elusive killer has never been caught and his ciphers have baffled investigators for decades. Sky News 12/12/2020 News Priti Patel under fire over tour of Bahrain police station where human rights activists were tortured ‘How can the Home Office accept that I was tortured at this site, then send the home secretary there for a photo opportunity?’ victim asks The Independent 12/12/2020 News Met refers itself to watchdog over scuffle outside London school Footage appears to show officer swinging arm towards teenage boy during fracas that left four injured The Guardian 12/12/2020 News Brexit: Britain should be ‘very worried’ about no deal with EU, ex-Europol chief warns Britain will lose access to shared criminal intelligence when it automatically leaves Europol on 1 January 2021. Sky News 12/12/2020 News Visibly Better? Testing the Effect of Ethnic Appearance on Citizen Perceptions of the Police Ethnic minority officers continue to be underrepresented across UK police forces. Further, some ethnic minority groups consistently report lower levels of confidence in police compared to their White British counterparts. Although there is consensus that a more ethnically representative police service is a good idea, there is limited evidence in the UK on how the public perceives officers of different ethnic appearance, and how this relates to trust, confidence and legitimacy. This paper presents findings from an online experiment (n = 260) exploring how ethnic appearance affects perceptions of police. Our findings offer rare empirical support for a more ethnically representative police force. First, across respondents, we found that Black officers were perceived significantly more favourably than White or Asian officers. Second, we found that Black respondents had more negative responses to White officers, yet there was little evidence that Black officers elicited more negative reactions from White or Asian respondents. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. Policing and Society - Registration at source 12/12/2020 Research article Social Development and Police Reform: Some Reflections on the Concept and Purpose of Policing and the Implications For Reform in the UK and USA The increase in calls for police reform following the death of George Floyd has led to renewed debate about social inequality and the role of policing in society. Modern bureaucratic police systems emerged from locally administered structures and Anglo-American policing models continue to be aligned, to varying degrees, with the political, socio-cultural, legal, and ideological aspects of contemporary liberal democratic society with its emphasis on democratic localism and decentralised accountability. However, at a time when society is reimagining itself and technology, government, and nations are radically re-shaping themselves, a critical question is whether there is a sufficiently common philosophical and conceptual understanding of policing to support its development rather than just a common understanding of police functions. This is profoundly important when considering the current calls for reform of policing in the USA and other western democratic states. The article argues that there is an urgent need to reconsider how we conceptualize policing and its relationship with social development. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 12/12/2020 Research article Police Training Revisited—meeting the Demands of Conflict Training in Police With An Alternative Pedagogical Approach While operational actions place high demands on police officers, conflict training aims to prepare them for the demands of deployment and thus forms the central hinge between professional practice and education. However, international data suggest a problem: the transfer of competence between training and deployment must be improved. The following article identifies pedagogical design and practice as the key factors in making this leap. To illustrate this point, the evidence-based constraints-led approach (CLA) is introduced. By dealing with key concepts as well as the practical implications of the CLA for conflict training in police, the article provides an orientation for police trainers and their practice as well as for the further professionalization of police training. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 12/12/2020 Research article Visibly Better? Testing the Effect of Ethnic Appearance on Citizen Perceptions of the Police Ethnic minority officers continue to be underrepresented across UK police forces. Further, some ethnic minority groups consistently report lower levels of confidence in police compared to their White British counterparts. Although there is consensus that a more ethnically representative police service is a good idea, there is limited evidence in the UK on how the public perceives officers of different ethnic appearance, and how this relates to trust, confidence and legitimacy. This paper presents findings from an online experiment (n = 260) exploring how ethnic appearance affects perceptions of police. Our findings offer rare empirical support for a more ethnically representative police force. First, across respondents, we found that Black officers were perceived significantly more favourably than White or Asian officers. Second, we found that Black respondents had more negative responses to White officers, yet there was little evidence that Black officers elicited more negative reactions from White or Asian respondents. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. Policing and Society - Registration at source 12/12/2020 Research article Cops at Christmas: ’Tis the season to support the police family It’s been a tough year for policing – and for communities generally – around the world, but as Christmas approaches, the police family are digging deep to help each other as well as those less fortunate; Australian-based nurse and mental health champion Melissa Gole highlights some of the many fundraising efforts that those within policing can support this festive season. 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