Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102422 total results. Showing results 54681 to 54700 «273127322733273427352736273727382739Next ›Last » Calling all police cyber security innovators – Grant funding now available As recent experiences in the US have highlighted, public infrastructure and supply chains are increasingly a target for hackers with a wide range of motives, and the growing dependence on digital technology increases the risk of cyber attack for public sector bodies; but as Policing Insight’s Andy Staniforth reports, new European Commission Horizon funding is available for forces in the UK and Europe to strengthen their digital defences. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 5/7/2021 Feature, Innovation How Victims of Strangulation Survived: Enhancing the Admissibility of Victim Statements to the Police When Survivors Are Reluctant to Cooperate Holding perpetrators accountable for family violence is challenged when survivors are reluctant to testify. In light of recent Supreme Court precedents limiting the admissibility of statements to law enforcement in victimless prosecutions, the current study examined 130 cases of nonfatal strangulation (NFS) to determine whether case characteristics and themes across survivors’ on-scene statements can help prosecutors combat common legal defenses raised when victims are unavailable for trial. The history of prior violence and how only 6% of perpetrators stopped strangling victims on their own suggests that NFS complaints should be investigated as an attempted homicide until evidence suggests otherwise. Violence Against Women - Registration at source 5/7/2021 Research article Use of Vascular Neck Restraints in Law Enforcement: A Case-Study of Spokane, Wa The high-profile deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd have led to legislative actions banning the use of neck restraints by law enforcement officers. The debates behind these policy changes are important, but they are also entirely lacking in any data on the actual use of neck restraints. We write neither to defend nor condemn the use of neck restraints by law enforcement; rather, we seek to provide information to assist with data-driven decision-making about the technique. We present data from a police department in Washington State where, prior to the May 2021 statewide ban on use of neck restraints, officers had used them quite regularly: 230 times over the previous eight years. Results indicate that neck restraints were typically used when dealing with subjects who were physically non-compliant or actively resisting police were associated with use of other physical tactics (rather than weapons), yielded a lower rate of injury to subjects but a higher rate of injury to officers, and resulted in no subject fatalities. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 5/7/2021 Research article Fatal Officer Involved Shootings Following the Use of Taser Conducted Energy Weapons This study investigates the risks and causes of fatal officer involved shootings (OIS) following ineffective applications of TASER conducted energy weapons (CEWs). Content analysis of open-source records resulted in quantitative and qualitative characteristics and conditions associated with the ineffective application of CEWs resulting in fatal OIS. Research and field-use data indicate that CEWs were ineffective in as many as 47% of applications. From 1985 through 2020, 1349 fatal OIS followed ineffective applications of CEWs in the United States. Officers were more likely first to use CEWs to subdue minority suspects before fatally shooting them than they were with White suspects. In 14 instances since 2004, suspects shot and killed 16 law enforcement officers following ineffective applications of CEWs. The policy implications of the findings are articulated. This is the first study to examine the use of deadly force following the ineffective use of TASER technology. Police Journal - Registration at source 5/7/2021 Research article The Theory and Evidence Behind Law Enforcement Strategies That Combat Child Sexual Abuse Material This article presents a synthesis of current and innovative law enforcement strategies to combat child sexual abuse material. Six law enforcement strategies were identified through an international literature search and verified by experts via roundtable discussion. Six strategies were identified: public intelligence gathering, polygraph, proactive investigations, risk assessment prioritization, resourced taskforces and collaborative partnerships. Strategies are reported via an adapted version of the ‘EMMIE’ framework: effects, mechanisms, moderators, and implementation considerations. Through applying the adapted framework, this article explains how and why each law enforcement strategy may work, and identifies the factors that may impact each strategy’s success. As a result, this article offers a valuable resource for practice professionals across the globe. The synthesis does not include an assessment of whether prior evidence supports the strategies discussed. International Journal of Police Science & Management - Registration at source 5/7/2021 Research article ‘There is no short-term solution’: former Winnipeg police chief wants to overhaul police training CANADA: Coalition for Canadian Police Reform hopes to convince government to start professional policing college CBC News (Canada) 5/7/2021 News Guelph police and local partners ask province to fund 24/7 mental health initiative CANADA: An initiative that partners mental health clinicians with police officers on calls for service involving a mental health crisis could be expanded in Guelph if funding is received from the Ontario government. Guelph Today (Canada) 5/7/2021 News Engagement with marginalized communities prompts ‘immediate’ changes for Edmonton police CANADA: The Edmonton Police Service is making a number of changes to improve the service’s relationships with marginalized communities. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 5/7/2021 News ‘Relative calm’ three years after bitter feud gripped Drogheda REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The most senior garda officer in Co Louth has said that three years after a bitter feud gripped the town of Drogheda, there is now relative calm. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 5/7/2021 News Garda Commissioner believes organised crime would worsen with decriminalisation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has voiced his concern over the potential effect that decriminalisation of certain drugs would have on organised crime in Ireland. Buzz (Republic of Ireland) 5/7/2021 News Subduing Covid, smart policing and reform: A three-pronged strategy for reducing violent crime Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020, and remain worryingly high in 2021; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Professors Richard Rosenfeld and David Klinger of the University of Missouri, St. Louis outline how tackling three key issues – subduing the pandemic, redoubling smart policing tactics and implementing police reform – could provide a three-pronged strategy for reducing violent crime. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 5/7/2021 Analysis, Feature Drunk off-duty police officers ‘brawled on cruise ship at the G7 summit’ Off-duty police officers had a drink-fuelled brawl on a cruise ship at the G7 summit, while another jumped off the side into the sea, it has been reported. Mail Online 5/7/2021 News Budget variance for the period ending May 31, 2021 CANADA: This report provides information and updates to the Edmonton Police Commission (EPC) on the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) current financial position for the period ending 31 May, 2021. [pdf] Edmonton Police Commission (Canada) 5/7/2021 Report Six children victim of sexual abuse removed from harm as a result of Europol’s Victim Identification Taskforce Six victims of child abuse have been identified and removed from harm as a result of the 9th Victim Identification Taskforce organised by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). Europol 5/7/2021 News Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain says she will act ‘independently’ after being sworn in Scotland's new lord advocate has said she will act "independently" after she was sworn in as the country's most senior law officer at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. Holyrood Magazine 5/7/2021 News Genocide transformed police inquiries A forensic technician has revealed how lessons learnt while identifying victims of the Bosnian genocide transformed police investigations in Scotland. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 5/7/2021 News Police say they never asked for crackdown on ‘noisy’ protests in government’s policing bill Senior police officers have undermined the government's justification for controversial new laws to crack down on “noisy” protests, saying they did not ask for the powers. The Independent 5/7/2021 News Prisoner numbers to hit record high with 99,000 behind bars by 2026 Tougher jail sentences and 20,000 extra police officers on the beat are said to be fueling the rise The Telegraph - Subscription at source 5/7/2021 News Policing bill ‘is harmful to democracy’ Priti Patel’s plans to curb protest have “dangerous and harmful implications” for democracy, former senior police officers have said. The Times - Subscription at source 5/7/2021 News Early kick-offs linked to more alcohol abuse and violence in the home Study finds that football matches starting at midday fuel all-day drinking that ends in domestic abuse The Guardian 5/7/2021 News «273127322733273427352736273727382739Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
