Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103473 total results. Showing results 55001 to 55020 «274727482749275027512752275327542755Next ›Last » ‘Pressure cooker’ situation for vulnerable children during school closures – report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some children from vulnerable families found themselves at home "locked" in situations akin to a "pressure cooker" during lockdowns, as schools were closed and supports were cut off to parents. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 29/7/2021 News Murder and rape cases up 50% in ‘truly unprecedented year’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of murder and rape cases before the courts rose by almost 50% in 2020. Courts Service figures also reveal that gangland and terrorism cases nearly doubled last year. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 29/7/2021 News Drug-dealer jailed after gardaí find heroin and cocaine in Cork house raid REPUBLIC IF IRELAND: Most of the drug was found on a windowsill, but 13 deals of heroin were also found in the man's sock Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 29/7/2021 News Heritage Not Hate? Confederate Flag Supporters Less Likely to Perceive Criminal Injustice, More Likely to View Police As Friends Although the post-civil rights era has motivated many people to avoid appearing racist, they may still be unwilling to relinquish privileges derived from the U.S. racial hierarchy. Because the Confederacy fought to preserve slavery, which upheld this hierarchy, support for the Confederate flag may serve as a proxy measure for individuals’ commitment to maintaining privileges stemming from structural racism. Moreover, given that the modern legal system upholds this same racial hierarchy through anti-Black discrimination, individuals who prioritize protecting their privilege may soothe the guilt they feel for benefiting from structural racism by convincing themselves the legal system treats everyone equally. Similarly, because flag supporters identify with the symbol of a failed nation that considered northern states to have insufficiently policed Black people, they may view police as protectors of the racial hierarchy. Hypotheses were tested using randomly sampled CBS News national poll data. As anticipated, flag supporters were 66% less likely to perceive anti-Black criminal justice system bias, 60% less likely to perceive anti-Black police bias, 34% less likely to consider racial profiling widespread, and 55% more likely to view police as friends. Race and Justice - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article Access denied Once available only to government agencies and the military, high-level encryption is now deployed by criminals operating at all levels for an increasingly wide range of activities. Police Professional examines the growing concerns over the impact on investigations. Police Professional 29/7/2021 Feature Recruitment uplift reaches halfway mark Government plans to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers by 2023 are close to halfway to complete, figures released today (July 28) have shown. Police Professional 29/7/2021 News ‘Missed opportunities’ in investigations into decades of sexual abuse of children in care The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has apologised for “missed opportunities” during investigations into decades of child sexual abuse linked to Lambeth Council. Police Professional 29/7/2021 News More than 100 officers assaulted every day There were 36,969 assaults on police officers in England and Wales over the past year – an annual rise of more than 20 per cent and the equivalent of 101 officers being assaulted every day. Police Professional 29/7/2021 News Police Visibility, Trust in Police Fairness, and Collective Efficacy: A Multilevel Structural Equation Model Areas high in collective efficacy – where residents know and trust one another and are willing to intervene to solve neighbourhood problems – tend to experience less crime. Policing is thought to be one antecedent to collective efficacy, but little empirical research has explored this question. Using three waves of survey data collected from London residents over three consecutive years, and multilevel Structural Equation Modelling, this study tested the impact of police visibility and police–community engagement on collective efficacy. We explored direct effects as well as indirect effects through trust in police. The findings showed levels of police visibility predicted trust in police. Trust in police fairness, in turn, predicted collective efficacy. There was a small indirect relationship between police visibility and collective efficacy, through trust in police fairness. In other words, police presence in neighbourhoods was associated with more positive views about officer behaviour, which in turn was associated with collective efficacy. The findings have important implications for policies designed to build stronger, more resilient communities. European Journal of Criminology - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article IOPC publishes figures on deaths during or following police contact for 2020/21 The Independent Office for Police Conduct today published its annual report on deaths during or following police contact in 2020/21. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 29/7/2021 News Do Impulsivity and Education Moderate the Effectiveness of Police Sexual Assault Investigations Training? Findings From A Solomon Four-Group Quasi-Experiment Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of sexual assault investigations training using experimental designs. Existing studies have not examined the impact of officers’ levels of impulsivity and education on training effectiveness. Using a Solomon four-group quasi-experimental design to assess pretesting effects, we examined the impact of training, impulsivity, and education on officers’ (N = 432) adherence to rape myths and knowledge of victim reporting behaviors. Ordinary least squares (OLS) models were estimated to examine main effects of training, and moderating effects of impulsivity and education on training for our outcome variables. Results demonstrated that training, impulsivity, and education predicted improvements in attitudinal and cognitive outcomes. However, neither impulsivity nor education moderated—or changed—the effectiveness of training. In addition, training effects held over time, and we did not detect evidence of pretesting effects. Findings from this study improve our understanding of police sexual assault investigations training and provide methodological advancements for police training evaluations. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Registration at source 29/7/2021 Research article Police numbers boosted by thousands of new officers Extra 9,814 police officers recruited as part of government’s pledge to bring additional 20,000 officers into the service by 2023 College of Policing 29/7/2021 News ‘It’s never been faced by any police officer before’: PFEW Vice-Chair Ché Donald on Covid, mental health and trial by media Policing Insight Publisher Bernard Rix’s Policing Friendship Tour recently caught up with Police Federation of England and Wales Vice-Chair Ché Donald, for a stroll around the Surrey Downs; as they walked and talked, Ché and Bernard discussed the impact of the pandemic on policing, the relentless pressures on officers and staff, trial by media, the challenges of recruitment, retention and diversity, and the importance of addressing mental health – along with a heartwarming story of overcoming addiction. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/7/2021 Feature, Interview, Opinion Introducing College Learn for everyone across policing Our online learning resources now easier for you to access on new platform that replaces MLE College of Policing 29/7/2021 News Government nearly half-way to recruiting 20,000 more officers Figures show an extra 9,814 police officers have been recruited as the government launches its Beating Crime Plan. Home Office 29/7/2021 News Memorial to fallen police officers unveiled by Prince Charles Nearly 5,000 officers and staff have died doing their job since 1749 and 1,500 of them were killed in violent acts. Sky News 29/7/2021 News Benchmarking the use of audiovisual link technologies in Australian criminal courts before the pandemic AUSTRALIA: This report is the second published by the AIC arising from its national video courts research program (the AVL Project) and documents the development and implementation of AVL (audiovisual link) technologies in the criminal courts in Australia, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 29/7/2021 Report Action Fraud scrapped after Times exposé The police’s national fraud reporting service is being scrapped after damning failings were exposed by a Times investigation. The Times - Subscription at source 29/7/2021 News A fitting memorial to fallen officers The police are often society's whipping boys, but we should remember the debt we owe them The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/7/2021 Feature, Opinion Heavy weather for Boris Johnson at police memorial Boris Johnson paid tribute to fallen officers at the unveiling of a memorial as the row over police pay continued. The Times - Subscription at source 29/7/2021 News «274727482749275027512752275327542755Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
