Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100282 total results. Showing results 55081 to 55100 «275127522753275427552756275727582759Next ›Last » Extending Law Enforcement Reach to Children Exposed to Violence: Police Training Evaluation Failure to immediately identify and support children exposed to violence (CEV) places them at great risk for traumatic dysregulation and long-term mental health difficulties. Police officers are in a unique position to identify and assist CEV in the immediate aftermath of exposure. Yet, law enforcement professionals do not typically receive training tailored towards effectively identifying and responding to the emotional needs of CEV. Protecting and Serving is a police training curriculum based on over two decades of successful mental health and law enforcement collaboration. The current study examined 152 police officers’ perceptions of, attitudes toward, and understanding of the training delivered at six police departments. Pre- and post-training surveys assessed the current state of practice and the effectiveness of the program presentation in three content areas: knowledge, practice, and attitude. McNemar’s test was used to evaluate pre- to post-change, chi-square analyses and one-way ANOVAs were used to assess variation associated with demographic variables, and qualitative analysis was conducted by two independent judges. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 24/3/2021 Research article The Effect of Specialist Training on Sexual Assault Investigators’ Questioning and Use of Relationship Evidence Two studies examined the immediate and longer-term impact of specialist training on sexual assault investigators’ use of best-practice questions and relationship evidence. Investigators completed mock suspect interviews immediately and 9–12 months following a 4-week specialist course that concentrated on the Whole Story approach to sexual offence investigations. The training had an immediate positive impact on investigators’ use of non-sexual grooming details, and a long-term positive impact on investigators’ use of relationship details. It also increased the use of open questions and decreased the use of specific questions, with performance sustained for open-depth questions and specific yes/no questions. Specialist training can improve investigators’ ability to adopt a narrative interviewing approach and ask about relationship details, yet skill erosion remains an issue that future training programs need to address. Incorporating relationship evidence into investigative interviews in an open-ended manner may be a key strategy for improving understandings about victim-offender dynamics in sexual offence cases, which could have implications for attrition and conviction rates. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 24/3/2021 Research article RASSO cases action plan released Plan sets out how police and the CPS will work together to improve their joint response to rape and serious sexual offence cases College of Policing 24/3/2021 Feature Prison for £2m drugs gang after investigators uncover illegal firearms and ammunition Five members of a Polish organised crime group have been jailed for the importation and supply of nearly £1million worth of cocaine, supplying almost £1million worth of MDMA, and possession of a firearm, following an investigation by the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP). Home Office 24/3/2021 Feature Northamptonshire – National child protection inspection assessment of progress Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 24/3/2021 Report Northamptonshire Police is improving child protection, but concerns remain Northamptonshire Police has made progress in how it protects children, but it should continue to make improvements, according to a new report. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 24/3/2021 News Six new members to strengthen SPA Board The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) will be strengthened by the appointment of six new Board members who will take up their new roles on 1 April. Scottish Police Authority (SPA) 24/3/2021 News Building trust in the police use of data and technology Over the past year the issue of data ethics has come increasingly under the spotlight, with issues ranging from exam algorithms to test and trace the subject of everyday conversations; Giles Herdale, former co-chair of the Independent Digital Ethics Panel for Policing, looks at key developments in the police use of data and technology, and the implications of those conversations for UK law enforcement. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments CONSULTATION OUTCOME; This is the government response to the consultation ‘Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments’. It follows the government response in 2018 to the consultation ‘Powers for dealing with unauthorised developments and encampments’. Home Office 24/3/2021 Report Child abuse: Warning of siblings being groomed online Criminals and paedophiles are trying to groom and exploit young siblings as part of an emerging trend of online sexual abuse, experts have warned. BBC 24/3/2021 News West Midlands police officer convicted of assaulting woman resigns PC Oliver Banfield had been spared jail after drunkenly attacking woman in street The Guardian 24/3/2021 News Fleeing Driver Action Plan – Table of Progress – March 2021 NEW ZEALAND: Police will review the Police Professional Driver Programme (PPDP), including current driver classification systems, to identify opportunities for improving staff understanding and application of Threat Exposure - Necessity, - Response (TENR) during fleeing driver events. [pdf] New Zealand Police 24/3/2021 Report Police chief ‘angry’ as ‘fewer than a fifth’ of officers vaccinated "It feels like a betrayal by the Government" Wales Online 24/3/2021 News Terrorists pretend to sleep during deradicalisation classes, adviser reveals The independent reviewer of terrorism law has cast doubt on the effectiveness of deradicalisation programmes for jailed terrorists The Telegraph - Subscription at source 24/3/2021 News Covid fraud: £34.5m stolen in pandemic scams More than 6,000 cases of Covid-related fraud and cyber-crime have been recorded by the UK's police forces during the pandemic. BBC 24/3/2021 News Canada’s Missing – Background 2020 Fast Fact Sheet CANADA: The National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (NCMPUR) 2020 Fast Fact Sheet provides a national breakdown of missing persons reports by province, age (child or adult), sex, and probable cause. Government of Canada 24/3/2021 Report Bristol protest: Police arrest 14 at latest ‘Kill the Bill’ demonstration Avon and Somerset Police move in to try to disperse 130 protesters from College Green The Telegraph - Subscription at source 24/3/2021 News Hostile media ‘may exploit’ forceful police Scottish police have been told to avoid heavy-handed crowd control tactics in case footage ends up being exploited by “hostile foreign media” such as RT. The Times - Subscription at source 24/3/2021 News PSNI ‘to learn lessons’ over arrest of journalists in attempt to identify sources The Northern Ireland police force is to issue a “lessons learned” report to its oversight body after its decision not to proceed with an investigation into two journalists who received confidential information. The Times - Subscription at source 24/3/2021 News The Terrorism Acts in 2019 Two terrorist attacks featured prominently in 2019: the Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand that quickly inspired imitative attacks in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the Fishmonger’s Hall attack which led to a profound reassessment of the sentencing and management of terrorist offenders (Chapter 1) Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation 24/3/2021 Report «275127522753275427552756275727582759Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
