Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100310 total results. Showing results 55301 to 55320 «276227632764276527662767276827692770Next ›Last » Police record sharp rise in sextortion crimes Reports of "sextortion" have increased significantly across the country according to Police Scotland – with the youngest victim aged just 10. It is cyber-enabled extortion which involves the threat of sharing sexual information, images or clips to extort money from people, whether images actually exist or not. Grampian Online 17/3/2021 News Mayor confirms he DID order GMP chief constable to resign over damning inspection report Ian Hopkins quit his post last December, claiming he ‘felt the time was right’ to bring forward his retirement Manchester Evening News 17/3/2021 News East Mids forces become first to test new digital fingerprint technology Forces in the East Midlands are the first to test new digital fingerprint technology designed and developed by the NPCC’s Transforming Forensics programme. Forensic Capability Network 17/3/2021 News Police to record crimes motivated by sex or gender on ‘experimental basis’ The government has said it will "on an experimental basis" ask the police to record crimes of violence motivated by a person's sex or gender. BBC 17/3/2021 News Police watchdog officers don’t know law and lack skills, says Lady Brittan The widow of Lord Brittan has said she felt “tricked and harassed” by the Met and the police watchdog after her late husband was falsely accused of being part of a VIP sex ring. The Times - Subscription at source 17/3/2021 News Public say police were right to break up Clapham Common vigil, poll finds More than half of the public have backed the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) over its decision to break up crowds that had gathered at a memorial event for Sarah Everard, according to new poll commissioned by the crime and justice consultancy Crest Advisory. Police Professional 17/3/2021 News Sharp rise in sextortion crime reports Police Scotland has recorded a significant increase in reports of so-called ‘sextortion’ – with the youngest victim aged just ten. Police Professional 17/3/2021 News APCC welcomes publication of outcomes from phase one of PCC Review The Home Secretary today outlines the recommendations of Part One of the PCC Review, ahead of the upcoming PCC elections in May 2021. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 17/3/2021 News Are UK police forces institutionally misogynist? After Metropolitan Police officers’ heavy-handed policing of the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard, a “toxic” workplace culture is under scrutiny. The New Statesman 17/3/2021 Feature ‘Toxic culture of sexism’ in police, says former police chief A former police chief has said she would think "very carefully" about reporting a crime committed against her because of how she would be "judged". BBC 17/3/2021 News UK university students accuse Covid patrol police of harassment NUS and rights groups report allegations of heavy-handed enforcement of lockdown rules The Guardian 17/3/2021 News Calls for further investigation of Blessing Olusegun’s death Brighton and Hove City Council has added its support to more than 41,000 voices calling for police to further investigate the death of Blessing Olusegun in Bexhill last year. The Argus 17/3/2021 News Crime: Thieves, robbers and burglars to be fitted with GPS tags Prolific burglars, robbers and thieves are to be tagged with GPS trackers in a bid to stop them reoffending. Offenders will be automatically tagged for up to 12 months after being released from prison, under a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) pilot. BBC 17/3/2021 News Inspectorate’s flawed report on policing protest acknowledges ‘disproportionate impact’ of its own recommendations In the second of two articles exploring the current spotlight on policing protests, public order specialist and former chief superintendent Owen West assesses the latest HMICFRS report on the issue, and questions the lack of focus on resources, liaison and leadership, as well as the political timing of the publication. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Data-Informed and Place-Based Violent Crime Prevention: the Kansas City, Missouri Risk-Based Policing Initiative The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department sought to reduce violent crime with an evidence-based approach to problem analysis and intervention planning. Informed by hot spot analysis and risk terrain modeling, police and their community partners implemented a place-based crime intervention program focused on key attractors and generators of the environmental backcloth. Target and comparison areas were selected for an outcome evaluation. During the 1-year program time period, violent crimes decreased significantly by over 22%. There was both a significant spatial diffusion of benefits and significantly fewer police officer-initiated actions resulting in arrests or citations. Crime prevention was achieved without an abundance of law enforcement actions against people located at the target areas. Implications for policy and practice are discussed within the contexts of police responses to urgent crime problems and data analytics. Police Quarterly - Registration at source 17/3/2021 Research article Swat Everywhere? A Response to Jenkins, Semple, Bennell, and Huey This paper is a response to an article on public police special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams written by Jenkins and colleagues (2020). Jenkins and colleagues are responding to a study showing that tactical units and members are being used more in Canadian policing. For Jenkins and colleagues, not only are SWAT teams being used properly, but drawing from interviews with tactical members they suggest SWAT teams should be used more in the future. This response focuses on conceptual, methodological, and empirical deficiencies in the work of Jenkins and colleagues. This response shows that Jenkins and colleagues ignore social theory, ignore relevant contrary data, are ignorant of the harms of policing, and are ignorant of the violence that Black and Indigenous peoples face from Canadian police. Relatedly, this response offers a criticism of what is called evidence-based policing scholarship. Using the work of Jenkins and colleagues as an example, the argument here is that evidence-based policing scholars are in a conflict of interest because of how closely they work with police and due to the funding they receive from police agencies and justice ministries. This conflict of interest decreases the credibility and trustworthiness of the claims of evidence-based policing scholars. Police Journal 17/3/2021 Research article Burglars, thieves and robbers to be tagged on release to cut reoffending Prolific burglars, thieves and robbers released from prison will be made to wear GPS tags to track their movements in a world first scheme to crack down on neighbourhood criminals, the policing minister has announced. Police Professional 17/3/2021 News Police Commissioners confirm devastating impact of lengthy conduct investigations Police commissioners from England and Wales have reinforced the need to turn a key PFEW campaign into reality to a Home Affairs Select Committee which has been investigating the issue of imposing time limits on lengthy conduct investigations. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 17/3/2021 News Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime In 2019 Sir Craig Mackey QPM was appointed to lead an independent review of the powers, capabilities and funding needed to tackle serious and organised crime. Home Office 17/3/2021 Report Covid death rate in prisons three times higher than outside UCL researchers say inmates and staff in England and Wales should be given priority in vaccinations The Guardian 17/3/2021 News «276227632764276527662767276827692770Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
