Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 94059 total results. Showing results 55781 to 55800 «278627872788278927902791279227932794Next ›Last » Italian Carabinieri station in Piacenza shut over torture claims A group of Carabinieri military police have been arrested and their police station closed after investigators uncovered a raft of alleged crimes taking place in the barracks. BBC 23/7/2020 News English judges rule lying about fertility to sexual partner is not rape Jason Lawrance brought appeal after he was convicted for lying about a vasectomy before sex The Guardian 23/7/2020 News Independent investigation following double fatal West Yorkshire police pursuit The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) can now name two men who died following a police pursuit in Brighouse. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 23/7/2020 News To move forward we need to keep calm and stop carrying on The debate around institutional racism in policing has led to polarised, entrenched views; anger and frustration on social media; a lack of clear guidance and leadership; and a mistrust of cops and communities. Former police officer and blogger Cate Moore urges all involved to take a step back, listen and engage – to keep calm and stop carrying on – in an effort to find the way forward. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Protecting Against Misinformation: Examining the Effect of Empirically Based Investigative Interviewing on Misinformation Reporting Children who are involved in legal cases are often interviewed about events they witnessed or that might have happened to them. Occasionally, after such interviews, children are confronted with misinformation regarding their experiences. The question that arises is whether their earlier interviews may protect them from reporting misinformation. The goal of the present experiment was to assess whether empirically based interviewing by means of the National Institute for Child Health and Development (NICHD) Protocol would affect the reporting of misinformation in children. Children were involved in an interactive event (i.e., science demonstration). Following this, three experimental groups were created: one group was interviewed using the NICHD Protocol, one group had to freely recall what they experienced, and one group was not asked to retrieve any memories about the event. Next, all children received misinformation concerning the event and were then subjected to a final memory test. We found that children’s recall during the NICHD interview protected children against the incorporation of misinformation in their accounts of the event. This effect was absent in the other two conditions. The current experiment suggests that evidence-based investigative interviewing can inoculate children’s memory against the corrupting impact of misinformation. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 23/7/2020 Research article ‘No black and white answer about how far we can go’: police decision making under the domestic violence disclosure scheme Domestic violence disclosure schemes are being adopted by police forces in countries around the world, yet they remain controversial and empirically under-researched. This paper presents findings from the largest study of police implementation of such a scheme to date, drawing on in-depth interviews and Freedom of Information data from 12 police forces in England and Wales. We reveal that victims of domestic abuse face a ‘postcode lottery’ of disclosures, with some receiving minimal or no information about the criminal histories of their partners, and others receiving lengthy and detailed descriptions. We identify and analyse two contrasting police approaches to disclosure: ‘risk-averse’ approaches, which are driven by efforts to avoid costly legal action by disgruntled offenders, and to minimise the resource implications of the scheme; and ‘permissive’ approaches, which are more explicitly victim-centred, reflect an increasingly prevalent ‘coercive control’ discourse, and are informed and guided by close collaboration with specialist partner agencies. The discussion sheds light on the shifting culture of domestic violence policing in the UK, yields immediate recommendations for the regulation and best practice of domestic violence disclosure schemes, and has methodological implications for efforts to assess their effectiveness. Policing and Society 23/7/2020 Research article Chinese police officers’ attitudes toward domestic violence interventions: do training and knowledge of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law matter? In March 2016, China’s Anti-Domestic Violence Law became effective. The main objective of this study is to empirically test the effects of training and knowledge on the recent anti-domestic violence legislation on Chinese police officers’ attitudes toward law enforcement interventions into domestic violence. Performing Path Analysis on survey data collected from 623 police officers in Jiangsu, China, this study found that training and knowledge on the law, while mediating the positive effects of organisational support and previous experience of handling domestic violence on officers’ proactive attitudes toward policing domestic violence, did not have a direct connection to pro-arrest attitudes. Organisational support is the strongest predictor of endorsement of domestic violence interventions as important police work and pro-arrest attitudes. Implications for criminal justice policies and practice are also discussed. Policing and Society - Registration at source 23/7/2020 Research article ‘A stain on national life’: Why are we locking up so many children? Britain’s young offender institutions are places of misery and violence, and often more dangerous than adult prisons. Indeed, the evidence is clear that criminalising children just causes more crime. By Chris Daw The Guardian 23/7/2020 Feature Can use of force restrictions change police behavior? Here’s what we know The phrase “I can’t breathe” — used by both Eric Garner and George Floyd in their fatal encounters with police — has become a rallying cry for a nationwide movement demanding an end to excessive use of force by police. PBS (US Public Broadcasting Service) 23/7/2020 Analysis, Feature How coronavirus has affected probation service delivery Work with Offenders looks at a new report from the Justice Committee. The Justice Select Committee has just released a report on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Her Majesty’s Probation Service. Work with offenders 23/7/2020 News Force turns to social media to promote ‘inclusive workforce’ Avon and Somerset which was at the centre of the Black Lives Matter protests in which a statue was torn down has launched a campaign to change percecptions about how it works. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/7/2020 News How coronavirus has affected probation service delivery Work with Offenders looks at a new report from the Justice Committee. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/7/2020 Feature Capita secures ESN infrastructure contract for London Underground Capita has agreed a contract with Transport for London (TfL) to design and deliver key elements of the network infrastructure that will underpin the new Emergency Services Network (ESN) throughout the London Underground. Police Professional 23/7/2020 News Polygraphs provide useful information in up to 70 per cent of cases, ministers told Up to seventy per cent of sex offenders given polygraph tests end up providing information that would otherwise have been kept to themselves, government ministers have been told. Police Professional 23/7/2020 News Drug-driving cases in Scotland ‘could soon exceed drink-driving’ The number of drug-driving cases in Scotland could soon exceed drink-driving offence figures, according to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA). Police Professional 23/7/2020 News Recorded Crime in Scotland: June 2020 Third edition of a new monthly release of Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland, providing information on the number of crimes and offences recorded during June 2020. [pdf] Scottish Government 23/7/2020 Report Police chief retires ‘after saying other cop died of coronavirus because he was gay’ A police chief has retired in disgrace after allegedly saying a fellow law enforcement officer had been killed by coronavirus because of his ‘homosexual lifestyle.’ Dale Engle announced he was stepping down from Davie Police Department in Florida Tuesday, but insisted he had not been pressured to do so. Metro 23/7/2020 News Black teenage nephew of police officer says he was ‘targeted’ in stop and search The 19-year-old's aunt is speaking out publicly in the hope other officers will change the way they deal with black communities. Sky News 23/7/2020 News Met Police chief Cressida Dick says officers won’t respond to shoppers refusing to wear face masks unless it is a ‘last resort’ – and hopes rule-flouters will be ‘shamed’ into wearing one instead The head of Britain's biggest police force has today said her officers will not respond to calls about shoppers refusing to wear face coverings unless it is a 'last resort'. Mail Online 23/7/2020 News WeCops: Police mental health, wellbeing and fatigue Thames Valley Police Superintendent and WeCops team member Katy Barrow-Grint summarises the latest WeCops debate on the impact of COVID-19 on police mental health, wellbeing and fatigue. The debate reached an audience of 3.8 million on Twitter – the largest so far. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/7/2020 Analysis, Feature «278627872788278927902791279227932794Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
