Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102637 total results. Showing results 56221 to 56240 «280828092810281128122813281428152816Next ›Last » Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service: Cause of concern revisit During our inspection of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in the week of 24 June 2019 we identified a cause of concern about how the service maintains the fitness requirements of its operational staff. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 14/5/2021 Report Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service: Cause of concern revisit Today we published a letter on Devon and Somerset’s Fire and Rescue Service’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2019. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 14/5/2021 News How emergency trauma packs help to save lives Practice note: Dealing with the 'therapeutic vacuum' when medical assistance to casualties is delayed College of Policing 14/5/2021 Feature Experts come together to better understand the scale and impact of pet theft On 12 May, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne attended the first meeting of the Government's Pet Theft Taskforce on behalf of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 14/5/2021 News From protest to problems: Minneapolis and the political limitations of the #defund ‘causal story’ 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, Professor Michael Fortner of City University of New York explores the political limitations of the ‘causal story’ attached to #defund and why a blended reform approach rather than the moral clarity of police abolition will save more lives. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/5/2021 Feature, Opinion Online fraud up 70pc during Covid pandemic People who did their shopping and banking online during the coronavirus crisis were among the biggest victims, official data show The Telegraph - Subscription at source 14/5/2021 News Lock it or lose it campaign: Stop blaming cyclists for bike thefts, gardai told Gardai should focus on stopping bike thefts rather than asking cyclists to build a “fortress” in their homes, a sustainable transport advocacy group has said. The Times - Subscription at source 14/5/2021 News More than one in four criminal cases collapse as victims give up A record number of criminal cases collapsed last year as more than a million alleged victims dropped out before trials began, adding to concerns about delays in the crown courts. The Times - Subscription at source 14/5/2021 News Victoria Police roll out fresh fleet of Ford Ranger ‘divvy’ vans AUSTRALIA: Victorian criminals will soon be riding in brand-spanking new "divvy" vans on their way to the station after the state's police force began rolling out a fresh fleet of 280 vehicles. Hitting the streets in operational use this month, the new vans are based on Ford Ranger chassis and feature a custom rear pod for the crims manufactured locally in Kilsyth. Divisional vans – colloquially known as "divvy vans" – are a police vehicle that provide the capability of housing a person under arrest in a separate compartment to the officers. 9 News (Australia) 13/5/2021 News Queensland Police Union labels discriminatory recruiting policy ‘woke-pandering exercise’ AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Union has labelled a recruiting policy which discriminated against male police applicants as a “woke-pandering exercise”. Three Queensland Police Service (QPS) employees have been suspended in the wake of a Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) report, which revealed that 200 men missed out on joining the force because recruiters discriminated against them in favour of women. 7 News (Australia) 13/5/2021 News Connected technology to advance police and first responder vehicles Police and first responder vehicles are expected to undergo a technology revolution, which will include augmented reality, mobile surveillance and remote device control according to transport and connectivity software firm VNC Automotive. Fleet News 13/5/2021 News More help on the way for officers under investigation, minister pledges The Home Office is working with Chiefs and the College of Policing to improve support for officers under investigation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2021 News IOPC investigates over 1500 officers and staff in first two years 1,504 officers and staff have been investigated by the IOPC for their conduct in 2 years- with 12 percent receiving sanctions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2021 News Examining Proactive and Responsive Outcomes of A Dedicated Co-Responder Team The Boston Police Department (BPD) has adopted a Co-Responder approach to enhance their response to people with mental illnesses residing in the City of Boston. Because of resource constraints, the BPD does not have a dedicated car to respond to mental health-related calls. This means that while Co-Responding teams can call off on or be dispatched to calls known or suspected to have a mental health component based on nature code or a commonly visited address, they must also respond to more typical calls for service. Using grant funding, the BPD implemented a 1-month dedicated Co-Responder car pilot programme and collected data about all related encounters. Using these data, we explore the outcomes resulting from this evaluation. First, we discuss the development and implementation of the Co-Response model and dedicated car pilot in Boston. Secondly, we examine how the Co-Responder team spent its time during the dedicated car pilot programme and describe the outcomes of encounters with community members, with a focus on involuntary evaluations and commitments as well as the factors that predicted these particular outcomes. Results indicate that much of the Co-Response work is proactive and that formal dispositions, such as involuntary commitment and evaluation, are used sparingly. Finally, policy and practice implications are discussed. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 13/5/2021 Research article College degree recruits are unprepared for reality of policing says chief Northamptonshire's chief constable Nick Adderley says he will write to the College of Policing about the impact PEQF has had on the experience and resilience of very young recruits. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2021 News “They Need More Training!” A National Level Analysis of Police Academy Basic Training Priorities Recurring incidents of Black citizens killed or injured during interactions with police has led to calls for “more training” of officers, including new recruits. Prior research on academy-based police recruit training has centered on evaluation and heavily relied on case studies. The current study overcomes these limitations by analyzing the structure and content of academy-based basic training using secondary data collected from the population (N = 591) of U.S. police academies. Although we found significant mean differences across academies in total required contact hours needed to graduate and with how the hours were distributed across training areas, we also found academies adopted the same core curriculum consisting of six major “themes” and topics (n = 39) comprising them. We also found academies prioritized core areas of training in certain areas, while requiring far fewer hours in others. Implications of our results for basic training of recruits and suggestions for future research are then presented. Police Quarterly - Registration at source 13/5/2021 Research article Home Office to consider changing rules on mental health disability pay It says 12-month rule on police officers who suffer permanent disablement may discriminate against mental health patients. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2021 News Crime drops by 8% during year of lockdowns, says ONS Crime recorded by police in England and Wales fell by 8% in 2020 as periods of lockdown caused theft reports to drop by more than a quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. BBC 13/5/2021 News The Head of the UK’s Missing Person Unit Explains How Police Deal with Missing People Summer felt like an endurance test as I left Vauxhall Underground station on a Tuesday afternoon in June of 2019. It was one of those close, grey days in London where the air feels trapped with pollution and tempers are poised on a hair trigger. Vice 13/5/2021 Feature Organised wildlife crime in Africa: The elephant in the room killing the elephants in the wild New research has highlighted the hugely profitable, ‘industrial scale’ wildlife crime taking place in West Africa, co-ordinated largely by organised crime groups, as well as the potential for financial investigators to target the criminals; Policing Insight’s Chris Allen looks at the options for tackling a severely damaging global trade, often undertaken at a local level by some of the world’s poorest people. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 13/5/2021 Analysis, Feature «280828092810281128122813281428152816Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
