Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100488 total results. Showing results 56721 to 56740 «283328342835283628372838283928402841Next ›Last » Activate Compliance: A Multilevel Study of Factors Associated With Activation of Body-Worn Cameras Body-worn cameras (BWCs) have quickly become popular tools in law enforcement. In theory, BWCs have the capacity to record all the time. However, due to privacy, legal, and practical concerns, cameras must be activated by officers in most jurisdictions. Early comments have raised concerns that officers would not activate their cameras in situations where there was a possibility that an intervention would not “look good” or when a situation might involve unnecessary or excessive use of force—posing a clear threat to transparency. The current study aims (1) to examine activation trends during a 10-month pilot to better understand officers’ compliance with departmental policies over time and (2) to identify situational and individual factors related to activation in situations where, based on a detailed policy, cameras should have been activated. Using generalized linear mixed models, camera activation was found to be significantly related to the nature of police–civilian encounters and officers’ personal characteristics such as experience and gender. Because suspicions of voluntary nonactivation in controversial situations can greatly affect police–citizen relations, this article concludes on a discussion of automatic activation. Criminal Justice Review - Registration at source 3/2/2021 Research article Police team forced to isolate after being spat at renew call for vaccine priority A police officer who is self-isolating after being spat at by a suspect claiming to have Covid-19 is calling on the Government to urgently place officers on the priority list for the vaccine. Police Professional 3/2/2021 News Prolonged police misconduct investigations ‘costing taxpayers millions’, says Federation Protracted police misconduct investigations could cost taxpayers millions of pounds each year, research conducted by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has found. Police Professional 3/2/2021 News ‘Staggering IOPC investigation costs challenged by Federation Data from 29 forces showing the bill for paying suspended officers between 2013 and 2018 was £29 million. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/2/2021 News Wiltshire officers who shot man carrying air pistol cleared by IOPC The non-fatal shotting of a man by Wiltshire Police during a robbery in Swindon in June last year was 'necessary and proportionate' , an investigation by the IOPC has found. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/2/2021 News Crime statistics show a six per cent fall overall The latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) have been released by the Office for National Statistics. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 3/2/2021 News Blog: Uplift demands show well-intentioned words on training aren’t good enough The uplift in police officer numbers is a positive move in what has been a difficult time. These officers will form the future of the service, and they are needed, wanted, and welcomed. However, these new police officers are being trained differently to their more experienced colleagues. Not only are the recruits receiving degree level learning, developing their skills to a recognised level, but as a result of the restrictions we all face, due to the COVID-19 pandemic they are unable to experience policing first hand, understanding their new career in a way that cannot be conveyed over the internet. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 3/2/2021 Feature, Opinion Staff networks: Not antagonists nor apologists, just advocates for change Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, calls for more consistent recognition and resources for staff networks, and questions whether forces across England and Wales are really engaging with their internal diverse communities. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/2/2021 Feature, Opinion Citizen Policing in Chinese Societies: A Preliminary Comparative Study on the Models of Citizens’ Participation in Policing in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan This article aims to conduct a preliminary comparative study on different models of citizens’ participation in Chinese societies. In examining citizen policing in Chinese societies, this article covers the major geographical locations in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. By using thematic analysis, this article has identified three main themes to assess volunteer policing in three Chinese societies, which all connect to the concepts of institutions and social capital: institutional development, institutional impact, and Guanxi as a common socio-cultural challenge. The role of citizens in law enforcement work is contextualized in the different forms of governments in these three societies. In China, there is a lack of legislature at the central level to regulate auxiliary police forces. The local governments developed various forms of auxiliary police systems monitored by public security authorities. Hong Kong, due to its former status as a British colony, has developed a well-established model of the modern auxiliary police system. In Taiwan, the auxiliary police system was influenced by both Chinese institutional development and the Japanese colony; however, a lack of detailed legislature at the local level is found, which has impacted the implementation of volunteer policing. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 3/2/2021 Research article Accounts of Unlawful Use of Force and Misconduct of the Nigerian Police in the Enforcement of Covid-19 Measures In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigeria police was entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating local shutdowns, encouraging social distancing, enforcing stay-at-home mandates, and supervising compulsory wearing of face masks. Drawing from procedural justice theory, this study explored accounts of unlawful use of force, human rights violations, and other police misconducts that resulted from the enforcement of COVID-19 measures. Using a victim-centred approach involving qualitative, in-depth interviews with 71 people, who perceived their encounters with the police enforcing COVID-19 measures as bordering on their rights, were conducted, and a thematic analysis of the narratives carried out. Participants reported significant variety of police aggression directed towards them: including actual threats of physical violence, hostility, intimidation, extortion, and punishment. Female participants reported incidents of sexual harassment, unwanted sexual advances, and assault. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 3/2/2021 Research article Subway Station Closures and Robbery Hot Spots in New York City—understanding Mobility Factors and Crime Reduction This paper takes advantage of a natural experiment involving subway station closures to examine how subway ridership is associated with the impact of robbery victimization within spatial network buffers immediately surrounding subway stations in Bronx (County), New York. The New York City subway system is the busiest in the USA, with an annual ridership estimated at 1.8 billion people. Key findings of this research include noteworthy relationships between robbery hot spots and subway stations, as well as substantial reductions in robbery frequency during temporary subway station closures, with larger reductions occurring in closer proximities to the subway stations. There was also a significant robbery pattern “normalization process” that occurred after the closed subway stations were reopened where robbery frequency returned to historically “normal” pre-closure levels. These notable decreases of crime in and around subway stations during the station closure time periods, as well as the prominent increases in robbery when subway stations reopened, should be taken into consideration when planning transit maintenance, conducting crime prevention initiatives, and scheduling crime control strategies. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research - Registration at source 3/2/2021 Research article Digital Strategy is ‘absolutely mission critical’ for UK policing to retain legitimacy with the public Bringing forces, chief constables, PCCs, the Home Office and suppliers together to unite behind the Police National Digital Strategy will be ‘complicated’, NPCC Chair Martin Hewitt told this week’s Police Digital Summit; but delivering the Strategy is essential if policing is to retain legitimacy with the public. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/2/2021 Feature Last year of unchallenged precept rises, chiefs warned Demands for council tax increases to fund policing, could be rejected next year, police leaders and ministers have been warned. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/2/2021 News Police Scotland seeking views on the ‘operationally imperative’ use of BWV by armed officers Police Scotland has launched a public survey on the use of body-worn video (BWV) cameras by armed officers. Police Professional 3/2/2021 News Force to withold surnames of vulnerable missing persons Avon and Somerset Constabulary has adopted a new policy of releasing only the first names of missing persons. Police Professional 3/2/2021 News Police could gain new powers to tackle unlawful use of drones New powers could be handed to police to tackle the unlawful use of drones, MPs have heard. Police Professional 3/2/2021 News Prolonged police misconduct investigations costing taxpayers millions Protracted police misconduct investigations are costing taxpayers millions of pounds each year. Startling research conducted by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has estimated the eyewatering costs of officers being investigated by forces and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 3/2/2021 News Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 December 2020 Statistics on Police Officer Quarterly Strength, which gives the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by Police Scotland [pdf]. Scottish Government 3/2/2021 Report Revising PACE Codes C and E CONSULTATION OUTCOME; This report summarises the feedback received and the government decision not to implement a proposed temporary amendment to Code C but instead: to improve and extend guidance for the existing interim interview protocol to ensure greater consistency of application to commence an exit plan back to normality Home Office 3/2/2021 Report Police pensions calculator GUIDANCE; The calculator allows police officers to see an illustration of their projected pension benefits. Home Office 3/2/2021 Report «283328342835283628372838283928402841Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
