Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102722 total results. Showing results 57441 to 57460 «286928702871287228732874287528762877Next ›Last » London police using more force as weapons calls increase CANADA: Cases of London police officers using force spiked by nearly two-thirds last year because of more encounters with people armed with weapons, especially guns, one of the city’s deputy police chiefs says. The London Free Press (Canada) 26/3/2021 News Surrey Police maps out 2030 ‘net zero’ commitment Surrey Police has produced a route map to help it meet the “huge challenge” of achieving ‘net zero’ by 2030. Police Professional 26/3/2021 News Written warning for officer who failed to investigate threats against murder victim An Essex Police police officer who failed to investigate reports of threats made against a woman eight days before she was stabbed to death by her husband has been given a written warning for misconduct. Police Professional 26/3/2021 News Nearly half of officers for climate summit to come from mutual aid ACC in charge says Police Scotland alone cannot police largest UK event since Olympics. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/3/2021 News PCCs press policing minister again on COVID vaccinations Police and Crime Commissioners have launched a last-ditched attempt to get the government to vaccinate frontline officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/3/2021 News Update on Coronavirus FPNs issued by police – March 2021 Police in England and Wales have processed a total of 94,368 fixed penalty notices for breaches of Coronavirus restrictions up to 14 March 2021. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 26/3/2021 News Covid fines near the 100,000 mark as police vow to go after indoor parties even as lockdown rules ease Fines for breaches of coronavirus regulations are nearing the 100,000 mark as police today vowed to go after indoor parties, even as lockdown rules ease. Mail Online 26/3/2021 News Exploring Young Drivers’ Perceptions of Procedurally Just Policing The procedural justice approach to policing may be an effective method of reducing young driver noncompliance with traffic laws. We undertook a qualitative study in two Australian states (Queensland and Victoria) to explore how procedural justice operates when police interact with young drivers. Metropolitan and regional focus groups were conducted (n = 31, 45% male, 17–25 years), and transcripts coded against the four procedural justice elements: (a) neutrality, (b) respect, (c) voice, and (d) trust. Young drivers did not perceive neutral treatment; they felt targeted due to their provisional licence plate, their gender (male), and vehicle type. Despite this, young drivers reported their interactions with police to be respectful, they were allowed to present their point of view (voice), and that police officers and agencies could be trusted. This has implications for how the procedural justice framework is conceptualized and operationalized, for it to be an effective tool for policing young drivers. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 26/3/2021 Research article The Accuracy of Crime Statistics: Assessing the Impact of Police Data Bias on Geographic Crime Analysis Police-recorded crimes are used by police forces to document community differences in crime and design spatially targeted strategies. Nevertheless, crimes known to police are affected by selection biases driven by underreporting. This paper presents a simulation study to analyze if crime statistics aggregated at small spatial scales are affected by larger bias than maps produced for larger geographies. Based on parameters obtained from the UK Census, we simulate a synthetic population consistent with the characteristics of Manchester. Then, based on parameters derived from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, we simulate crimes suffered by individuals, and their likelihood to be known to police. This allows comparing the difference between all crimes and police-recorded incidents at different scales. Measures of dispersion of the relative difference between all crimes and police-recorded crimes are larger when incidents are aggregated to small geographies. The percentage of crimes unknown to police varies widely across small areas, underestimating crime in certain places while overestimating it in others. Micro-level crime analysis is affected by a larger risk of bias than crimes aggregated at larger scales. These results raise awareness about an important shortcoming of micro-level mapping, and further efforts are needed to improve crime estimates. Journal of Experimental Criminology 26/3/2021 Research article Policing Health Regulations in Democratic Societies: A Focus on Covid-19 Challenges and Opportunities in Australia Bayley stated just four short years ago that “… policing has become dramatically more complex in six ways: its tasks, public demands, strategies, technology, accountability and resources” (p. 164). The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly escalated these policing complexities creating a range of new responsibilities, tasks and strategies for police as well as raising new accountability questions. In this paper, we examine a number of new health regulations that are now commonplace for police to enforce including: restrictions on the number of people visiting private homes, maintaining physical distancing between people in public space, and mandated wearing of masks. We explore what these new tasks, public demands, and strategies mean for the future of policing in democratic societies. We conclude that the pandemic has created unprecedented access for police into the private lives of citizens creating what David H. Bayley would have seen as both as an opportunity and threat to civil society. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice - Registration at source 26/3/2021 Research article Are Women Opting Out? A Mixed Methods Study of Women Patrol Officers’ Promotional Aspirations Using national survey and interview data from women patrol officers in the United States, we assess whether women are underrepresented in the upper ranks of policing because they are self-selecting out of promotions. With only 42% of the survey sample reporting a desire to promote, we indeed find evidence that many policewomen are either delaying or forgoing promotions. The most common reason given for waiting to promote was the desire to gain more experience. Based on our findings, we offer recommendations for reducing gendered barriers to promotion and increasing gender diversity in the upper ranks of law enforcement. Feminist Criminology - Registration at source 26/3/2021 Research article An Assessment of How Rights Are Read and Exercised At A Police Station in Spain The European Union (EU) has recently reinforced its directives on the legal safeguards that should be guaranteed for individuals in police custody. This reform process has underlined the importance of detainees being informed of the exact reason for their detention and their procedural rights. This study explores the process by which police inform individuals of their rights in Spain now that implementation of the new European rules is mandatory. Our findings suggest that the police meet their obligation to read the detainee’s rights but fail to ensure that these rights are understood. In addition, it has been found that the different individuals involved, that is, detainees, police officers and lawyers, have different expectations about the process of detention, which, on occasions, severely complicates the observation of some procedural safeguards. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research - Registration at source 26/3/2021 Research article Going Beyond the Blue: the Utility of Emergency Medical Services Data in Understanding Violent Crime National victimization data suggest less than 50% of violent crime incidents are reported to the police. Official reports of crime to police, however, are often the only type of data used for the analysis of violence problems, the identification of geographic concentrations of violent crime, and the selection of targets for police and prevention resources. Yet, the question remains, are estimates of violent crime prevalence and location distorted from a unilateral reliance on police data? Here, we examine whether emergency medical service (EMS) data collected by the fire department are spatially concentrated in the same way as police data and whether these data can help identify instances of violence unreported to police in the city of Seattle between 2009 and 2011. We find high levels of concentration in both police and EMS data and evidence that new information is learned about the location of violence problems from utilizing multiple data sources. Overall, these findings contribute to a small but growing body of work that demonstrates the utility of nonconventional data in the identification of crime and harm concentrations of interest. Criminal Justice Review - Registration at source 26/3/2021 Research article Elections for Members of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) Seven CCF members will be elected by INTERPOL’s General Assembly during its 89th session (Istanbul, Turkey, 23-25 November 2021), and will take office on 11 March 2022. The present letter constitutes a call for candidates for election to these senior positions. INTERPOL 26/3/2021 News Loss of access to EU crime database concerning, say peers The loss of access to EU policing data has been branded concerning by peers, who fear new law enforcement arrangements put in place after Brexit are “complex” and “untested”. Police Professional 26/3/2021 News Reflecting on a year of challenge and change Twelve months, three lockdowns and over 131,000 police officers and staff now working with Microsoft Teams – courtesy of the National Enabling Programmes. National Enabling Programmes 26/3/2021 News Violence will not be tolerated as police chiefs prepare for any further protests All forces are reviewing their preparedness for protests and their readiness to provide mutual aid where required. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 26/3/2021 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) 26/3/2021 News £1.3 billion budget set for policing The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has today (24 March 2021) approved a 2021/2022 budget for policing in Scotland. Police Scotland 26/3/2021 News The Killing of Sarah Everard: Catalyst for Police Reform in the UK? The kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, as she walked home alone in her London neighborhood of Clapham Common on the evening of March 3, has aroused outrage in all quarters of the United Kingdom. The Crime Report 26/3/2021 News «286928702871287228732874287528762877Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
