Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103988 total results. Showing results 57481 to 57500 «287128722873287428752876287728782879Next ›Last » Federation to have role in IOPC training The Federation is, for the first time, to have a role in the training of new Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigators. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 18/5/2021 News Manchester Arena attack police commander ‘like rabbit in headlights,’ inquiry told Officer injured in blast says she was left outside police headquarters and did not have chance to give report The Independent 18/5/2021 News Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan ‘furious’ at home secretary’s move The Guardian 18/5/2021 News “It Often Feels Like You Are Talking to A Wall”: Police and Private Security Responses to the Campaign to Protect Pont Valley Against Opencast Coal Extraction Conflict between police, private security and political protesters is a topic that has been researched widely in criminology and other disciplines (e.g., Choudry 2019; Gilmore et al. 2019; Goyes and South 2017; Jackson et al. 2018; Rigakos 2002; South 1988; Weiss 1978). Adopting a green criminological lens, this article seeks to contribute to this rich body of research by examining police and private security responses to campaigning against opencast (open-pit) coal mining in Pont Valley, County Durham, United Kingdom (UK). Based on qualitative interviews, the article examines activists’ perceptions of responses to their campaign. Our findings reveal that rather than acting as neutral arbiters, police colluded with private interests, overlooking the abusive behavior of private security and bailiffs, particularly during the eviction of a protest camp at the proposed mining site. Critical Criminology 18/5/2021 Research article Kettle Logic This article unearths the political logic of the police kettle. Rather than add to the mundane debate about civil liberties or models of policing, this article argues that the kettle reveals nothing less than the police war at the heart of modernity. This is a police war carried out as a logic of containment against the enemy within—within the kettle and within society. The kettle is a microcosm of the police war of containment. Critical Criminology 18/5/2021 Research article Going it alone: Northamptonshire force improves service delivery and response after collaboration exit In 2019, Northamptonshire Police withdrew from the East Midlands Operational Support Service, bringing its specialist services back within force; and as Chief Constable Nick Adderley told Policing Insight Deputy Editor Sarah Gibbons, the move has resulted in the increased capability of specialist teams, improved response times, and a better service to the public. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/5/2021 Feature, Interview, Opinion Officers climb Snowdon to raise money for Sgt Matt Ratana charity A team of officers from the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) Central East Command Unit walked up Mount Snowdon to raise money for the charity set up in honour of their fallen colleague Sergeant Matt Ratana. Police Professional 18/5/2021 News Home Office partners with Channel 4 to tackle perceptions of police A new advertising campaign exploring the public’s perceptions of the police and the experiences of black, female and LGBTQ police officers is launching across Channel 4’s TV, digital and social media channels as part of wider efforts to boost recruitment among under-represented sectors of society. Police Professional 18/5/2021 News MPS investigating officers and staff who accessed Sarah Everard case files Dozens of officers and staff from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are being investigated for looking up details of the Sarah Everard case on the force computer system. Police Professional 18/5/2021 News An inspection into the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s handling of the Bobby Storey funeral on 30 June 2020 HMICFRS was commissioned to examine how the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) handled the funeral of Bobby Storey. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 18/5/2021 Report Confusing COVID-19 regulations caused problems for Police Service of Northern Ireland’s handling of Bobby Storey funeral The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) prioritised public security over enforcement of COVID-19 Regulations at the funeral of Bobby Storey, without biasing one community over another, a report has found. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 18/5/2021 News Chief Constable Simon Byrne Welcomes findings of the HMICFRS Report Following the publication of the HMICFRS Report, The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Simon Byrne said: “The global pandemic has presented insurmountable challenges for policing everywhere. In the context of new and rapidly changing legislation, we have always sought, with the best of intentions, to support our colleagues working in the health sector to protect the community by preventing the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 18/5/2021 News New Core Code of Ethics to be at the heart of Fire and Rescue Services A new Core Code of Ethics for Fire and Rescue Services launched today by the Local Government Association (LGA), the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), pledges to be at the heart of everything employees do and ensures communities get the best possible support. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 18/5/2021 News Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2019-20 A total of 85,726 people were proceeded against in Scottish criminal courts in 2019-20, a fall of 4% from 89,725 proceedings in 2018-19 The number of convictions was 75,251 in 2019-20, which is also a fall of 4% from 78,488 in 2018-19. This continues the general downward trend of the last ten years, Scottish Government 18/5/2021 Report Circular 003/2021: Annexes TA and U under Police Regulations 2003 CORRESPONDENCE; Circular introducing Annex TA for Parental Bereavement Leave and amending Annex U to extend time-limited targeted payments. Home Office 18/5/2021 Report The Guardian view on violence against women: focus on the perpetrators A slew of new proposals from Labour comes at the right time. Confidence in the justice system has been badly shaken The Guardian 18/5/2021 Feature, Opinion Met Police investigate officers and staff accessing Sarah Everard case files The force said that any breaches in Met Police standards could amount to a breach of professional standards or a criminal offence. Sky News 18/5/2021 News Being smart with data to solve your police recruitment challenges Part 1: Why it’s important to know your target group Police forces in England and Wales face a huge challenge to recruit an extra 20,000 officers by 2023, but there are helpful lessons to be learned from elsewhere. PwC has been working with the Swedish Police, who have a similarly ambitious recruitment target. Here, Muz Janoowalla, Director of Data and Analytics at PwC UK, and Fredrik Birkeland, Public Sector Consultant at PwC Sweden, look at the Swedish experience of using survey data and the importance of knowing your target group. Policing Insight 18/5/2021 Advertisement, Feature Youth offending: The myths and realities of youth crime in northern Australia Plans to crackdown on an apparent surge in youth crime in Queensland and the Northern Territories aren’t supported by figures which suggest youth prosecutions are falling, but there is clearly a real problem with recidivism among young offenders: Analyst Dr Teagan Westendorf of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute argues that improving child protection will be more effective in tackling the issue than increasing incarceration. Policing Insight 18/5/2021 Analysis, Feature Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the UK's National Police Library. 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