Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 94231 total results. Showing results 57641 to 57660 «287928802881288228832884288528862887Next ›Last » Professionals’ Views on How to Conduct Investigative Interviews With Adults With Limited Expressive Language Adults with communication impairment are vulnerable to abuse and are over-represented as victims in the criminal justice system. Investigative interviewers rely largely on verbal accounts to establish whether a criminal offence occurred, and therefore the way these accounts are elicited is paramount. To date, little research has evaluated whether current interviewing protocols are appropriate for eliciting accurate and detailed information from adults with communication impairment. The present study explored this issue through qualitative interviews with professionals from various disciplines. Specifically, professionals (N = 22) who had extensive experience in interviewing, disability advocacy, and cognitive and communication impairment reflected on current recommended practice and how it could potentially improve. The results indicated widespread support for the current (open questioning) approach, although the professionals perceived that additional verbal and visual scaffolding could potentially enhance the amount of detail obtained without compromising accuracy. Suggestions for interview protocol modifications and future research are discussed. Psychiatry Psychology and Law - Registration at source 4/6/2020 Research article The Scottish Police Caution: Do Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Understand A Verbally Presented Police Caution, and Can Comprehension Be Improved? This study considers comprehension of the Scottish police caution amongst people with an intellectual disability (n = 30). It applies techniques to the caution that are suggested to increase its ‘listenability’, to examine whether this could be a successful method of improving understanding. These techniques include providing instructions, further explanations and listing information. Half of the participants were assessed using the original version and half the modified version. Participants were assessed using an abbreviated IQ assessment, a measure of working memory and measure of state anxiety to consider potential predictors of performance. The modified version did not improve performance, with no participants judged to have adequate understanding in either version. Psychiatry Psychology and Law - Registration at source 4/6/2020 Research article High street banks guilty of ‘serious organised crime’ against customers, says police commissioner 'Banks and others have systematically forged signatures, fabricated evidence and made false statements in court cases against customers,' says commissioner; it is a 'national scandal and embarrassment' that criminal investigation has not been opened The Independent 4/6/2020 News How Do Close-Circuit Television Cameras Impact Crimes and Clearances? An Evaluation of the Milwaukee Police Department’s Public Surveillance System This study uses quasi-experimental analyses to estimate the effectiveness of police-operated CCTV cameras in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Most studies have focused on how cameras can deter crime. But, like many other agencies, the Milwaukee Police Department strategically deployed their cameras in high-crime, high-traffic intersections to aid criminal investigations. Thus, this study examines the impact of CCTV cameras on crimes and crime clearances. We also examine the differential impacts of CCTV in three treatment groups: all intersections that received a new camera, intersections where new cameras were installed alongside existing cameras, and intersections where only new cameras were installed. We used propensity score matching to create comparison groups of camera-free intersections, then employed difference-in-differences estimation with negative binomial and Poisson panel regression models to determine whether CCTV cameras have an impact on various categories of crimes and clearances. Despite overall crime declines in Milwaukee during the study period, we found that treatment intersections experienced more crimes post-intervention than comparison areas, likely because camera operators were using them to detect incidents that would have otherwise gone unreported. We also found limited evidence that CCTV cameras improve clearances. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 4/6/2020 Research article A Critical Reflection on the Use and Effectiveness of DVPNs and DVPOs Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) and Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) are short-term police-initiated protection mechanisms, aimed at providing victims with time to plan longer-term strategies to escape abusive relationships. Despite being available in England and Wales since 2014, there is relatively little research regarding their use and effectiveness. This article fills this knowledge gap by providing an empirically based ‘snapshot’ of their use by London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), and considers whether they can be deemed successful in their intended outcomes. It does so against the national and international legal context in which the orders were created and the practices and policies used to deploy them (including: management of risk, protection of human rights and combating violence and abuse against women). It also considers the implications of their replacement with Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs), as foreseen by the new Domestic Abuse Bill. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 4/6/2020 Research article Heart winning initiatives of Pakistan police PAKISTAN: The police are the key department for handling internal matters of the country. Police are taking a wide range of initiatives to improve image of the department among masses. COVID-19 has spread out around the globe in a strikingly magnanimous amount, in recent times, affecting everyone. Due to COVID-19, people are facing serious social and economic issues. Policing in Pakistan is rather tough anyway because of the lack of facilities and getting paid with challenging salaries. Police is a service rather than a force. In this regard, police officers are delivering their services at any cost despite of facing challenges and hurdles. Daily Times (Pakistan) 4/6/2020 Analysis, Feature Coronavirus in Scotland: Police will use discretion to enforce lockdown rules Enforcing a tougher lockdown underpinned by law would be impractical without further draconian measures such as identity cards, a senior officer has said. The Times - Subscription at source 4/6/2020 News Judges are wrong to silence media scrutiny of police arrests Privacy laws in England and Wales are usually tussles between tabloids and celebrities. However, less glamorous questions occasionally vex the courts in this troubled area. The Times - Subscription at source 4/6/2020 Feature, Opinion George Floyd protests: Violence erupts at French demonstrations against police brutality French government ministers have appealed for calm after a protest against alleged police brutality ended in violence in Paris. The Times - Subscription at source 4/6/2020 News George Floyd protests: Clashes at Black Lives Matter rally Scuffles between protesters and police broke out at the gates of Downing Street last night as tempers boiled over during a Black Lives Matter demonstration. The Times 4/6/2020 News Two Australian journalists assaulted in UK while covering London’s Black Lives Matter protest Two Australian journalists have been assaulted while covering a London demonstration against police violence and racial injustice, as protests continue across the globe following the killing of African American George Floyd by US police. ABC News (Australia) 4/6/2020 News How British, German and Portuguese police worked together in secret for 3 years to track down Madeleine McCann suspect Cops from Britain, Germany and Portugal worked together in secret for three years to track down the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The Sun 4/6/2020 Analysis, Feature Roads policing and its contribution to road safety This PACTS report, ‘Roads policing and its contribution to road safety’ , published 4th June 2020, investigates links between roads policing, compliance with traffic laws and road casualties. It summarises the policy and responsibility framework for policing in the UK and identifies trends in enforcement, compliance and casualties relating to the “fatal four” offences (speeding, drink and drug driving, non-wearing of seat belts and mobile phone use). It summarises the evidence on the effectiveness of general and specific enforcement techniques; and it identifies opportunities to improve roads policing and road safety. Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) 4/6/2020 Report Technology and more traffic cops required to cut road deaths The Government is being urged to invest in roads policing and fast track technology to catch drivers who flout traffic laws. Fleet News 4/6/2020 News Obama urges reform on police brutality and reminds protesters ‘your lives matter’ in stark contrast with Trump Barack Obama has delivered a message of hope to black Americans amid George Floyd protests against police brutality and told young people of colour "their lives matter", in his first on-camera comments since the demonstrations begun. The Independent 3/6/2020 News Paedophile hunters acting as undercover agents for police, Supreme Court told A Scottish man who was caught be a vigilante group has told the High Court his right to privacy was violated The Telegraph - Subscription at source 3/6/2020 News ‘Rough sex’ defence led to over 60 victims having to deny giving consent, finds research Defence was used in 67 cases over 10 years, says campaign group, which wants it banned The Guardian 3/6/2020 News How cross-border investigation identified prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case Scotland Yard has been working with German and Portuguese forces to track down 43-year-old suspected of abducting the three-year-old in 2007 The Telegraph - Subscription at source 3/6/2020 Analysis, Feature Met feared ‘serious disorder’ if lockdown rules were enforced at racism protest Britain’s top officer has said police feared there would be violence if they tried to intervene with protesters in London angered by the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of an American officer. The Guardian 3/6/2020 News UK police chiefs demand ‘justice and accountability’ following death of George Floyd It comes as protests have cropped up across the UK in response to his death Wales Online 3/6/2020 News «287928802881288228832884288528862887Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
