Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102731 total results. Showing results 57641 to 57660 «287928802881288228832884288528862887Next ›Last » The Metropolitan Police Commissioner faced calls to resign after police pinned down women at the vigil The Metropolitan Police Commissioner faced calls to resign after police pinned down women at the vigil The Standard 20/3/2021 News Russia’s decriminalising of domestic violence means women continue to die On average, 22 women were killed every day in Russia in 2018, and the problem is getting worse in the pandemic. Sky News 20/3/2021 News Is There A Civilizing Effect on Citizens? Testing the Pre-Conditions For Body Worn Camera-Induced Behavior Change The cause(s) of reduced use of force and complaints following police body-worn camera (BWC) deployment remain unclear, though some argue that BWCs generate a civilizing effect on citizen behavior. This potential effect rests on four pre-conditions: (1) BWC presence and citizen awareness; (2) BWC activation; (3) Escalated citizen behavior or the potential for escalation; (4) Citizen mental capacity for BWC awareness. Prior research has not established the civilizing effect’s existence, or how often these pre-conditions are met; this study aims to fill that gap. Data was collected during systematic social observation (SSO) of 166 encounters between citizens and officers in the Tempe, Arizona Police Department. The results tell a simple story. Two pre-conditions (activation, citizen mental capacity) are consistently met; awareness and escalated behavior are not. Overall, 1.2% of encounters saw all pre-conditions met. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications for research on BWCs. Police Quarterly - Registration at source 20/3/2021 Research article Evaluating the Benefits of A Rapport-Based Approach to Investigative Interviews: A Training Study With Law Enforcement Investigators Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a rapport-based approach to interviewing that includes productive questioning skills, conversational rapport, and relational rapport-building tactics. Hypotheses: We predicted that training police investigators in a rapport-based approach would significantly increase the use of rapport-based tactics and that such tactics would directly influence the interviewee’s perceptions of rapport and indirectly lead to increased cooperation and disclosure of information. Method: We trained federal, state, and local law enforcement investigators (N = 67) in the use of evidence-based interviewing techniques. Both before and after this training, investigators interviewed semi cooperative subjects (N = 125). Interviews were coded for the use of various interview tactics, as well as subjects’ disclosure. Participants also completed a questionnaire regarding their perceptions of the interviewer and their decision to cooperate with the interviewer. Results: Evaluations of the training were positive, with high ratings of learning, preparedness to use tactics, and likelihood of use following the training. Law and Human Behavior - Registration at source 20/3/2021 Research article Law Enforcement and Persons With Mental Illness: Responding ResponsiblyAccording to a Washington Post database, in the USA, police-involved shootings have killed over 5680 people since January 1, 2015, with 1359 (23%) of those deaths involving a person with a mental illness. It has been asserted by Fuller et al. that people with an untreated mental illness are approximately 16 times more likely to be killed in a police-involved shooting than other community members. In response to this issue, several practices have been implemented to help prevent negative outcomes in police and person with mental illness interactions and promote safety for all involved parties. Three practices have developed into models for police departments which include the following: Community Oriented Policing, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs and training, and co-responder mental health teams. In addition to the foregoing three practices, other individual-level approaches and techniques can be implemented that are evidence-informed, such as increased utilization of stress-reduction training techniques and implicit bias training. According to a Washington Post database, in the USA, police-involved shootings have killed over 5680 people since January 1, 2015, with 1359 (23%) of those deaths involving a person with a mental illness. It has been asserted by Fuller et al. that people with an untreated mental illness are approximately 16 times more likely to be killed in a police-involved shooting than other community members. In response to this issue, several practices have been implemented to help prevent negative outcomes in police and person with mental illness interactions and promote safety for all involved parties. Three practices have developed into models for police departments which include the following: Community Oriented Policing, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs and training, and co-responder mental health teams. In addition to the foregoing three practices, other individual-level approaches and techniques can be implemented that are evidence-informed, such as increased utilization of stress-reduction training techniques and implicit bias training. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 20/3/2021 Research article Finding the Right Fit: Mock Victims’ Preferences For Police Interviewer Characteristics Victims can provide details necessary to resolve criminal investigations but may be reluctant to come forward and fully disclose an incident to law enforcement. Although evidence‐based interviewing techniques such as rapport‐building have shown promise in increasing cooperation, the potential impact of interviewers’ inherent characteristics (e.g., age and gender) on information disclosure has been relatively under examined. We investigated mock sexual assault victims’ preferences for various police interviewer characteristics and the impact of these preferences on hypothetical reporting behaviour. Participants rated interviewers’ interpersonal skills as highly important. Gender differences were observed, with only female participants consistently reporting that having a same‐gender interviewer was important. Participants also indicated that if they were provided with their preferred interviewer, they would feel more comfortable, provide more detail, and would be more willing to report the offence to police. Our findings suggest that matching interviewees with their preferred interviewers may improve interviewing and investigative outcomes. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 20/3/2021 Research article Policing lockdown has become a no-win situation for front line police officers Those who criticise police officers must try to put themselves in their shoes, says the head of the Police Federation of England and Wales The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/3/2021 News Two years on from the Christchurch terror attack, how much has really changed? Two years on from the horrific terrorist attack on a Christchurch mosque that left 51 people dead, Law Professor Alexander Gillespie looks at the advances in tackling racism, extremism and the terrorist threat in New Zealand, as well as the challenges that still need to be met. Policing Insight 20/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Officer ‘should quit garda watchdog’ over arrest of journalists Stephen Martin should step down from the Policing Authority to maintain the “integrity of policing” in Ireland after his involvement in the arrest of two documentary markers in Northern Ireland, one of the journalists has said. The Times - Subscription at source 20/3/2021 News We need protecting from the crime of the century The deal was this: banks would start to repay the innocent victims of fraud and we would all stop whingeing about them. The Times - Subscription at source 20/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Cressida Dick: Met chief’s job contract ‘unlikely’ to be extended Priti Patel is unlikely to extend the contract of Britain’s most senior police officer amid the continuing fallout over the policing of the vigil for Sarah Everard, senior government sources have said. The Times - Subscription at source 20/3/2021 News Brussels police adding 231 body cameras BELGIUM: Officers in the Brussels Capital-Ixelles police zone will start using 231 body cameras beginning in April in an effort to improve relations between law enforcement and the public. The Brussels Times (Belgium) 19/3/2021 News When it comes to answering a key question about sexual assault, NSW is flying blind AUSTRALIA: That faint thudding noise you probably heard on Thursday afternoon was the sound of a thousand foreheads slamming onto desks when the NSW Police Commissioner, Mick Fuller, suggested that some kind of consent app would prevent sexual assault. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 19/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Australian law enforcement used encryption laws 11 times last year AUSTRALIA: Australia's contentious encryption laws were used 11 times between 1 July 2019 and June 30 2020, by three of the nation's law enforcement bodies. Revealed in the Department of Home Affairs' latest Telecommunications (Interception And Access) Act 1979 -- Annual Report 2019-20, New South Wales Police used the powers seven times, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) three times, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) once. ZDNet 19/3/2021 News Police have long had a haphazard, lax response to domestic violence within the ranks USA: A commissioner under fire and a trooper in jail underscore departments’ struggles with domestic abuse Boston Globe (USA) 19/3/2021 Feature Edmonton police use of force up by 9.8 per cent in 2020 over 2019 numbers CANADA: Use of force by city police officers over the past year rose by 9.8 per cent when compared to 2019, shows data presented to the Edmonton Police Commission Thursday. Edmonton police officers used force when dealing with the public 2,642 times, up from 2,407 in 2019. Insp. Trevor Hermanutz, with the EPS professional development branch, said officers used a reportable use of force in less than one per cent of the close to 370,000 calls to police across the city in 2020. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 19/3/2021 News Saskatoon police body cameras could build trust, but caution required: surveillance expert CANADA: Saskatoon police hope to have cameras strapped to roughly 40 officers’ chests by early 2022. One of the project goals is to build public trust in city police, after tensions over police brutality came to a boiling point across the globe this summer. Global News (Canada) 19/3/2021 News Man who threw vomit and urine in officer’s face gets community order Officers arrested man and gave him a bowl in the police vehicle after he said he felt unwell. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/3/2021 News Warwickshire signs £2m a year deal to secure forensic services Warwickshire has secured its forensic science services in a £2m deal with West Midlands Police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/3/2021 News Police Scotland to receive £10m for low emission vehicles The Scottish government is to provide £10 million extra funding to help Police Scotland “accelerate its plans to transition to a sustainable ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV) fleet”. Police Professional 19/3/2021 News «287928802881288228832884288528862887Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
