Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97448 total results. Showing results 58381 to 58400 «291629172918291929202921292229232924Next ›Last » Innovation call for technology to stop armed or violent offenders Competition to find and develop ideas to give police more options to defuse dangerous situations and keep the public safe without resorting to lethal force Home Office 20/8/2020 News Prosecutors told to prosecute only the most serious drug possession offences CANADA: OTTAWA — Federal prosecutors are being instructed to criminally prosecute only the most serious drug possession offences and to find alternatives outside the criminal justice system for the rest. Blue Line (Canada) 20/8/2020 News ‘Very promising’: UK’s first full heroin-prescribing scheme extended after reductions in crime and homelessness ‘Prison, increased sentencing, police crackdowns and all other efforts to break that cycle have failed,’ says police and crime commissioner The Independent 20/8/2020 News Police will be taught to use tasers in virtual reality training, as forces look to innovative ways to save money Police will be taught to use tasers by undergoing virtual reality training for the first time in Britain, as forces look to innovative ways to save money. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/8/2020 News Police officers who fired 35 shots after car chase justified – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: Police officers who fired 35 shots at a man, hitting him twice after a second car chase in Christchurch last year, were justified in doing so. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 20/8/2020 News A tool for structure in missing persons investigations CANADA: Using self-administered interview protocol in Canada Blue Line (Canada) 20/8/2020 Feature Police Scotland had 62,000 ‘interactions’ over Covid-19 laws Police officers in Scotland spoke to people about coronavirus rules more than 62,000 times up to early August, although the vast majority of cases did not require enforcement action to be taken. Police Professional 20/8/2020 News Man charged after officer assaulted and police car damaged A man has been charged after an officer was assaulted and a police car damaged when Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was called to reports of a large gathering on Monday (August 17). Police Professional 20/8/2020 News Farmer found guilty of contaminating baby food as part of a £1.5million bitcoin extortion scheme A farmer who contaminated baby food jars with shards of metal as part of a £1.5m blackmail plot has been found guilty today (20 August 2020). Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 20/8/2020 News IOPC to investigate Halifax arrest The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is to investigate the actions of West Yorkshire Police officers following the arrest of a man in Halifax on 16 August. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 20/8/2020 News Coronavirus: Police Scotland use emergency powers 62,000 times Emergency coronavirus powers have been used by police in Scotland more than 62,000 times. BBC 20/8/2020 News Police officers become first in UK to learn how to use tasers via VR Derbyshire Constabulary is trialling the high-tech training method which involves placing officers in realistic scenarios using a virtual reality platform Birmingham Live 20/8/2020 News Majority Of BAME People Support Defunding The Police, Report Finds The Hope Not Hate survey also found two-thirds of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in Britain feel the police are racially biased Huffington Post 20/8/2020 News Putting fraud protection advice into prescriptions My idea: Getting fraud advice to the vulnerable and elderly College of Policing 20/8/2020 Feature, Innovation Emergency services survey to chronicle COVID-19 collaboration and support workforce transformation COVID-19 has represented a major challenge to the emergency services, but has also led to an acceleration in collaborative working; now a new survey aims to capture and share successful collaborations, as a foundation for future workforce transformation Policing Insight - Subscription at source 20/8/2020 Feature, Opinion Police As Knowledge Brokers and Keepers of the Peace: Perceptions of Community Policing in Tuvalu Pacific Island Countries (PICs) face externally driven changes, including an international human rights agenda. Tuvalu was the first PIC to develop a National Action Plan on human rights, with a focus on improving the circumstances for women, children, and people with disabilities. Achieving these objectives requires a whole-of-government approach and a comprehensive process of community consultation. This study, undertaken at the request of the Tuvalu Police Service as part of a community consultation process, aimed to explore perceptions of policing. Interview participants (N = 79) included community members (n = 63) and police officers (n = 16). English translations of interview transcripts were systematically coded and analysed thematically. Alcohol misuse was identified as a central cause for concern associated with disharmony in families and communities. Community members recognised various resourcing constraints, but nevertheless expected a high standard of police service delivery. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 20/8/2020 Research article “They Said They Were Going to Help Us Get Through This …”: Documenting Interactions Between Police and Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth This study seeks to better understand the interactions between police and commercially sexually exploited (CSE) youth. Analysis from 34 interviews conducted with CSE youth revealed four themes including (1) police who arrest youth instead of providing them with help or resources, (2) police whose focus was on exposing the traffickers rather than youths’ needs, (3) experiences of violence and threats by the police, and (4) positive treatment of CSE youth by the police. Together, these themes suggest that while some CSE youth have positive interactions with police, most continue to be treated like juvenile delinquents rather than victims of crime. Their needs were overlooked in the criminal justice system, as the apprehension and prosecution of traffickers took precedence. Implications for improving police policy and practice include better laws and enforcement, improved identification, and raising awareness about CSE among police. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 20/8/2020 Research article The Different Crime Solving Styles of Police Agencies Across the United States.: A Latent Class Analysis of Criminal Investigation Goals This study employed latent class analysis (LCA) to identify distinct subgroups of U.S. police agencies, each having a similar pattern of criminal investigation goals. Using a nationally representative sample of 1746 U.S. police agencies, including municipal, county sheriffs, and State police, this analysis yielded four subgroups: professional (32.5% of the sample), enforcing (25.2%), servicing (20.5%), and avoiding (21.8%). Results indicate that organizational level predictors of police policies and practices in the criminal investigation process, such as the roles of the public, investigative activities of patrol officers, management of detective work, and forensic support, vary across subgroups. All four variables were significant in predicting membership in the professional agencies when compared to the avoiding agencies. Also, the odds of belonging to the enforcing agencies, compared to avoiding agencies, were significantly increased for agencies with management of detective work and forensic support variables. American Journal of Criminal Justice - Registration at source 20/8/2020 Research article An Analysis of the Effectiveness and Use By the New Zealand Police of the Taser From 2009 to 2017 A number of police agencies around the world have introduced conductive energy devices such as the TASER as a less-than-lethal weapon to restrain physically violent subjects. Despite the increase in TASER use, there is a limited amount of literature available that examines its use and effectiveness. The New Zealand Police introduced the TASER in 2009 following a successful trial of the device. This research examines the use and effectiveness of the TASER by the New Zealand Police for the period 2010 to 2017 and shows that the use of the device has increased year-on-year. The analysis also found that while use of the device has increased at violent events, the form of that use has changed. Over the period of analysis, use of the discharge mode has increased compared with the show mode and as the use of the TASER increased, injuries sustained by subjects and officers also increased. The research also highlights the limitations of the methodology adopted to measure the effectiveness of TASER use and discusses options that could assist future research in examining use of the TASER by police agencies. International Journal of Police Science & Management - Registration at source 20/8/2020 Research article Better governance, greater clarity and more trials needed to gain public trust on biometrics Policing Insight contributor Sarah Gibbons outlines the findings of the latest report from the Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material, highlighting the need for stronger governance and clarity on the use of biometrics technology. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 20/8/2020 Analysis, Feature «291629172918291929202921292229232924Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
