Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104220 total results. Showing results 58761 to 58780 «293529362937293829392940294129422943Next ›Last » “I’m Wise to the Game”: How Inner-City Women Experience and Navigate Police Raids Despite the plethora of research on inner-city policing, little is known about how women experience and make sense of involuntary police encounters. Based upon interviews with women who had their homes raided by police in Toronto’s inner-city, this paper explores how these marginalized women perceive, navigate, and resist normative gender expectations in their interactions with police officers during raids. Our findings demonstrate that women believed officers treated them according to gendered stereotypes, and in response, women strategically deployed gendered presentations in an effort to resist, negotiate, and temper anticipated raid related harms. However, participants’ positionality constrained their efforts. Feminist Criminology 2/4/2021 Research article Fewer guns, fewer shootings: Focus on gun offenders to reduce violence Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Professor Justin Nix argues that revisiting a successful St Louis ‘consent to search’ project which took more than 400 guns off the street could reduce violence and save lives. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 2/4/2021 Feature, Opinion Belgium police break up fake festival started as April Fools’ joke Police in Belgium have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a crowd of people who had gathered for a fake concert that was announced on social media as an April Fools' Day joke. BBC 2/4/2021 News Bristol police chief accepts force was slow to correct protest injury claims A police commander has accepted that his force was too slow to correct a false claim that two officers had suffered broken bones during clashes with “kill the bill” protesters in Bristol. The Guardian 2/4/2021 News Police Digital Service launches The National Enabling Programmes (NEP) is proud to be one of the first 'in-flight' programmes that is now under the wing of the new Police Digital Service (PDS). National Enabling Programmes 1/4/2021 News Need a digital solution for wet signatures? The NEP is moving into the new financial year with an exciting programme of events to help everyone in policing deliver on the national Digital and Data Strategy. National Enabling Programmes 1/4/2021 News Drug driving: Criminal limits to be introduced in law NEW ZEALAND: The government is planning to include criminal limits for drug driving into legislation before Parliament, to give police more options to deal with those driving under the influence. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 1/4/2021 News Almost a third of child offenders not suitable for youth diversion programmes REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of children who committed offences but who were deemed unsuitable for Garda diversion programmes jumped 29% in a year, according to a new report. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 1/4/2021 News New baseball-style headgear for NZ Police officers NEW ZEALAND: Police will start wearing new baseball caps from September after months of head-scratching and trials. The baseball caps went on trial in November across five police districts and the police college in Porirua. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 1/4/2021 News Lancashire Police: Chris Rowley takes over as chief constable Lancashire's new chief constable says he wants his force to be "accessible, visible and responsive". Chris Rowley, who joins from Humberside Police where he was deputy chief constable, succeeds Andy Rhodes who is retiring after 30 years. BBC 1/4/2021 News UK may force Facebook services to allow backdoor police access End-to-end encryption could be challenged with security agencies enabled to monitor user messages The Guardian 1/4/2021 News Police officer guilty of membership of banned group and terrorism offences A probationary police officer has been convicted of being a member of a banned far-right organisation and possessing documents that could have been of use to a terrorist. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 1/4/2021 News Hate crime charge figures show benefits of body-worn video New findings which revealed hate crimes against police are more likely to be charged illustrates the importance of officers having access to body-worn video (BWV) cameras. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 1/4/2021 News Stress Awareness Month 2021 In her role as PFEW's Wellbeing lead, Belinda Goodwin has taken the opportunity to introduce Stress Awareness Month to members in a short video message. The inspirational event will hand colleagues the opportunity to increase awareness around the causes of stress and is intended to highlight the support available to combat the debilitating illness. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 1/4/2021 News Police urge caution and step-up patrols while experts warn huge crowds risk plunging England into fourth lockdown as millions leave work ahead of four-day weekend Experts are warning coronavirus cases will spike next week and the country could be plunged into a fourth lockdown if people fail to heed advice over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Mail Online 1/4/2021 News Met Police investigating claims officer raped two female colleagues but escaped suspension The male officer was not charged or suspended, but is to face a misconduct hearing, more than three years after the claims were made The Telegraph - Subscription at source 1/4/2021 News UK may force Facebook services to allow backdoor police access End-to-end encryption could be challenged with security agencies enabled to monitor user messages The Guardian 1/4/2021 News Met PC found guilty of neo-Nazi group membership A Met Police officer has been convicted of being a member of a banned neo-Nazi terrorist organisation. BBC 1/4/2021 News The Police Commander: A Blueprint for Policing (2021) From policing the pandemic and public order to undue political influence, the impact on officer wellbeing and the lack of nuanced, detailed debate about what society wants from its police service, it’s clear that law enforcement in the UK is facing significant challenges; author and former Met Police Chief Superintendent John Sutherland sets out some of those key challenges, along with an 11-step blueprint for how the service can respond to them. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 1/4/2021 Feature, Opinion Police ICT Company broadens its responsibilities under a new name The Police ICT Company has today (April 1) begun working under a new identity of the Police Digital Service (PDS) as it takes on a more extensive role. Police Professional 1/4/2021 News «293529362937293829392940294129422943Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
