Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103290 total results. Showing results 41 to 60 1234567Next ›Last » Organised crime programme targets causes of drug use in communities NEW ZEALAND: A programme attempting to get people off meth and away from crime has been launched in Porirua, as part of a multi-million dollar government drive. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/7/2025 News The opportunities and challenges of predictive policing and AI University of Sheffield Senior Law Lecturer Dr Joe Purshouse, and University of Southampton Law Lecturer Dr Joe Atkinson, set out the findings from a series of workshops and events hosted by the UK’s Predictive Policing Network, including the current implantation of predictive policing technology, the regulation governing its use, and the potential opportunities and challenges of future adoption of predictive policing tools – particularly in relation to the use of artificial intelligence. Policing Insight - Registration at source 4/7/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation MPS shuts down more than 100 County Lines in major crackdown on organised crime gangs The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has shut down more than 100 drug lines as part of its efforts to reduce the number of vulnerable people exposed to criminality and abuse and tackle wider associated violence. Police Professional 4/7/2025 News 241 county lines shut down following national action Criminal gangs targeted last week in a national police operation National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 4/7/2025 News High street stores to ban serial shoplifters Database will allow retailers to deny entry to people flagged up by surveillance system The Telegraph - Subscription at source 4/7/2025 News Hertfordshire police urge public to use reporting app Hertfordshire Constabulary has told people in the county they can use the Kulpa mobile app to report crime and anti-social behaviour. UKAuthority.com 4/7/2025 News Thirty Police Officers Honoured with Elizabeth Emblem for Sacrifice in Service Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Jon Boutcher, has paid tribute to 30 police officers posthumously awarded the Elizabeth Emblem, recognising their loss in the line of duty. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 4/7/2025 News Home secretary urges stores to use new crime-reporting platform Yvette Cooper said she wanted more UK retailers to use the Auror software as she launched a three-month policing blitz to target shoplifting The Times - Subscription at source 4/7/2025 News More than 1,000 criminals arrested by Metropolitan Police using LFR technology Hundreds of paedophiles, rapists and violent robbers have been arrested by officers in the Metropolitan Police using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, the force has announced. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/7/2025 News PolicingTV highlights compilation (2nd-5th June 2025) In this highlights package, Bernard Rix discusses key topics in policing with Matthew Barber, the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Ben Twomey discusses the end of the Vagrancy Act with Rose Perkins of Crisis plus highlights of the recent webinar on the transformation of digital forensics in law enforcement. PolicingTV 4/7/2025 Feature, Video Drug offences and drink driving incidents soar in Laois/Offaly Garda Division REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Latest crime figures from CSO show a growing trend. Leinster Express (Republic of Ireland) 3/7/2025 News New Chief Inspector of Prosecution Deborah O’Brien Demick has been appointed the new HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland. Scottish Government 3/7/2025 News Summer blitz on town centre crime Over 500 town centres have signed up to the Home Secretary’s Safer Streets summer blitz that will see increased police patrols and local action. Home Office 3/7/2025 News Fuck: Public Opinion Profanity is common in everyday life, yet law enforcement often treats all swear words alike. Building on Adams (2024), we surveyed a large public sample (n = 2412) who evaluated profanity’s appropriateness, professionalism, impact on trust, and disciplinary deservedness across nine scenarios (n = 9874) varying in intent (positive, neutral, derogatory) and target (self/situation, colleague, public). Results aligned with prior research: any profanity aimed at the public, especially in a derogatory way, drew the strongest condemnation. Meanwhile, positive or neutral profanity toward oneself or colleagues was generally acceptable, though derogatory profanity at colleagues elicited moderate concern. Across the two studies, it appears police executives are generally more condemnatory of police profanity compared to public expectations. These findings underscore the need for nuanced language policies, rather than blanket bans, to address truly harmful speech without penalizing harmless expressions. Police Quarterly 3/7/2025 Research article Building the Statistical Evidence Base for Crime Linkage Decision-Support Tools with Sexual Offences Objectives: Develop machine learning algorithms to support behavioural crime linkage of serial sexual offences and to test these algorithms in an ecologically valid way. Methods: Geographical, temporal, and Modus Operandi (MO) information relating to 10,918 solved stranger sexual offences committed in the United Kingdom (UK) were used to compare 35 algorithmic approaches in terms of their ability to successfully distinguish between linked crimes (committed by the same offender) and unlinked crimes (committed by different offenders). The 35 approaches included different types of algorithm (Bayesian, regression and classification tree) and different methods of utilising MO data. The discrimination accuracy of these 35 approaches was compared using six performance metrics. Results: The algorithm that utilised the new measure of behavioural similarity developed in this study and the Four Quartiles approach clearly outperformed the remaining 34 approaches across all six performance metrics. (% linked pairs in top 100 ranks = 95.00%; % linked pairs in top 500 ranks = 68.20%; AUPRC Mean [SD] = 0.26 [0.10]; AUC Mean [SD] = 0.95 [0.02]; Median First Rank = 2; Median Rank All Series = 5). Collapsing MO variables did not enhance discrimination accuracy. The new similarity metric developed in this study for quantifying behavioural similarity enhanced discrimination accuracy compared to the metric most commonly used by previous crime linkage research, Jaccard’s coefficient. Conclusions: Machine learning algorithms demonstrate significant potential for supporting the early identification of linked series of sexual offences in the UK. These findings provide a robust evidence base with which to begin building and implementing computer software to support human decision-making in this domain. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 3/7/2025 Research article Creating a gold-standard for investigative interviewing with suspects: a Delphi study The planning phase of an investigative interview is crucial, allowing interviewers to plan how to establish rapport, develop appropriate questions, and identify key information to gather. This study aimed to establish best practice for planning suspect interviews and to create gold-standard examples for two fictional scenarios. Using a Delphi method, 21 international experts on investigative interviewing participated in three rounds of data collection. Their recommendations covered structuring interview objectives, topics, and developing appropriate questions to encompass relevant hypotheses while maintaining an open-minded approach. A gold-standard template for open-minded objectives, first questions and topics to cover was achieved. These findings can assist interviewers demonstrating how to plan investigative interviews with suspects to avoid prejudicial cognitive biases, improve their interviews and achieve better outcomes. Additionally, trainers could use the gold-standard templates to teach and assess trainees, promoting high standards in investigative interviewing. Psychology Crime and Law - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 Research article UK govt considering pleas to set police facial recognition use on solid legal ground The UK government is considering introducing new legislation to back the use of facial recognition by police, Fraud Minister David Hanson says. The idea seems to have the backing of all political parties. BiometricUpdate.com 3/7/2025 News A preliminary exploration of the association between adverse childhood experiences and police misconduct This study investigates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and police misconduct. ACEs encompass traumatic events that occur before age 18, such as physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. ACEs have been linked to negative outcomes, including increased contact with the criminal justice system, and mental illness. Using self-reporting survey data obtained from 484 police officers, both with and without misconduct records, the study aims to determine if officers with misconduct records have higher ACE scores compared to their peers. The study also investigates if specific types of ACEs are more strongly associated with misconduct, and if the cumulative count, particularly four or more, increases the likelihood and severity of sanctions. Additionally, the study examines whether mental health issues mediate the relationship between ACEs and misconduct. Findings revealed that officers with misconduct records had significantly higher ACE scores. Specific ACEs related to physical abuse, emotional neglect, and unwanted sexual contact, were significantly more prevalent among officers with misconduct. A cumulative count of ACEs was associated with an increased likelihood of misconduct, but not its severity. Mental health issues did not mediate the relationship between ACEs and misconduct, meaning it is the ACEs that underpin the relationship with misconduct, and not existing or developed mental health issues. The study concludes by discussing the need for police services to provide additional support for officers with high ACE scores, including mentorship programs to mitigate the risk of misconduct, and targeted mental health interventions to maintain their overall mental well-being. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 Research article Government ‘keen to ensure policing has necessary tools to deal with future disorder’ The Government has responded to recommendations made by the Home Affairs Committee in a report that reviewed the police response to last year's summer of disorder. The Guardian - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News Justice Minister ‘will continue to push for funding’ after PSNI retain public confidence The Justice Minister, Naomi Long, "will continue to push for more funding" after the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) retained public confidence in a new survey. 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