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Showing results 6021 to 6040 «298299300301302303304305306Next ›Last » Police refused to say that wanted ‘female’ is actually male Women’s rights campaigners accuse Surrey force of placing the public at risk and ‘making it harder’ for Skyla Stone to be found The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News Counter terror tactics help Met Police catch 100 predators targeting women and girls The Metropolitan Police says the V100 initiative has doubled the likelihood of them arresting the worst predators, but Sadiq Khan warned ‘there is still work to do’ The Independent 20/3/2025 News Safeguard programs and mandatory mental health checks in Canadian police agencies: history, trends, and future directions This paper traces the emergence of Safeguard programs in Canadian police agencies and explores the research and methods of delivering routine, mandatory mental health check-ups to sworn and civilian personnel in positions with frequent exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic content or situations. A definition for Safeguards is proposed and future directions for police leaders and research are discussed. Journal of Community Safety and Well-being 20/3/2025 Research article Police operational independence and the rule of law in Canada: Improving police governance and accountability The operational independence of the police is a crucial yet often misunderstood aspect of the rule of law in Canada. It is a quasi-constitutional principle established by key court decisions, particularly the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in R. v. Campbell (1999). While police boards set significant policy directions, they must avoid intervening in specific operational matters like investigations and arrests, which fall solely under police jurisdiction. This study highlights the delicate balance police must maintain between accountability to police service boards and government, and independence in certain operational decisions to prevent politicization while remaining connected to the communities they serve. Focusing on municipal policing, this report emphasizes the independent role of municipal police agencies in law enforcement, while recognizing their need to collaborate with local governments and police service boards on policy, strategic, and occasionally operational issues. Together, these entities form the police governance and accountability ecosystem. When functioning effectively, this system fosters ethical decision-making and bolsters community confidence; however, when imbalanced, it can erode trust and facilitate misconduct. Thus, it is crucial for all parties to grasp the principles of police operational independence. This report clarifies Canadian jurisprudence on police operational independence, addressing existing gaps in understanding and application among police, boards, and government officials. It synthesizes established legal frameworks and insights from significant inquiries, bolstered by a comprehensive interview program conducted for this study. Journal of Community Safety and Well-being 20/3/2025 Research article New bail laws passed in Victoria following 15-hour debate in state parliament AUSTRALIA: The sweeping changes come as new data revealed Victoria police made the most arrests in 2024 in more than 30 years. Long-awaited new bail laws have been passed in Victoria following a marathon debate in parliament. 7 News (Australia) 20/3/2025 News Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: Disclosure in the Digital Age: the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences by Jonathan Fisher KC. Home Office 20/3/2025 Research article Youth crime spike ‘we simply cannot tolerate’ AUSTRALIA: Youth crime has spiked in Greater Geelong, as the the state continues to grapple with a crime crisis. Fresh data released by the Crime Statistics Agency this week shows crimes committed by youths aged between 10-17-years-old rose by almost 37 percent last year. Bay 93.9 (Australia) 20/3/2025 News Youth crime in Victoria spikes to highest rate in decades AUSTRALIA: Crime committed by young people across Victoria has reached its highest level in three decades. New data from the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) revealed that the overall number of criminal acts has also climbed to the highest rate since 2016. 9 News (Australia) 20/3/2025 News Abstract policing, Covid-19 and the ‘rural idyll’ in Scotland The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rural ‘policing’ (broadly defined to include a range of institutions involved in order maintenance) remains relatively under-discussed and under-theorised. The pandemic created particular challenges for these services in rural areas, particularly in the context of increasingly abstract forms of policing following the creation of Police Scotland and other forms of service provision, and the interaction of these with rurally-contingent inequalities. These were especially felt in rural areas, as were concerns about tourism as a possible (social and epidemiological) threat to rural life. Drawing on qualitative data from two projects, we use a novel interdisciplinary synthesis of theories of ‘abstract policing’ and the ‘rural idyll’ to show how the pandemic acted as a flashpoint for a range of concerns about policing and social order in rurality. Policing and Society 20/3/2025 Research article Police chief turnover in Texas: Do institutional environments matter? The field of organizational studies has extensively examined factors influencing the turnover and succession of public officers, yet limited attention has been given to chiefs of police. Using institutional theory as a framework, this study explores police chief turnover by focusing on the institutional environment and the relationships between police chiefs and key individuals and entities within their communities. Utilizing survey data collected from police chiefs attending mandatory training programs designed for new appointees, the analysis reveals that police chief turnover is substantially associated with the quality of relationships with key stakeholders within the institutional environments, both individually and collectively. In addition, control variables such as police performance, appointment path, tenure length, agency size, and municipal structure were analyzed. Policy implications are discussed. International Journal of Police Science & Management - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 Research article Hate Crime Police Intervention and Neighborhood Context: A Multilevel Analysis Prior studies document the complexity of hate crime determination by police. The likelihood of criminal justice intervention into cases of hate crime is influenced by several factors including the situational, officer, agency, and structural. While most work focuses on the hate crimes clearance via arrest and federal reporting compliance, there is limited attention on earlier points of police discretion in potential hate crime cases. To add, most scholarship has been focused on between-agency behavior while ignoring internal organizational processes that may influence hate crime police response. We employed a multilevel analysis of crime incidents from the Los Angeles Police Department to clarify the predictors of hate crime case funneling, focusing on the likelihood of official classification as well as police arrest. Our findings suggest some degree of neighborhood clustering and that police intervention into hate crime is constrained by a host of situational, organizational, and other environmental factors. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 Research article ‘Vital’ accurate biological sex is recorded by police rather than gender identity The Labour MP's plea comes after an independent review called on the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, to order all forces in England and Wales to ensure they recorded a person's biological data. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News West Midlands Police PCC applies for 150 extra officers in plea to Home Office The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the region, Simon Foster, said the force was still way behind its officer numbers of 2010. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News Police and Government secrecy fuelled Southport attack information, Tories say The police, Government and Crown Prosecution Service have been accused of being responsible for "secrecy" that led to the summer riots after the Southport terror attack in July, the Conservatives have claimed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News PIRC recommendations to Police Scotland after firearms used to dispatch XL Bully dogs The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found grounds for improvement after investigating police use of firearms to dispatch two XL Bully dogs. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News US and Canadian officers study matchday operations at Police Scotland ahead of World Cup American and Canadian law enforcement officials visited Police Scotland for learning ahead of the World Cup being held there next year. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News Judge won’t review case involving Edmonton officer who kicked teen’s head like a soccer ball CANADA: An Alberta judge won’t review the Crown’s decision not to charge an Edmonton police officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager five years ago. Blue Line (Canada) 20/3/2025 News Welsh police, fire and ambulance pledge new approach to bereaved and survivors of public tragedies Organisations across Wales have signed a charter which commits them to responding to public tragedies with openness, transparency and accountability. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News More than 860 uninsured vehicles seized by City of London Police in 2024 City of London Police seized more than 860 uninsured vehicles across the region between January and December last year. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro CANADA: Montreal’s metro system will see more police patrols and a crackdown on loitering, transit officials said Thursday, citing the fact the network has become a last-resort shelter for people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness. Blue Line (Canada) 20/3/2025 News «298299300301302303304305306Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
