Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103021 total results. Showing results 60541 to 60560 «302430253026302730283029303030313032Next ›Last » Forestry crime: targeting the most lucrative of environmental crimes A decade fighting the looting of natural resources such as timber and charcoal in some of the world’s poorest countries INTERPOL 14/12/2020 News Interview with Seattle, WA Chief Adrian Diaz, Vancouver, WA Chief James McElvain, and Portland, OR Chief Chuck Lovell USA: For today’s report, PERF spoke with three police chiefs from the Pacific Northwest: Seattle, WA Chief Adrian Diaz; Vancouver, WA Chief James McElvain; and Portland, OR Chief Chuck Lovell. Washington State and Oregon have experienced dramatic increases in COVID cases since the beginning of November. Police Executive Research Forum 14/12/2020 Feature, Interview, Opinion Singapore trials beacons to bolster police operations SINGAPORE: Police beacons equipped with video cameras, sirens, floodlights and speakers are being deployed at two parks to improve public safety in a year-long trial Computer Weekly 14/12/2020 News Funding boost for community-based youth crime solutions AUSTRALIA: Mount Isa Police are calling for applications from local groups to bring to life community-based initiatives to address youth crime and improve at-risk young people’s health, education and employment opportunities. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is managing the distribution of $2 million of State Government funding committed under the Queensland Government’s Five-Point Action Plan (5PP) to reduce youth crime and re-offending. myPolice - Queensland Police News 14/12/2020 News NT police commissioner asks for sympathy for officer filmed threatening detained Aboriginal boys AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory’s top police officer said he would not “throw anyone under the bus” over a video that showed a police officer threatening to “belt” Aboriginal teenagers and telling them: “I am in the mood to fucking lose my job tonight.” The Guardian 14/12/2020 News Man arrested after accidentally showing police video of huge cannabis farm Two suspects were stopped in their car after police noticed a strong smell of cannabis. Sky News 14/12/2020 News Met reveals inspector promotion changes including dropping exam Aspiring Met officers hoping to become inspectors won't face a written exercise in next year's round of promotions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/12/2020 News Lincolnshire goes again to Derbyshire for new CC after HR error A second candidate has been confirmed as the new Chief Constable for Lincolnshire following a disastrous recruitment error. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/12/2020 News New chief constable of Lincolnshire Police says it is ‘a real privilege’ to lead force A senior officer who has led on some of the biggest investigations in Lincolnshire has been confirmed as the county’s new chief constable. Police Professional 14/12/2020 News Chief constable of Dyfed-Powys Police announces retirement Mark Collins QPM, chief constable of Dyfed-Powys Police for the past five years, has announced his intention to retire during early spring 2021, following 35 years of service. Police Professional 14/12/2020 News Warwickshire PC dismissed for ‘inappropriate sexual conduct’ A Warwickshire Police officer has been dismissed for "inappropriate sexual conduct and language" towards female police staff. BBC 14/12/2020 News Sadiq Khan announces £22.5 million for cuts-stricken Met Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that City Hall will provide £22.5 million to protect frontline policing from the financial strain of the Covid-19 pandemic. Guardian (East London & West Essex) 14/12/2020 News Warwickshire Police officers and staff join the thousands who have FREE access to Policing Insight! – Find out how Policing Insight welcomes officers and staff from Warwickshire Police, who now have FREE access with the start of a new organisation wide subscription. They join a community of officers and staff from many other UK and international police forces with an interest in progressive policing. Read on to find out how to use your FREE subscriber access. Policing Insight 14/12/2020 News The @WeCops debate: Tackling county lines and protecting vulnerable young people Tackling the county lines drug trade and protecting vulnerable youngsters exploited by dealers is a challenge for many UK forces, and was the key focus for the @WeCops Twitter chat at the end of November; in this article @WeCops Dr Emma Williams brings together the main points from the debate. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/12/2020 Feature, Opinion Homicide Concentration and Retaliatory Homicide Near Repeats: An Examination in A Latin American Urban Setting Despite numerous attempts to decrease homicides in the Latin American region, high homicide levels have persisted. Examining four cities in Rio de Janeiro, the research reveals the intense geographic concentration of homicides in each city, but illustrates differences in the extent of homicide concentration when using a variety of crime concentration measures. Single events involving multiple homicides and a homicide near repeat pattern are observed, with almost all these incidents taking place in areas of homicide concentration. The findings suggest that programmes targeted to areas of homicide concentration, including interventions that suppress the likelihood of future incidents, could decrease homicides. Police Journal 14/12/2020 Research article Random Assignment With A Smile: How to Love “Therandomiser” This note describes a free online portal (www.therandomiser.co.uk) that allows researchers to design randomised controlled trials and then delegate the random assignment process to pracademics delivering the experiment. Observation of the use of this tool in repeated randomised trials in police agencies. Researchers are able to design RCTs using the online portal, which offers many ways to customise the experimental design. Results are downloadable in excel or plain text format. Researchers can grant access to treatment providers, enabling them to log in securely, enter identifiers for cases, and assign different treatments to each case. Email notifications of assignment can be sent to designated list of recipients who can track the allocation of treatments. This tool delivers this functionality at zero cost and at the time of writing is being used by 78 researchers, who have set up 70 experiments that have processed 5778 randomisations. TheRandomiser has been used in multiple experiments with feedback suggesting it is a powerful and user-friendly tool. The ability to deliver trickle-flow randomisation with high degrees of researcher control are attractive, as is the ability to edit an unlimited number of qualification questions prior to randomisation. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 14/12/2020 Research article Police Lecturer Vacancies: Delivering the new Metropolitan Police PEQF framework Police Lecturer vacancies at Babcock International for their new flagship contract partnering with several Higher Education Institutes across London to deliver the new Metropolitan Police Service Policing Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) framework. Policing Insight 14/12/2020 Advertisement, Feature, Jobs Figures show how drug seizures rise across North Wales North Wales police officers carried out more drug seizures last year, figures reveal. The Leader 14/12/2020 News More officers to be on the roads as South Yorkshire police launch two new units A new roads crime team will focus of villains who travel into the area from other counties on major roads Yorkshire Live 14/12/2020 News Ho Ho Humbug: Christmas display shut down by police after onlookers ‘break social distancing’ A concerned onlooker phoned the police to complain about a lack of social distancing outside the house The Telegraph - Subscription at source 14/12/2020 News «302430253026302730283029303030313032Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
