Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97915 total results. Showing results 60701 to 60720 «303230333034303530363037303830393040Next ›Last » The (il)legal limitation of women’s recruitment into Brazilian military police forces The underrepresentation of women in law enforcement institutions is a global pattern. However, increasing awareness of gender inequality is stimulating the implementation of affirmative action policies to encourage women into policing, especially in developed countries. Despite this, Brazil is moving in the opposite direction. This study investigates the latest military police recruitment programmes of all Brazilian states, as well as the laws that regulate these processes. This research shows that 74% of the latest recruitment programmes explicitly restricted the selection of female officers to a maximum threshold. Therefore, instead of promoting diversity, recruitment has imposed barriers to female integration, widening the gender gap in police forces. Moreover, this unjustifiable limitation violates the rights to equality and non-discrimination, protected not only in the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988 but also in several international conventions ratified by Brazil. Policing and Society - Registration at source 20/6/2020 Research article How Do Police Officers Talk About Their Encounters With ‘the Public’? Group Interaction, Procedural Justice and Officer Constructions of Policing Identities Despite widespread empirical support for Procedural Justice Theory, understanding the role of police psychology in shaping encounters with ‘citizens’ is relatively opaque. This article seeks to address this gap in the literature by exploring how officers talk about themselves and their colleagues and deploy social categories to understand their interactions with ‘the public’. The qualitative thematic analysis draws upon 22 semi-structured interviews conducted with officers in various roles and teams within a large metropolitan police force in England. Our thematic analysis demonstrates the centrality of procedural fairness in officers’ talk (in terms of internal relations with colleagues and external relations with ‘the public’). Interviewees described complex internalised theories of social relations, differentially positioning themselves in relation to other colleagues and multiple ‘publics’ often depicted along socioeconomic and geographical lines. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Registration at source 20/6/2020 Research article The Police Role in Domestic Homicide Prevention: Lessons From A Domestic Violence Death Review Committee This study examined the role of police in domestic homicide cases reviewed by a multidisciplinary death review committee in Ontario, Canada. Examining the 219 domestic homicide case summaries, this study explored the difference between homicides with, and without, prior police contact. Results indicated that police contacted cases had 63% more risk factors present compared with cases without prior police contact, with 80% of police-involved cases having 10 or more risk factors. Police cases had unique risk factors present including a failure to comply with authority, access to victims after risk assessments, prior threats to kill victims (including with a weapon), history of domestic violence (DV), extreme minimization of DV, addiction concerns, and an escalation of violence. Cases involving child homicide have unique child-specific risk factors such as custody disputes, threats to children, and abuse during pregnancy. Overall, there was a lack of formal risk assessments conducted. Implications are discussed in terms of police intervention being a critical opportunity for risk assessment, safety planning, and risk management. Although there is no certainty in predicting that lives would have been saved, the level of risk presented calls for enhanced efforts at assessment and intervention for adult victims and their children. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Registration at source 20/6/2020 Research article Untangling the Complex Pathways to Confidence in the Police in South Korea: A Stepwise Multilevel Structural Equation Modelling Analysis Studies on confidence in the police have employed three theoretical frameworks: (1) an instrumental model that focuses on the effect of police effectiveness and fear of crime, (2) an expressive model that emphasizes the role of general perception on social cohesion, and (3) a procedural model that highlights the distinct role of perceived police fairness. While studies have clarified specific pathways in the instrumental and expressive models, a comprehensive examination of all three models remains sparse in the field of criminal justice. Furthermore, existing studies rarely examined the multilevel causal structures of these models. This study aims to address these limitations by examining separate and comprehensive multilevel structural equation models (SEMs) of these theoretical frameworks. The data was collected through the multistage stratified random sampling from 12 boroughs of four metropolitan cities in South Korea, and a total of 2040 individuals were interviewed face-to-face. The results of the SEM analyses showed that perceived police fairness was the primary determinant of confidence in the police in South Korea, while fear of crime, perceived police effectiveness, and perceived social cohesion had a limited effect. Policy implications and suggestions for future studies are discussed. Asian Journal of Criminology - Registration at source 20/6/2020 Research article Coronavirus in Scotland: Police fears of exposure to virus during breath tests rejected Claims by police that they are being put at risk of Covid-19 when carrying out drink-driving breathalyser tests have been rejected by health experts. The Times - Subscription at source 20/6/2020 News I was a police chief stopped by my own officer. After Floyd, we need change at all levels. George Floyd could have been me. That was my first thought when I saw the video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin choking the life out of George Floyd. USA Today 20/6/2020 Feature, Opinion Coronavirus: Lockdown drivers caught travelling up to 140mph Motorists have been caught driving at speeds of almost 140mph on Wales' roads during lockdown, police figures show. BBC 20/6/2020 News Breonna Taylor: Louisville officer to be fired for deadly force use A policeman involved in the killing of an African-American woman in the US state of Kentucky will be fired, Louisville city officials have said. BBC 20/6/2020 News Breonna Taylor: Police officer involved in killing of black woman to be fired Taylor was killed at her home in Kentucky when officers operating under a no-knock warrant fired shots into her bedroom while she slept The Telegraph 20/6/2020 News Britain’s illegal coronavirus raves are impossible to police As the lockdown is eased, people are heading to illegal raves organised on social media. The authorities will struggle to police them Wired 20/6/2020 Analysis, Feature Auckland police shooting: Woman arrested in connection with death of officer Police have taken Natalie Bracken, a woman they allege was an accessory after the fact to the killing of an Auckland officer, into custody without incident. Stuff (New Zealand) 20/6/2020 News Simeon Francis: I can’t breathe, said man who later died in police custody A man who died in police custody had been filmed telling officers who were restraining him: “I can’t breathe.” The Times - Subscription at source 20/6/2020 News Crime still low, assaults on emergency workers rise Provisional figures released by the NPCC for June 2020 show police recorded crime for 43 police forces in England and Wales has fallen overall by 18 per cent compared to the same period in June 2019. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 19/6/2020 News Youth justice standards: consultation analysis We revised the youth justice standards which were first published in 2002. This report provides an analysis of the responses submitted to a consultation to gather views on new draft standards. Scottish Government 19/6/2020 Report Joint National Police Chiefs’ Council, CPS and College of Policing statement in response to the report from the Information Commissioner’s Office “Police investigators must balance the need to follow all reasonable lines of enquiry, guaranteeing a fair trial, with the need to respect privacy. We thank the Information Commissioner for this detailed and thoughtful report which acknowledges the complexity of this issue, and the growing volumes of data which exist in criminal cases. We will now carefully consider the recommendations of the report. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 19/6/2020 News ACC Bernard Higgins response to disorder across Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said Police Scotland will provide a robust response to disorder across the country. He said: "We live in a democratic society and Police Scotland is absolutely committed to respecting people's rights to freely and peacefully express their views. Police Scotland 19/6/2020 News Home Secretary hears directly from Fed members The Home Secretary has personally thanked three Federation members who were assaulted while serving the public and told them police officers have her ‘full backing and support.’ Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 19/6/2020 News ‘Why I want to go to illegal lockdown raves’ Police forces across England are gearing up to tackle illegal lockdown raves after receiving tip offs about weekend events. But why do people want to go to raves during a pandemic? BBC 19/6/2020 Analysis, Feature NZ police make quick arrest of alleged cop-killer gunman NZ police officer gunned down on Friday is the first to die on duty since 2009. Second officer wounded. Alleged gunman in court on Saturday. Australian Times 19/6/2020 News New Zealand police shooting: Man charged with murder after hunt A man has been charged with the murder of a New Zealand police officer after a shooting during a routine traffic stop. 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