Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105047 total results. Showing results 6161 to 6180 «305306307308309310311312313Next ›Last » Communities pay price for poor policing strategy REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Responding to plummeting Garda numbers in stations nationwide, Labour justice spokesperson Alan Kelly said until there’s a serious effort to bring training and retention into the modern age, communities will pay the price. Labour (Republic of Ireland) 18/3/2025 News Hate crime disclaimers: barriers to education and policing of hate crimes in Sweden Policing hate crimes presents numerous challenges. Police officers play a crucial role in the initial identification of these crimes, yet a lack of knowledge and training often hampers their ability to do so effectively. Despite increased attention to hate crimes over the past decades, the effectiveness of targeted police training remains underexplored. This study examines the barriers faced by Swedish police trainees in recognising hate crimes during a 5-week course on hate crime and discrimination. Drawing on trainees’ accounts and reinterpretations of racist and homophobic hate crimes, the article identifies and codes six central disclaimers that serve to disqualify a crime as a hate crime: the trivialisation disclaimer, the lack-of-evidence disclaimer, the not-the-only-motive disclaimer, the perpetrator’s-mental-status disclaimer, the victim-blaming disclaimer, and the ingroup-bias disclaimer. These disclaimers provide insights that can enhance police education and the initial investigation process of hate crimes. The study also discusses how these barriers to recording hate crimes can impact the investigation process. Policing and Society 18/3/2025 Research article 31 gardaà moved from Cavan Town station in 2024 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Almost a quarter of the country’s Garda stations had fewer gardaà at the end of 2024 than at the start of the year. Northern Sound (Republic of Ireland) 18/3/2025 News Avon and Somerset Police faces £11m deficit by 2030 amid resourcing challenges The region's Police and Crime Commissioner, Clare Moody, said she was confident that officer numbers would be maintained despite the financial obstacles. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/3/2025 News Nottinghamshire Police host flagship conference in child exploitation battle A flagship conference hosted by Nottinghamshire Police brought more than 140 professionals together to collectively raise awareness about tackling child exploitation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/3/2025 News Sexual exposure should get the same response as RASSO, urges new research A review of the connections between sexual exposure and contact sexual offending is calling for non-contact sexual offences to be handled by police with the same focus and response as rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO), as the impact on victims is still significant, and many of those offenders who go on to commit RASSO have previously carried out non-contact sexual offences, as London Metropolitan University Professor Dr Fiona Vera-Grey (one of the report’s authors) told Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Registration at source 18/3/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Family of man who died in custody say four-year wait for CPS decision is ‘form of torture’ Sister of William Cameron, who died in a police station in Berkshire in 2020, says delay has left family unable to grieve The Guardian 18/3/2025 News Vulnerabilities to Sex Trafficking and Barriers to Service Access by Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Disability: Implications for Anti-Oppressive Practi The current study examines professionals’ perspectives and experiences working with sex trafficking survivors related to race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and disability with the aim of improving services. Thirty-five audio-recorded and transcribed interviews with professionals working directly with sex trafficking survivors in the criminal legal system or social services composed the data for this project. Data analysis involved a multi-pronged independent co-coding process, including selective and open coding of the transcripts to identify key themes and subthemes. Professionals described unique vulnerabilities to sex trafficking and barriers to service access experienced by survivors with a disability. Results related to race/ethnicity were in conflict, with some participants expressing color evasiveness1 and others delineating disproportionately higher risk and barriers to service use. Sexual and gender minorities were also described as experiencing disproportionately higher vulnerability and barriers to service use. Implications include education and training of professionals working with sex trafficking survivors in cultural humility and anti-oppressive practice, as well as evidence-based training on risk factors and barriers to service use inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and disability. Journal of Human Trafficking - Subscription at source 18/3/2025 Research article EU Serious and organised crime assessment 2025 (EU-SOCTA): The changing DNA of serious and organised crime EUROPE: The EU-SOCTA report is Europol's flagship analysis that provides a comprehensive overview of the threats posed by serious and organised crime in Europe. Published every four years, it identifies key criminal activities, the dynamics of criminal networks, and emerging trends. The report is based on contributions from EU Member States and third parties, and Europol’s expertise. The report offers strategic insights to shape EU policies and law enforcement action. Europol 18/3/2025 Report The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe EUROPE: Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting – reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal networks. The EU-SOCTA offers one of the most thorough analyses conducted on the threats posed by serious organised crime to the EU’s internal security. Based on intelligence from EU Member States and international law enforcement partners, this report not only analyses the state of organised crime today – it anticipates threats of tomorrow, providing a roadmap for Europe’s law enforcement and policymakers to stay ahead of ever-evolving organised crime. And evolve it has. The latest EU-SOCTA reveals that the DNA of organised crime is fundamentally changing, making it more entrenched and more destabilising than ever before. Europol 18/3/2025 News Research note: exploring the association of work attitudes among Indian police officers Job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment are important work attitudes. Several past studies on police work attitudes have treated the three work attitudes as unrelated concepts. The current study examined the association between these three work attitudes, and it also proposed a path model where job involvement is related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment and job satisfaction is associated with organizational commitment. Further, this study examined two different types of bonds to the organization: continuance commitment (i.e. bonding to the organization to protect investments in the organization) and affective commitment (i.e. bonding to the organization because of positive treatment). Using data from a survey of 827 police officers working in the Haryana State of India, the path model was supported. Job involvement had associations with higher job satisfaction and affective commitment and an association with lower continuance commitment. Job satisfaction had a relationship with lower continuance commitment and a relationship with higher affective commitment. Criminal Justice Studies - Subscription at source 18/3/2025 Research article Police Service launches new sign language video relay service From Tuesday March 18 the deaf community will be able to talk to the Police Service of Northern Ireland using a new video relay service The Newsletter 18/3/2025 News Police cells to be used to hold prisoners – as jails fill up With fewer than 800 prison spaces left, the government will use police cells to keep up with demand. That's despite an early release scheme in September, which freed thousands of prisoners who had served at least 40% of their sentence. Sky News 18/3/2025 News Avon and Somerset Police could face £11m deficit Avon and Somerset Police force faces an £11m deficit by 2029/30, according to its Police and Crime Commissioner. BBC 18/3/2025 News Call to limit blue lights on unmarked police cars to tackle bogus stops of women Labour peer Baroness Levitt called on the Government to take action and crack down on violence against women. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/3/2025 News Police stations will hold inmates as prisons overwhelmed by capacity crisis UK prisons have fewer than 800 spaces left across the UK. Express 18/3/2025 News Probation Service problems in England and Wales leaving public at risk, watchdog finds The chief inspector’s annual report said attempts by staff to keep others safe is ‘consistently insufficient’ The Guardian 18/3/2025 News Avon and Somerset Police could face £11m deficit Avon and Somerset Police force faces an £11m deficit by 2029/30, according to its Police and Crime Commissioner. BBC 18/3/2025 News PSNI launches new sign language video relay service From Tuesday (March 18) the deaf community will be able to talk to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) using a new video relay service. Police Professional 18/3/2025 News Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. BBC 18/3/2025 News «305306307308309310311312313Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
