Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97136 total results. Showing results 601 to 620 «272829303132333435Next ›Last » Yvonne Daly: Safeguards in custody – progress made but gaps remain REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The recent death of Paddy Hill, one of the Birmingham 6, reminds us of a time when police interrogation was physically, mentally and emotionally coercive, confession-focused and often tunnel-visioned. Other cases involving false confessions, improper convictions and miscarriages of justice from the 1970s and 1980s in England and Wales include the Guildford 4, the Cardiff 3 and the murder of Maxwell Confait. In Ireland, we have our own history of false confessions and miscarriages of justice. Irish Legal News (Republic of Ireland) 21/1/2025 Feature, Opinion Use of computer evidence in court to be interrogated The role of computer evidence in the criminal justice system will be examined through a call for evidence to prevent future miscarriages of justice. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 21/1/2025 News ‘We need to demand more’: Police face criticism over response to human trafficking. Is change coming? CANADA: Critics say the provincial government and the province have not done enough to tackle the growing problem of human trafficking in B.C. But there may be change on the horizon. The B.C. RCMP recently approved the establishment of a 12-member Counter Human Trafficking Unit (CHTU-BC), according to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. CTV News (Canada) 21/1/2025 News Restoring trust in Mexico’s police: do officer gender and work experience matter? How can public confidence in the police be restored in high-crime environments? What type of police officers would citizens in violent democracies see as trusted? This paper examines how the gender and the occupational background of police officers affect citizens’ perceptions of effectiveness and misconduct of the local police. The focus is on Mexico, a country where military officers have taken over policing functions. Using an online survey experiment, we find that female officers improve perceptions of police effectiveness and reduce perceptions of police misconduct. The effects of female officers on both police effectiveness and misconduct are moreover independent of the occupational (military) background of officers and are stronger for those to whom the state has failed – those who have experienced crime, are fearful thereof or have been exposed to police corruption and abuse. Recruiting more female officers can do more than militarisation for building a trusted security force in Mexico. Policing and Society 21/1/2025 Research article ‘Overseas actors’ may be funding antisemitic attacks in Australia, national database to be launched AUSTRALIA: Federal police are investigating if antisemitic attacks in Australia are being funded by "overseas actors" paying local criminals, sometimes in cryptocurrency. In the wake of the latest attack on a childcare centre in Sydney's east overnight, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state and territory leaders responded to calls to urgently address rising antisemitism by setting up a national database to track such crimes. AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw revealed tonight that officers suspect there could be overseas interference driving some of the antisemitic crime in Australia. 9 News (Australia) 21/1/2025 News Statement from Temporary Chief Constable Maggie Blyth “Like many police forces and other public sector organisations across the country, Gloucestershire Police is currently navigating a very difficult set of financial challenges. We’ve been working hard for some time to find ways in which we can make savings and while we have made many, we’ve now run out of options. As a result, it’s with a significant degree of regret that yesterday (Monday 20 January) I informed colleagues across the service we expect to have to make a number of police staff posts redundant." Gloucestershire Constabulary 21/1/2025 News A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers Proponents of police use of stop and search powers argue that they are essential to prevent crime and improve public safety. However, there is increasing evidence that stop and search generates a range of adverse effects, including poor mental health outcomes. Missing from these debates is an understanding of the mechanisms that drive the practice and why and in what circumstances it can lead to negative outcomes. To fill this gap, a realist review was conducted on police use of stop and search of people in public places. Searches of academic and grey literature from January 2000 to December 2022 identified 206 relevant studies from 21 countries. The review identified a range of contextual factors, mechanisms and moderators that affect stop and search outcomes in developing a programme theory of stop and search. The review shows that police stop and search practice can be shaped by contextual factors, such as political climate, organisational priorities and the characteristics of where stop and search is deployed and who is stopped. The review further distinguishes four different mechanisms for stop and search, including three commonly stated justifications for stop and search (detection, deterrence and disruption) and one mechanism increasingly associated with negative outcomes (surveillance). A range of outcomes are also discussed, including crime reduction, attitudes about the police and mental health outcomes. The review brings to the fore contexts and mechanisms that are more (and less) likely to cause negative outcomes from stop and search: a vital contribution to more evidence-informed and just policy and practice. European Journal of Criminology 21/1/2025 Research article ‘We’ve run out of options’: Gloucestershire Police announces job cuts to save money Gloucestershire Police has announced it will cut jobs in order to make savings as it navigates a “difficult set” of financial challenges. Bosses say they have begun redundancy consultation talks with employees in various police staff roles. While frontline police officers are not expected to be impacted by the cuts, the force needs to save around £12.3 million by the end of the next financial year. ITV News 21/1/2025 News Enhancing ‘Best Practice’ in trauma-informed police education: Insights from a study exploring police educators’ and student officers’ classroom-based experiences This paper presents findings of a study highlighting police educators’ and student officers’ experiences of teaching and learning trauma-material in the classroom. Study participants included six police educators and eight student officers. Methodology included educator semi-structured interviews, student self-reporting surveys and deductive analysis. Comparable textual data coded as themes indicative of trauma-informed teaching included: (1) ensuring safety (2) maximising choice (3) encouraging collaboration (4) establishing trustworthiness (5) prioritising empowerment and (6) promoting resilience. Findings highlight variable trauma-informed teaching practices and how knowledge trauma risk in the classroom was embedded in pedagogical practice(s). Educators’ application of trauma-informed pedagogical principles to enhance students’ psychological safety in classroom settings is evidenced as ‘best practice’. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 21/1/2025 Research article ‘No UK police force outside Scotland able to take on Emma Caldwell family case’ There is no UK police force outside of Scotland to take on the inquiry into the botched Emma Caldwell murder investigation, the Crown Office has said. STV News 21/1/2025 News Met Police faces the first staff strike in its history as 300 staff who log crimes and vet officers will strike for two weeks in bitter row over WFH Scotland Yard faces the first staff strike in its history next month as 300 staff who log crimes and vet officers will walkout in an escalating row over the right to work from home. Hundreds of police staff including 999 call handlers, PCSOs and child protection experts are refusing to come back into the office in an ongoing industrial dispute after being told they couldn't remain working at home all the time. Mail Online 21/1/2025 News Starmer plans to redefine terror despite fears police will be ‘overwhelmed’ PM may expand definition to include lone wolf attackers lacking clear ideology after Southport murder revelations The Telegraph 21/1/2025 News Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment The Guardian 21/1/2025 News Unveiling the silent battle: suicide rates among law enforcement personnel Accurately calculating suicide rates among law enforcement officers has been a longstanding challenge. Since 2016, the nonprofit organization First H.E.L.P. has implemented a standardized and rigorous methodology to collect data on public safety personnel suicides. This study utilizes First H.E.L.P.‘s data to examine suicide rates among sworn law enforcement officers from 2016 to 2022, disaggregated by year, sex, and geographic region and division. Findings reveal an average suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 officers over the seven-year period, with male officers showing a significantly higher rate (22.7) than their female counterparts (12.7). Regionally, the Midwest (27.5) and Northeast (24.0) had higher suicide rates than the South (19.4) and West (19.7), although variation was noted across divisions within these regions. The paper concludes by exploring potential reasons for these discrepancies and highlighting the potential benefits of systematic data collection in improving our understanding of law enforcement officer suicides. Police Practice and Research 21/1/2025 Research article Law experts demand inquiry into Met policing of pro-Palestine protest Forty academics write to home secretary over weekend’s ‘dangerous assault’ on the right to protest The Guardian 21/1/2025 News Gloucestershire Police expects to have to make a number of police staff posts redundant Temporary Chief Constable Maggie Blyth says the force has 'run put of options' to make savings. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/1/2025 News College of Policing launch guide for improving public confidence The new guide sets out the best available evidence on public confidence in the police - and also includes activities that are most likely to have a positive impact. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/1/2025 News Car crimes ‘somehow more important’ than crimes against minors, committee told Professor Alexis Jay tells Home Affairs Committee that 'specialist police were excellent' but wider force priorities were different. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/1/2025 News Southport attack: killer admitted carrying knife 10 times — as it happened The prime minister says three children’s murders by Axel Rudakubana must be a ‘line in the sand’ as he seeks to restore trust in the state The Times - Subscription at source 21/1/2025 News Terrorism laws must change in wake of Southport murders – PM Sir Keir Starmer said the UK faces a new threat from loners radicalised by viewing extreme violent content online. The Independent 21/1/2025 News «272829303132333435Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
