Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115042 total results. Showing results 6261 to 6280 «310311312313314315316317318Next ›Last » New report sets out delivery of police reform A new report from The Police Foundation, produced in partnership with Cityforum, captures key messages from a national event on the future of policing held in October 2025. Emergency Services Times 1/12/2025 News College’s tutor constable training will ‘professionalise the role’ while delivering public benefits and saving costs A new tutor constable training programme launched by the College of Policing for forces in England and Wales aims to professionalise a role that is often overlooked, while delivering public benefits by ensuring new recruits receive the right guidance, and improve retention and cut costs through reducing the number of early-in-service resignations, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 1/12/2025 Feature, Innovation Less is more: Reducing cognitive load in emergency service control rooms I’ve been inside control rooms for more than 35 years. Working with police, fire, ambulance and coastguard services all around the world, I’ve managed technical installations, delivered training and even fitted cables under floors. Emergency Services Times 1/12/2025 Feature, Opinion Police complaints hit record high, IOPC data shows More people than ever are using the police complaints system in England and Wales, according to new figures from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Emergency Services Times 1/12/2025 News Two police forces test AI assistant for public enquiries The police forces for Thames Valley and Hampshire have begun a trial of an AI virtual assistant to provide the public with answers to frequently asked, non-emergency questions. UKAuthority.com 1/12/2025 News Commissioner Darrin Simons: How women officers transform victim confidence How does putting more women in policing change outcomes for women and girls facing abuse? In this Policing TV international episode, Maria Stanley speaks with Commissioner Darrin Simons of the Bermuda Police Service, who also chairs the British Overseas Territories Women in Policing Coordinating Committee. Darrin explains why he put his name behind a women in policing programme and how it directly links to better policing responses to violence against women and girls. PolicingTV 1/12/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Call for additional garda station and gardai in West Dublin K District REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An additional garda station is badly needed in the wider Blanchardstown area of Dublin which is suffering from disproportionately fewer gardai being allocated to it, according to local TD Emer Currie. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 30/11/2025 News Cameras used by police after killings – but who covers the cost? NEW ZEALAND: Community-owned high-tech cameras were used to catch suspects in two killings, but the volunteer group involved can not afford to keep running the crime fighting kit. Cameras that link to automated number plate recognition software run by private companies are spreading throughout the country. Police are increasingly accessing the systems - more than half a million times a year - to identify plates from street or carpark footage that is hours, weeks or months old. But police told RNZ there were no plans to cover costs of these cameras for councils or businesses. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 30/11/2025 News WA government commits $109.9 million for preventing family and domestic violence AUSTRALIA: The WA government has announced a $109.9 million package to address family and domestic violence (FDV) across the state, which the premier says will make a "tangible difference" on people's lives. A large part of that money would be spent on strengthening seven-day-a-week frontline teams tasked with making early intervention in families experiencing violence in the household. ABC News (Australia) 30/11/2025 News Why do people cooperate with the police and criminal courts? A test of procedural justice theory in 30 countries This article presents a cross-national test of the portability of procedural justice theory (PJT). Drawing on nationally representative survey data from 30 diverse social, political, and legal contexts across Europe and beyond, we find that the theory travels well across national borders and that its psychological purchase is particularly pronounced in societies where fair policing is considered the norm. First, in most countries, a normative account of public cooperation with the police—grounded in procedural justice and legitimacy—has greater empirical traction than an instrumental account based on effectiveness and fear of crime. Second, although procedural justice consistently emerges as the strongest predictor of police legitimacy, it is especially important in contexts where the police are widely viewed as fair and inclusive authorities—a proxy for their status as a positive group authority. These findings help lay the groundwork for cross-national extensions of PJT, pointing to the need for further research into the social and institutional conditions that shape its psychological impact. Criminology 30/11/2025 Research article Evaluating the causal mechanisms from procedural justice to police legitimacy and compliance in the United States: An in-depth mixed-methods approach Procedural justice theory states that when police treat people in a fair, respectful, and neutral manner, individuals are more likely to perceive the police as legitimate and obey the law. To test this perspective, researchers often use experimental vignettes that depict police–citizen interactions and measure subsequent attitudes. However, it is not straightforward to determine causal effects from these designs, as one must assess whether the effect runs only through the intended theoretical pathways. This paper advances beyond “traditional” experimental designs to evaluate the mechanisms linking police–citizen interactions, attitudes, and behavioral intentions. The data consist of a representative sample of 2003 adults residing in the United States. We use a mixed-methods approach combining a pre-registered 3 × 2 × 2 experimental vignette depicting a traffic stop by police with follow-up closed- and open-ended questions, allowing respondents to explain their reasoning. We found that the quality of treatment was statistically related to subsequent perceptions of police legitimacy, but not compliance. However, follow-up placebo tests and open-text responses revealed several issues limiting the strength of causal and theoretical claims. Research using (quasi-)experimental designs should not rely only on statistical significance and should incorporate methods that can better assess intermediate processes and causal assumptions more rigorously when theory testing. Criminology 30/11/2025 Research article Transforming gun violence through group intervention: the Swedish experience of implementing focused deterrence This study evaluates the process of implementation and the impact of a focused deterrence-based strategy on group member-involved gun violence in Malmö, Sweden. This is the first attempt to implement and evaluate a focused deterrence-based strategy to combat gun violence in a Swedish as well as a Nordic setting. The study presents an overview of the entire project, aiming to describe both the implementation and its impact, while also identifying specific areas for further investigation in more specialised studies. The planning of what would later be called Ceasefire Malmö began in 2017 after an upsurge of gun violence that peaked in 2016–2017. We followed the process of planning and implementation until December 2022. The process evaluation finds that it was possible to implement the strategy in a Swedish setting, but also identifies challenges that need to be addressed in future implementations. The results further show that, in line with much of previous, mainly American, implementation studies, gun violence decreased following implementation. Results from this evaluation are, however, not fully conclusive and should be interpreted with some care. The evidence base for interventions to counteract group-related violence is limited and without more knowledge authorities risk implementing strategies with no proven effect, risking lives and wasting resources. As such, this evaluation makes a valuable contribution to policy makers, providing them with guidance on how to implement focused deterrence-based strategies in a European context and the effect of such strategies. Policing and Society 30/11/2025 Research article Why do people cooperate with the police and criminal courts? A test of procedural justice theory in 30 countries This article presents a cross-national test of the portability of procedural justice theory (PJT). Drawing on nationally representative survey data from 30 diverse social, political, and legal contexts across Europe and beyond, we find that the theory travels well across national borders and that its psychological purchase is particularly pronounced in societies where fair policing is considered the norm. First, in most countries, a normative account of public cooperation with the police—grounded in procedural justice and legitimacy—has greater empirical traction than an instrumental account based on effectiveness and fear of crime. Second, although procedural justice consistently emerges as the strongest predictor of police legitimacy, it is especially important in contexts where the police are widely viewed as fair and inclusive authorities—a proxy for their status as a positive group authority. These findings help lay the groundwork for cross-national extensions of PJT, pointing to the need for further research into the social and institutional conditions that shape its psychological impact. Criminology 30/11/2025 Research article Garda cyber crime expert suspended over Harris hate tweets REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Senior member of the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau has been suspended after he made sinister online threats against Tánaiste Simon Harris, Extra.ie can reveal. Civilian Jonathan O’Neill, an executive officer at the GNCCB, called Mr Harris – whose family have been subjected to other vile threats – a ‘c***’ and said the fact the Tánaiste is walking the streets ‘without fear for his life is a failure of this country’. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 30/11/2025 News Moment of truth arrives for Victoria crime spree as new laws crafted AUSTRALIA: Australia’s biggest retailers can claim something of a victory over the shop crime wave as police action delivers measurable results and Victoria prepares to implement new laws. The Australian - Subscription at source 30/11/2025 News Ombudsman calls on NT government to urgently remove prisoners from police cells AUSTRALIA: The acting Northern Territory ombudsman has urged the government to remove all inmates from territory watch houses "as a matter of urgency", citing "inhumane" conditions leading one prisoner to report they "thought I would die in there". ABC News (Australia) 30/11/2025 News WA Police insist drone technology safe after China links to supply company revealed AUSTRALIA: WA Police has insisted its technology undergoes 'rigorous security and penetration testing' after revelations a company with links to China is supplying... The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 30/11/2025 News Police warn organised crime taking over UK high streets – thousands of shops involved An organised crime wave has taken control of Britain’s high streets with thousands of stores involved in money laundering, illegal working and counterfeit sales. The National Crime Agency has launched a major investigation after raiding 2,700 shops in October. But officials fear landlords are increasingly willing to rent out properties to criminals, as they struggle to fill vacant properties. Express 30/11/2025 News Police and big tech have a plan to eliminate language barriers USA: Police departments around the country are using AI-powered technology that allows them to communicate with people who don't speak the same language. USA Today 30/11/2025 News Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother Family ‘saddened’ by minister’s response to London coroner’s concerns over police database access The Guardian 30/11/2025 News «310311312313314315316317318Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
