Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103171 total results. Showing results 63481 to 63500 «317131723173317431753176317731783179Next ›Last » Thinktank backs smarter community sentences to cut reoffending The government has been urged to move away from the old clichés of tough and soft justice and focus more on making community sentences ahead of a sentencing white paper due to be published shortly. The Centre for Justice Innovation says in its latest report that evidence clearly shows community sentences reduce re-offending more than short custodial sentences. However, there has been a 46% decline in their use over the past 10 years in England and Wales. Those advocating for short custodial sentences as opposed to community ones ‘are, in short, recommending that communities and victims suffer more from crime, not less’. The Law Society Gazette 11/9/2020 News It’s time for a reckoning about this foundational piece of police technology Criminal intelligence databases may seem unobjectionable in an era of facial recognition and predictive policing. But they are deeply flawed, too. Slate 11/9/2020 Feature, Opinion Cyberflashing law reforms set to come to England and Wales The Law Commission for England and Wales has published proposals to better protect victims from harmful online behaviour. The proposals suggest an alteration to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to cover Cyberflashing (unsolicited nude images and videos) and reforms to the Malicious Communications Act (MCA) 1988 and the Communications Act (CA) 2003 to criminalise pile-on harassment. Neowin 11/9/2020 News Are counter violent extremism interventions effective? Government efforts to counter the propaganda and radicalization that lead to violent extremism are becoming more common around the world, but there's little research on whether such programs work. Funded by the Global Engagement Center at the U.S. Department of State, RAND conducted three randomized controlled trials—the gold standard in evaluation design—of what are called countering violent extremism (CVE) interventions, using radio and social media in Nigeria, Indonesia, and the Philippines. RAND also conducted a qualitative assessment of a program designed to train civil society members in the Philippines to directly counter violent extremism. The results were mixed, but one conclusion was inescapable: countering violent extremism is not an easy task, and programmers should not always assume their content will be successful. RAND Corporation 11/9/2020 Feature, Opinion Covid marshal schemes that inspired UK-wide proposal ‘did more than monitor queues at Greggs’ The Covid marshal scheme that inspired Boris Johnson’s UK-wide announcement did more than “monitor the queues in Greggs,” a police chief has said. The Telegraph 11/9/2020 News Coronavirus: Police ‘do not have capacity to enforce rule of six restrictions’, officers warn amid public confusion Police will not be able to enforce the new “rule of six” coronavirus restrictions amid public confusion and rising crime, officers have warned. The Independent 11/9/2020 News Police fear one last weekend of carnage as new restrictions loom Police across the UK fear a weekend of drunken carnage, amid concerns partygoers are planning one last blowout before new coronavirus restrictions come in. Metro 11/9/2020 News ‘Insidious’ threat: ‘Organised criminal groups gaining greater access’ NEW ZEALAND: A new strategy for combating crime across borders envisages giving government agencies greater powers to share intelligence and seize criminal proceeds. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/9/2020 News IOPC orders Staffordshire officers to re-train after custody death Custody officers have been ordered to take refresher training after investigation by the conduct watchdog ruled they had failed to follow procedures with a detainee who had taken an overdose. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2020 News Suffolk teen jailed for ‘inexcusable attacks on officers’ A teenager has been sent to a young offenders unit for 48 months after a night of 'shocking and inexcusable' violence that culminated in vicious assaults on two officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2020 News Gloucestershire announces changes to policing in the county Gloucestershire Constabulary is restructuring the way it operates in the county through a re-assignment of officers to new areas to provide a more "localised service." Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2020 News Officer airlifted to hospital with severe burns after ‘attempted murder’ An officer from Devon and Cornwall Police has been airlifted to hospital with severe burns after being attacked in Newquay earlier today (September 11). Police Professional 11/9/2020 News Staffordshire custody procedures not fully followed before man’s death Our investigation following the death of a man taken into custody by Staffordshire Police found that some procedures and policies were not followed before he became unresponsive in his cell. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 11/9/2020 News Police anger as officers are told they can’t stop and search suspects who smell of cannabis after ‘humiliating’ the founder of Black Cyclists Network Police officers have been told they can't stop and search suspects just because they smell of cannabis, a watchdog said yesterday. Mail Online 11/9/2020 News Facial recognition test case raises serious equality and engagement issues Trial deployments of facial recognition technology by South Wales Police have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. The Consultation Institute Associate, Anna Collins, explores the role that public opinion could play in smoothing the way for future use of the technology. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/9/2020 Analysis, Feature Met officer given reflective practice order over BAME stop and search A stop and search by a Metropolitan Police officer that was shared on social media was carried out with insufficient grounds, the Independent Office for Police Conduct has ruled. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2020 News Plans for Covid marshals criticised because of lack of powers Councillor says there will be no time to train them or do DBS checks. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2020 News Hundred arrests in just 12 months during crackdown on internet predators More than 100 suspects have been arrested in the past 12 months in the West Midlands during an operation targeting online child sexual abuse. Police Professional 11/9/2020 News 12 Met Police officers held to account for failing manslaughter victim Katrina Makunova Two Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) constables have faced a gross incompetence hearing, arranged by the force, following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation. Police constable (PC) Sophie Dennis was given a 12-month final written improvement notice and PC Kerry Lynham was given a 12-month written improvement notice. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 11/9/2020 News IOPC upholds cyclist’s stop and search complaint against Metropolitan Police officer A Metropolitan Police officer will undertake reflective practice after we upheld a complaint over a stop and search of a black male cyclist in London in November 2019. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 11/9/2020 News «317131723173317431753176317731783179Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
