Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104226 total results. Showing results 6341 to 6360 «314315316317318319320321322Next ›Last » The Garda fitness test just got a lot easier REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: They’ve also standardised the test for all candidates regardless of age or gender. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2025 News Does humanizing the police improve the effectiveness of police recruiting efforts? Research Summary: U.S. police agencies are currently facing a serious recruiting and staffing crisis. As a result, many scholars and police leaders are re-examining police recruiting methods. This study draws on the field of intergroup communication to examine the effects of how police are portrayed in police recruitment materials. Using a randomized survey experiment, we tested the effects of humanizing how officers are portrayed in a recruiting video relative to a more traditional, action-oriented portrayal. We showed police recruiting videos to a sample of 325 university students. Within the videos, we varied how a female police officer described her career and her personal life. We then measured the extent to which the treatment influenced participants’ general attitudes toward police and specific attitudes toward working in policing. The treatment had significant effects on the two general attitudinal outcomes (shared identity and institutional trust), but did not have a significant direct effect on respondents’ interest in working in policing. Notably, the treatment had significant indirect effects on respondents’ interest in a career in policing via shared identity, but not via institutional trust. Policy Implications: Applying principles from the study of intergroup communication can help police agencies develop recruiting materials that humanize the police and promote a shared identity with police officers, thereby attracting a larger and more potentially diverse pool of candidates. Criminology and Public Policy 20/2/2025 Research article Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images The UK aims to be the first country in the world to create new offences related to AI-generated sexual abuse. New laws will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM), punishable by up to five years in prison. The laws will also make it illegal for anyone to possess so-called “paedophile manuals” which teach people how to use AI to sexually abuse children. The Conversation 20/2/2025 Analysis, Feature Barrie police seeing less ‘total harm,’ but more commercial crime CANADA: Crime in the city was down last year, according to Barrie police officials. The Barrie Police Service Board received a statistics and evidence-based policing update Thursday morning, which recapped the department’s stats from 2024. Barrie Today (Canada) 20/2/2025 News Halifax police get funding for body cameras in approved budget CANADA: Halifax police will get funds for new civilian positions and body-worn cameras, after councillors approved full budgets for both the municipal police and RCMP. On Wednesday, the city's budget committee approved Halifax Regional Police's $101.2-million budget for 2025-26, up about 3.3 per cent from last year. CBC News (Canada) 20/2/2025 News Nearly 2,000 sex offenders living in the community – Garda figures REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There are currently 1,939 convicted sex offenders living in the community in Ireland whose details are collated by An Garda Síochána. The figure provided to Prime Time by gardaí is made up of prisoners who have left prison in the 24 years since the Sex Offenders Act was introduced, which requires detail to be kept of such prisoners after their release from jail. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2025 News The Impact of Extended Reality on Students’ Perceptions in a Policing Course: An Exploratory Study of Experiencing Diverse Points of View It can be challenging for students to empathize with how someone from a historically marginalized community might feel when the criminal justice system unfairly targets them. To an extent, the lack of such lived experiences can be mitigated through extended reality techniques in criminal justice classrooms (e.g. Smith, Citation2021). In this study, we utilize the Empathy Lens, a 360-degree, extended reality (XR) video through which students experience the point of view of another individual. The sample includes 35 students from three sections of an undergraduate policing course at a minority-serving public university in a Western state. These students viewed a police-citizen encounter through virtual reality headsets, which allowed them to view the encounter from the perspective of a White, English-speaking police officer and a detained, Spanish-speaking Latina civilian. Student reflections on this experience served as the qualitative data source. Our findings demonstrate the XR technology’s ability to challenge students to consider multiple perspectives and their sense of empathy in high-stress situations. Practical recommendations, limitations, and suggestions for future directions in criminal justice pedagogy are discussed. Journal of Criminal Justice Education - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 Research article Does humanizing the police improve the effectiveness of police recruiting efforts? U.S. police agencies are currently facing a serious recruiting and staffing crisis. As a result, many scholars and police leaders are re-examining police recruiting methods. This study draws on the field of intergroup communication to examine the effects of how police are portrayed in police recruitment materials. Using a randomized survey experiment, we tested the effects of humanizing how officers are portrayed in a recruiting video relative to a more traditional, action-oriented portrayal. We showed police recruiting videos to a sample of 325 university students. Within the videos, we varied how a female police officer described her career and her personal life. We then measured the extent to which the treatment influenced participants’ general attitudes toward police and specific attitudes toward working in policing. The treatment had significant effects on the two general attitudinal outcomes (shared identity and institutional trust), but did not have a significant direct effect on respondents’ interest in working in policing. Notably, the treatment had significant indirect effects on respondents’ interest in a career in policing via shared identity, but not via institutional trust. Criminology and Public Policy - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 Research article Two officers face gross incompetence meetings over contact with woman prior to her death Two Suffolk Constabulary officers are to face a gross incompetence meeting following an investigation into their contact with a woman prior to her death. Police Professional 20/2/2025 News Secret surveillance powers probe targets privacy fears AUSTRALIA: The extent of powers allowing police to spy on and seize online accounts is being challenged but intelligence agencies argue they're necessary to combat crime. The Canberra Times (Australia) 20/2/2025 News Police officer admits online child sex offences A serving police officer has pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including making indecent images of children. BBC 20/2/2025 News IOPC finds officer may have committed offence after pensioner death The police watchdog has interviewed the PC under criminal caution, with potential offences including causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News Eyewitness: a march near the US Embassy (among other protests) Chris Hobbs attends a set of protests which had the potential to become more difficult for the Met due to events outside of their control. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 Feature Hertfordshire pilots AI system that automatically generates witness statements Hertfordshire Constabulary recently piloted an AI tool that is designed to significantly reduce the case document workload for officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News Surge in drug-driving samples sparks fears of budget ‘pressures’ Police Scotland's forensic services received nearly 20 percent more than the highest forecast of samples between October and December. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate CANADA: Canada’s auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year — but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of stolen vehicles is still “unreasonably” high. Blue Line (Canada) 20/2/2025 News Alberta calls for tough-on-crime approach from feds CANADA: Premier Smith and Minister Amery have demanded Bill C-5 be repealed in its entirety, and that the federal government reintroduce mandatory minimum jail sentences for Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) offences. Blue Line (Canada) 20/2/2025 News Garda fitness test updated to encourage more recruits REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána has confirmed it has updated conditions for its entry-level fitness test as part of an initiative to encourage more people to join the force. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2025 News New Youth Diversion Projects for Clare and Tipperary announced by Minister O’Callaghan and Minister of State Collins REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice Niall Collins TD have today (Thursday) confirmed the selection of two new Youth Diversion Projects. Government of Ireland 20/2/2025 News Pensioner becomes first person arrested under abortion buffer zone law The 74-year-old was cuffed by officers after police were called to reports of an anti-abortion protest in Scotland. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2025 News «314315316317318319320321322Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
