Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115977 total results. Showing results 64281 to 64300 «321132123213321432153216321732183219Next ›Last » Grooming gang victims must not have futures ruined by convictions resulting from abuse, watchdog says Many Rotherham victims ‘now have criminal records as a result of exploitation’ that are affecting their lives decades later, report finds The Independent 23/11/2021 News Improving Efficiency and Understanding of Criminal Investigations: Toward an Evidence-Based Approach This first three articles of this special issue pertain to the understanding and prioritizing investigations (Rossmo; Jurek et al.; Henning et al.). Recalling the lack of scholarly literature on investigation noted earlier, Rossmo first proposes to outline the anatomy of a criminal investigation: the underlying structure of an investigation, its main purposes and objectives, and, by the same token, why it can fail (e.g., failure to solve the crime; miscarriage of justice). Using the example of the Canadian investigation into the murder of Gail Miller that led to the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard, Rossmo highlights the systemic problems in the investigation that lead to these failures, and emphasizes the unconditional importance of the relevance, reliability, and robustness of the evidence. In doing so, Rossmo’s article highlights areas for improvement in order to maximize the likelihood of success of an investigation, while minimizing its risks of failure. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 23/11/2021 Research article Linking Serial Sex Offences Using Standard, Iterative, and Multiple Classification Trees Studies have shown that it is possible to link serial crimes in an accurate fashion based on the statistical analysis of crime scene information. Logistic regression (LR) is one of the most common statistical methods in use and yields relatively accurate linking decisions. However, some research suggests there may be added value in using classification tree (CT) analysis to discriminate between offences committed by the same vs. different offenders. This study explored how three variations of CT analysis can be applied to the crime linkage task. Drawing on a sample of serial sexual assaults from Quebec, Canada, we examine the predictive accuracy of standard, iterative, and multiple CTs, and we contrast the results with LR analysis. Our results revealed that all statistical approaches achieved relatively high (and similar) levels of predictive accuracy, but CTs produce idiographic linking strategies that may be more appealing to practitioners. Future research will need to examine if and how these CTs can be useful as decision aides in operational settings. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 23/11/2021 Research article Saanich police seek an extra $1.45 million for 2022 budget CANADA: The Saanich police 2022 operating budget was presented to council on Nov. 15 with the request for an increase in funding of 3.88 per cent, or nearly $1.45 million. Saanich News (Canada) 23/11/2021 News Police chief Steve Williams on the current state of 911 response times in London, Ont. CANADA: Police response times for non-emergency calls have jumped from hours to days in some cases, having an impact on officer workload and their own mental health. CBC News (Canada) 23/11/2021 Feature, Interview Festive RIDE initiative launched CANADA: Another holiday season approaches, and police are reminding residents they have their eyes peeled for intoxicated drivers. Blue Line (Canada) 23/11/2021 News President of GRA hits out at Garda Commissioner Drew Harris for snubbing conference REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The president of the country's largest policing union has hit out at the Garda Commissioner for snubbing their annual delegate conference. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 23/11/2021 News GRA strongly criticises procedures for suspending gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Representative Association has strongly criticised the procedures for suspending members of An Garda Síochána. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 23/11/2021 News Garda representative conference begins amid acrimony REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: When members of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) meet in Kerry for its annual conference on Tuesday it will be against a backdrop of deep mistrust within the organisation. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 23/11/2021 News Domestic violence prevention: Helping victims to see the blow coming As the number of women losing their lives to domestic violence continues to grow, could training in recognising and acting upon indicators of violence and aggression help to reduce levels of femicide? Ahead of next week’s London Policing College Domestic Abuse conference, analyst-profiler Christine Gagnon looks at efforts to provide such training, as well as plans to develop a specific psycho-legal compilation of verbal and non-verbal indicators that would be admissible in court. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/11/2021 Feature, Opinion Misconduct reforms could turn hearings into “kangaroo courts” A row has broken out over plans by Chiefs to speed up misconduct hearings. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/11/2021 News New APP on officer assaults will ‘trigger support’ for victims A “game-changing” Authorised Professional Practice (APP) is being launched to collect detailed data on the assaults suffered by police officers – and to make sure victims get the support they need. Police Professional 23/11/2021 News Survivors of Rotherham child sexual abuse must be heard if police are to learn from the past Police must do more to support survivors of child sexual abuse and listen to their experiences, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said following a series of investigations into South Yorkshire Police’s response to non-recent allegations in the Rotherham area. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 23/11/2021 News The Competition and Markets Authority and the NHS Counter Fraud Authority are running further competitions using the DF Services National DPS. The Competition and Markets Authority are running a further competition for Lot 3 - Digital Forensic Investigation and Evaluation. Forensic Capability Network 23/11/2021 News FCN provides forensic support in policing’s fight against drink spiking and needle injection The Forensic Capability Network (FCN) will provide national forensics support to aid policing’s fight against drink spiking and needle injection crimes. Forensic Capability Network 23/11/2021 News It’s time we stopped putting children in prison In September, 17 children under the age of 18 were being held in prison in Scotland. Fourteen of them were waiting to appear in front of a jury, which they are considered too young to serve on, all the while being held in a prison they would need adult supervision to visit. Holyrood Magazine 23/11/2021 Feature, Opinion Drug seizures and Offender Characteristics, 2018-2019 and 2019-20 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: An overview of the number of drugs possession and supply crimes and the quantities seized during 2018-19 and 2019-20. There are also details of the types of offenders, location, and how the crime was discovered for possession based crimes. Scottish Government 23/11/2021 Report Domestic Abuse Bill 2020: factsheets POLICY PAPER: These factsheets provide more information about each of the provisions in the act. Home Office 23/11/2021 Report Update to Surveillance Camera Code GUIDANCE: An updated Code was laid before Parliament on 16 November 2021. Home Office 23/11/2021 Report ‘There’s no end to this because the police don’t care and we don’t care’: Inside London’s gang hotspot Sky News spent six months following police, community leaders and former and current gang members in Tottenham, north London. 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