Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103185 total results. Showing results 64561 to 64580 «322532263227322832293230323132323233Next ›Last » Lancashire PC charged with common assault A Lancashire Constabulary officer has been charged with assault following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 5/8/2020 News PFEW delivers ‘constructive criticism’ to IOPC ahead of its revamp The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has met with conduct and performance leads from the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) to hear concerns and constructive criticism around the way it conducts its investigations. Police Professional 5/8/2020 News Home Secretary sees latest innovations aimed at keeping officers safe Cutting-edge technology designed to offer better protection to police officers has been been showcased to the Home Secretary during a visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in Salisbury. Police Professional 5/8/2020 News Arrests made following operation into criminality linked to the New IRA Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit have conducted six searches and made two arrests during a two-day operation into criminality linked to the New IRA in the Strabane area. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 5/8/2020 News How are organised crime groups involved in sports corruption? Today, Europol publishes its report, The involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption. The report highlights the link between sports corruption and organised crime: the characteristics of criminal networks, their structure and their modus operandi. In addition, the report analyses the different types of match-fixing as the most prominent form of sports corruption monitored by Europol. Europol 5/8/2020 News Police mental health and wellbeing: Are your officers equipped to have difficult conversations? When it comes to the mental health and wellbeing of officers, former police leader turned development coach Gareth Davies believes there's a significant gap between discussions about the issues, and meaningful action or appreciation of their impact. The first step towards closing that gap is to create a culture where officers can have difficult conversations. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 5/8/2020 Feature, Opinion Home Secretary sees first-hand the science supporting UK police Dstl – the science inside UK defence and security showcased a selection of the vital work it is doing on behalf the Home Office. Home Office 5/8/2020 News Police in North Yorkshire six times more likely to issue fines to ethnic minorities Police in North Yorkshire were six times more likely to issue lockdown fines to people who are from ethnic minority backgrounds but the force says a detailed review found no evidence of discrimination. Yorkshire Live 5/8/2020 News Cost of rural crime in Dorset has risen – NFU Mutual report 'This wasn’t an opportunist theft, they came prepared.” These are the words of a Dorset beef and sheep farmer whose business was targeted by thieves who stole thousands of pounds worth of equipment. Dorset Echo 5/8/2020 News Lack of black police officers in West Yorkshire highlighted by new figures Black people in West Yorkshire are significantly under-represented in their region's police force, according to new Home Office figures. Telegraph and Argus 5/8/2020 News Black people eight times more likely to be fined for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules Black people living in the Bristol area were almost eight times more likely to be given a fine for breaching coronavirus lockdown than white people, new figures from the police have shown. Bristol Live 5/8/2020 News 90% of racism complaints against Met get nowhere More than 90 per cent of racism complaints against Metropolitan Police officers and staff have resulted in no further action being taken. The Times - Subscription at source 5/8/2020 News Coronavirus: Melbourne police condemn attack on officer over lockdown rules Melbourne’s chief of police expressed his disgust at an attack on a police officer trying to enforce the city’s lockdown. The Times - Subscription at source 5/8/2020 News What is a public health approach to violence? When the Home Office provided funding to 18 areas of the UK to establish Violence Reduction Units, it specified the requirement that a ‘public health approach’ should be taken. All of these areas have sought to define what this actually means, as Rachel Staniforth and Greg Fell explain. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/8/2020 Feature The forgotten provision Ian Whitehurst says the powers under Part 6 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 should be more widely used to fight organised crime. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/8/2020 Feature Colorado police apologise for detaining mother and children Police in Colorado have apologised for pulling guns on a black woman and four children they mistakenly arrested. BBC 4/8/2020 News Police commander in charge of drug strategy is suspended over alleged drug misuse A Scotland Yard commander who led the force’s drug strategy and heads misconduct hearings has been suspended over allegations of drug misuse. Mail Online 4/8/2020 News All inquiry recommendations after fatal RCMP shooting implemented: Ministry CANADA: VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has implemented all seven recommendations made by a coroner’s jury at the inquest into the killing of a man by police in Port Hardy five years ago. Blue Line (Canada) 4/8/2020 News Autonomous Road Vehicles and Law Enforcement Identifying High-Priority Needs for Law Enforcement Interactions With Autonomous Vehicles Within the Next Five Years RAND Corporation 4/8/2020 Report Improving the Accuracy of Firearm Identification in A Dynamic Use of Force Scenario Law enforcement officers are sometimes required to make split-second use of force decisions. One factor that can impact their decision-making process is the presence of a weapon. This experiment sought to improve the speed and accuracy of weapon identification in a dynamic use of force scenario through the principles of deliberate practice. This research utilized randomized control trial with random assignment to either a control or test condition. Eighty-seven participants completed the pretest, intervention, and posttest. Participants’ vision was recorded via a mobile vision-tracker. With only 20 minutes of training, the test group made 1/3 the amount of decision errors as the control group (Cohen’s d = 0.95). The test group was about 16% faster than the control group at visually finding the object in the suspect’s hand and determining if it was a gun or not (Cohen’s d = 0.91). Police Quarterly 4/8/2020 Research article «322532263227322832293230323132323233Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
