Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105134 total results. Showing results 64721 to 64740 «323332343235323632373238323932403241Next ›Last » Covid-19: ‘Silent killer being weaponised by offenders’ Covid-19 is being "weaponised" by offenders, according to one police force which has seen spitting and coughing assaults on officers double. BBC 6/10/2020 News New Batman-style lasso gun to tangle suspects’ legs may be used by UK police UK police are looking into the Batman-style BolaWrap weapon, which fires an 8ft cord with hooks on each end at 513 feet per second towards targets up to 25ft away Mirror 6/10/2020 News North Wales police commissioner to seek support for pilot scheme giving prescribed heroin to addicts via online event The North Wales police and crime commissioner is set to hold an online event to seek support for a pilot scheme to give prescribed heroin to drug addicts. Deeside.com 6/10/2020 News ‘Psychological contract violation’ affects police mental health, study finds Employers need to take more responsibility for the ‘psychological contract’ they have with their employees, especially in occupations affected by austerity measures, as negative emotional reactions can increase the risk of work-related mental health issues. Personnel Today 6/10/2020 News Police Response Models For Handling Encounters With People Suffering From Mental Illnesses: A Survey of Police Chiefs To effectively respond to scenes involving people with mental illnesses (PWMI), many police departments in the United States have implemented police response models (PRMs) that improve officer training on mental illness and/or solicit cooperation with mental healthcare providers. No existing study has focused on examining police chiefs’ attitudes toward the effectiveness of PRMs. To help fill this gap in the literature, the current study analyzed survey data (N = 190) collected from police chiefs working in Pennsylvania to estimate the extent of favorability toward PRMs and to examine if the predictors of favorability toward PRMs vary across types of PRMs (i.e., CIT, co-response models, and other models with reduced training hours). Findings revealed that police chiefs showed favorable attitudes toward the CIT and co-response models, and their perceptions of these models were associated with the adoption of a PRM in their agencies. Further, results from multivariate analyses indicated that there are some differences in the factors that predict chiefs’ favorability toward the CIT and co-response models compared to other models with reduced training hours (OMRTH). Potential policy implications and directions for future research in light of these findings are discussed within. American Journal of Criminal Justice - Registration at source 6/10/2020 Research article Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the UK's National Police Library. You do not need to be a member of the UK College of Policing to access its library. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 6/10/2020 News People with mental health problems ‘shackled with chains for years at a time’ Adults and children around the world are kept in cages or chained in inhumane conditions, an investigation by a charity has found. Sky News 6/10/2020 News The price elasticity of demand for illicit drugs: A systematic review AUSTRALIA: Three pillars—harm reduction, demand reduction and supply reduction—underpin the harm minimisation framework of Australia’s drug policy. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 6/10/2020 Research article The changing shape of crime in the COVID-19 pandemic In this latest in the series of COVID-19 briefing papers published by UCL’s Jill Dando Institute, Professor Graham Farrell of the University of Leeds highlights the changing nature of pandemic crime, from furlough fraud and fake PPE to cybercrime and civil law breaches. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 6/10/2020 Analysis, Feature Home secretary’s ‘dangerous’ rhetoric ‘putting lawyers at risk’ Solicitors and barristers say they feel unsafe and warn Home Office attacks on lawyers are undermining the legal system The Guardian 6/10/2020 News MPs back bill to authorise MI5 and police crimes MPs have backed the latest stage of a bill to allow undercover agents to commit crimes on operations. BBC 6/10/2020 News Crime commissioner may face inquiry over deleted messages A police and crime commissioner (PCC) who resigned after being accused of deleting Whatsapp messages could face a criminal inquiry. The Times - Subscription at source 6/10/2020 News Evaluation of the Employment Requirements for RCMP Members CANADA: This report presents the results of the Evaluation of the Employment Requirements for RCMP Members conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Program Evaluation Services (NPES). Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 6/10/2020 Report Witness Protection Program – Annual report: 2019-2020 CANADA: This is the twenty fourth annual report on the federal Witness Protection Program (WPP, or Program), as required by section 16 of the Witness Protection Program Act (WPPA or Act). Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 6/10/2020 Report Ervin Staub: A Holocaust survivor’s mission to train ‘heroic bystanders’ A training programme designed to discourage police misconduct is being adopted across the US after months of protests over the use of excessive force. The Holocaust survivor behind the training believes that, after initial success in one city, it can change police culture nationwide. BBC 6/10/2020 Analysis, Feature Met officer stabbed during robbery in central London A Metropolitan police officer has been stabbed during an attempted rpbbery in Westminster. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/10/2020 News The involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption Fraudulent betting and involvement of OCGs in sports corruption are not new developments. However, the involvement of OCGs in sports corruption is increasing in the European Union (EU) Member States (MS). In 2013, the European Parliament adopted a dedicated Resolution on match-fixing and corruption in sport2 calling to adopt a number of actions including the collection, exchange, analysis and dissemination of intelligence on match-fixing, fraud in sports and other forms of corruption in sport. The need for close cooperation between all stakeholders concerned (e.g. sport organisations, licensing authorities, law enforcement bodies) in EU and beyond was stressed. Europol 5/10/2020 Report Interview with Santa Monica, CA Chief Cynthia Renaud USA: Cynthia Renaud has served as the police chief in Santa Monica, California since May 2018. She spent the first 20 years of her career with the Long Beach, California Police Department and served as police chief in Folsom, California from 2011-2018. Chief Renaud spoke with PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler about COVID-19, demonstrations, looting, and police reform. Police Executive Research Forum 5/10/2020 Feature, Interview, Opinion Computing: Security Excellence Awards 2020 Finalists The National Enabling Programmes have just been shortlisted as Finalists for the Computing Security Excellence Awards in THREE categories including a Special Award for Pandemic Response Risk Management and IAM. National Enabling Programmes 5/10/2020 News Independent Advisory Group Webinar The Independent Advisory Group on Police Scotland’s Use of Temporary Powers relating to the Coronavirus Crisis (IAG) has hosted a webinar discussing issues identified as part of its oversight of Police Scotland's use of the new powers. 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