Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103152 total results. Showing results 64941 to 64960 «324432453246324732483249325032513252Next ›Last » Police raid Swiss arm of ’NDrangheta mafia clan Italian and Swiss police have rounded up 74 suspected members of the ’NDrangheta mafia, lifting the lid on the international reach ofthe secretive criminal organisation. The Times - Subscription at source 22/7/2020 News Last week we exposed how pensions paid to injured police are under threat. Now retired officers tell how they’ve been spied on and accused of lying Police officers injured in the line of duty have told how cost-cutting attacks on their pensions have now devastated their retirement. This is Money 22/7/2020 Analysis, Feature Police to change consent form for use of digital evidence Police forces are to replace the consent form used to obtain permission from complainants and witnesses to search for relevant information on their digital devices. UKAuthority.com 22/7/2020 News Black ex-Met police chief says relations with black community deteriorating A retired black police chief inspector whose great nephew died following contact with police has said that relations between the police and the black community in London are worse than at any time in almost half a century and are continuing to deteriorate due to stereotyping. The Guardian 22/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Minneapolis Police experience surge of departures in aftermath of George Floyd protests USA: The retention and recruitment problems that many police departments have experienced in recent years are especially pronounced after four Minneapolis officers were charged with Mr. Floyd’s death. The New York Times 21/7/2020 News Unions call for police, ADF to enforce mask rules in stores AUSTRALIA: Australia's largest union representing retail employees has called on the Victorian government to bring in troops from the Australian Defence Force to help enforce the wearing of masks in stores. However, government authorities have said it will be the responsibility of retailers to administer the new laws, a move which may draw the ire of unions and employers. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 21/7/2020 News 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 National Police Library. You do not need to be a member of the College to access its library. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/7/2020 News International Police Association Global Report 2019 The IEB is pleased to share the IPA Global Report 2019 with you, summarising the IEB's activities over the year, while at the same time providing a broad overview of the IPA on an international level as a whole. International Police Association (IPA) 21/7/2020 Report Chief Constables welcome police pay increase The National Police Chiefs’ Council has welcomed the government’s announcement of a 2.5% pay rise for police officers. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 21/7/2020 News Federation says pay award is ‘step in right direction’ The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has welcomed the 2.5 per cent pay award for police officers as “a step in the right direction”, but says it members deserve more. Police Professional 21/7/2020 News Pay award is ‘step in right direction’ The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) says today’s 2.5% pay award for police officers is “a step in the right direction”. Today (21 July) the Home Office announced it will accept in full the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) - the independent body which advises the Government what police officers should be paid. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 21/7/2020 News Police Officers to receive 2.5 % Pay Award HM Treasury have today announced that Police Officers in England and Wales will receive a 2.5% pay rise, to take effect from 1 September 2020. Later today (Tuesday 21 July) the Home Secretary will lay a statement before Parliament containing the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB). Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 21/7/2020 News HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary notes progress of the ‘world’s biggest online police station’ – but ICT within policing has room for improvement A pioneering tech system that has revolutionised the way people report crime online is set to be rolled out to all police forces over the coming year – in a bid to make the service fit for its 21st-century purpose. Business Up North 21/7/2020 News PC Andrew Harper murder trial: Jury retires to consider verdicts The jury in the trial of three teenagers accused of the murder of a police officer has begun considering its verdicts. BBC 21/7/2020 News The NPCC must act to prevent a siege mentality and promote police welfare With increasing attacks and abuse on the streets, vilification online and a seeming lack of support from some politicians, the sense of a growing anti-police sentiment – added to the frustration many officers already felt – is damaging officer welfare. Owen West believes it's time for the NPCC to take the lead in promoting public service, preventing a siege mentality, and protecting officers and staff. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Police Legitimacy and the Norm to Cooperate: Using a Mixed Effects Location-Scale Model to Estimate the Strength of Social Norms at a Small Spatial Scale Test whether cooperation with the police can be modelled as a place-based norm that varies in strength from one neighborhood to the next. Estimate whether perceived police legitimacy predicts an individual’s willingness to cooperate in weak-norm neighborhoods, but not in strong-norm neighborhoods where most people are either willing or unwilling to cooperate, irrespective of their perceptions of police legitimacy. A survey of 1057 individuals in 98 relatively high-crime English neighborhoods defined at a small spatial scale measured (a) willingness to cooperate using a hypothetical crime vignette and (b) legitimacy using indicators of normative alignment between police and citizen values. A mixed-effects, location-scale model estimated the cluster-level mean and cluster-level variance of willingness to cooperate as a neighborhood-level latent variable. A cross-level interaction tested whether legitimacy predicts individual-level willingness to cooperate only in neighborhoods where the norm is weak. Willingness to cooperate clustered strongly by neighborhood. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 21/7/2020 Research article A National Survey of Police Mental Health Training This study examines mental health-focused training in law enforcement academies and police departments across the USA. Results show that education and training on mental health topics have increased significantly in the last 20 years, and almost all departments reported using a specialized response team for the management of mental health crisis calls. Departments largely feel that their management of mental health crisis situations is effective. Mental health professionals are routinely involved in the development of training materials on mental health topics and in the delivery of such training. Future research that examines the outcomes of police officer training on mental health topics would be beneficial, including an examination of whether knowledge, skills, and perspective taking increase following training. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 21/7/2020 Research article Pitched! Informants and the covert policing of football fans in Scotland This paper offers a new perspective on the policing of football fans by exploring the recruitment and use of ‘informants’, or ‘Covert Human Intelligence Sources’ (CHIS), in this area of police practice. Drawing upon semi-structured interviews with both football fans and police officers in Scotland we foreground fan experiences against a backdrop where intensive police surveillance has become a routine feature of football events. In particular, our research uniquely provides accounts of fans whom the police sought to recruit as informants, a process known colloquially in policing as being ‘pitched’. In doing so we highlight the impact this tactic has on football fans, both individually and collectively. In understanding police perspectives, we note how the use of informants in football policing is frequently justified as a ‘legitimate’ means to provide intelligence to prevent violence and disorder amongst fans. Cautioning upon the dangers of further ‘surveillance creep’, we highlight that the use of informants in the policing of football fans and events raises both practical and ethical issues. Policing and Society - Registration at source 21/7/2020 Research article Reducing speeding via inanimate police presence The present research uses data from a police‐directed field study to explore the effects of police presence on speeding in two large cities in British Columbia, Canada. As part of the study, an inanimate but realistic‐appearing police cut‐out (“Constable Scarecrow”) was strategically positioned along roadways while motorist speed was measured using a radar‐recording device. The analyses of the multisite evaluation reveal that the presence of the cut‐out can reduce speeding when deployed along arterial roadways. Traffic collisions are a leading cause of death and nonfatal injuries for people worldwide. A well‐documented contributor to traffic collisions is speed. Controlling speed has thus become a priority for government, police, and community groups across the world. The findings from the present research demonstrate that police can reduce speeding via their inanimate presence. This is the first known study to evaluate the effects of an inanimate but realistic‐appearing police cut‐out on motorist behavior: a sustainable, low‐cost, and easily implementable intervention for communities of all sizes in all places. Criminology and Public Policy 21/7/2020 Research article Police consider dropping phrases like ‘Islamist terror’ – ‘They dont help community’ The police are considering banning terms such as Islamist terror' and 'Jihadi' amid claims they do not help with emergency relations. Express 21/7/2020 News «324432453246324732483249325032513252Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
