Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105117 total results. Showing results 65541 to 65560 «327432753276327732783279328032813282Next ›Last » Fraud is now Britain’s most common crime and anyone can be a victim, says City of London Police Fraud used to be seen as a 'victimless' crime. Make no mistake, at the City of London Police we have never agreed with that narrative. And public opinion is now recognising the emotional - as well as financial - harm caused by this most prevalent of crimes. This is Money 8/9/2020 Feature, Opinion President’s 2020 Conference Address Home Secretary, guests and colleagues, A very warm welcome to the 2020 conference of the Police Superintendents’ Association. A conference which looks and feels incredibly different from anything we have hosted in the 100 year history of this prestigious event. Police Superintendents' Association (PSA) 8/9/2020 Feature, Opinion PSNI launches new ANPR intercept team The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a new automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) Intercept Team to target those committing or suspected of committing crime as they move around the Northern Ireland road network. Police Professional 8/9/2020 News Police Minister visits ‘outstanding’ Flint House Police Rehab Centre Police Minister Kit Malthouse heard about the physical and mental toll policing can take on officers as he took a tour of the “outstanding” Flint House Police Rehabilitation Centre to coincide with the Home Secretary’s announcement of a new Police Covenant today (September 8). Police Professional 8/9/2020 News New Police Covenant aimed at bolstering protection to be made law Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed plans to create a Police Covenant aimed at boosting protection and support for officers and staff. Police Professional 8/9/2020 News Extinction Rebellion ‘criminals’ threaten UK’s way of life, says Priti Patel Home secretary tells Police Superintendents’ Association that she will not allow XR to create ‘anarchy’ The Guardian 8/9/2020 News Biometrics Commissioner supports emergency extension of UK police fingerprint and DNA data retention powers The UK Biometrics Commissioner has responded to a formal request by Counter-Terrorism Policing to extend emergency powers granted for the coronavirus emergency by six months. BiometricUpdate.com 8/9/2020 News Priti Patel to create police covenant to protect officers and staff Consultation finds overwhelming support for the police covenant, which will be enshrined in law to recognise the service and sacrifice of police. Home Office 8/9/2020 News Senior officer calls for new legislation on the use of technology to allow forces to become ‘more audacious’ New legislation around the use of technology in policing would enable forces to have a clear understanding of the parameters, and make much more fair and effective use of systems such as facial recognition, says Met Police Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House QPM. Policing Insight - Registration at source 8/9/2020 News NSW police spent $24m on legal settlements, including for battery and false imprisonment AUSTRALIA: Police defended and settled almost 300 civil claims against officers during the last financial year The Guardian 8/9/2020 News ‘Institutionalised’ fatigue to be tackled by National Police Wellbeing Service Tackling fatigue among police officers and staff will be a major focus of work for the National Police Wellbeing Service in 2021, as NPCC Wellbeing Lead Andy Rhodes warned that exhaustion among members of the police service has become ‘institutionalised’. Policing Insight - Registration at source 8/9/2020 News Barry Coppinger has resigned as the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner with immediate affect The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland has resigned with immediate affect after being reported to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and his own office by the Chief Constable. The Northern Echo 8/9/2020 News Face masks and facial recognition will both be common in the future: How will they co-exist? AUSTRALIA: The wearing of facemasks as a protection against pollution was increasingly common in some countries even before the pandemic, and masks are now commonly worn by protesters to evade identification. Associate Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland of Edith Cowan University examines how facial recognition systems will need to adapt. Policing Insight 8/9/2020 Analysis, Feature Examining the Influence of Emotional Arousal and Scam Preventive Messaging on Susceptibility to Scams With the increase in scams globally and the elusive methods of perpetrators, law enforcement agencies have turned to public education and awareness programs to decrease the number of scam victims. This has also raised a need to look into the psychology of scams and how they can be prevented. Emotional arousal has been shown to hinder cognitive decision-making processes in scam victims, subsequently influencing them to fall prey to scams. Despite this, messages used in scam prevention campaigns have been framed in ways that appeal to rational cognitive processes. This exploratory study examined two research questions: do (a) the type of messaging used in scam prevention posters (cognitive-focused poster vs. emotion-normalising poster) and (b) emotional arousal (positive arousal vs. negative arousal vs. no arousal) influence one’s susceptibility to scams? Susceptibility to scams was measured through participants’ intention to purchase items during a fake e-commerce scam scenario. Emotional arousal was measured with a combination of heart rate variability (HRV) data obtained through wearable heart rate trackers, and self-report scales. Crime Prevention and Community Safety - Registration at source 8/9/2020 Research article Perceptions of Police and Participatory Behavior For Crime Prevention: A Multilevel Analysis of Formal and Informal Behaviors This study examines relationships between attitudes toward police and informal as well as formal participatory behaviors for neighborhood crime prevention, while considering neighborhood influences on individuals’ behaviors. Utilizing data from Ross Matsueda’s Seattle Neighborhoods and Crime Survey of 2220 households, this study examined relationships between perceptions of police—satisfaction and cynicism about police activities in dealing with residents’ concerns—and participatory behaviors. Consistent with the legitimacy argument, results demonstrated that individuals with more positive perceptions of police service participate more in neighborhood crime prevention in both formal and informal ways. One notable neighborhood factor was community social ties which potentially moderates associations between perceptions of police and participatory behaviors. Implications for crime prevention policy are discussed. Crime Prevention and Community Safety - Registration at source 8/9/2020 Research article The Evidence-Based Investigative Tool (EBIT): A Legitimacy-Conscious Statistical Triage Process For High-Volume Crimes Based on the evidence at the end of a preliminary investigation of minor, non-domestic assault and public order cases, how accurately can the likelihood of a sanctioned detection be predicted for triage decisions while maintaining high awareness of legitimacy issues? Investigative records on assault and public order offences recorded by Kent Police, with a case-control sample of 522 randomly selected detected cases and 482 randomly selected undetected cases, a test sample of 931 cases, and an additional 7947 cases for testing the model on all eligible cases in the force area for the initial six months of its use. A case control comparison between solved and unsolved cases produced a logistic regression model that was used to predict investigative outcomes in both the test sample and the complete tracking of its use in investigative operations. Eight elements of evidence available by the end of the preliminary investigation were found to predict whether a sanctioned detection would result from further investigation: (1) victim supports police prosecution, and evidence includes (2) a named suspect, (3) a cooperative witness, (4) CCTV evidence, (5) confirming police testimony, (6) forensic evidence, (7) a connection to other cases and (8) a report of the crime to police less than 28 days after the incident occurred. When the EBIT was calibrated to identify only the 31% of cases most likely to yield a detection from further investigation, the model correctly forecast 97% of cases that would not be solved, producing only 3% false negatives. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 8/9/2020 Research article Manchester bombing: Police unaware Ariana Grande concert was taking place on night of attack, inquiry hears The inquiry opened with the issues surrounding the emergency response to the arena bombing. Sky News 8/9/2020 News Are Liaison and Diversion Interventions in Policing Delivering the Planned Impact: A Longitudinal Evaluation in Two Constabularies? Liaison and Diversion (L&D) has twin objectives: improving mental health outcomes and reducing re‐offending. Early diversion from police custody seems promising, but evidence of benefit is required to sustain such programmes. To test the hypothesis that contact with L&D services while in police custody would lead to improved mental health outcomes and a reduction in type and level of offending, we used a pre–post service use design. National Health Service (NHS) records in two counties were searched for evidence that patients had been involved with L&D services while in police custody during the period July 2009–December 2017. We defined January 2009–July 2014 as the pre‐intervention period and any time after contact as the post‐intervention period. Data from the Police National Computer were gathered for each period for these individuals, to assess their pre‐post L&D contact offending histories. NHS Trust data were similarly gathered to assess their pre‐post use of mental health legislation. 4,462 individuals were identified who had used L&D services in police custody. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 8/9/2020 Research article Barry Coppinger resigns as Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland has resigned. ITV News 8/9/2020 News The coming police crisis USA: We are living in a climate of animus against the police. The result is already apparent in soaring crime rates, as cops pull back from the proactive police work that keeps us safe. National Review (USA) 8/9/2020 Feature, Opinion «327432753276327732783279328032813282Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
