Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103230 total results. Showing results 66561 to 66580 «332533263327332833293330333133323333Next ›Last » Justin Trudeau takes a knee but is silent on reforms to policing Canadian PM attends Ottawa rally but would not be drawn on new policies to tackle racism The Guardian 6/6/2020 News No trials for drunk drivers ‘saves many lives’ in Canada Decriminalising drink-driving in the west of Canada has cut deaths by half, and now another province is trying the measure, which its supporters say could save countless lives. The Times - Subscription at source 6/6/2020 News Amsterdam Coffeeshops, Victimisation, and Police Mobilization Police mobilisation is a first step in the judicial process and an important source of information on offending. Whether victims mobilise police is affected by their assessment of its utility. Victims who are criminals, such as drug dealers, are known to face a different cost–benefit scenario than law-abiding persons. Dutch ‘coffeeshops’ are a unique type of dealer. They operate in a grey area, allowed by the government to sell a prohibited drug, cannabis, so long as they comply with a set of regulations. Little is known about their mobilisation of police in response to victimisation, including how it is affected by the rules governing their business. We explore this issue with qualitative data collected from personnel of 50 coffeeshops in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We analyse how they think about the potential benefits and costs of asking the police for help post victimisation. In many ways, their thought process is similar to that of most any victim, but they also consider the potential negative ramifications of inviting police to their door. We conclude by discussing the implications for future research, regulation and drug control broadly, and coffeeshops specifically. Policing and Society 6/6/2020 Research article Coronavirus: Black Lives Matter protest must not go ahead, warns police chief A senior PSNI officer has made an appeal to protesters not to take part in civil rights demonstrations this weekend. The Times - Subscription at source 6/6/2020 News No trials for drunk drivers ‘saves many lives’ in Canada Decriminalising drink-driving in the west of Canada has cut deaths by half, and now another province is trying the measure, which its supporters say could save countless lives. The Times - Subscription at source 6/6/2020 News George Floyd protests: Buffalo police knock out protester, 75 The Times - Subscription at source 6/6/2020 News Time-of-death software to take on Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes could deduce how a person had died simply from studying their clothes or fingernails. A group of forensic scientists is hoping to emulate the detective’s methods with a computer model that can work out when a person has died to within minutes by analysing the corpse. The Times - Subscription at source 6/6/2020 News Entire police unit resigns ‘in disgust’ at suspension of officers who shoved elderly man to ground All 57 members of a police tactical unit have resigned from the team in protest at the suspension of two colleagues who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground. Yahoo! 6/6/2020 News Twitter leaves scam adverts online days after being alerted to fraud Twitter has been profiting from fraud after scammers put adverts on people’s timelines and is failing to remove the posts when they are reported as suspicious. The Times - Subscription at source 6/6/2020 News Next stage in pay talks set for July An indication on next year's pay deal will be announced by next month according to the pay review body. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/6/2020 News Canada police under scrutiny after two women die after encounters with officers Agency faces criticism over its capacity to de-escalate situations involving racial minorities or those with mental health issues The Guardian 5/6/2020 News The potential impacts of pandemic policing on police legitimacy: Planning past the COVID-19 crisis One of the biggest challenges facing modern policing in recent years has been the lack of police legitimacy. The tipping point of this phenomenon is often attributed to the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles in 1991, where Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were videoed assaulting a lone black male. They were arrested and charged but eventually all were acquitted, thereby etching deep distrust between communities and police. Now the Rodney King example is an extreme and criminal act by police but it was the beginning of communities and media focusing on what the police were doing and how they were doing it. This lack of legitimacy coupled with what is referred to as the militarization of policing have lasting consequences and impacts on police–community relations and how interactions between police and community shape society today. In the wake of pandemic policing due to COVID-19, there are tales of two eventualities for police legitimacy that will be explored in this article: (1) The police response to the pandemic results in further militarization and draws deeper divides between police and communities or (2) the police response is compassionate and build on procedurally just operations resulting in the rebuilding of police legitimacy post-pandemic. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 5/6/2020 Analysis, Feature One big (and growing) police team on Teams Over 50,000 police officers and staff across England and Wales are now using Microsoft Teams with the support of the National Enabling Programmes (NEP). tech UK 5/6/2020 Feature, Opinion More police departments are adopting ‘duty to intervene’ policies. But they didn’t save George Floyd. USA: The protocol essentially guides officers toward pulling their colleagues off people they’re assaulting. Vox 5/6/2020 News New York state: 57 police resign to support officers fired for shoving 75-year-old Entire Buffalo police department emergency response team steps down in solidarity but will still be paid The Guardian 5/6/2020 News Minneapolis bans police chokeholds in wake of George Floyd’s death Police will also be required to report and intervene any time they see unauthorised use of force by another officer The Standard 5/6/2020 News British embassy in US raises issue of police conduct during unrest The UK embassy in Washington raised concerns about the conduct of US police officers during protests over the death of George Floyd, including allegations of violence against British journalists, No 10 has said. The Guardian 5/6/2020 Coronavirus in Scotland: Murders and knife crime rose in first lockdown month Murder, robbery and knife offences all became more common in Scotland during the first full month of lockdown, although overall recorded crime fell. The Times - Subscription at source 5/6/2020 News Recorded crime in April down 18 per cent on previous year The number of crimes reported to police dropped by 18 per cent in April 2020 compared to April 2019, reducing from 20,994 to 17,171, while the number of offences (less serious crimes) dropped even more, by 29 per cent, from 21,644 to 15,449. Holyrood Magazine 5/6/2020 News National Specials Weekend APCC Citizens in Policing Lead, Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales said: “On behalf of Police and Crime Commissioners I want to mark National Volunteers Week and National Specials Weekend by thanking everyone that volunteers in policing for all the help they have given us over the past year. Our volunteers are important and valued members of the policing family and together we work to be our best at understanding and responding to the needs of our diverse communities. We aim to be excellent at delivering people centred services and to keep our families, friends and local communities safe. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 5/6/2020 News «332533263327332833293330333133323333Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
