Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105014 total results. Showing results 6701 to 6720 «332333334335336337338339340Next ›Last » Identifying Distinct Types of Internet Use that Predict the Likelihood of Planning or Committing a Terrorist Attack: Findings from an Analysis of Individuals Convicted on Terrorism(-related) Charges in England and Wales Previous research has documented that the internet plays an increasingly important role in facilitating involvement in terrorism. However, the level of specificity of this literature is low. Advancing current insights, we examined how three concrete examples of active (i.e., generate/disseminate terrorist ideologies/interact with co-ideologues) and two examples of passive (i.e., learning about terrorist ideologies/actors; learning tactical information) internet use are related to distinct distal and proximal dynamics of radicalisation. The latter include engagement with extremist ideas/actors, adopting an extremist mindset, and having the capability to commit an act of terrorism. Importantly, we assessed associations between the different types of internet use and the likelihood of having planned/committed a terrorist attack. We analysed a unique dataset based on closed-source risk assessment reports of individuals convicted of terrorism(-related) offenses in England and Wales (N = 377). Results of this secondary data analysis showed that the assessed internet use behaviours reflected three repertoires: (1) learning about tactical information and terrorist ideologies/actors; (2) only learning about terrorist ideologies/actors; (3) active internet use and learning about terrorist ideologies/ actors. Evidence of the first repertoire (1) was (compared to the other two, (2) (3)) associated with a higher likelihood of having planned/committed an act of terrorism. Additionally, levels of capability were higher if individuals learnt both tactical and ideological information online (1) compared to using the internet actively and browsing content about terrorist ideologies/actors (3). Individuals characterised by either internet use repertoire did, however, not vary significantly regarding their levels of engagement with extremist ideas and actors and the degree to which they had developed an extremist mindset. The results can inform terrorist/violent extremist risk assessment. CRIMRXIV 4/3/2025 Research article The Effect of Counting Rules on Cross-National Comparisons of Homicide Cross-national crime comparisons often rely on police statistics. Most commonly, such comparisons focus on homicide, as it is expected to be the crime type least likely to go undetected. This study examines how different statistical counting rules and legal definitions employed across European countries affect the reliability of cross-national homicide comparisons. Data on homicide from 41 European countries (1998–2022) were accessed from Eurostat and compared with three independent sources of vital statistics recorded by the World Health Organization and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Correspondence rates between police-recorded homicides and vital records were assessed descriptively and graphically to identify cross-national and temporal variations. Additionally, within-between models were estimated to assess the impact of statistical counting rules and legal definitions on cross-national homicide comparisons. Statistical counting rules and legal definitions for homicide vary widely across countries, influencing the likelihood of homicides being recorded in police statistics and affecting cross-national comparability. Countries that record data when crimes are first reported to the police tend to present higher homicide records than those using process-based or output-based systems. Furthermore, broader definitions of homicide (e.g., those including terrorism-related deaths) are associated with higher recorded homicide. Conclusions: National counting rules and legal definitions substantially impact the reliability of cross-national homicide comparisons based on police data. This challenge is likely even greater in regions with less standardized counting rules and legal frameworks or for crime types more susceptible to under-recording, posing a significant challenge for comparative criminological research. CRIMRXIV 4/3/2025 Research article Report: Police in Scotland ‘facing burnout and dwindling resources’ Police officers in Scotland are suffering burnout, working in “desperate” conditions, and are frequently having their days off cancelled, according to a new report. Officers in Greater Glasgow, Tayside, and Lothian and Borders also complained of low morale and dwindling resources in a survey carried out by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). The Herald (Scotland) 4/3/2025 News Sweden simply needs a larger police force to combat crime SWEDEN: The up swell in violence and explosions in Sweden has prompted the National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh to comment on the state of the manning of the police force. There is some difficulty in recruiting officers especially in the Stockholm area with its population of just under 1 million, whilst the force consists of just 2434 according to 2024 published figures. Euro Weekly News (Europe) 4/3/2025 News Victoria Police to relax entry requirements as force scrambles to fill more than 1,000 vacancies amid state’s ‘crime crisis’ AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police has unveiled a major overhaul of the force's recruitment process as it scrambles to fill more than 1,000 vacant positions, with scores of applicants to benefit from relaxed entry requirements. Sky News 4/3/2025 News ‘Not enough effort’: Police accused of ‘fobbing off’ calls on local crime AUSTRALIA: A western Sydney council has accused local police for lacking urgency and “fobbing off” calls for help. But not everyone agrees the cops are the problem. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 4/3/2025 News UK police forces pay millions The number of people claiming compensation against the police is rising, with UK police forces paying nearly £80m in claims over the past five years Solicitors Journal 4/3/2025 News ‘It’s very brazen’: retail workers and shoplifters on the UK’s record theft statistics Staff tell of thieves costing stores thousands, while shoplifters say soaring living costs drove them to crime The Guardian 4/3/2025 Feature Police Scotland officers suffering burnout as 68,000 days off cancelled in just six months The cops in Greater Glasgow, Tayside, and Lothian and Borders have also complained of low morale and dwindling resources in a damning survey carried out by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). Daily Record 4/3/2025 News Police officers suffering burnout and working in ‘desperate’ conditions, says new report Police officers in Scotland are suffering burnout, working in “desperate” conditions, and are frequently having their days off cancelled, according to a new report. Police Professional 4/3/2025 News Nocturnal policing: a study of public, private and voluntary policing in the night-time economy This article draws attention to the nightlife environment as a peculiar temporal and spatial context through an exploration of public, private and voluntary policing actors’ roles in order maintenance at nighttime. Urban cities with a well-established night-time economy commonly experience intoxication or alcohol-fuelled disorder, anti-social behaviour and perceived unsafety, as well as the involvement of policing agencies striving to manage nightlife areas and nightlife attendees. The present study is situated within the context of urban Oslo, Norway and draws on fieldwork with public, private and voluntary organisations involved in the control of nightlife areas and attendees. Their work is characterised by managing dualities between facilitating for nightlife attendees, navigating intoxication and alcohol-fuelled disorder, identifying vulnerable individuals and situations filled with uncertainty. As such situations receive a particular focus by policing organisations at nighttime, the findings suggest that order maintenance and division of labour between public, private and voluntary agencies are filled with ambiguities specific to the temporal and spatial context of nightlife environments. I find that the policing actors’ management of nightlife attendees’ nuisance receives acceptance to a certain extent, and further argue that disorderly conduct changes during the circadian cycle. Drawing on these insights, I develop the term ‘nocturnal policing’ aiming to capture a temporally conditioned form of order maintenance work in nightlife environments. Policing and Society 4/3/2025 Research article ‘Not enough effort’: Police accused of ‘fobbing off’ calls on local crime AUSTRALIA: A western Sydney council has accused local police for lacking urgency and “fobbing off” calls for help. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 4/3/2025 News DV victims to wait longer for background checks, police call for more funding AUSTRALIA: A lack of government funding has resulted in domestic violence victims having to wait longer to receive background checks on violent and controlling partners, SA Police has told the state's Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence. ABC News (Australia) 4/3/2025 News National coordination and partnership disrupting organised retail crime The fight against retail crime continues building momentum thanks to strong partnerships between policing and retailers and recent Government announcements to strengthen legislation. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 4/3/2025 News Police failed to recognise man who died in cells was unwell, watchdog finds NEW ZEALAND: Police officers failed to recognise a man was unwell in custody before his death four years ago, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), has found. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/3/2025 News Girls in youth custody Russell Webster examines a new independent review of the changed arrangements for custody and secure accommodation for girl offenders. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/3/2025 Feature Garda bosses sending 100 new officers in to help police Dublin on St Patrick’s Day REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Two thirds of the latest recruit class to pass out from the Garda training college in Co Tipperary are to be sent to Dublin – as part of a massive crackdown on street crime in the city. Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 4/3/2025 News ‘Desperate and dreary’: SPF survey finds officers suffering burnout and poor morale The study found that three in five of those quizzed had been exposed to a "potentially traumatic incident" daily or weekly. A new Scottish Police Federation (SPF) report has found officers north of the border are suffering from burnout and faced with “desperate and dreary” conditions – all while frequently watching their rest days be cancelled. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/3/2025 News Children’s Commissioner report into 2024 riots highlights ‘an urgent need for child-centred policing’ A new report by Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza into the involvement of children in the riots across the UK last summer has found that “significant work” is still to be done to create a child-first approach to justice, while a strong distrust of police underlines “an urgent need for child-centred policing”, and conversations with children didn’t support the narrative that online misinformation or right-wing influences were responsible young people being “enticed to join in the aggression”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/3/2025 Analysis, Feature Leader of UK’s black police officers under investigation over tweet Exclusive: Andy George says misconduct inquiry over tweet about Chris Kaba case officer ‘stifles free speech’ The Guardian 4/3/2025 News «332333334335336337338339340Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
