Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105118 total results. Showing results 67301 to 67320 «336233633364336533663367336833693370Next ›Last » Avon and Somerset leads the way in equality, diversity and inclusion Avon and Somerset Constabulary has set a “strong example for forces across the country” by becoming the first in the UK to achieve accreditation for the National Equality Standard (NES). Police Professional 9/7/2020 News Police control rooms are in danger of being overwhelmed by the demand they face Police control rooms are in danger of being overwhelmed by the ever rising and increasingly more complex demands they face, HMICFRS has warned. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 9/7/2020 News Cases that highlight claims of police racial profiling in England Recent cases, some caught on video, have renewed debate about police fairness in dealing with minority groups and sparked claims of racial profiling. The Guardian 9/7/2020 Analysis, Feature Three police officers in UK accused of racist remarks on WhatsApp A police officer has been suspended and two others placed on restricted duties after allegedly racist remarks were exchanged on a WhatsApp group under an image of the British actor and writer Kayode Ewumi. The Guardian 9/7/2020 News Police in England and Wales face inquiry into possible racial bias Police across England and Wales face an inquiry to establish whether they racially discriminate against ethnic minorities in their use of force and stop and search, the Guardian has learned. The Guardian 9/7/2020 News A call for help – Police contact management through call handling and control rooms in 2018/19 The control room is one of the engine rooms of a police force. If it doesn’t have the right systems and processes in place, the force won’t have an accurate picture of demand. This will affect its ability to respond to calls and investigate crimes effectively. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 9/7/2020 Report Police in England and Wales face ‘rising and complex’ 999 calls The police service in England and Wales is in danger of being overwhelmed by a surge in 999 calls driven by a lack of confidence in the non-emergency 101 line, a policing watchdog has warned. The Guardian 9/7/2020 News Terrorism crackdown is proportionate and will save lives Ministers have responded to criticism over efforts to tackle terrorism by introducing a bill that will bring a controversial order far closer to its predecessor. The Times - Subscription at source 9/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Interaction Rituals and ‘Police’ Encounters: New Challenges For Interactionist Police Sociology Interactionist police sociology is in need of revision and extension in the face of profound change in policing, society, and in the very nature of ‘interaction’. The argument draws upon interaction ritual theory, a micro-sociological perspective that explores social life, and feelings of belonging and solidarity, as outcomes of encounters between people. Two tenets of the theory – that successful encounters produce emotional energy that creates bonds of solidarity, and that they require physical co-presence of human participants to work in this way – are being revised in the light of new empirical work exploring interaction with ‘others’ in a variety of new forms. The effect of this work is to provoke reassessment of what ‘counts’ as an encounter and to question the nature and sources of solidarity in an age when face-to-face physical co-presence is in decline. These features of interaction ritual theory are developed through three purposively-selected, illustrative applications of it to policing: police as reproducers of order; policing as information brokering; and, the changing landscape of security encounters. The article opens up new questions and objects of study for interactionist police research that are fit for the empirical realities of contemporary policing. Policing and Society - Registration at source 9/7/2020 Research article How 911 Callers and Call‐takers Impact Police Encounters With the Public: the Case of the Henry Louis Gates Jr. Arrest The Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest provides an illuminating case study to show how the omission of dispatch in police reform conversations limits our understanding of police officer action. Using conversation analysis, this article analyzes the 911 call and radio transmission from the Gates incident to dissect the function of the 911 call‐taker, and their impact on policing in the field. This analysis shines light on a previously overlooked call‐taker function—risk appraisal—and concretely shows how the call‐taker played a pivotal role in escalating the caller’s uncertainty and, thus, primed the responding officer for a more aggressive encounter. Through unpacking precisely how the call‐taker appraised risk—namely through extraction, interpretation, and classification of caller information—this article provides a framework to evaluate call‐taker actions. The findings suggest the need for training that instructs call‐takers to assess risk in more sophisticated ways. Preserving uncertainty may reduce the overestimation or underestimation of incidents and improve future police encounters with the public. Criminology and Public Policy 9/7/2020 Research article Stop and Search: Section 60 powers should be used alongside the Police Code of Ethics 'Section 60' stop and search powers continue to cause controversy, but Montell Neufville, a police ethics adviser, trainer and chair of a police community scrutiny panel, says that if officers of all ranks adhered to the Police Code of Ethics, many of the issues surrounding stop and search could be avoided. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Policing Partnerships to Address Youth Antisocial Behavior: How Parental Risk‐taking Shapes Child Outcomes Partnerships are an integral part of the working life of police, yet not a lot is known about how such partnerships work to deter and control crime problems. This article explores the impact of a Third Party Policing Partnership involving police and schools coming together to engage with parents to address their child’s truancy and antisocial behavior. We report on results from an embedded behavioral economics experiment within the Ability School Engagement Program (ASEP) Trial. ASEP involved 102 young people who were chronically truant from school and randomly allocated to the experimental partnership program (ASEP) or the business‐as‐usual condition. We find that riskier choices made by parents increase the incidence of child self‐reported antisocial behavior (SRASB). Our results show parents in the ASEP condition had greater gains in knowledge of the education laws relative to control. There was a backfire effect for parents in the control group: Their gains in knowledge of the laws led their children to have higher levels of SRASB. Policing partnerships are an important part of the future of policing. Criminology and Public Policy 9/7/2020 Research article Behaviour Sequence Analysis of Police Body-Worn Camera Footage Law enforcement officers in the USA have one of the highest lethal force rates in the world. A shortcoming of previous research on the use of force is that officer-subject encounters are observed as static events, and not a complex escalation of behaviours. Behaviour sequence analysis can identify common pathways that show chains of behaviours occurring at a level greater than what was expected by chance. The current study used 40 body-worn camera videos of officer-subject interactions leading to either lethal or non-lethal outcomes. The current results show that officers are more likely to use lethal force in response to physical threats from subjects, and likewise, use non-lethal force in response to verbal threats. The outcomes of this research extend to law enforcement and public safety, to understand and potentially reduce use of force incidents, particularly lethal force. It also serves to highlight the dynamic and challenging nature of these interactions to aid in establishing a greater rapport between officers and the communities they serve. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 9/7/2020 Research article Motivations For Becoming A Police Officer: A Global Snapshot This study investigated the motives to work for the Police focusing on the differences between recruits from developing and developed countries. Age and year recruited were also accessed to ascertain whether they can account for variance in motives. A total of 233 participants from 28 countries, of which 70 were female, were recruited from active (N = 82) or former (N = 151) Police officers (mean age = 37.65, SD = 8.76, range = 20–62). Of the 28 countries, 16 were classified as developing and 12 as developed by the United Nations classification guide. An adapted 14-item survey was used based on the original scale developed by Lester (1983) listing respectively different reasons for joining the police. Participants from developing countries scored higher motives related to job availability and benefits, helping family and friends, and family influence than those from developed countries. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 9/7/2020 Research article Tri-force ACC retires after leading COVID-19 response ACC Paul Fulwood, who is currently the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire anf Hertfordshire (BCH) COVID-19 Gold Commander, is retiring after many years of police and army service. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/7/2020 News More than £15m in fraud and errors across Scotland’s public sector since 2018 Audit Scotland has identified more than £15m in potential fraud and errors across Scotland’s public sector in the past two years, with auditors warning the pandemic has brought “additional fraud risks”. Holyrood Magazine 9/7/2020 News George Floyd: Police officer told unarmed black man to ‘stop talking’ before his death, court hears Transcripts filed in Minnesota offer the clearest account yet of the moments before the 46-year-old father's death. Sky News 9/7/2020 News George Floyd told officers ‘I can’t breathe’ more than 20 times, transcripts show Derek Chauvin, the officer kneeling on his neck, replied: ‘It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk’ The Guardian 9/7/2020 News The ‘secret server’ used in the killing of John Kinsella – and what it reveals about the scale of the illegal gun trade in Manchester The dismantling of the secret 'EncroChat' communications network used by big-time criminals has left Manchester detectives shocked at the sheer scale of the illicit trade in guns, the M.E.N. has learned. Manchester Evening News 9/7/2020 News Irish pubs may be prosecuted for COVID-19 public health breaches Twenty-six Irish pubs face possible prosecution and the risk of losing their licences over potential breaches of health regulations introduced to control the spread of COVID-19, Irish police said on Thursday. Reuters 9/7/2020 News «336233633364336533663367336833693370Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
