Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 67721 to 67740 «338333843385338633873388338933903391Next ›Last » Police had more than 200,000 calls about lockdown flouters while officers handed out 8,997 fines for breaches in last month – as data reveals Britain’s biggest covidiots are men under 30 Police have handed out more than 9,000 fines to people in England and Wales for flouting the new coronavirus lockdown laws - including 397 repeat offenders, it was revealed today. Mail Online 30/4/2020 News More than 3,000 extra officers join police as part of Johnson pledge Home Office reveals progress in reversing net loss of about 20,000 officers under Tory austerity The Guardian 30/4/2020 News Lifting lockdown measures differently will make policing harder, police chief says Lifting lockdown differently across the country will be particularly challenging and could jeopardise the public’s high levels of compliance, Scotland’s police chief has warned. Evening Express (Aberdeen) 30/4/2020 News The lawfulness of the Coronavirus Restrictions Legislation imposing ‘Lockdown’ The lawfulness of the Coronavirus Restrictions Legislation imposing ‘Lockdown’ UK Police Law Blog 30/4/2020 Feature, Opinion Indefinite retention of DNA profile, fingerprints and photographs of a convicted motorist contrary to article 8 The European Court of Human Rights court held in Gaughran v United Kingdom [2020] ECHR 144 that the police’s indefinite retention of DNA profile, fingerprints and photographs of person convicted of a minor offence without a possibility of review constituted an infringement of Article 8 ECHR (respect for private life). This is the latest in a number of cases where the ECtHR has disagreed with a decision of the Supreme Court and represents a further development of the meaning of “private life”. UK Police Law Blog 30/4/2020 Feature, Opinion Workforce Diversity in Police Hiring: the Influence of Organizational Characteristics In recent years, many law enforcement agencies have found themselves in legitimacy crises, where police have difficulty winning the support and trust of the communities that they serve. One strategy suggested to improve legitimacy is developing personnel rosters that share demographic characteristics with a jurisdiction’s service population. This study examines how characteristics of police agencies, including existing workforce diversity, predict subsequent success in hiring non-White applicants. We merge applicant and hiring data from agencies reporting to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) with organizational data from the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA). Results suggest that existing workforce diversity and some measures of organizational complexity influence successful hiring of non-White applicants. Justice Evaluation Journal - Registration at source 30/4/2020 Research article Impact of A Training Programme on Police Attitudes Towards Victims of Rape: A Randomised Controlled Trial Does an in-service training programme designed to address the attitudes of student officers, uniformed response officers and specialist rape crime investigators towards victims of rape change their perspective on adult victims, both male and female, who report rape offences? Police officers from four separate policing roles completed questionnaires designed to measure their attitudes towards victims of rape. The questions were already validated and used four specific subscales: ‘Asked for it’, ‘Didn’t mean to’, ‘It wasn’t really rape’ and ‘S/he lied’. Two questionnaires, one focused on male victims and one on females, were administered at different points in time. This randomised controlled trial used a block design, randomly assigning eligible police officers to treatment and control conditions within each of four groups. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 30/4/2020 Research article Police governance: Scrutiny in the time of a coronavirus Scrutiny is a vital aspect of police governance, but how does it work during a pandemic? Last week, Cheshire Police and Crime Panel became the first to use Zoom to question Cheshire PCC David Keane on how the force is performing in these unprecedented times. But can a 'virtual meeting' be a substitute for the real thing? Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/4/2020 Feature, Innovation How reforms and coronavirus will affect policing, courts and prisons Work with Offenders digs into the detail of an important new report on the future for the justice system. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/4/2020 News Bedfordshire Police officers and staff join the thousands who have FREE access to Policing Insight! – Find out how Policing Insight welcomes officers and staff from Bedfordshire Police, who now have FREE access to Policing Insight with the start of a new organisation wide subscription. Policing Insight is now available FREE to officers and staff in many UK forces and in other police and criminal justice organisations as well as to students and staff members in many academic institutions. Read on to find out how to use your FREE subscriber access. Policing Insight 30/4/2020 News The numbers game With crime and prosecution figures dominating the agenda in government, many in policing fear a return to the target-driven culture of the past. Police Professional 30/4/2020 Feature New Pronto Mobile apps help police forces practice social distancing As a result of the urgent need to protect the safety of the public, alongside demand from UK police forces to be able to do so while respecting social distancing, Motorola Solutions is now offering new Pronto mobile applications to allow engagement with the public, while respecting 2m of distance, with the first going live last week. Emergency Services Times 30/4/2020 News Beyond the pandemic – What will the criminal landscape look like after COVID-19? New Europol report assesses the impact of the pandemic on serious and organised crime across three phases. Based on criminal information from investigations in the Member States, Europol is assessing the impact of the pandemic across three phases; current, mid- and long-term phase. The report anticipates developments across the threat landscape that will have an operational impact on law enforcement authorities across Europe. Europol also identifies five key factors that influence organised crime during and after the pandemic. Europol 30/4/2020 News More than 3,000 extra officers join police in Govt recruitment drive APCC Chair, Katy Bourne OBE said: “The positive latest figures for police officer recruitment show that police forces are being innovative in the face of adversity, adapting assessment and training procedures to safely manage the onboarding of the maximum number of new recruits. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 30/4/2020 News Statistics at Home Office We produce and publish timely, accurate and objective statistics in the form of commentary, tables and data on the following: crime, migration, policing and police workforce, alcohol and drugs licensing, animals in science, counter-terrorism, fire and rescue. Our statistics support the Home Office objectives, and inform government, Parliament and the public. Home Office 30/4/2020 Report Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2020 Quarterly update on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales. Home Office 30/4/2020 Report More than 3,000 extra officers join police in recruitment drive The government is on track to meet its target of 6,000 additional officers in England and Wales by March 2021, as online assessment centres mean forces can continue recruiting. Home Office 30/4/2020 News UK prison officers punching compliant inmates, report says Human rights delegation finds ‘reprehensible practice’ in three male prisons The Guardian 30/4/2020 News Bamber Jeremy Bamber lawyers seek review of CPS refusal to disclose evidence Bamber is serving life sentence for killing his parents, sister and her twin boys in 1985 The Guardian 30/4/2020 News Police prepare for a post-lockdown summer of crime and expect an increase in violence and gang activity on Britain’s streets when restrictions are eased Police have said they are concerned that an increase in violent crime by younger unemployed men and gangs looking to reclaim their turf will follow the relaxation of lockdown measures. Mail Online 30/4/2020 News «338333843385338633873388338933903391Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
