Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115057 total results. Showing results 6761 to 6780 «335336337338339340341342343Next ›Last » CC BJ Harrington: ‘When it gets to policing delivery, it’s better to be locally controlled, locally held, and in touch’ Essex Chief Constable BJ Harrington, one of the longer-serving chief constables in England and Wales, spoke recently to Policing Insight’s James Sweetland about avoiding “distractions” in delivering policing to the public, facing down criticism in relation to controversial issues such as the Epping asylum protests, and why local control and connections are still more effective in service delivery than “big is beautiful” centralisation. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 Feature, Interview Three new Members appointed to the British Transport Police Authority The independent body responsible for oversight of the British Transport Police has added three new members to its board, bringing its membership up to 16 in total. Emergency Services Times 18/11/2025 News Vulnerable youth sports scheme stops violence in its tracks A year-long Sports Diversion Programme supporting young people in Nottinghamshire at high risk of violence and criminal exploitation has delivered significant improvements in wellbeing, relationships and future opportunities, according to a new evaluation. Emergency Services Times 18/11/2025 News Senior garda flags alleged unsafe gun holsters linked to Kildare business REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A senior garda officer made claims alleging that gun holsters made by an equine saddlery in Kildare may be responsible for the accidental self-wounding of a garda at the residence of the Israeli Ambassador in Dublin in 2020. Kildare Nationalist (Republic of Ireland) 17/11/2025 News Reformed National Protocol for dealing with children in care to be published next year Children in care are 10 times more likely to be cautioned or convicted, research has shown. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2025 News Children in care who lash out may no longer face automatic arrest under UK review Plan aims to restrict ‘over-policing’ of looked-after young people and ensure challenging behaviour is met with support rather than criminalisation The Guardian 17/11/2025 News Mayo ‘left behind’ as no new Gardai assigned to the county REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: No new Garda Members have been assigned to the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Garda Division. Western People (Republic of Ireland) 17/11/2025 News Police sergeant who slapped female officer’s bum let off with written warning The officer was off-duty socialising with colleagues just days before Christmas last year when he slapped the female officer's bottom. Express 17/11/2025 News The Effect of Police Deployment Strategy on Emergency Response Times: An Agent-based Modelling Investigation Objectives: This study investigates the impact of three police deployment strategies on emergency response times using agent-based modelling (ABM). Specifically, it evaluates the effectiveness of random patrol, stationary deployment (optimal spreading), and static deployment (idling at last incident location). It further examines how key variables—urbanisation, call volume, and police capacity—moderate these effects.Methods: A detailed ABM was developed using NetLogo, integrating real-world data: historical calls for service (CFS), jurisdiction shapefiles, and street network data from the Netherlands. The model simulated police travel and response dynamics across 300 runs, varying deployment strategies, urbanisation levels, call volumes, and police capacities. Outputs were analysed to assess response times, fast response rates (13 minutes). Methods were preregistered at https://osf.io/yrwdp/?view_only=cb174d08e8834c579158a5c7f7fb03cb. Results: On average, stationary deployment reduced response times by 35% (SD ±14%), increased fast responses by 74% (SD ±40%), and decreased late responses by 66% (SD ±33%) compared to random patrol. Static deployment also outperformed random patrol, reducing response times by 13% (SD ±9%), increasing fast responses by 22% (SD ±14%), and reducing late responses by 42% (SD ±36%). The advantages of stationary and static deployment were most pronounced in rural areas and at lower police capacities. Urbanisation reduced the performance gap between strategies, while higher call volumes modestly diminished the relative benefits of stationary deployment. Conclusions: This study highlights the significant impact of police deployment strategies on response times and rapid interventions. These findings underscore the need for further research on rapid response. The modular ABM framework offers a valuable tool for adapting investigations to different policing contexts, enhancing external validity. CRIMRXIV 17/11/2025 Research article Decision not to dismiss sex case officer ‘correct’ The Police Misconduct Panel was right not to dismiss an officer in Greater Manchester who had sex with a colleague on police premises while on duty, a High Court judge has ruled. BBC 17/11/2025 News Superintendent fails to convince judge that Drew Harris penalised him over protected disclosures REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Chief Superintendent Brian O’Reilly claimed he has been penalised for making protected disclosures about alleged defective gun holsters The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 17/11/2025 News Accounting for Police Whistleblowing We examine how police whistleblowers make sense of their decisions to speak about or report misconduct in the context of the police code of silence. Specifically, we use the sociology of accounts as a theoretical framework and interviews with 24 former and current officers who self-identified as police whistleblowers to understand how they accounted for their decisions to report. Participants either initially rejected the whistleblower label, emphasizing a lack of intent, or accepted the label, describing themselves as good officers who value the ideals of policing. Findings have implications for understanding how organizational culture can facilitate or constrain internal reporting of misconduct. Crime and Delinquency - Subscription at source 17/11/2025 Research article Is updating racialized? Differential effects of (dis)respectful police contact on perceptions of police legitimacy Understanding the updating process of police legitimacy in adolescence is crucial, as it is a formative period where early encounters with law enforcement form the foundation of legal orientations, particularly in a racially stratified society where such interactions can confirm or defy expectations of respect by ethnoracial group membership. The current study explores how (dis)respectful police contacts during adolescence and early adulthood update perceptions of police legitimacy, and whether this process is racialized. We utilize 11 waves of the Pathways to Desistance study, applying fixed effects modeling to capture how police respect updates posterior legitimacy perceptions. Additionally, we examine how ethnoracial identity, a largely time-invariant factor, contours the dynamic and time-varying process of legal socialization. Our findings suggest that although disrespectful police encounters uniformly hinder legitimacy evaluations, respectful treatment has varied effects: It improves legitimacy for Hispanic respondents but is not statistically influential among Black and White respondents. These findings are consistent with loss aversion, where negative experiences disproportionately impact legal orientations, but also highlight the racialized nature of the police legitimacy updating process. Our findings highlight the importance of minimizing disrespectful treatment by police and suggest that building trust among Black Americans through procedural justice is inhibited by accumulated experiences. Criminology 17/11/2025 Research article Counseling Interventions to Reduce Domestic Violence Against Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Purpose: Domestic violence (DV) or intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prominent global problem endangering the lives of women. This systematic review of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) explored the effectiveness of counseling for women, couples and families as an intervention to reduce and/or prevent DV. Methods: A systematic search for peer reviewed literature was conducted in the following databases: CINAHL (EBSCO Host) all databases, Psych INFO (EBSCO host), OVID Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, PUBMED, and the Cochrane library. The JBI critical appraisal checklists for Randomized Controlled Trials (Barker et al., 2023) was used by two independent reviewers to assess rigor of the studies. Studies reporting reduction in DV as a primary or secondary outcome were included. Studies on DV in relation to psychotherapies such as CBT were excluded. Results: 1373 records were screened by title and abstract, of which 1354 were excluded. Out of the 19 remaining papers, two additional papers were found via reference checking. After full text screening, a final total of eight papers was included in this review. Four of the eight studies included in this review reported a significant reduction of DV in the counseling intervention arm, with the other four studies finding no difference in DV outcomes between the intervention and control groups. However, the positive effects of counseling were short-lived. Conclusion: There is an urgent need to develop counseling interventions that have lasting impacts on the enduring prevalence of DV. Journal of Family Violence - Subscription at source 17/11/2025 Research article Former Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha distances himself from Jevon McSkimming and Andrew Coster after IPCA report NEW ZEALAND: Former deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha, who retired last year after 40 years in the force, has distanced himself from fellow former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming and commissioner Andrew Coster after a damning IPCA report into police handling of complaints against McSkimming. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 17/11/2025 News NSW Police Commissioner vows to keep one step ahead of Sydney’s crime gangs AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon spoke to Craig Reucassel about the work they're doing against organised crime in Sydney, and responded on whether laws should be changed after last week's neo-Nazi rally outside Parliament. ABC Listen (Australia) 17/11/2025 Audio, Feature, Interview Broken trust: why police are failing to learn from their own mistakes – Full Story podcast AUSTRALIA: Guardian Australia’s Queensland correspondent, has been reporting on the national crisis of domestic and family violence, as well as the culture and attitudes inside the Queensland police, for years. The Guardian 17/11/2025 Audio, News Decision not to dismiss sex case officer ‘correct’ The Police Misconduct Panel was right not to dismiss an officer in Greater Manchester who had sex with a colleague on police premises while on duty, a High Court judge has ruled. BBC 17/11/2025 News Met Police boss posed as Ronan Keating to harass female colleague Call centre supervisor claimed Boyzone star was his cousin and sent gifts and messages pretending to be from singer The Telegraph - Subscription at source 17/11/2025 News Inspector who had sex with colleague on duty right not to be dismissed, judge rules The Police Misconduct Panel was right not to dismiss a Greater Manchester officer who had sex with a colleague on police premises while on duty, a High Court judge has ruled. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2025 News «335336337338339340341342343Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
