Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100507 total results. Showing results 68041 to 68060 «339934003401340234033404340534063407Next ›Last » Police driver wrongly believed sirens were on prior to fatal collision A senior coroner is to ask the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) to consider fitting a device inside police response vehicles that lets the occupants know when the siren has been activated. Police Professional 9/1/2020 News Illegal drug seizures rise for first time in seven years Seizures of illegal drugs made by police and the Border Force in England and Wales have increased for the first time in seven years. Police Professional 9/1/2020 News Warwickshire PCC extends chief constable’s contract for two years Warwickshire Police Chief Constable Martin Jelley will remain at the helm of the force until March 2022 after his contract was extended by police and crime commissioner Philip Seccombe. Police Professional 9/1/2020 News Hong Kong police ‘hack into more than 3,700 mobile phones seized from protesters’ Hong Kong police have hacked into more than 3,700 mobile phones seized from protestors, according to local media reports. The Independent 9/1/2020 News South Wales football derby: Facial ID technology sparks police row The use of facial recognition technology at football matches has sparked a row between two senior police figures. BBC 9/1/2020 News The Philadelphia Predictive Policing Experiment This place-based, randomized experiment explored the impact of different patrol strategies on violent and property crime in microscale predicted crime areas. The experiment aimed to learn whether different but operationally realistic police responses to crime forecasts, estimated by a predictive policing software program, could reduce crime. Twenty Philadelphia city districts were randomized to three interventions and one control condition. The three interventions comprised awareness districts (where officers were made aware of predicted areas on roll-call), marked car districts (where a marked patrol police car was dedicated to treatment areas), and unmarked car districts (a plain-clothes vehicle was dedicated to treatment areas). A business-as-usual approach represented the control condition in districts where staff had no access to the predictive software program. Two distinct 3-month phases examined crime outcomes for property and violent crime, respectively. The marked car treatment showed substantial benefits for property crime (31% reduction in expected crime count), as well as temporal diffusion of benefits to the subsequent 8-h period (40% reduction in expected crime count). No other intervention demonstrated meaningful crime reduction. Journal of Experimental Criminology - Registration at source 9/1/2020 Research article An Experimental Study of Responses to Armed Police in Great Britain This study tested whether the presence of a firearm changed the way people reacted to police among a British sample. In an online study, participants were shown images of armed and unarmed police and rated them on a number of variables. Some participants were primed to think about terrorism, and some participants were exposed to more armed police than others. Participants had more negative responses to police when they were armed. We found no effect of the terrorism prime on people’s reactions to images of armed police and no effect of exposure. Yet, unexpectedly, we found a negative effect of the terrorism prime on trust and legitimacy. In a country where police have never before been routinely armed, this research raises important questions about how armed police can retain the public’s support when they may no longer be considered ‘prototypical representatives’ of the British people. Journal of Experimental Criminology 9/1/2020 Research article Police detective convicted of inventing a crime to imprison innocent man is allowed to walk free by judge A police detective who fabricated a fake assault and lied under oath in order to imprison an innocent man has been spared jail time. The Independent 9/1/2020 News Girl, 15, ‘was repeatedly raped and sexually exploited by Asian grooming gang but no action was taken when she reported abuse’, court hears The rape and grooming of a vulnerable teenage girl was not investigated until five years after police were first informed, a court has heard. Mail Online 9/1/2020 News Cyprus rape case teenager will get police support as sex crime victim The teenager convicted of lying to the authorities about being gang-raped in Cyprus will receive support and care in Britain as a sex crime victim, police have said. The Times - Subscription at source 9/1/2020 News Man jailed for social media threats to stab officers A man who used social media to send a series of violent threats to police officers has been jailed for ten months. Police Professional 9/1/2020 News Cumbria PCC vows to fight any attempts to merge his force Cumbria’s police and crime commissioner has vowed to fight for the continuing independence of his constabulary after the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said the current 43-force structure was “outdated”. Police Professional 9/1/2020 News Welsh PCCs clash over use of facial recognition technology The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for North Wales has criticised the “disproportionate” use of live facial recognition by South Wales Police. Police Professional 9/1/2020 News Investigation into road traffic collision following serious injuries to two people An investigation has been launched after two people were injured in a road traffic collision in the North East. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 9/1/2020 News Sheriff: Scottish courts are ‘fed up’ of people using police officer’s as ‘punchbags’ A man who threatened to stab a police constable during a tirade of abuse was jailed for eight months yesterday by a sheriff who said that Scottish courts were “fed up” with people using officers as “punchbags”. The Press and Journal 9/1/2020 News Disclosure problems still exist in more than half of all prosecutions, review finds Crucial evidence is still not being properly disclosed in more than half of all prosecutions cases, a damning report by inspectors has found. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 9/1/2020 News France’s national police chief resigns amid reports he is ‘washed out’ from handling yellow vest revolt France’s national police chief has resigned after just two years in the job with colleagues reportedly saying he was “washed out” in particular after a gruelling 12 months tackling a violent “yellow vest” revolt. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 9/1/2020 News Gareth Wilson awarded Queen’s Police Medal in New Year Honours Gareth joined Essex Police in 1989 and has worked across four Home Office Forces; Essex, Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk. During his career Gareth has led on high-profile criminal investigations, worked on wide scale collaboration projects, managed significant operations and delivered organisational change. Ministry of Defence (MoD) 9/1/2020 News RIC ceremony row sets back united Ireland, says taoiseach The prospect of a united Ireland has been pushed back by the controversy surrounding the commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary, the taoiseach has said. The Times - Subscription at source 9/1/2020 News Disclosure of unused material in the crown court In 2017 HMCPSI published a joint inspection report Making it Fair: The Disclosure of Unused Material in Volume Crown Court Cases in which we set out that the failure to deal effectively with disclosure has a corrosive effect on the criminal justice system. Poor handling of disclosure undermines the principles of a fair trial which is the foundation of the criminal justice system. It adds delay, cost and increases the stress faced by witnesses, victims and defendants. It may result in a complete failure of proper process, either by stopping a trial from going ahead, thereby depriving the victim of justice or convicting an innocent defendant. Both amount to miscarriages of justice. HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) 9/1/2020 Report «339934003401340234033404340534063407Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
