Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103267 total results. Showing results 68241 to 68260 «340934103411341234133414341534163417Next ›Last » Sex Offender Registry System: A Challenging Task For Thai’s Police Policy and Practice This exploratory research studies the provision of sex offender registry systems and identifies whether a suitable model can be applied to the Thai context. To examine these perspectives, a qualitative methodology has been applied via focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with figures involved in the administration of Thai criminal justice. Most of the research participants believed that the introduction of a Thai sex offender registry system would be appropriate, but that this must be produced in response to the cultural and societal specificity of Thailand and an appropriate criterion must be established to classify offenders here. Ultimately, this research demonstrates that a sex offender registry would be suitable for Thailand, but only if this system learns from the advantages/disadvantages of other national systems and if the final legislative approach responds strongly to the needs of Thai society and to the capabilities of the agencies involved in its operations. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 14/4/2020 Research article The Reform of Evidence-Based Investigations in Bangladesh: A Rhetoric Or Reality The reform of police investigative practices was one of six key components of the Police Reform Program (PRP) in Bangladesh. The reforms were intended to shifting police investigations from oral to evidence-based procedures through capacity development. Using a qualitative case study method consisting of in-depth interviews, this paper has examined the extent to which PRP’s reforms have made any difference to police investigative practices. A total of 4 model police stations were selected for the study. In total, 45 participants consisting of 35 police officers and 10 implementing officials, were recruited for in-depth interviews. Findings indicated that a combination of internal and external factors, including organizational culture, lack of political support, police officers’ commitment, and low institutional capacity had limited the successful implementation of the evidence-based investigations. Overall, the degree to which evidence-based investigation was adopted by the police investigators in the model police stations appears to be modest. Police Practice and Research - Registration at source 14/4/2020 Research article New Public Management and the Police Profession At Play This article explores the ways in which competing institutional logics influence the knowledge base of the police, ideas about good police practice and organizational identities. A tension between the humanistic professional police logic and the instrumental New Public Management (NPM) logic is discussed in the context of policing. While the humanistic professional police logic gradually emerged in the 1960s and 70s, over the past twenty years the police force has been reformed in line with the NPM logic. Through qualitative interviews and a quantitative study of the police force, the article investigates the ways in which the ideas of what constitutes a normative good practice are shaped in relation to these two, opposing, logics. A central finding is that despite many years of NPM as the dominant steering logic, a humanistic professional logic persists. However, the shift towards the NPM logic transforms the knowledge base in a more evidence-oriented direction and affects the ideas of normative good practice, especially among police management. Criminal Justice Ethics 14/4/2020 Research article Mere Presence of Informal Guardians Deters Burglars: A Virtual Reality Study This study investigates the deterrent effects of incremental levels of guardianship on residential burglary and assesses how burglars differ from non-burglars in terms of their perceptions of opportunities for burglary. In a virtual reality experiment, 181 incarcerated burglars and 172 non-burglars (university students) were tasked to appraise a virtual neighbourhood in search of a burglary target. During the appraisal process, participants were exposed to different levels of guardianship, ranging from the mere presence of a guardian to an intervening guardian. The presence of a guardian deterred both burglars and non-burglars alike, with only negligible incremental effects for levels of guardianship. For burglars, guardianship increased the perceived likelihood of being caught and the perceived level of social cohesion, whereas it decreased neighbourhood attractiveness. The burglars differed from the non-burglars in terms of how they appraised the virtual neighbourhood, clearly reflecting differences in expertise between both groups. With respect to residential burglary, the results suggest that guardians—in line with the original notion of guardianship developed by Cohen and Felson (American Sociological Review, 44(4), 588–608, 1979)—serve as a deterrent simply by being present. Journal of Experimental Criminology 14/4/2020 Research article World Class Policing: ‘First Drinks: First Impressions’ – harm reduction through police engagement An innovative joint initiative between Australia’s Queensland Police Service and Griffith University to educate revellers about the dangers of excess alcohol was awarded Highly Commended in the World Class Policing Awards, sponsored by Accenture. In the tenth of twelve articles focusing on the award winning nominations, Keith Potter takes a closer look at this innovative approach to harm reduction through community engagement. Policing Insight - Registration at source 14/4/2020 Feature, Innovation Covid-19 in South Asia: ‘Hard policing’ approach has left police ill-prepared to respond to a pandemic As police services across the globe play a vital role in helping to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Dr Zoha Waseem, Research Fellow at the Institute for Global City Policing at UCL, examines the reasons for the 'hard policing' approach taken in some South Asian countries and the growing need to adopt more a compassionate, community-orientated policing response. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/4/2020 Analysis, Feature CSA: why we must manage vicarious trauma among investigators The psychological damage the repeat exposure to images of child sexual abuse (CSA) does to investigators makes retaining them for the fight against offenders a problem. And with the technology and funding avaiable to law enforcement failing to keep up with the abusers, morale is at an all time low. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/4/2020 Analysis, Feature UK third biggest consumer of online child sexual abuse NPCC lead says enforcement response "is best in the world but not enough" Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/4/2020 News Man arrested after attempted murder of Hampshire officer A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked while responding to an incident at a block of flats in Basingstoke. Police Professional 14/4/2020 News Gangs still forcing children into ‘county lines’ drug trafficking Police taskforce head says Covid-19 lockdown has not led to fall in numbers of young drug runners The Guardian 14/4/2020 News Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed Interpol -coordinated case leads to arrests and sparks investigations around Europe INTERPOL 14/4/2020 News TV interview for woman accused of making up Cyprus gang rape ITV documentary to explore allegations local police forced 19-year-old to retract rape claim The Guardian 14/4/2020 News Offender management: Information sharing is the key to reducing re-offending Figures show 64 per cent of short-term prisoners in the UK re-offend. Director of Operational Safety at Northgate Public Services Steve Ainsworth examines how better information sharing between the police and the probation service has the power to reduce re-offending rates and make communities safer. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/4/2020 Feature, Opinion UK Police face online backlash about Orwellian ‘hiding in the shadows’ tweet In a time when basic civil liberties are being eroded, the tweet was met with harsh criticism. Reclaim the net 14/4/2020 Feature, Opinion Engine for change: Drive project focuses on the perpetrators of domestic violence The rolling out of a new perpetrator programme proven to be successful in reducing domestic violence has been put on hold, due to the outbreal of COVID-19. Policing Insight contributor Sarah Gibbons discusses the Drive programme, the methodology behind it and how it can make a real and sustained difference to victims everywhere. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/4/2020 Feature, Innovation Coronavirus: Dozens fined for heading to the beach during lockdown Police use number plate recognition technology to track people heading to the coast from out of town. Sky News 14/4/2020 News Online groomer who had plan to kidnap, rape and murder a youngster profiled as police launch new campaign Stop It Now! Scotland, which treats offenders, saw the numbers of potential abusers using its online help resources more than double since coronavirus saw people stay at home Daily Record 14/4/2020 News Home Secretary Priti Patel reveals more paedophiles are stalking children online Crime has fallen by 21 per cent, senior officials claimed, while conmen and paedophiles are accused of adapting to exploit the coronavirus crisis by defrauding the public and grooming children online. Brinkwire 14/4/2020 News Police warn of huge rise in women committing ‘Cinderella’ abuse as domestic attacks by stepsisters quadruple in ten years Cases of 'Cinderella' abuse by sisters and stepsisters have risen dramatically with attacks by women on family members rising twice as fast as those by men. Mail Online 14/4/2020 News Covid-19: How training necessity became the mother of technological invention Necessity is, as they say, the mother invention and here Nick Bradley, Managing Director of Enlighten Training and Consultancy describes how the Coronavirus emergency has accelerated the modernisation of training delivery with one large police force. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/4/2020 Feature, Opinion «340934103411341234133414341534163417Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
