Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97113 total results. Showing results 70061 to 70080 «350035013502350335043505350635073508Next ›Last » Police use ‘community resolutions’ to deal with sex assaults and knife crime OUT of court Police have dealt with thousands of serious offences out of court. Daily Star 17/6/2019 News Protest ‘Domestic extremism’ is no way to describe peaceful protest Police must stop categorising protest activities in this way, say 152 campaigners, lawyers, academics, journalists and politicians The Guardian 17/6/2019 Feature, Opinion Hong Kong police deployed female cops to clean up their colleagues’ mess Four days after Hong Kong saw some of its worst political unrest, an estimated 2 million people again flooded the streets yesterday (June 16) to protest a hated extradition law, further galvanized by seething popular anger against police for their use of force against largely peaceful demonstrators last week and what many see as a problematic designation of the protests as a riot. Quartz 17/6/2019 News Examining A Ferguson Effect on College Students’ Motivation to Become Police Officers The current study examines the impact of the Ferguson Effect and related public scrutiny on college students’ motivation to become police officers. Using data from 654 students located at two US universities with over 20,000 students, the results indicate that students’ who perceived that officer motivation and dangerousness has been affected by negative media scrutiny had significantly higher log-odds of strongly agreeing that such scrutiny has negatively impacted their trajectory to work in the police profession and had higher log-odds of strongly agreeing that it has made them apprehensive about applying for police positions in comparison to the reference category. The current study highlights how the negative attention directed towards law enforcement is adversely influencing college students’ motivation to enter the police profession. Police departments must make a concerted effort to mitigate such negative scrutiny in order to ensure a strong candidate pool for prospective police officers. Journal of Criminal Justice Education - Registration at source 17/6/2019 Research article Plausible Lies and Implausible Truths: Police Investigators’ Preferences While Portraying the Role of Innocent Suspects The present study was designed to examine differences between the preferences of police investigators and laypeople for lies over implausible truths, when assigned to the role of innocent suspects in simulated police investigation scenarios, in order to convince the interrogator of their innocence. Thirty police investigators and thirty laypeople were asked to report how they would behave in four imaginary implausible crime scenarios, given their role as innocent suspects. Participants responded by selecting one of the following four alternative behaviours for each scenario: implausible truth, concealment, partial lie, and utter lie. Results showed that police investigators tended to select plausible lies rather than less plausible truths. Laypeople adhered to less plausible truths. Legal and Criminological Psychology 17/6/2019 Research article Inside the urgent battle to stop UK police using facial recognition UK police use of live facial recognition technology is expanding, but the law around it is still unclear. Now legal cases are challenging its legitimacy Wired 17/6/2019 Analysis, Feature London mayor Sadiq Khan attacks police cuts after four murders in four days The mayor of London also accused Donald Trump of being a "poster boy for racists" over his comments about the fatal attacks. Sky News 17/6/2019 News PSNI and Police Authority could face £40m holiday pay bill The Police Service of Northern Ireland is facing a £40m bill after losing a court challenge over holiday pay. BBC 17/6/2019 News Chief constable suspensions: Should Police and Crime Panels have greater oversight? Several high-profile suspensions of Chief Constables by Police and Crime Commissioners have shone a spotlight on the apparent lack of guidance, scrutiny and transparency in the process. Has the time come for Police and Crime Panels to play a greater role in the proceedings? Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 Analysis Evidence-Based Policing: How New Zealand Police is leading the way New Zealand Police has established the world's first Evidence-Based Policing Service Centre. New Zealand Police’s Deputy Chief Executive Service Delivery Mark Evans OBE explains why it was set up and how Evidence-Based Policing is helping New Zealand 'be the safest country'. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 Opinion Why cops need a ‘warrior’ mindset (and why they shouldn’t want one) The police can be heavily criticised for adopting what is called the warrior mentality of an "us versus them" approach to policing communities. RCMP Inspector Kevin Cyr looks at the nuances of this approach - and why we shouldn't give up on it altogether if we want to keep communities and police officers safe. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 Opinion Physical attacks on cash machines: Why an armour isn’t enough Whether it is explosive gas attacks, the use of cutting tools to breach the automated teller machine (ATM) or ram attacks that aim to physical remove the entire ATM, criminals are willing to use extreme measures to capture the prized loot. Europol 17/6/2019 News JCC Circular 15 of 2019 Election of Chair (Elect) of the SPF – Information As you will be aware the Chair of the SPF, Andrea MacDonald has intimated her intention to retire from the Police Service, and her position within the SPF on Saturday 4th April 2020. Whilst that is almost ten months away, prudence determines that we should plan for Andrea’s retirement and her replacement sooner rather than later. The election for Andrea’s successor will therefore take place at the next meeting of the Joint Central Committee on Tuesday 20th August 2019. Scottish Police Federation (SPF) 17/6/2019 News APCC response to mental health legislation announcement The Government has today committed to ban the use of police cells as a place of safety for people experiencing a mental health crisis. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 17/6/2019 News IOPC uses its powers to direct force into bringing disciplinary action against acquitted officer PC who smashed through motorist's windscreen guilty of gross misconduct in 'mistaken identity' case. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 News Watchdog ‘not fit for purpose’ after PC cleared of using dog as a weapon A police watchdog accused of a witch hunt has been branded “not fit for purpose” after an "ultimate professional" officer was cleared by a jury of allegations he used his dog as a weapon. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 News Response to media reporting of police use of community resolutions New data released today (Monday 17 June) shows the use of community resolutions by police, prior to a new national strategy on out of court disposals being introduced in 2018. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 17/6/2019 News Human rights’ campaigners in new bid to outlaw bulk interception powers for police The government’s mass surveillance powers which allow the police and intelligence agencies to obtain and store the communications data of large numbers of people through "bulk warrants" are unlawful, campaigners claim. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 News What is cuckooing? Police warning about drug gangs who take over homes of the vulnerable Cuckooing occurs when dealers befriend vulnerable individuals and turn their homes into a place to keep and sell drugs. The Sun 17/6/2019 News Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election: All the dates, candidates and key information Voters will go to the polls in July to vote for a new PCC after Dame Vera Baird stood down. Chronicle Live (North East) 17/6/2019 News «350035013502350335043505350635073508Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
