Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98635 total results. Showing results 70061 to 70080 «350035013502350335043505350635073508Next ›Last » Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly accessible database The Guardian 14/8/2019 News Boris Johnson urged to use cash boost to reverse ‘collapse’ of community policing Boris Johnson should use his new police funding pledge to reverse the "collapse" of community policing, a former senior officer has said. PoliticsHome 14/8/2019 News Nearly 1,000 cops arrested in past four years for crimes including rape, GBH and domestic violence Nearly 1,000 cops were arrested over four years for crimes including rape. The Sun 14/8/2019 News Extra police recruits ‘need to be bobbies on the beat’ Almost all of the promised 20,000 police recruits must be used to tackle the “total collapse” of neighbourhood units in the last decade, a former Metropolitan Police chief has said. The Times - Subscription at source 14/8/2019 News Penalties for using phone when driving should be reviewed The House of Commons Transport Committee has recommended that the penalties for driving while using a hand-held phone should be reviewed and tougher penalties be applied for what should regarded as a danger to road users. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 13/8/2019 News The Guardian view on surveillance: Big Brother is not the only watcher now The problem is not that computers can recognise faces. It’s that they can’t forget them The Guardian 13/8/2019 Feature, Opinion Knife crime is a real problem, but stop and search isn’t the solution The home secretary’s extension of discriminatory police stop and search powers is mere political grandstanding The Guardian 13/8/2019 Feature, Opinion Rekindling British Policing: A 10-Point Plan for Revival Commitments from the new Prime Minister represent a dramatic shift in policing policy following eight years of cuts to police budgets and police officer numbers which have been simultaneously accompanied by rising levels of serious and violent crime. It also comes in the immediate aftermath of warnings of a potential crisis in policing operational delivery from some of the most influential police professionals in the country. This paper looks at five challenges faced by the police service and how to address them. Policy Exchange 13/8/2019 Report Troubled new police computer system is a ‘major cock-up’ and is putting children at risk, MP warns Stockport’s Ann Coffey has branded the Capita-designed ‘iOPS’ system a ‘major cock-up’, accusing Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of failing to heed warnings from frontline officers Manchester Evening News 13/8/2019 News The astonishing testimony of police whistleblowers who claim the new GMP computer system is so unusable that people will die unless it’s fixed SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: While senior leadership continue to insist it is safe, since we reported on the new ‘iOPS’ system last week we have been inundated with concerns from officers about its implications Manchester Evening News 13/8/2019 News Gwent Police’s new chief constable Pam Kelly calls on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to provide clarity on extra police officers pledge Pam Kelly said Gwent Police needed more resources to be visible on the streets and proactively fight crime Wales Online 13/8/2019 News Understanding Corruption in the Lower Levels of the Afghan Police Force Definitions of police corruption are usually associated with bribery and extortion. Police culture entails internalised and uncodified norms, rules and values that may enhance susceptibility of corruption within a police force. This article provides an empirical study on police corruption within the lower levels of the Afghan police due to the lack of studies conducted with them. Undertaking a social constructivist approach, the aim of the study is to provide the perceptions from Afghan police officers on the causes and practices of police corruption. The findings reveal that the main causes are heavily linked to unprofessionalism, low pay and the lack of controls. Police accountability is low and solidarity appears high. Moreover, patronage and the acceptance of corruption as a means to getting things done are part of social practices engrained in Afghan culture which leads to the practices of biased recruitment, bribery and extortion. In relation to noble cause corruption, there is no sense of mission and the idea of policing, as part of a mandate, has been lost in the Afghan police force. An understanding of police corruption and police culture from the perspective of street-level police officers is relevant to understand the main causes and practices of corruption and mitigate them to restore public faith in the police as a main port of security. This can prevent potential Taliban resurgence by deterring alternative security promoted by the insurgency. Police Journal - Registration at source 13/8/2019 Research article BASC say TVP new rules for gun applications are unfair A shooting group has hit-out at new rules for firearm applicants. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) say the rules enforced by Thames Valley Police will lead to a postcode lottery. Oxford Mail 13/8/2019 News UK crime SHAME: Shock figures reveal ‘appalling’ attacks on police officers each day Violent assaults on police have risen by a third in just four years, new figures reveal. Officers are being injured on duty at a rate of 28 a day as the crime epidemic sweeping the UK shows no sign of ending. Bobbies were victims of 10,399 assaults that caused injuries last year – up 32 per cent from 7,903 recorded in 2015/16. Express 13/8/2019 News Service should ‘rise to challenge of restoring entire police workforce to 2010 level’ Government needs to match Boris Johnson officer pledge with equal numbers of police staff and PCSOs, union claims. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/8/2019 News Crime Commissioner calls on Shropshire fire service to reveal spending on legal battle West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on Shropshire's fire service to reveal how much public money it intends to spend on a legal battle. Shropshire Star 13/8/2019 News Public Servants Or Soldiers? A Test of the Police-Military Equivalency Hypothesis During these times of escalating tensions between the police and the communities they serve, the news and social media have been full of images of police officers wearing military gear, armed with military weapons, and driving military vehicles. This study surveyed a sample of undergraduate college students taking criminal justice classes at a Midwestern university and examined whether the blurred lines between police officers and soldiers have caused the public to perceive police officers who work in urban areas as being equivalent to soldiers in war zones. The findings indicate that holding a conservative crime ideology and having negative attitudes towards people who live in poor, high crime neighborhoods (‘the policed’) are strong predictors of a belief in police-military equivalency. Discussions for future research and tests of this theory are discussed. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 13/8/2019 Research article The Baltimore Moment: Race, Place, and Public Disorder The death of Freddie Gray in April 2015 sparked numerous protests and looting in Baltimore, Maryland. But why did massive uprising take place in Baltimore? What was so special about Baltimore that erupted into weeks of explosive incidents of race-based unrest, which garnered national attention? Using the Flashpoints Model of Public Disorder, this study examines the nature, causes, and dynamics of uprisings in the city of Baltimore, which lays the groundwork for understanding the conditions that can lead to future uprisings in other places. Systematic application of the Flashpoints Model shows that unrest in Baltimore was the result of a complex set of causal factors that ignited years of pent-up tension and highlights the significance of race as an organizing feature. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 13/8/2019 Research article Government launches £2m fund for driverless cybersecurity testing The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is inviting proposals for developments that would offer ways to “measure cyber-physical resilience and maintain cybersecurity for vehicles, roadside infrastructure, [and] supporting services”. PublicTechnology.net 13/8/2019 News Officers’ Memory and Stress in Virtual Lethal Force Scenarios: Implications For Policy and Training Sworn law enforcement officers (N = 151) were exposed to two different simulated lethal force encounters, a motorcycle-traffic-stop (MTS) and a workplace violence incident. Workplace violence incidents (WPV) consisted of two versions: an original version (WVO) and an enhanced version (WVE) with additional tactile and auditory stimuli within the simulation environment. Officers’ recognition memory (immediate and 48 h later), perceived stress, and physiological stress responses were examined. Delayed reporting led to impaired memory for event information in the MTS and perpetrator information in the WVE simulation. Moreover, perpetrator information was remembered more accurately than event information. Two physiological stress markers – alpha amylase and immunoglobulin-a – were correlated with memory for the simulated experiences; however, cortisol and interleukin-6 were not. These findings support current theory related to arousal and memory suggesting that officers should be interviewed as soon as reasonably possible after a lethal force incident. Implications for legal parameters in defining a ‘reasonable officer’ exerting lethal force are considered. Psychology Crime and Law - Registration at source 13/8/2019 Research article «350035013502350335043505350635073508Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
