Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100765 total results. Showing results 70521 to 70540 «352335243525352635273528352935303531Next ›Last » The Influence of Sexual Assault Resistance on Reporting Tendencies and Law Enforcement Response: Findings From the National Crime Victimization Survey Despite its prevalence, sexual assault remains a vastly underreported crime. Previous research suggests that engagement in certain types of resistance during an assault affects the way in which both victims and others perceive the attack; such perceptions influence victims’ likelihood of reporting the assault to law enforcement as well as the criminal justice system response to reported allegations. Using a fight/flight/freeze theoretical framework, the current study sought to examine how forceful, nonforceful, and freeze responding influenced victim reporting and the extent to which reported assaults were pursued and investigated by law enforcement. Using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey between 2010 and 2016, logistic regression analysis indicated that victims are significantly less likely to report to law enforcement if they froze during the attack. Interestingly, although engagement in forceful resistance increases victims’ likelihood of reporting to law enforcement, it has no bearing on law enforcement response beyond the effect of physical injury. Rather, physical injury (e.g., bruises, cuts, broken bones) is the only predictor of law enforcement response to sexual assault allegations. Findings suggest that whereas fight and freeze responses to sexual victimization influence victims’ willingness to report to law enforcement, resistance is not uniquely predictive of law enforcement response once physical injury is considered. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Registration at source 14/10/2019 Research article Police could predict hate crimes with new technology, study suggests The study involves artificial intelligence created by Cardiff University’s HateLab project. Belfast Telegraph 14/10/2019 News Would no-deal Brexit lead to a rise in hate crime? The backdrop is bad enough. The number of recorded hate crimes has more than doubled in the last five years. Reporting has improved, contributing somewhat to the figures, but perception matters: normalisation of rising hate crime and expressions of public prejudice embolden perpetrators. The New Statesman 14/10/2019 Feature, Opinion PC Andrew Harper: More than 800 people expected to attend funeral for ‘hero’ Thames Valley Police officer More than 800 people are expected to attend the funeral of a “hero” police officer who was killed in the line of duty. The Independent 14/10/2019 News Crackdown on foreign criminals who sneak back to the UK Boris Johnson unveils package of tougher law-and-order measures in Queen's Speech today Mail Online 14/10/2019 News ‘Oval Four’ could be cleared after 47 years in wake of corrupt officer case Court of appeal to review controversial 1972 case in which group of black men claimed they were framed by police The Guardian 13/10/2019 News Cleveland boosts control room staff Ten new force contact cfficers are being trained to work in Cleveland’s control room where they will handle calls from victims of crime in both emergency and non-emergency situations Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/10/2019 News SNP formally backs decriminalisation of drugs The SNP has backed decriminalising the possession and consumption of drugs. BBC 13/10/2019 News Great Eastern Run called off in armed police operation Thousands of runners were called away from a half marathon at the last minute as a major armed police operation was launched over a "suspicious" man. BBC 13/10/2019 News Fair Treatment in Policing: Testing the Relationship Between Internal and External Procedural Justice Recently, several highly publicized and troubling police-citizen encounters around the United States have led many to question not only police tactics, but also, more broadly, police legitimacy. These events, among others, led President Obama to create a Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Part of its focus was on fostering legitimacy through procedurally just policing practices. In fact, one of its recommendations to police departments to strengthen their policing practices through the principles of procedural justice – and thereby increasing their external legitimacy – is to promote legitimacy internally by applying those same procedural justice principles within the organization. Part of the reasoning behind this thinking is that officers will be more likely to treat citizens in procedurally just ways if they themselves are treated in procedurally just ways within their organization’s decision-making processes. To test this assertion, survey data are analyzed from 113 officers from the Rockford (IL) Police Department. Multivariate regression results suggest that officers, who perceive fair treatment in their own organization, are more likely to indicate that they employ the same fairness when interacting with citizens. Specific findings, study limitations, and policy implications are discussed. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 13/10/2019 Research article Planning for a crisis: What we can all learn from the #GrabBag response With extreme weather and Brexit dominating the headlines, it might seem sensible for emergency planners to advise people on what to do in a crisis. But when Police Scotland did just that with their #grabbag tweet, it got all the wrong kind of attention. Dan Slee, co-founder of comms2point0, examines the fallout. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 13/10/2019 Analysis Police across country put on standby for London’s million-plus protest day Met may call on officers from across England and Wales on Saturday 19 October for People’s Vote march and finale of Extinction Rebellion action The Guardian 13/10/2019 News Hundreds of police officers across UK called in to halt Extinction Rebellion protest chaos Arrests were made outside Billingsgate Market after a group stopped traffic from entering. One protester was chained to the gate while calling for a ban on fishing and farming. A tweet by the group called it a vigil for the trillions of fish killed for food each year. Express 13/10/2019 News ‘County lines’ drug gangs enslaving vulnerable Britons Record numbers of Britons are being rescued from slavery as “county lines” drug gangs take advantage of vulnerable adults, a report has found. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 13/10/2019 News Police Scotland officers to assist policing protests in London The officers will be deployed in the city from early next week after Chief Constable Iain Livingstone approved the request from the National Police Coordination Centre on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Police Scotland 12/10/2019 News Police called in as Hong Kong and China tensions spread to UK universities Police have been called following a series of clashes between Hong Kong and Chinese students as universities are accused of failing to protect them. The Telegraph - Registration at source 12/10/2019 News Wellbeing week: The right data and partnerships can save lives Martyn Underhill, Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Deputy Portfolio Lead for Mental Health, says changes to processes could have a significant impact on the rising number of suicides. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/10/2019 News Young Drivers, Deterrence Theory, and Punishment Avoidance: A Qualitative Exploration Punishment avoidance occurs when a person commits an offence but is not punished for it. The aim of this article was to explore how young drivers experience punishment avoidance. New drivers aged between 17 and 25 years participated in 11 focus groups held in both metropolitan and regional areas in two Australian states: Queensland and Victoria. Thematic analysis identified that young drivers experience punishment avoidance in one of three ways. First, they can attempt to actively avoid punishment by engaging in deliberate actions to circumvent policing activities. Secondly, they can experience either direct or vicarious punishment avoidance of police enforcement. An example of this would be ‘talking their way out of a ticket’ after they had been caught by a police officer. Finally, their parents may help them avoid punishment by, for instance, paying the traffic fine on their child’s behalf. This article increases our understanding of how punishment avoidance occurs in practice. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 12/10/2019 Research article Police send texts to 2,000 customers of an Albanian drug gang that supplied cocaine to City workers to offer them support with drug abuse Forces across the country have been targeting addicts and regular clients of dealers with the tactic. Mail Online 12/10/2019 News Ministers split over tougher sentences for assaulting police Priti Patel is locked in a row with another senior cabinet minister over attempts to put tougher punishments for assaulting a police officer into the Queen’s Speech. The Times - Subscription at source 12/10/2019 News «352335243525352635273528352935303531Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
