Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97087 total results. Showing results 70521 to 70540 «352335243525352635273528352935303531Next ›Last » How effective are Video Surveillance Systems (VSS)? VSS are operated by most Local Authorities in England and Wales and are intrinsically linked with operational policing to protect the public and ensure their safety. Indeed the whole genre of video surveillance systems (VSS) beyond the traditional CCTV is growing rapidly – Drones and Body Worn cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and evolution of technology incorporating artificial intelligence represent the current landscape. It’s evolved in the last few decades from just a few dozen cameras to millions of cameras in operation now. They are everywhere from stadiums and trains stations, shops and high-streets, cash machines and even abattoirs. Surveillance Camera Commissioner 28/5/2019 Feature, Opinion Number of Met Police officers on long-term sick doubles after knife crime surge The number of Met officers on sick leave is soaring as a police leader warns that they are dealing with a “war zone” on London’s streets. The Standard 28/5/2019 News Home Secretary Sajid Javid pledges more police on our streets to stop knife crime as he bids to be the next PM By Sajid Javid, Home Secretary The Sun 28/5/2019 Feature, Opinion Policing Labour Trafficking in the United States Despite new mandates to identify and respond to labour trafficking crimes, US law enforcement struggles to integrate labour trafficking enforcement with traditional policing routines and roles. As a result, human trafficking enforcement has primarily focused on sex trafficking and few labour trafficking cases have been identified and prosecuted. This study utilizes data from 86 qualitative interviews with municipal, state, county and federal law enforcement, victim service providers and labour trafficking victims in four US communities to inform our understanding of police responses to labour trafficking in local communities. Through the coding of these interviews across a series of themes, we identify three major challenges that impact police identification and response to labour trafficking crimes. These include lack of clarity about the definition of labour trafficking, lack of institutional readiness to address labour trafficking, and routines of police work that undermine police responsiveness to labour trafficking in local communities. Trends in Organized Crime - Registration at source 28/5/2019 Research article Youngest deputy PCC in country ‘focussing on violent crime’ All change in the corridors of accountability for West Midlands. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/5/2019 News Chief Constable recruitment: Does “public selection” work? Policing Insight publisher and Bedfordshire resident, Bernard Rix, was in the audience for last week's innovative "public selection" of the next Bedfordshire Chief Constable. Here, he reflects on what he learned... Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/5/2019 Opinion Beyond Police Culture Combiing insights from the traditional literature on police culture with insights from the broader literature on organisational culture and on grid-group cultural theory (Douglas, 1970), the purpose of this paper is to introduce a new 15-dimensional framework of “organisational culture in the police” and test this framework via a survey instrument. This new conceptualisation is broader than the traditional police culture concept and allows for comparisons of the police with other organisations. A newly developed instrument to measure the 15-dimensional framework, called the “Leuven Organisational Culture Questionnaire (LOCQ)”, was tested in 64 local police forces in Belgium (n=3,847). The hypothesised 15-dimensional model is largely confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Assessments of between-unit variation show that the LOCQ is sufficiently sensitive to identify differences between work units in police organisations. The authors also find that traditional police culture characteristics tend to vary slightly less between units than the other characteristics. Also, there is less variation for characteristics related to police work (e.g. law enforcement orientation and citizen orientation) than for characteristics associated with the unit level (e.g. weak supervisory support and internal solidarity) or the organisational level (e.g. rule orientation and results orientation). Policing: An International Journal 28/5/2019 Research article What kind of security policy better serves democracy? At this year’s Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics, openDemocracy was invited to curate Democracy Day on March 29, to explore the health of democracy and how to reinvigorate it for our volatile times. One highlight of a packed and challenging day was this panel of four speakers, organised in partnership with the Transnational Institute, on security policy as we know it today. Do the current approaches to counter-terrorism and conflict at home and abroad serve us well ? What type of security policy do we need to make our democracies fit for purpose? This transcript covers the opening contributions from Narzanin Massoumi ( Exeter University), Daniel Holder (Committee on the Administration of Justice), Cori Crider, (ex-Legal Director at Reprieve) and in the chair, Ben Hayes (Transnational Institute). openDemocracy 28/5/2019 Feature, Opinion Watch: David Davis backs journalists arrested over Loughinisland massacre confidential material The case of two journalists arrested over confidential material aired in a documentary should be highlighted around the world, David Davis has said. The Conservative MP joined award winning film makers Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey at Belfast High Court on Tuesday to support their legal challenge against the police. Belfast Telegraph 28/5/2019 News Trust in the Police in Rural China: A Comparison Between Villagers and Local Officials Although the past decade has witnessed the rise of studies on Chinese evaluations of the police, rural villagers’ assessments of the police remain under-researched. Drawing upon performance theory and survey data from China’s countryside, this study tested whether variations in satisfaction with government performance and life are linked to villagers’ and officials’ trust in county and local/town police. We found that villagers displayed lower levels of trust in the police than local officials. Higher satisfaction with government performance and integrity were associated with greater trust in county police among both villagers and officials. Villagers’ greater satisfaction with crime control and safety led to their stronger trust in both county and town police, but such satisfaction was not significantly related to officials’ trust in both levels of police forces. Rural residents’ generalized trust and particularized trust were associated with a greater likelihood of viewing the police as trustworthy. Meanwhile, female respondents, both villagers and officials, and higher-income officials were more likely to view the police as trustworthy. Directions for future research and policy are discussed. Asian Journal of Criminology - Registration at source 28/5/2019 Research article Police ordered to use bail to protect victims after suspected rapists and murderers freed Leaders move in to ‘manage risk’ of rocketing numbers of suspects being released without conditions during investigations. The Independent 28/5/2019 News Home Office to scrap 101 non-emergency number charges The Home Secretary has today (28 May) announced he is scrapping charges for the 101 police non-emergency number. Home Office 28/5/2019 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the National Police Library. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/5/2019 News Judicial review begins into police raids on homes of Belfast investigative journalists A judicial review into police raids on the homes of two North Ireland investigative journalists begins today, almost a year after the pair were first arrested. Press Gazette 28/5/2019 News Review Team finds 73% of complaints were not handled to a reasonable standard in the latest Complaint Handling Review published today Six Complaint handling reviews published today by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) found that of the 22 complaints reviewed, 6 (27%) were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland while 16 (73%) were not. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 28/5/2019 News Prison temporary release rules eased in bid to boost offenders’ job prospects Reformers argue government 'finally recognises proven benefits of preparing prisoners for a crime-free life'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/5/2019 News 101 charges ‘to be scrapped from April 2020’ 'Home Office pledges £5m to make the service free'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/5/2019 News Sajid Javid enters race to become next Tory leader Policing could have a “foot in the door” of 10 Downing Street if Sajid Javid wins the Conservative leadership race to replace Theresa May. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/5/2019 News Belfast journalists in judicial review over police raids A police raid on the Belfast homes and office of two investigative journalists will be challenged as part of a judicial review starting at the Royal Courts of Justice in the city today. Belfast Telegraph 28/5/2019 News Fee for calling police 101 number to be scrapped next year The service was brought in to replace individual police force numbers - but has been accused of failing some victims. 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