Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115881 total results. Showing results 71161 to 71180 «355535563557355835593560356135623563Next ›Last » Predictive Validity of the DYRA and SAFVR: New Zealand Police’s Family Violence Risk Assessment Instruments Rapid access to accurate risk assessment information is essential for effective police responses to family violence (FV) calls for service. This study describes the predictive validity of the Dynamic Risk Assessment (DYRA) for family violence and Static Assessment of Family Violence Recidivism (SAFVR), currently in use by the New Zealand Police. We used 1,817 police reports of FV episodes to predict recurrence (i.e., repeat call for police service) over three follow-up periods. Regardless of follow-up, the DYRA and SAFVR each displayed poor ability to discriminate between episodes with and without a recurrence. Both instruments substantially over-predicted recurrence and performed relatively consistently across subsamples (e.g., intimate partners vs. other family relationship; aggressor gender, ethnicity, age). The especially poor performance of the DYRA suggests further research on dynamic risk factors and their contribution to police responses for FV is needed to make these instruments more useful for agencies working with families. Criminal Justice and Behaviour - Registration at source 9/3/2021 Research article Seizure of 14 million contraband cigarettes leads to 13 arrests in Danish- Dutch sting A total of 13 individuals were arrested in Denmark for their alleged role in smuggling counterfeit cigarettes produced in a clandestine factory and destined to the United Kingdom. Europol 9/3/2021 News PFEW campaigns result in new laws to better protect police officers A new Criminal Justice Bill to provide better welfare and legal safeguards for police officers and allow Special Constables to join the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) will be enshrined in law. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 9/3/2021 News Data in the line of duty: How PSGA data is keeping us safe Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Andy Marsh, a keen geographer with passion for innovation and collaboration, explores how geospatial data provided by the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA) helps protect our communities, and innovate and enable better decision making. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Relations Between Police and Private Security Officers: A Case Study of Serbia In the last few years, under the influence of various circumstances, the demand for the private security industry has increased in Serbia. The aim of this research is to examine the extent and quality of cooperation between members of the public and private security sector as the mutual perception of its members because their relations are important for establishing a safe environment for citizens. The survey was conducted from February to June 2019 using a questionnaire among 190 police officers and 178 security personnel. The results of this research showed that mutual relations between the private security personnel and police officers are satisfactory, but also that members of private security look at these relations from a brighter side and have a very positive attitude towards members of the police, while members of the police view these relations more negatively. The results of this research can be used for planning campaigns to improve the relationships between police officers and security personnel. Security Journal - Registration at source 9/3/2021 Research article Hertfordshire pilots gambling screening to identify link with crime Two-year project looking to develop group-based intervention for CJS settings if funding can be found. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News Misplacing Memory: Examining the Phenomenon of Cognitive Offloading During An Officer-Involved Use-of-Force Scenario People are known to offload memory processing tasks to devices, such as cameras. We examined whether body-worn cameras (BWCs) are used in this way by police officers. Fifty officers responded to a simulated domestic dispute that resulted in lethal force. Half the sample was provided a BWC and told their footage would be available to assist with post-event recall, but it was later feigned that there was a technological issue. The remaining officers were not equipped with a BWC and thus were aware they would not have any footage to rely on. The amount, accuracy, and type of details reported by officers were coded and subjected to analysis. The results revealed that wearing a camera did not promote cognitive offloading in officers, suggesting that the training officers receive, or other factors that might be unique to policing, may mitigate an effect that has been observed in other contexts. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 9/3/2021 Research article Specialist intervention scheme developed for SPO offenders A radical new approach to managing stalkers has been developed by Sussex Police and local rehabilitation services based on ground-breaking research in the US. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News Cute, but deadly: Law enforcement seize over 16 million worth of fake toys Police and customs authorities worldwide are warning the public to be vigilant with their gift-giving after they have seized over €16 million worth of fake toys during the recent festive period. Europol 9/3/2021 News Police crime sentencing and courts bill introduced in parliament Today the Government is due to introduce the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 9/3/2021 News Rape and Sexual Assault victims services taskforce minutes: August 2020 Minutes of the meeting of the Taskforce for the Improvement of Services for Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault, held on 25 August 2020. Scottish Government 9/3/2021 Report Justice overhaul to better protect the public and back our police Cutting crime and building safer communities will be at the heart of new legislation unveiled in Parliament today (9 March 2021). Home Office 9/3/2021 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 UK's National Police Library. You do not need to be a member of the UK College of Policing to access its library. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News Policing by consent is not ‘woke’ – it is fundamental to a democratic society New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster was recently accused by one politician of being a ‘wokester’ and out of step with the public for his commitment to policing by consent; but Dr Bethan Greener of Massey University believes the focus on consent and engaging with communities is entirely in line with the fundamental ethos of democratic policing. Policing Insight 9/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Child abuse laws to be expanded in England and Wales Sports coaches and faith leaders who have sexual relationships with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care will be breaking the law under new legislation planned for England and Wales. BBC 9/3/2021 News Justice overhaul to better protect the public and back our police Cutting crime and building safer communities will be at the heart of new legislation unveiled in Parliament today (9 March 2021). Home Office 9/3/2021 News Domestic abusers to be fitted with GPS devices to stop them breaching orders A new pilot scheme will see newly-released abusers in London made to wear the devices, which will alert authorities if they go to areas they are banned from Mirror 9/3/2021 News Impact of darknet market seizures on opioid availability AUSTRALIA: Opioids, including the highly potent synthetic opioids fentanyl and carfentanil, are commonly sold on illicit cryptomarkets or Tor darknet markets. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 9/3/2021 Report Police attack Rangers for ignoring fan control orders Rangers repeatedly ignored police orders to control their fans as thousands broke the law to celebrate the club’s first league title in a decade, a leading officer said yesterday. The Times - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News The Times view on Operation Midland: Credible and True Few scandals in the history of British policing cast as dark a shadow as Operation Midland. Yet nearly two years on from the conviction of Carl Beech, the fantasist and sex offender whose baseless fabrications about a paedophile network in Westminster led to millions of pounds being wasted in the pursuit of innocent men, the Metropolitan Police has yet to properly confront its own failures. Yesterday six former home secretaries wrote to this newspaper to demand an independent investigation into the police’s mishandling of Operation Midland. They are right. 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