Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100904 total results. Showing results 71481 to 71500 «357135723573357435753576357735783579Next ›Last » Police Scotland proposes all-electric vehicle fleet Police Scotland is planning to become the first UK emergency service to go fully green by replacing its entire vehicle fleet with electric or hybrid vehicles. Police Professional 12/9/2019 News Homophobic hate crime reports more than double but prosecutions drop Lower level online offences are 'difficult' to prosecute due to geographical restrictions, say LGBT group. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 News South Africa calls on sociologists and psychologists to help as crime stats show 58 people killed every day South African police have hired psychologists to figure out the causes of a murder epidemic that kills nearly 60 people killed every day. The Telegraph 12/9/2019 News CPS to examine rape myths as convictions fall to record low The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is launching a project to examine the myths and stereotypes surrounding sexual violence, acquaintance rape and digital dating in the context of changing sexual behaviours to assist prosecutors with their decision-making. Police Professional 12/9/2019 News Sian Berry condemns the use of spit hoods by Met Police As the Metropolitan Police announce that it will now be rolling out the practice on London’s streets, Green Party Co-Leader Sian Berry condemns the hoods as “dehumanising”. Green World 12/9/2019 News CPS to examine rape myths as convictions fall to record low The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is launching a project to examine the myths and stereotypes surrounding sexual violence, acquaintance rape and digital dating in the context of changing sexual behaviours to assist prosecutors with their decision-making. Police Professional 12/9/2019 News APCC response to CPS Violence Against Women and Girls report “Today’s figures are a huge cause for concern. As Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) we are alarmed that whilst reports of rape are rising, there has been a significant drop in prosecutions and convictions for crimes such as domestic abuse, rape, and sexual offences." Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 12/9/2019 News Durham PCVC requests temporary replacement due to ill health Durham’s Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner (PCVC) Ron Hogg has requested a replacement be appointed to his position as he is unable to fulfil his duties due to ill health. Police Professional 12/9/2019 News Why are rape prosecutions at a 10-year low? Figures raise serious questions about criminal justice system in England and Wales The Guardian 12/9/2019 Analysis, Feature Rape prosecutions in England and Wales at lowest level in a decade Prosecutions are down by 32% in a year and convictions have fallen by 26%, CPS figures show The Guardian 12/9/2019 News ‘Highly likely’ snap election will put more pressure on South Yorkshire Police Police in South Yorkshire will ramp up their General Election plans if a snap poll is announced later this year, force bosses have confirmed. The Yorkshire Post 12/9/2019 News Police slice through red tape to help front line officers serve the public A new problem-busting culture has been introduced by South Yorkshire Police in a bid to slice through the bureaucracy which has previously held up improvements which allow front line officers to do their job more effectively. The Star (Yorkshire) 12/9/2019 News Force bill for climate change summit could cost ‘many tens of millions’, warns Police Scotland The policing bill for a major climate change summit to be held in Glasgow next year could amount to "many tens of millions of pounds", Police Scotland has warned. The Scotsman 12/9/2019 News Benchmarking Disparities in Police Stops: A Comparative Application of 2nd and 3rd Generation Techniques This study used 2016–2017 data from San Jose, California to examine the nature, distribution, and correlates of racial/ethnic disparities in traffic stops made by the San Jose Police Department (SJPD).1 We employed multiple second and third generation benchmarks to assist in understanding whether drivers of color were, among other things, disproportionately stopped by the SJPD and how those findings may have differed across benchmarks. Using traffic citations as a proxy for driving behavior, we also tested the proposition that minorities, but not White drivers, may alter their driving behavior during the daytime, which could affect the validity of the Veil of Darkness approach for estimating stop disparities. Finally, we examined whether officer race may condition the assignment of fault in vehicle crash investigations and thereby bias traffic crash-based benchmarks. We found some support for both propositions – citation rates for Black and White drivers diverged during daylight hours, suggesting the Black drivers may have altered their driving behavior to avoid attention from the police, and Hispanic officers were less likely to issue citations to Hispanic drivers, although other officer-driver race dyads showed no evidence of same-race leniency. Implications of our findings for stop disparity research are discussed, and suggestions are made for future researchers to consider. Justice Quarterly - Registration at source 12/9/2019 Research article Perceptions of Police Conduct When Race and Gender Are Considered With the recent media attention on police discretion and police discrimination, the current studies aimed to address whether people believe the race and gender of a person under suspicion influences police conduct. In study 1, participants (N = 137) read an incident summary where two individuals, who were described as being Black or White and male or female, were asked to leave a local coffee establishment; the police were called, and the individuals were arrested. Participants were more likely to believe the call to police and the arrest were justified when the individuals were White as opposed to Black. Study 2 was an extension of study 1 whereby the race of the individual calling the police also was varied between Black and White. Participants (N = 316) in study 2 also were more likely to believe the call to police and the arrest were justified when the individuals were White as opposed to Black. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 12/9/2019 Research article PSNI numbers at ‘dangerous’ level says Sir Hugh Orde Former PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has said officer numbers are at a "dangerous" level in the face of increased dissident republican attacks. BBC 12/9/2019 News Overseas interest: Exporting the best of British community policing A new company has been launched by three UK former senior officers which delivers training in British community policing techniques to police forces around the world. Policing Insight spoke to one of its directors, former Northumbria Police ACC Timothy Shilston, about the international appetite for British policing models. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 Interview, Opinion Police Officer Transitions to Retirement in the United Kingdom: Social Identity, Social Support, and (in)justice This article draws on qualitative interviews to examine police officers’ experiences of transitioning to retirement in the United Kingdom, a matter that has been hitherto under researched. We find that the well-established routines and the social identity conferred by the police role are severed at retirement and the transition to retirement may be experienced as disruptive. This has implications for self-esteem, access to support, and perceptions of fairness of the organisation. However, we further argue that retirement is a multidimensional concept and experienced differently, depending on the context and circumstances in which it occurs. When officers are underprepared or retired for medical reasons, the transition was especially disruptive. The article makes important contributions to the literature on police officer social identity, well-being, and organisational justice. Policing and Society - Registration at source 12/9/2019 Research article Structural Responses to Gendered Social Problems: Police Agency Adaptations to Human Trafficking The identification and investigation of human trafficking cases has lagged behind what prevalence estimates of the scope of the crime have suggested. Previous research has identified the importance of formalized responses to human trafficking for the successful identification of these cases, but little is known about the factors predicting the creation of specialized human trafficking units. The current study uses both primary and secondary data and a theoretical framework informed by structural contingency and representative bureaucracy to identify predictors of specialized human trafficking units in large municipal police departments in the United States. Penalized maximum likelihood estimation revealed only agency size and social disorganization were significant predictors of these specialized units. Directions for future research are included. Police Quarterly 12/9/2019 Research article Suicide watch: We need to intervene much earlier to reduce police suicides When examining police suicides, accurate data is hard to come by in the UK and other countries, making it difficult to understand the scale of the problem, but Mightify's Tom Wheelhouse says it's time to take trauma more seriously which means offering support from day one of a person's policing career. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 Opinion «357135723573357435753576357735783579Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
