Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 71601 to 71620 «357735783579358035813582358335843585Next ›Last » ‘it’s Tough Shit, Basically, That You’re All Gonna Get It’: UK Virus Testing and Police Officer Anxieties of Contracting Covid-19 Policing is a high-risk occupation that can cause a myriad of psychosocial problems to its workers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, officers have experienced increased rates of anxiety around contracting the virus, and these fears have been mirrored by their families, due to the largely unknown nature of the virus and mounting reports of police deaths across the world. Using data from 18 police officer interviews from a range of roles and forces in early summer 2020, this paper explores officer experiences of policing the pandemic, the emotional labour involved, and the detachment and displacement of anxiety and fear of working a global pandemic with little support from management. Policing and Society - Registration at source 21/2/2021 Research article Policing in An Era of Sousveillance: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Influence of Video Footage on Perceptions of Legitimacy Controversial incidents of police-citizen interactions, coupled with advancements in internet media technology has created a new dynamic of how public perceptions of the police might be influenced. This paper reports results of an experiment examining how videos of police-citizen interactions found on social media platforms might influence civilian perceptions of legitimacy and procedural justice. Using 173 randomly assigned participants and a pre/post-test design, we compare perceptual effects of positive, negative, and neutral depictions of police-citizen interactions. Results indicate all media had an effect on perceptions of legitimacy, with negative content yielding the largest effects, significantly diminishing global perceptions of legitimacy, whereas positive content significantly improved perceptions of legitimacy. Our findings suggest that while public videos of police-citizen interactions found online can contribute substantially to increasing distrust in the police, they may also demonstrate how policing agencies might use similar platforms to improve public perceptions of their legitimacy. Policing and Society - Registration at source 21/2/2021 Research article Self-Evaluating Performance: An Analysis of Police Integrity, Professionalism and Service Provision From the South Pacific Studies on policing in the Global South rarely discuss police self-evaluation of performance. Furthermore, internal performance assessments usually reflect the perspectives of senior management with little to no input from frontline officers. This paper seeks to present a more inclusive view of police performance as it presents the findings of a stakeholder perceptions survey commissioned by the Tuvalu Police Service (TPS) to examine police perceptions about their performance as service providers. We examine the survey responses of 100% of TPS officers on active duty (N=84) and 14 in-depth interviews to determine their views on the integrity, professionalism and service provision of TPS members. Findings indicate that police are able to provide useful assessments of the organisation and of their colleagues, but are less valid sources of information about personal performance. These findings are particularly relevant to discussions about improving police service provision in the developing world. The paper makes a contribution to policing scholarship by highlighting the potential of self-evaluation as an impetus for improved policing practices. Policing and Society - Registration at source 21/2/2021 Research article Herald Sun journalist, photographer arrested at Melbourne anti-vax protests AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police has apologised after a journalist and photographer were arrested at an anti-vax protest, in what was labelled an ‘appalling misuse of power’ News.com.au (Australia) 21/2/2021 News Justice support scheme for cognitively impaired youth and adults at risk AUSTRALIA: People with cognitive impairments including brain injuries and intellectual disabilities may be forced to appear in NSW courts and participate in police interviews without a qualified support person as a critical advocacy service fears its government funding will run out. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 21/2/2021 News ‘Courageous conversations’: Top NSW cop wants to change consent laws AUSTRALIA: Stacey Maloney understands why sexual assault victims in New South Wales are angry. In Tasmania and Victoria, if a person doesn't do or say anything, they are not consenting to sex, protecting victims who freeze in fear. This is not the case in NSW, where of the 15,000 sexual assaults reported in one year only 376 resulted in guilty verdicts. It is perhaps why only 28 per cent of victims come forward. 9 News (Australia) 21/2/2021 News Police watchdog launch major investigation after Scots cop car chase ends in horror crash Four teens are in hospital after the vehicle they were in flipped while they were being pursued by officers near Perth yesterday. Daily Record 21/2/2021 News UK’s top counter-terror officer backs Prevent amid row over review Britain’s best chance of reducing terrorist violence risks being damaged amid a huge backlash to the government’s choice of William Shawcross to lead a review of Prevent, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer has told the Guardian. The Guardian 21/2/2021 News Concern over ‘massive’ disparity in rape charges between police forces Across all forces in England and Wales just 1.5 per cent of alleged rapes resulted in a charge The Telegraph - Subscription at source 21/2/2021 News Two protesters are shot dead in Myanmar as riot police open fire on crowd and world leaders condemn attack on anti-coup activists ASIA: Two protesters were shot dead in Myanmar today when riot police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful anti-coup demonstrators, according to local media. Mail Online 21/2/2021 News Police Scotland dealt with 22,000 covidiot lockdown parties amid second wave Figures revealed that cops dealt with thousands of complaints of Covid breaches, including lockdown breaking raves in Edinburgh The Edinburgh Reporter 21/2/2021 News Black Lives Matter UK Grants To Fund Vital Domestic Abuse Study And Police Monitoring Training Cash has also gone to groups working in housing, mental health and support for LGBTQ+ refugees. Huffington Post 21/2/2021 News Jane Monckton Smith: ‘Domestic abuse isn’t a row. It’s when one person has become a threat to another’ The author and professor of public protection on the red flags of coercive control and how courts should change to give abuse victims an equal voice The Guardian 21/2/2021 Feature, Interview, Opinion Cases of perverts accessing child pornography nearly double in five years Cases of perverts accessing child pornography have nearly doubled in five years and child grooming has increased by almost six times in that period - with the numbers rising even more sharply in lockdown. Express 21/2/2021 News NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller will not be offered ARLC board appointment NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller will not be considered for the board of the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC). ABC News (Australia) 21/2/2021 News Police officer should have abandoned pursuit earlier – investigation NEW ZEALAND: A police chase which ended in a fatal crash outside Oamaru should have been abandoned earlier, the independent police watchdog says. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 20/2/2021 News Racist attacks on police officers trebled during last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests Scotland Yard data suggests black officers helping to police the demonstrations were themselves also the target of racist abuse and violence The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/2/2021 News Dog theft could get higher priority as PCCs survey public Dog thefts could be given a higher priority by forces, following a survey of public opinion. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2021 News Facial recognition technology meant mum saw dying son When police pulled an unconscious man out of a river in the summer of 2019, the race was on to identify him. BBC 20/2/2021 News Police spend more than $6m paying informants NEW ZEALAND: Police are reviewing the policy that governs how they pay secret informants, as new figures reveal police have paid $6.1m to secret sources – mostly criminals – since its records began. Stuff (New Zealand) 20/2/2021 News «357735783579358035813582358335843585Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
