Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97014 total results. Showing results 71941 to 71960 «359435953596359735983599360036013602Next ›Last » Use of policing statistics in public discourse The Code of Practice is clear that statistics add value when they support society’s need for information. Our interest in the importance of statistics and data in public discourse reflects that fundamental idea. The choice of policing for our first review examining statistics in public discourse reflects that policing and crime are never far from the public’s interest. This paper is the result of discussions with various organisations with an interest in policing, statistics and media debate. Its purpose is to set an ambition that statistics can build on what’s produced to inform a better public conversation about policing. Office for Statistics regulation (OSR) 27/3/2019 Report Newcastle Islamic centre attack: Six teenagers arrested after Qurans ripped up and windows smashed Six teenagers have been arrested after an Islamic education centre was ransacked with copies of the Quran ripped up and windows smashed, police said. The Independent 27/3/2019 News London knife crime: Six stabbings in less than six hours including ‘targeted attack’ in capital The knife crime epidemic that continues to plague the streets of London showed no sign of slowing yesterday as six stabbings were reported in less than six hours in the capital. The Telegraph 27/3/2019 News Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector: “The backwardness of some forces is quite startling.” Data is the oxygen of police efficiency and effectiveness and how it is used is enormously important, but too many forces are playing catch up in adopting data-driven technology, says HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Sir Tom Winsor. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/3/2019 Opinion Are we sleepwalking into an AI police state? Predictive analytics enabling law enforcement to identify “high-risk” areas has highlighted ethical and legal quandaries Raconteur 27/3/2019 Analysis, Feature ‘We will not let up on bringing distraction-driving offenders to justice’ Policing has issued a “concerned” warning that the effects of doubling the penalties for motorists caught using handheld mobile phones on the road are wearing off. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/3/2019 News Graduates ‘will not be fast-tracked into senior police jobs’ Humza Yousaf will tell the Scottish Police Federation conference that the move would be wrong for Scottish community policing. BBC 27/3/2019 News Man shot dead in his bedroom by armed police, inquest hears A 52-year-old man was fatally shot by armed police in a bedroom when six firearms officers went into a block of flats to make an arrest, an inquest has heard. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/3/2019 News Reimagining Police Engagement? Kenya National Police Service on Social Media Official police use of social media for public engagement is a relatively new phenomenon on the African continent and the Kenya National Police Service (NPS) is at the forefront of this trend. Drawing on a combination of interviews, focus groups, policy documents, and social media data, this article explores the NPS’s motivations and goals in using social media. It also highlights many of the challenges they have faced in implementing their strategy. The research finds that while the use of social media in policing aims to decentralise police communication efforts, in Kenya is has recentralized them. Furthermore, instead of reforming the way the police and public interact, it often serves to reinforce existing practices. While social media does not yet seem to be revolutionising the way the police engage with the public in Kenya, there are indications that the public is receptive to police social media accounts. In an environment where there is little trust in the police, this openness to engagement is considered an encouraging achievement within the NPS. Psychology Crime and Law - Registration at source 27/3/2019 Research article Perceptions of Police-Juvenile Contact Predicts Self-Reported Offending in Adolescent Males Evidence suggests that positive experiences with the police can foster attitudes of respect towards the justice system that can reduce an adolescents’ propensity to commit later illegal behaviors. To advance prior work, we tested whether this association might be stronger for those adolescents who associate with deviant peers. Additionally, we tested whether the link between attitudes towards police and the justice system, and the influence of peer delinquency, would be weaker for those with elevated callous–unemotional (CU) traits. These predictions were examined in a prospective study using a sample (N = 1,216) of adolescent males who were followed prospectively for 2 years following their first official contact with the juvenile justice system. Positive experiences with the police following the youth’s first arrest were associated with less self-reported delinquency 2 years later, which was partially mediated by reductions in adolescents’ cynicism about the legal system. However, this link was only significant for youth with low levels of peer delinquency. Although CU traits were related to less positive perceptions of experiences with the police and greater cynicism about the justice system, CU traits did not moderate the associations among experiences, attitudes, and later illegal behavior nor did they moderate the influence of peer delinquency. Psychology Crime and Law - Registration at source 27/3/2019 Research article ‘They Wanna Be Us’; PCSO Performances, Uniforms, and Struggles For Acceptance Police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales have become an integral part of neighbourhood policing since their national roll-out in 2008. The research reported here is based on the first-hand accounts of PCSOs from a four-month ethnographic study in a northern police force. Using Erving Goffman’s theoretical framework and concept of performances, this paper argues that PCSOs still face ongoing pressures from inside the organisation to defend their position to police colleagues. PCSOs are still experiencing negative and bullying attitudes toward their existence and document the difficulties they face in being accepted. In response to this, some PCSOs have been known to conceal their status by modifying their uniform and using a current desire for increased visibility to enable presentational strategies in image management. Policing and Society - Registration at source 27/3/2019 Research article Halifax District RCMP Interim Report on Recommendations in the Halifax, Nova Scotia: Street Checks Report CANADA: On March 27, 2019, the Halifax, Nova Scotia: Street Checks Report authored by Dr. Scot Wortley and commissioned by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission was released. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 27/3/2019 Report West Midlands Police chief reveals the three things responsible for Birmingham’s knife crime crisis Dave Thompson, Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, says three problems are causing a wave of knife crime in Birmingham and the West Midlands Birmingham Live 27/3/2019 News BBC pays police £100k to guard top shows Bosses spend licence fee money hiring officers to protect cast and crew of shows such as Bodyguard and Luther Mail Online 27/3/2019 News Knife crime is worst I’ve seen, says Cressida Dick The head of Scotland Yard has said that knife crime is the worst she has seen and that drugs are “the root of it all”. The Times - Subscription at source 27/3/2019 News Funding announced for councils to raise FGM awareness Areas with the highest incidents of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to receive a share of £375,000 government funding to boost outreach work and community engagement. Police Professional 26/3/2019 News Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017-18: Main findings Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) 2017-18: Main Findings. Scottish Government 26/3/2019 Report Police officers had ‘no justification’ to Taser autistic man for more than a minute, civil court told A High Court judge must now consider whether Greater Manchester Police - who say their officers' actions were justified against a 'dangerous' man - were negligent. Manchester Evening News 26/3/2019 News Brexit: No-deal EU exit could see 140 extra officers sent to Kent Police are preparing for gridlock on the roads if anticipated delays at the Port of Dover and Folkestone create long queues of lorries on the M20. Officers are also ready to tackle any protests or disorder that occur, Kent Police Assistant Chief Constable Peter Ayling said. BBC 26/3/2019 News Shocking insight into the UK’s knife crime epidemic as teens show off multiple stab wounds While a recent spate of fatal stabbings have made headlines in London, there are few places in the UK left untouched by the country's knife crime epidemic. ITV News 26/3/2019 News «359435953596359735983599360036013602Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
