Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 94015 total results. Showing results 72081 to 72100 «360136023603360436053606360736083609Next ›Last » Policing minister: Service must explain to victims why some crimes are not investigated The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service says the police service must be more communicative with victims at a time when some forces are using algorithms to filter out crimes that are more difficult to solve. Police Professional 14/11/2018 News What has happened to the Offensive Weapons Bill? The key legislation to combat the surge in knife crime has been delayed, and several London MPs have expressed their concern (November 12) about online knife sales not being banned yet as a consequence. Police Professional 14/11/2018 News Children may still be prosecuted despite clear evidence of exploitation An inspection of the way police and partners deal with child criminal exploitation has called for a “shift in culture” and to view all children as victims first and foremost before dealing with their criminal behaviour. Police Professional 14/11/2018 News Smart policing with mobile technology Leicestershire Police has taken a “great step forward operationally” with new technology that will enable frontline officers to access a wide range of police systems on a mobile phone for the first time. Police Professional 14/11/2018 News Eliminate ‘not proven’ verdict, urge rape victims Two of the most distinctive pillars of the Scottish justice system have come under renewed criticism as rape victims challenge the requirement for corroboration and the “not proven” verdict. A woman who won a civil rape case is leading a new campaign to end the verdict of not proven in Scottish criminal trials. The Times - Subscription at source 14/11/2018 News Iain Macwhirter: It is difficult to prove the case against the Scottish verdict ‘Not guilty, but don’t do it again”. That was how some lawyers used to refer to the “not proven” verdict in Scottish criminal trials. Unlike in England, juries in Scotland have three verdicts from which to chose: guilty, not guilty and not proven. Now, rape campaigners are calling for the not proven verdict to be scrapped on the grounds that, according to Sandy Brindley of Rape Crisis Scotland, it gives the jury an “easy option” in difficult cases. Around one-fifth of acquittals are not proven. The Herald (Scotland) - Subscription at source 14/11/2018 Feature, Opinion Police fight use of private messages in disciplinary proceedings A group of police officers who took legal action over a threat to use messages sent via a private messaging service in disciplinary proceedings against them have won a court victory allowing their case to proceed. Senior officers in Police Scotland had sought to have the judicial review dismissed but a judge has ruled against them. The Scotsman 14/11/2018 News PCC Martyn Underhill say police cuts has pushed services off a cliff Police funding in Dorset is now over the cliff – with the Government to blame, according to the county's police and crime commissioner. Dorset Echo 14/11/2018 News MPS steps up its IT transformation programme The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has extended a supplier agreement to provide specialist data, technology and IT estate management services as part of its One Met Model 2020 transformation programme. Police Professional 14/11/2018 News Nearly 400 join vigilante mob after losing trust in local police A vigilante mob is patrolling the streets of Birmingham in response to a shocking wave of violent crime. Nearly 400 people have joined the community watchdog group ‘We Stand Determined’, which formed three weeks ago on Facebook after losing trust in their local police. Metro 14/11/2018 News Dorset Police officers will be able to use spit and bite guards from December Spit and bite guards will be used by Dorset Police officers from December to limit the number of assaults on officers and staff. Daily Echo (Southern) 14/11/2018 News Chief Constable, James Vaughan has expressed fears over future of Dorset Police Dorset's top police officer has expressed fears crime will rise and officers will leave the force if mounting financial pressures continue. Dorset Echo 14/11/2018 News Street Pastors in the Night-Time Economy: Harmless Do-Gooders Or A Manifestation of A New Right Agenda? The purpose of this paper, which follows an earlier paper published in this journal, is to explore the shape and nature of plural policing through the lens of New Right ideology. It aims to reinforce the understanding that policy is driven by both neoliberalism and neoconservatism, not simply the former. In policy terms, it uses the vehicle of a faith-based initiative – the Street Pastors – to consider how the strategic line of plural policing may be shifting. The research that informs this paper spans 2012 to the present day incorporating a multi-method evaluation, an ongoing observation with informal interviews, and two e-mail surveys directed at university students in Plymouth and Cardiff. In addition, the authors carried out a critical analysis of a research report produced by van Steden and a documentary analysis of national newspaper reports of Street Pastor activities. In a previous paper, the authors provided evidence to support the contention of Jones and Lister (2015) that there has been a shift in the landscape of plural policing. The Street Pastors initiative is a movement from “policing by the state” towards “policing from below”. The authors suggest here that there may be evidence to speculate that another shift might occur from “policing from below” to “policing through the state”. Ultimately, the authors contend, such shifts reflect and serve the dominance of New Right ideology in social and public policy. Safer Communities - Registration at source 14/11/2018 Research article Learning Versus Training: Thoughts About the Origins of the Home Office Innovation Fund Project ‘Developing An Evidence-Based Police Degree Holder Entry Programme’ 2016–18 This article is a personal reflection about how my career-long experience and insight led to the origin of the Home Office Innovation Fund project ‘Developing an evidence based police degree holder entry programme’ 2016–18 featured in this special edition. The article advocates for the uplift in the level of complexity for police recruit training. It also advocates for the inclusion of academic evidence into recruit learning and development. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 14/11/2018 Research article Yousaf considers action over police cover-up claims Claims that Police Scotland tried to cover up crimes committed by officers have been described as “extremely serious” by the justice secretary. The Times - Subscription at source 14/11/2018 News Police Scotland for slammed for spending £2m more on consultants than crumbing fleet cars The force is spending £7.7million on outside consultants compared with £5.4million set aside for police vehicles. Daily Record 14/11/2018 News Chief constable says his cash-strapped force might may only be able to offer ‘most basic services to the most vulnerable’ A chief constable has warned his force may only be able to provide 'the most basic services to the most vulnerable' due to Government funding cuts. Mail Online 14/11/2018 News Britain’s top prosecutor says his lawyers should NOT be searching rape victims’ mobile phones Britain's new top prosecutor has admitted innocent people may be in prison because of failures to disclose vital evidence. Mail Online 14/11/2018 News Knife crime, stop and search, and violence as entertainment Jenny Jones says scrapping the requirement that police need reasonable grounds to carry out a stop and search would take us straight back to the era of ‘sus’ laws, while Val Honyben wonders at adults’ preoccupation with simulated violence The Guardian 14/11/2018 Feature, Opinion We shouldn’t be trawling rape victims’ phones, says law chief Rape complainants must have their personal privacy, including mobile phone records, protected, the new chief prosecutor said last night as he addressed his department’s failings on disclosure of evidence. The Times - Subscription at source 14/11/2018 News «360136023603360436053606360736083609Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
