Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 91977 total results. Showing results 72681 to 72700 «363136323633363436353636363736383639Next ›Last » A year in the life of an OPCC apprentice The National Apprenticeship Scheme is an alternative route for young people to progress into a rewarding career. For 18 year old Rebecca Suddaby, a one year administration apprenticeship at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Humberside has led to her gaining valuable experience to achieve her dream of becoming a police officer. We speak with Rebecca to hear her story…. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 Interview, Opinion Police team launched to help children who are being exploited by criminals and boost the fight against drugs Humberside Police has set up a new child exploitation organised crime group which will operate in Scunthorpe and Grimsby to target drug dealers and stop youngsters being used by them Grimsby Live 9/8/2018 News MP leads way over concerns about police funding Bolton MP Sir David Crausby announced this week that he was preparing to take his concerns about local police funding to the Home Office amid fears that crime is not being dealt with. Seamus McDonnell reports. The Bolton News 9/8/2018 News It’s not for the police to change Britain’s cannabis policy unilaterally by ignoring the law If evidence were needed of the mess surrounding the UK’s drugs laws, we need look no further than the curious case of the cannabis clubs. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 Feature, Opinion Parking firm branded ‘disgrace’ for charging police for video evidence A parking firm is charging cash-strapped police forces across the country up to £75 a time to release possible evidence, The Northern Echo can reveal. The Northern Echo 9/8/2018 News Facebook chiefs accused of hampering police by withholding Lucy McHugh murder suspect’s password from detectives The social media giant's 'refusal to cooperate' has led to calls for a law to enforce web firms to disclose suspects' passwords The Sun 9/8/2018 News Britain sees more than 2,000 acid attacks in just three years – including one victim ‘who was also raped’ EXCLUSIVE: The shocking statistics revealed that the majority of cases were in London and that four acid West Yorkshire officers were also targeted with a corrosive substance Mirror 9/8/2018 News Civilianisation – Project 21:21 GRA update REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As you are aware the Government has decided to increase the number of civilian staff members within An Garda Siochana from its current strength of 2,240 approx. to 4,000 by the end of 2021. [pdf] Garda Representative Association (GRA) 9/8/2018 Report Modern slavery prosecutions rise by a quarter amid criticism of government crackdown More than 5,000 potential modern slaves were referred for help last year but the CPS only prosecuted 239 suspects The Independent 9/8/2018 News ‘Consider how upsetting it must be being uprooted’ Police force under fire for sympathising with travellers A police force has come under fire after it told a community fed up with travellers to consider how "upsetting" it would be to be "uprooted every few days". The Telegraph 9/8/2018 News Sky Data poll: Public feel ‘underfunded’ police unable to protect them According to the findings, 86% of people do not think police have enough funding to deal effectively with current crime levels. Sky News 9/8/2018 News Accept the jurisdiction of the ECJ — or criminals will walk our streets Ed Davey is the Liberal Democrats’ home affairs spokesman The Times - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 Feature, Opinion Call for IOPC to review its process after ‘spurious case’ thrown out Fed is considering legal action Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 News Police commended for domestic violence prosecutions as defendants ‘gaming’ the specialist court process Defendants use a common strategy to plead not guilty in the hope domestic violence complainants will not show up at specialist courts and magistrates will dismiss their case as having insufficient evidence Police Professional 8/8/2018 News Obstacles to Problem-Oriented Policing in Montevideo In the broad context of Uruguay’s police reform, the Ministry of Interior is implementing a problem-oriented policing (POP) program in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital city. The purpose of this paper is to examine the obstacles confronted by this program over its implementation. Data were collected through 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with members of the Uruguay National Police selected via purposeful sampling. The study relies on a grounded theory approach. Findings were interpreted based on five categories of analysis. Findings point at obstacles confronted by the program associated with contextual organizational factors, a general misunderstanding of POP, leadership, resistance and motivation, and availability and sufficiency of resources. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 8/8/2018 Research article The Impact of Job and Family Factors on Work Stress and Engagement Among Hong Kong Police Officers The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of demands from three life domains: society, workplace and family and different resources at the individual, family and supervisor levels on occupational stress and work engagement among Hong Kong police officers. A survey based on a random sample of 514 male and female police officers was conducted, and multivariate regression was employed to assess the effects of demands and resources on work stress and work engagement. Family–work conflicts, organizational and operational factors affected work stress and work engagement among police officers. Constructive coping was found to be positively related to work stress and negatively associated with work engagement. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 8/8/2018 Research article Racialized Perceptions of the Police The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in latent structures/dimensions in public perceptions of the police by race/ethnicity and level of identification with a given race/ethnic group. To identify differences in dimensions of juveniles’ perceptions of the police by the sub-samples, factor analyses were conducted utilizing data from the Gang Resistance Education and Training program evaluation. The results show that minority juveniles have a relatively fragmented dimensional structure for the construct of perceptions of the police, while white juveniles have a unidimensional structure. Furthermore, moderate within-group differences in structures were found among African–American juveniles. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 8/8/2018 Research article Police chief gives green light to cannabis users to grow and sell drug in their own home A police chief has given the green light for cannabis users to grow and sell drugs as forces were accused of ignoring the law. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 8/8/2018 News Policing: Is it a case ‘a bad process beating a good person’? With twenty-five years policing experience under his belt, Devon and Cornwall Chief Inspector Stephen Lenney takes a closer look at frontline policing and the pressures it faces and asks whether it is time for a complete rethink on policing and its processes. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 8/8/2018 Opinion Examining Body‐worn Camera Integration and Acceptance Among Police Officers, Citizens, and External Stakeholders We explore integration and acceptance of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) among police, citizens, and stakeholders in one jurisdiction (Tempe, AZ) that adhered to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (U.S. DOJ’s) BWC Implementation Guide. We assess integration and acceptance through (a) officer surveys pre‐ and postdeployment, (b) interviews with citizens who had recent police encounters, and (c) interviews with external stakeholders. We also analyze (d) officer self‐initiated contacts, (e) misdemeanor court case time to disposition, and (f) case outcomes. We found high levels of BWC acceptance across all groups. Officer proactivity remained consistent. Time‐to‐case disposition and the rate of guilty outcomes both trended in positive directions. 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