Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 73041 to 73060 «364936503651365236533654365536563657Next ›Last » Improving African American Confidence in Law Enforcement: Recruit to Optimize Procedural Justice, Not Racial Quotas Although a common maxim among many practitioners argues that police departments should recruit their way out of the African American confidence race gap by hiring more minority officers, that maxim is unfounded and redirects our recruitment efforts away from hiring to ensure procedural justice and police effectiveness—the two most powerful determinants of African American confidence in the police. The author’s nationwide survey revealed that African Americans living in cities with more racially representative law enforcement agencies were no more confident in local law enforcement than those living in cities where African Americans were underrepresented. That same survey proved, instead, that African American confidence is far higher where local police forces deliver procedural justice and effective policing than where local police forces are merely racially representative. This article presents the survey findings and explores the policy implications for law enforcement recruitment. International Journal of Police Science & Management - Registration at source 30/12/2020 Research article Sensemaking in Detective Work: the Social Nature of Crime Investigation In this article, we contribute to the knowledge on police detectives’ work practices, and report how police detectives make sense of casework in a social manner. As our research question, we address the ways in which detective work can be understood as a social process. To target this question, we conducted an ethnographic study that examines how detectives who work with domestic violence and high-volume crimes strive to frame and understand events in everyday investigative practice. The data consist of approximately 200 hours of ethnographic data and interviews from two departments in a Swedish police station. The results indicate that detectives’ sensemaking of casework took place through two principal practices: a concluding practice and a supporting practice. Furthermore, the findings show that detectives’ work is highly social and procedural. This suggests that detectives’ work practice is of a social nature and that contacts between investigators are important to take into account in the organization of an investigative department. International Journal of Police Science & Management 30/12/2020 Research article Public Support For Body-Worn Cameras: the Need For Inclusion of More Comprehensive Measures of Public Concerns Research finds that the public generally supports the use of Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) by police. Much of the support for BWCs is attributed to the technology’s ability to promote police accountability and enhance perceptions of law enforcement transparency, while also providing support to uniformed personnel. However, we do not really know why the public supports BWC usage by police because research on the technology’s potential benefits and related deployment issues is still in its infancy. The few studies that have sought to unravel the predictors of public support for BWC have focused their attention on the benefits the public perceives will accompany the use of BWC to the virtual exclusion of the concerns they may have with the technology. Using survey data collected from 431 residents of a mid-size city in Southern California, this study expands our knowledge of the influences of public support for BWC by including a comprehensive measure of the public’s perceived concerns, including privacy, cost, technology limitations, and the possible manipulation of BWC footage. Findings revealed that public support was significantly influenced by respondents’ perceived benefits and their perceived concerns about BWC, while controlling for demographic characteristics. Criminal Justice Studies - Registration at source 30/12/2020 Research article The technology transforming UK policing in the face of the pandemic The National Enabling Programmes (NEP) have been working with UK police forces to provide new technology over the past four years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has provided fresh impetus to the transformation, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/12/2020 Feature, Innovation Correlation between incidents of online viewing and detected terrorism is strong and demonstrable It is highly likely that the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate the impact of the internet on the types and modalities of terrorism The Telegraph 30/12/2020 Feature, Opinion Atlanta proposes to spend $1.6million on private police force for wealthy suburb Atlanta city council members have proposed a $1.6million plan to create a private police force in one of its wealthiest suburbs just days after a seven-year-old girl was fatally shot by a stray bullet. Mail Online 30/12/2020 News Metal thieves used bolt cutters to steal 92km of power lines A gang of metal thieves who stripped overhead power lines and left 45,000 rural homes without electricity have been jailed for stealing 92km of cable. The Times - Subscription at source 30/12/2020 News PSNI hit by £50m cut as £832m extra is handed to other UK forces Budget decrease over five years exposed as federation insists NI should be treated same as England and Wales Belfast Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 News Greater Manchester Police alert watchdog after three people are found dead in a house Greater Manchester Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after three people were found dead at a property in Failsworth. Officers were called to Oldham Road by paramedics responding to a report of concern for welfare at 3.30pm on Monday. Manchester Evening News 29/12/2020 News Exclusive: Rise in ‘real world’ attacks likely as Covid drives extremists to ‘socialise’ more online The pandemic is likely to lead to a rise in "real world" terror attacks as extremists are driven to "socialise" more online, a Government adviser on terrorism has warned. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 News Taser use questioned again as NPCC sets up research advisory panel Campaigners have called for new guidance on the use of Tasers, with the focus on it's deployment against under 18's and ethnic proportionality. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 News Direct access to crime databases lost but UK to be given ‘special status’ Deal with EU is a mixed bag on law enforcement but UK promised 'unprecedented levels of cooperation' as a third country. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 News Thames Valley in mourning after death of serving officer Devastated Thames Valley officers are raising concerns over mental health and welfare following the death of a colleague. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 News Dorset Police launch new sign language service Dorset Police have launched a new service to help residents and visitors to the area who are Deaf or hard of hearing to contact the police in a non-emergency. Dorset Echo 29/12/2020 News Police to stop and check cars after crowds gather at beauty spots and beaches Police forces in Wales are stepping up patrols and stopping cars as crowds flock to beauty spots and beaches despite lockdown travel rules. Yahoo! 29/12/2020 News Number of thefts from Metropolitan Police buildings soars during pandemic More than £43,000 in cash stolen from Met buildings since 2015 as data shows rising number of thefts The Independent 29/12/2020 News Covid: Police turn away Londoners visiting Brecon Beacons Police are turning away visitors to the Brecon Beacons from as far away as London. BBC 29/12/2020 News Saudi women’s driving pioneer Loujain al-Hathloul jailed on terrorism charges MIDDLE EAST: The activist who became the face of protests demanding women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia has been jailed for five years and eight months, a sentence that will further test support among the country’s allies in the West. The Times - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 News Mayhem and mystery: Preventing the chaos caused by rogue drones When drones piloted by rogue operators targeted Gatwick Airport in 2018, the costs of the resulting disruption, delays, closures and investigations are estimated to have exceeded £50 million; the incident also acted as a wake-up call for the aviation and security industries, as Policing Insight's Andrew Staniforth reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/12/2020 Feature, Opinion Andre Hill: white Ohio police officer who shot dead Black man is fired USA: Authorities call killing ‘a tragedy’ after Hill, 47, was shot while holding a cellphone and then denied aid The Guardian 29/12/2020 News «364936503651365236533654365536563657Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
