Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 73201 to 73220 «365736583659366036613662366336643665Next ›Last » The Effect of Police Layoffs on Crime: A Natural Experiment Involving New Jersey’s Two Largest Cities The current study tests the effect of police layoffs on crime through a natural experiment involving Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey’s two largest cities. In response to severe budget shortfalls resulting from the economic recession beginning in 2008, officials in both cities seriously considered police layoffs as a potential component of their cutback strategies. The Newark Police Department terminated 13% of the police force in late 2010 while Jersey City officials averted any layoffs from occurring. The current study uses monthly Part 1 crime counts spanning from 2006 to 2015 to measure the effect of the police layoffs on crime in Newark. Findings of time series generalized least squares regression models indicate the police layoffs were associated with significant increases of overall crime, violent crime, and property crime in Newark as compared to Jersey City in the post-layoffs period. Supplemental analyses found the overall crime and violent crime increases become progressively more pronounced each year following the police layoffs. Justice Evaluation Journal - Registration at source 21/12/2020 Research article Covid Lockdowns, Social Distancing, and Fatal Car Crashes: More Deaths on Hobbesian Highways? What happened to US traffic safety during the first US COVID-19 lockdown, and why was the pattern the opposite of that observed in previous sudden declines of traffic volume? National and local statistics on US traffic volume, traffic fatalities, injury accidents, speeding violations, running of stop signs, and other indicators of vehicular driving behavior, both in 2020 and in previous US economic recessions affecting the volume of road traffic. Comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between the data for the COVID-19 lockdown in parts of the USA in March 2020 and similar data for the 2008–2009 global economic crisis, as well as other US cases of major reductions in traffic volume. The volume of traffic contracted sharply once a COVID-19 national emergency was declared and most states issued stay-at-home orders, but motor vehicle fatality rates, injury accidents, and speeding violations went up, and remained elevated even as traffic began returning toward normal. This pattern does not fit post-World War II recessions where fatality rates declined with the volume of traffic nor does the 2020 pattern match the pattern during World War II when traffic dropped substantially with little change in motor vehicle fatality rates. The findings are consistent with a theory of social distancing on highways undermining compliance with social norms, a social cost of COVID which, if not corrected, poses potential long-term increases in non-compliance and dangerous driving. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 21/12/2020 Research article Safe to share? Liberty and Southall Black Sisters’ super-complaint on policing and immigration status The super-complaint put forward by Liberty and Southall Black Sisters is about the treatment of victims of crime and witnesses with insecure immigration status. It focuses on how information about them is passed to the Home Office for immigration enforcement. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 21/12/2020 Report Immediate action needed by government and police to ensure vulnerable migrant victims of crime can confidently report to police Police forces should restrict the sharing with immigration enforcement of information about vulnerable victims of crime, such as domestic abuse, a new report has recommended. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 21/12/2020 News Coronavirus Scotland: Christmas travel ban police patrols Police are to visibly step up patrols in Scotland to deter anyone considering breaching the new country-wide Christmas travel ban. Glasgow Live 21/12/2020 News Call for victims’ rights Victims of crime in England and Wales continue to feel marginalised and peripheral to the criminal trial process. We need to see victims as valued participants and support them accordingly, according to the Victims’ Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC. Professional Security Magazine Online 21/12/2020 News ‘Incredible’ that officers not a priority in Covid-19 vaccination programme, says MPF The Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF) says it is “incredible” that frontline police officers have not been given a level of priority by the Government for the Covid-19 vaccine. Police Professional 21/12/2020 News Isolation could drive young people to extremism, police warn Lonely young people could be drawn to terrorism during the pandemic, police have warned, as the amount of extreme right-wing material flagged to investigators rose more than 40 per cent. Police Professional 21/12/2020 News Lockdown blamed as more under-18s held for terror offences in UK Lockdown blamed as more under-18s held for terror offences in UK The Guardian 21/12/2020 News Isolation could drive young people to extremism, police warn Police say one unforeseen consequence of the global pandemic could be young people being radicalised Bristol Live 21/12/2020 News Should police carry guns? Experts look at differences in foreign forces CANADA: Fifty-five people were killed or injured in police shootings in the first 11 months of this year and justice experts say there are lessons Canadian police forces can learn from those in other countries. Powell Rivers Peak 21/12/2020 News North Wales Police to get additional £9.4m next year North Wales Police will get an additional £9.4million funding next year. North Wales Pioneer 21/12/2020 News Future Shock: Balancing today’s pressure with emerging futures As a tumultuous 2020 draws to a close, Katherine Van Gurp, Chief Executive Officer of the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency, explores how some of the main changes and shifting trends of recent times have collided with the pressures of the present, and what this may mean for policing and wider society moving forwards. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/12/2020 Analysis, Feature Police say ban on Tier 4 Christmas visits is ‘unenforceable’ Police say a ban on motorists in Tier 4 making Christmas visits between homes is 'unenforceable,' as extra officers are deployed at train stations to try and stop a new Covid superstrain from spreading. Mail Online 21/12/2020 News Lack of police officers leads to rise in crime says commissioner Leicestershire Police will receive an extra £11 million next year to increase officer numbers and fight cyber-terrorism. Leicestershire Live 21/12/2020 News Police ordered to stop thousands fleeing Tier 4 London Police were sent to railway stations yesterday to discourage people from visiting family for Christmas as ministers condemned a “totally irresponsible” rush to leave London. The Times - Subscription at source 21/12/2020 News Police hunt Miss France race hate tweeters French police were ordered yesterday to track down people who posted a torrent of antisemitic abuse against the runner-up in this year’s Miss France beauty contest. The Times - Subscription at source 21/12/2020 News Coronavirus in Scotland: Police patrols to deter lockdown breaches at border Police patrols along the border with England are to be doubled after the announcement of tighter coronavirus restrictions. The Times - Subscription at source 21/12/2020 News How Volkswagen and Hyundai are stepping up to build police cars after the demise of the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon AUSTRALIA: Have you ever wondered what goes into making a car a modern police car? Aside from the obvious lights and sirens, what needs to be changed or beefed up to cope with a life of crime busting? The loss of our home-grown car-makers has forced Aussie police forces into using imported vehicles, and while many manufacturers offer an off-the-shelf `police pack’ the details of these are often tightly held secrets. Certainly, that’s the case in Australia, but a couple of brands, Volkswagen and Hyundai, are more forthcoming with what goes into turning a Passat wagon or a Sonata sedan into a law enforcement special. Cars Guide (Australia) 20/12/2020 News PSNI ‘take no satisfaction’ from issuing Covid fines Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said fines were issued when people ‘blatantly or recklessly broke the rules, or refused to listen to guidance’. Belfast Telegraph 20/12/2020 News «365736583659366036613662366336643665Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
