Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 73821 to 73840 «368836893690369136923693369436953696Next ›Last » Force bill for climate change summit could cost ‘many tens of millions’, warns Police Scotland The policing bill for a major climate change summit to be held in Glasgow next year could amount to "many tens of millions of pounds", Police Scotland has warned. The Scotsman 12/9/2019 News Benchmarking Disparities in Police Stops: A Comparative Application of 2nd and 3rd Generation Techniques This study used 2016–2017 data from San Jose, California to examine the nature, distribution, and correlates of racial/ethnic disparities in traffic stops made by the San Jose Police Department (SJPD).1 We employed multiple second and third generation benchmarks to assist in understanding whether drivers of color were, among other things, disproportionately stopped by the SJPD and how those findings may have differed across benchmarks. Using traffic citations as a proxy for driving behavior, we also tested the proposition that minorities, but not White drivers, may alter their driving behavior during the daytime, which could affect the validity of the Veil of Darkness approach for estimating stop disparities. Finally, we examined whether officer race may condition the assignment of fault in vehicle crash investigations and thereby bias traffic crash-based benchmarks. We found some support for both propositions – citation rates for Black and White drivers diverged during daylight hours, suggesting the Black drivers may have altered their driving behavior to avoid attention from the police, and Hispanic officers were less likely to issue citations to Hispanic drivers, although other officer-driver race dyads showed no evidence of same-race leniency. Implications of our findings for stop disparity research are discussed, and suggestions are made for future researchers to consider. Justice Quarterly - Registration at source 12/9/2019 Research article Perceptions of Police Conduct When Race and Gender Are Considered With the recent media attention on police discretion and police discrimination, the current studies aimed to address whether people believe the race and gender of a person under suspicion influences police conduct. In study 1, participants (N = 137) read an incident summary where two individuals, who were described as being Black or White and male or female, were asked to leave a local coffee establishment; the police were called, and the individuals were arrested. Participants were more likely to believe the call to police and the arrest were justified when the individuals were White as opposed to Black. Study 2 was an extension of study 1 whereby the race of the individual calling the police also was varied between Black and White. Participants (N = 316) in study 2 also were more likely to believe the call to police and the arrest were justified when the individuals were White as opposed to Black. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 12/9/2019 Research article PSNI numbers at ‘dangerous’ level says Sir Hugh Orde Former PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has said officer numbers are at a "dangerous" level in the face of increased dissident republican attacks. BBC 12/9/2019 News Overseas interest: Exporting the best of British community policing A new company has been launched by three UK former senior officers which delivers training in British community policing techniques to police forces around the world. Policing Insight spoke to one of its directors, former Northumbria Police ACC Timothy Shilston, about the international appetite for British policing models. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 Interview, Opinion Police Officer Transitions to Retirement in the United Kingdom: Social Identity, Social Support, and (in)justice This article draws on qualitative interviews to examine police officers’ experiences of transitioning to retirement in the United Kingdom, a matter that has been hitherto under researched. We find that the well-established routines and the social identity conferred by the police role are severed at retirement and the transition to retirement may be experienced as disruptive. This has implications for self-esteem, access to support, and perceptions of fairness of the organisation. However, we further argue that retirement is a multidimensional concept and experienced differently, depending on the context and circumstances in which it occurs. When officers are underprepared or retired for medical reasons, the transition was especially disruptive. The article makes important contributions to the literature on police officer social identity, well-being, and organisational justice. Policing and Society - Registration at source 12/9/2019 Research article Structural Responses to Gendered Social Problems: Police Agency Adaptations to Human Trafficking The identification and investigation of human trafficking cases has lagged behind what prevalence estimates of the scope of the crime have suggested. Previous research has identified the importance of formalized responses to human trafficking for the successful identification of these cases, but little is known about the factors predicting the creation of specialized human trafficking units. The current study uses both primary and secondary data and a theoretical framework informed by structural contingency and representative bureaucracy to identify predictors of specialized human trafficking units in large municipal police departments in the United States. Penalized maximum likelihood estimation revealed only agency size and social disorganization were significant predictors of these specialized units. Directions for future research are included. Police Quarterly 12/9/2019 Research article Suicide watch: We need to intervene much earlier to reduce police suicides When examining police suicides, accurate data is hard to come by in the UK and other countries, making it difficult to understand the scale of the problem, but Mightify's Tom Wheelhouse says it's time to take trauma more seriously which means offering support from day one of a person's policing career. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 Opinion PSNI taking holiday pay appeal to the Supreme Court The Chief Constable is taking a legal challenge over an unpaid holiday pay bill of £40m directly to the UK's highest court. Belfast Telegraph 12/9/2019 News Ministers urged to declare public health emergency over drugs deaths The Scottish Government has been urged to officially call a public health emergency in response to the number of drugs deaths in Scotland. Scotland had one of the worst drug-death rates in the world last year, with 1,187 fatalities, an increase of 27 per cent on 2017. The Herald (Scotland) - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 News Scots want to abolish parole, poll finds Almost 70 per cent of adults in Scotland want to abolish time off for good behaviour in prisons and insist criminals should serve their full sentence before release, a poll for The Times has found. The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2019 News Firearms cop told she ‘shouldn’t be on patrol without a man’ sues for sex discrimination PC Rhona Malone fell victim to “institutional sexism” in its firearms unit, an employment tribunal heard yesterday. Daily Record 12/9/2019 News Paying the cost of crime Offenders will be required to contribute to the cost of supporting victims of crime from November. Scottish Government 12/9/2019 News North Wales Police to take proactive approach to knife crime before it becomes an issue Sgt Katie Newby, of Flintshire police, said that the force has launched an operation called Operation Branding which aims to get a grip on offensive weapons. She said: “We are just asking people with any information whatsoever or concerns to contact either our control room or CrimeStoppers. The Leader 12/9/2019 News Council chief demands police from across Britain are sent to Kent to control traffic tailbacks in no-deal Brexit ‘Boots on the ground’ vital to help with traffic chaos if Britain leaves EU with no deal says Kent council boss. The Independent 12/9/2019 News West Mercia Police could get up to 360 extra officers due to extra government funding, PCC says Up to 360 extra police officers could be hired in the region because of additional government funding, the Police and Crime Commissioner has said. Malvern Gazette 12/9/2019 News Rape convictions at record low, as CPS launches review to examine ‘myths and stereotypes’ about sexual violence The number of people prosecuted for rape in England and Wales has slumped to an all-time low, despite record volumes of cases being reported to police, new figures show. The Telegraph 12/9/2019 News Rape is being ‘decriminalised’ as conviction rates fall to record low The number of people being prosecuted for rape has fallen by 26.9 per cent in a year, despite record volumes of reports to police. Metro 12/9/2019 News UK Court rules in favour of Welsh police’s use of automatic facial recognition In potentially the first case of its kind, the High Court in Cardiff, UK, on September 4 ruled (judgement available below) that it is lawful for police to use facial recognition technology to search for people in crowds. MediaNama 12/9/2019 News Homophobic hate incidents double Homophobic hate crimes reported to police have more than doubled in the past five years — but the number that result in prosecutions has halved, an investigation reveals. Metro 12/9/2019 News «368836893690369136923693369436953696Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
