Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 94000 total results. Showing results 73861 to 73880 «369036913692369336943695369636973698Next ›Last » Police leader urges for new approach on cannabis Cannabis clubs, where the drug is shared and smoked among members, are growing in popularity in the UK. The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme took the police and crime commissioner for drug policy to meet people from three clubs to find out what they could contribute to the legalisation debate. BBC 12/9/2018 News ‘I can’t tell you!’ BBC host DISMANTLES Diane Abbott’s pledge in HEATED radio interview BBC radio host Sarah Montague grilled Labour’s shadow home secretary Diane Abbott after she repeatedly swerved a question focussing on her pledge to provide 10,000 extra police officers on Britain’s streets in the event of a Labour government. Express 12/9/2018 News Provide police with the vital funds to go back to basics The sad fact is the public are losing faith in our police force. I hardly ever see a policeman patrolling our streets and my city centre police station was recently sold to provide yet more student accommodation. Express 12/9/2018 Feature, Opinion Without a vision, the people perish: Police reform and its consequences The latest National Audit Office report released this week adds to the evidence that policing is in crisis. Former Chief Superintendent John Sutherland warns that the lack of a national vision for policing is punishing the very people holding policing together. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 Opinion Can Threat Assessment Help Police Prevent Mass Public Shootings? Testing An Intelligence-Led Policing Tool The purpose of this paper is to examine whether threat assessment, an intelligence-led policing (ILP) tool, can prevent mass public shootings. In order to gauge the potential effectiveness of this ILP tool, the authors conduct a retrospective analysis of 278 mass public shootings that occurred in the USA between 1966 and 2016. This retrospective analysis allows us to determine how successful threat assessment protocols could be in preventing mass public shootings by examining how successful this tool would have been in identifying the offenders in the data. The results show that threat assessment has the potential to be an effective tool in the ILP arsenal to identify and prevent impending mass public shootings. However, the results also point to several obstacles for the effective implementation of this ILP tool. The underreporting of threats and using the content of threats and characteristics of threateners are problematic in correctly assigning risk. The authors make suggestions for how to overcome these obstacles. This study makes several contributions to the ILP and mass murder field. This is the first study to test the potential effectiveness of an ILP tool to prevent mass public shootings. Additionally, this is one of the first studies to examine the leaks, types, context and follow-though of threats made by mass public shooters in the USA. Consequently, it provides unique information on the foreshowing behaviours of mass public shooters. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 12/9/2018 Research article Now You See It, Now You Don’t: on the (in)visibility of Police Stop and Search in Northern Ireland Police stop and search practices have been subject to voluminous debate for over 40 years in the United Kingdom. Yet critical debate related to the use of ‘everyday’ stop and search powers by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has, despite the hyper-accountable policing system of Northern Ireland, been marked by its absence. This article presents the first ever analysis of PSNI’s use of PACE-type powers (Police and Criminal Evidence (NI) Order 1989) – currently used at a higher rate and with poorer outcomes compared to the rest of the UK. While it can only be considered as an elusive power, about which detailed research evidence is markedly lacking, stop and search in Northern Ireland seems to serve as a classificatory tool for PSNI to control mainly young, socio-economically marginal male populations. The article provides new theoretical insight into stop and search as a simultaneous overt and covert practice, and speaks to wider issues of mundane police power – and practice – within highly contested and politically fractured contexts. Criminology and Criminal Justice 12/9/2018 Research article GRA Statement on the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018 proposes giving gardaí access to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and Labour Court. While welcoming this initiative, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has concerns around the scope of the Bill and its capacity to fully resolve longstanding grievances in An Garda Síochána. [pdf] Garda Representative Association (GRA) 12/9/2018 Report The thin grey line: London’s top police officer unveils plans for retired officers to return to plug shortages Britain’s largest police force unveiled plans to recruit a ‘Dad’s Army’ of retired officers to boost its ranks yesterday. Mail Online 12/9/2018 News Met chief calls latest police pay award a ‘punch on the nose’ Cressida Dick claims pay award could damage officer morale and calls for more resources for policing The Guardian 12/9/2018 News The Children’s Inquiry In The Children’s Inquiry, Volteface examines how effectively the UK’s cannabis policies are safeguarding young people from harm to their wellbeing and life chances. This is explored through considering the practical consequences of cannabis policies on young people’s access to cannabis and the type of cannabis they are accessing, the impact this can have on their mental health and the support available to them, their interaction with the criminal justice system as users and dealers of cannabis, and who they and their families can turn to for information and guidance on cannabis. Volteface 12/9/2018 Report Our policing is being privatised by stealth With officer numbers cut and trust dwindling, it’s no wonder the better off are turning to security firms for protection The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 Feature, Opinion Politics of identity: why we need to talk about ID cards Amber Rudd is a Conservative MP and previously served as Home Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister. She writes as part of the third edition of the New Blue Book, a platform for big ideas from the centre-right by MPs, activists and emerging leaders. The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 Feature, Opinion The future of Policing in Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The work of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland has been intense and expansive. [pdf] Garda Representative Association (GRA) 12/9/2018 Report Javid’s eldest brother drowned in hotel room The eldest brother of Sajid Javid, the home secretary, was found drowned in a five-star hotel after taking codeine and alcohol, a coroner was told yesterday. The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 News Wagwan? Police get lessons in street slang, blud In the hopes of quelling “beef tings” while extolling the virtues of all that is “peng”, the “popo” have apparently chosen to adopt the language of the street. The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 News Equality is not the same… Phase two annual report card 2018–2019 AUSTRALIA: The Victoria Police commitment to progressing organisational change and improvement under the Equality is not the same... program of work is now in the final year of full project implementation. Victoria Police (Australia) 12/9/2018 Report Met police to draft in ‘Dad’s Army’ of ex‑officers Britain’s biggest police force is to lure back a “Dad’s Army” of retired detectives to address a shortfall of experienced officers taking on cases including murder, rape and other serious crime. The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 News Police catch 11‑year‑olds being used to sell drugs Rising prosecutions of child cannabis dealers The Times - Subscription at source 12/9/2018 News Custody ‘must be seen as more prestigious job’ The new chief in charge of custody says it’s vital the status of custody policing roles is raised – and he is enlisting the Police Federation of England and Wales’ help to make that happen. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 11/9/2018 News President’s 2018 Conference speech Good afternoon colleagues and guests, and of course to you Home Secretary. You are most welcome at our annual conference. Home Secretary, you hold one of the most important Offices of State and are charged with keeping our country and its people safe. My Association has always enjoyed a productive relationship with your predecessors and with your officials. I believe this is important and I can assure you that my Association will always endeavour to nurture that good relationship. Police Superintendents' Association (PSA) 11/9/2018 Feature, Opinion «369036913692369336943695369636973698Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
