Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93951 total results. Showing results 75221 to 75240 «375837593760376137623763376437653766Next ›Last » Home Office ‘failed to probe child abuse claims’ decade before Rotherham scandal MP Sarah Champion: 'It is clear that the Home Office knew about child sexual exploitation in 2002'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/7/2018 News Paramilitary gangsters are the real criminals, not some silly police officer who recorded ill-judged bonfire quip Bear brawls show parents need to act age Belfast Telegraph 18/7/2018 Feature, Opinion Addressing Challenges to Homeland Security Information Sharing in American Policing: Using Kotter’s Leading Change Model The sharing of homeland security information is a crucial aspect of modern policing in the United States. This article outlines some of the obstacles to information sharing at the state and local levels, including interagency and intra-agency issues that arise for police agencies. It explores the complexities of information sharing across a highly decentralized policing system. Many police departments lack a formal intelligence function that limits their ability to share information. This article offers an organizational change model using John Kotter’s Leading Change principles that police agencies of any size can follow. It outlines Kotter’s eight-stage process from establishing a sense of urgency through anchoring new approaches in the culture to create a framework for police departments to integrate homeland security information sharing. Its intent is to provide a framework for police agencies to incrementally implement some of the recommendations of the various strategic documents that guide information sharing. Criminal Justice Policy Review - Registration at source 18/7/2018 Research article Police chief offers ‘sincere apologies’ to Sir Cliff Richard after High Court ruling South Yorkshire Police have issued an apology to Sir Cliff Richard after the popstar won his High Court privacy battle against the BBC. ITV News 18/7/2018 News Police boss promises to give thought to more visible policing in Leatherhead Despite agreements on some matters, residents claim that budget cuts were cited as the reason for police reluctance to increase their presence in Leatherhead Surrey Live 18/7/2018 News Hard to solve criminal cases dropped by stretched police Police are ditching criminal investigations they believe they have little chance of solving due to the strain on force resources. Express & Star 18/7/2018 News Dorset Police launch new ‘Road Respect’ initiative to encourage good behaviour Police in Dorset are introducing a new scheme to encourage drivers to be respectful to one another on the roads. Daily Echo (Southern) 18/7/2018 News PCC Julia Mulligan bids to take over police complaints A police and crime commissioner is seeking to take over responsibility for dealing with complaints against North Yorkshire Police. The Press (York) 18/7/2018 News Gangster Sam Walker taunts police by posing outside headquarters A gangster who goaded police after fleeing the country before a court hearing has slipped back into Britain to mock officers from outside their headquarters, saying: “Catch me if you can.” The Times - Subscription at source 18/7/2018 News More assessments needed over misogyny hate crime plan, say chiefs Chiefs to conduct further studies on issue Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/7/2018 News Young black men more like to be prosecuted over dispersal orders Disproportionate numbers in court over new antisocial behaviour powers, study finds The Guardian 18/7/2018 News Multi-agency commitment to domestic abuse ‘not universal’ The national lead on domestic abuse has called for greater effort from public sector partners to work in collaboration with the police service. Police Professional - Subscription at source 17/7/2018 News Measuring the Effect of Body-Worn Cameras on Complaints in Latin America More than a half a dozen published studies have observed the effect of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on complaints against the police. Nearly all, with varying degrees of methodological sophistication, tell a similar story: a strong reduction in complaints filed against the police once BWCs are in use. However, the entirety of the published evidence comes from English speaking countries, limited to the USA and the UK, and is restricted to the effects of BWCs on response policing. The purpose of this paper is to extend this body of research to Latin America, and to specialized policing jobs. The authors measured the consequence of equipping traffic police officers with BWCs in five out of the 19 traffic police departments in Uruguay (n=208), and compared these settings to both the pre-test figures as well as to the non-treatment departments. Interrupted time-series analyses and repeated measures of analysis were used for significance testing. Statistically significant differences emerged between the before–after as well as the between–groups comparisons: complaints were five times higher in the comparison vs the treatment jurisdictions, and there were 86 percent fewer cases compared to the pre-treatment period. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 17/7/2018 Research article Officer Views in Contracting, Merger, and Hybrid Agencies The purpose of this paper is to assess officer perceptions of consolidation of law enforcement agencies under three specific models: contracting, merger and a hybrid of regionalization and contracting. A survey was administered to 139 officers employed by four agencies using one of the models of interest. The survey asked officers their views on consolidation and how it has affected organizational and employment characteristics. Officers generally support consolidation, but views vary by agency type. Officers in the contracting agencies, for example, generally viewed consolidation as less cost effective than officers in other agencies viewed it, but were more likely to say crime decreased and job security and workload improved after consolidation. Officers in the hybrid agency were less positive about changes in some employment and organizational characteristics. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 17/7/2018 Research article Detention Or Diversion? the Influence of Training and Education on School Police Officer Discretion The growing concern about school violence and security has led to a dramatic increase in the number of police officers working in schools. This increase has been accompanied by a focus on the training of school-based law enforcement, the discretion that they exercise when interacting with youth, and the concern that these factors may lead to more youths facing arrest and formal processing by the juvenile and criminal justice system. What is not well understood is whether or not having formal school resource officer (SRO) training or higher education impacts the officer’s decision making when responding to an incident involving a student. The paper aims to discuss these issues. This paper uses survey data from school police officers within the USA (n=179) to examine the officer’s preferred post-incident method of disciplining the youth, from the most punitive and formal approach of suspension or referral to juvenile authorities, to the less punitive and informal approach such as diversion or warn and release. Overall, the study found that officers who have received formal SRO training were more likely to prefer a formal resolution to the incidents, and more highly educated officers tended to favour less punitive and informal responses. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management 17/7/2018 Research article You’re an expert – the government wants to hear from you The Policing Minister appeals to Police Oracle readers to let him know about the challenges facing the service. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/7/2018 News Home Office announces review to hear issues affecting frontline Fed rep says officers have been let down before Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/7/2018 News Report Watch: HMICFRS’ Fourth National Crime Agency Inspection Report Watch summarises the main findings of reports that impact on policing and includes responses from the main stakeholders as well as media reaction. Here we take a look at HMICFRS' fourth inspection of the National Crime Agency which, overall, finds an effective and efficient service, whilst highlighting areas for improvement. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/7/2018 Analysis Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the National Police Library. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/7/2018 News Metropolitan Police failed to record 100,000 crimes, says watchdog Scotland Yard is failing to record close to 100,000 crimes including offences involving domestic abuse and violence, a report has found. The Times - Subscription at source 17/7/2018 News «375837593760376137623763376437653766Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events