Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93900 total results. Showing results 75821 to 75840 «378837893790379137923793379437953796Next ›Last » The Positive Perception of Reduced Gang Violence Through A Public Safety Initiative Gang violence poses a significant concern for the police and the public. In response, in 2008 policing agencies in British Columbia introduced Restaurant Watch, a targeted strategy aiming to deter unwanted gang-involved patrons from attending participating restaurants. In response to a lack of research, the present study examines the perceived success of the programme, through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders participating in the programme. The findings suggest the programme has value based on three important themes: (1) impact on public safety; (2) importance of partnership and open dialogue; and (3) ability to deter inadmissible patrons from participating establishments. Police Journal - Registration at source 18/6/2018 Research article Law enforcers struggle with electronic evidence challenges A devastating series of disclosure failures by police and prosecutors reveals they have yet to get to grips with the explosion in electronic evidence as complainants, witnesses and suspects increasingly live their lives through their smartphones. The Law Society Gazette 18/6/2018 News Police solve less than 3% of burglaries Police were forced to defend dire clear-up rates yesterday. Senior officers admitted they must improve detection amid fears of a crime epidemic. Express 18/6/2018 News Concerns raised over Police Ombudsman role Concerns have been raised over the process to replace Police Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire when he leaves his post next year. The Irish News (Republic of Ireland) 18/6/2018 News This Nudge Was Not Enough: A Randomised Trial of Text Message Reminders of Court Dates to Victims and Witnesses Do text messages to mobile phones of victims and witnesses two or three days before they are scheduled to appear in court reduce their non-appearance rates in minor criminal cases? A sample of 811 victims and witnesses sent a postal notice to attend a specific magistrates’ court in Staffordshire on a specific date. Cambridge Crime Harm Index value of the criminal charges, court appearance and trial outcome data were collected in all cases. A text message reminder was randomly assigned to be sent to 405 treatment cases 2–3 days before the court trial date. Treatment as delivered comprised 84% of the treatment group. The base rate of victims and witnesses not attending magistrates’ trials prior to the RCT was 26%. The non-attendance rate during the RCT was 22% in the control group and 24% in the treatment group (p = 0.444). A 14% higher guilty rate for trials attended by the treatment group (58%) than the control group (51%) was marginally significant (p = 0.052). No treatment-control differences in attendance were found when moderated by crime type or Crime Harm Index score. A text message in isolation did not significantly affect victim and witness attendance at criminal cases in the three magistrates’ courts. However, it does show that texting is a reliable, quick and cheap method of communicating with witnesses. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 18/6/2018 Research article West Mercia Police recruiting 90 new officers A major recruitment drive was launched today to put more police officers on to the streets of Shropshire. Shropshire Star 18/6/2018 News West Mercia Police issue warning to residents after 5,000 ‘accidental and unintentional’ calls in the first half of 2018 West Mercia Police has received almost 5,000 accidental and unintentional calls so far this year, a 27 per cent increase on the same number this time last year. The majority of calls come from mobile phones being knocked in pockets or young children playing with phones so parents are being urged to think about how they carry their phones and keep them out of their children’s reach. Redditch Standard 18/6/2018 News ‘Shocking’ figures show scale of sexual violence at UK festivals One in five British festival goers have experienced sexual assault or harassment at an event, according to new research. Evening Express (Aberdeen) 18/6/2018 News Stingers out for nuisance off road motorcyclists to stop them riding at people and their dogs Rogue off-road motorcyclists in March are being warned that police are taking action to stop their bad behaviour following complaints of riding their bikes at people and their dogs Cambs Times 18/6/2018 News ‘More bobbies on the beat is best way to catch offenders’: Durham Police chief says it’s old fashioned policing that’s made them the best force in the country Traditional bobbies on the beat play a crucial role in solving crime, a senior officer has said. Mail Online 18/6/2018 News £1.4m crackdown on gang web clips: Sajid Javid sets up a specialist unit to remove violent content from the internet A crackdown on online gang videos promoting violence has been launched by Home Secretary Sajid Javid. Mail Online 18/6/2018 News Police investigating child abuse suffer psychological harm Police officers investigating child abuse are routinely being placed at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of the harrowing nature of the work, according to a study. The Times - Subscription at source 18/6/2018 News Criminals ‘know they can get away with it now’ Criminals have become so emboldened that they do not think they will be caught by cash-strapped police, a leading criminologist has warned. The Times - Subscription at source 18/6/2018 News Bloody Sunday movement was infiltrated by Met policeman Undercover police infiltrated the Northern Irish civil rights movement, which organised the Bloody Sunday march, raising questions about their part in one of the most notorious episodes of the Troubles. The Times - Subscription at source 18/6/2018 News Social media hub announced to tackle gang-related online content The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced £1.38 million to strengthen the police’s response to violent and gang-related online content. Home Office 17/6/2018 News Zombie blades will be BANNED and customers will have to prove they are 18 or over to buy knives Zombie blades will be banned in Britain under a fresh Government crackdown launched in the wake of Britain's bloody knife crime epidemic. Mail Online 17/6/2018 News Fewer than one in 20 street robberies and burglaries are being solved by police, new figures reveal Less than one in 20 street robberies and burglaries are being solved in the UK, shocking new figures have revealed. Mail Online 17/6/2018 News 95% of UK burglaries and robberies not solved, data suggests Police ‘doing all they can’ as crimewave fears rise, with motor scooter thefts a concern The Guardian 17/6/2018 News Affect and Trust As Predictors of Public Support For Armed Police: Evidence From London Police in England, Scotland and Wales operate largely unarmed and have done since the formation of the London Metropolitan Police in 1829. However, recent terror attacks and concern over serious violent crime have prompted increased funding for armed officers and even calls for routine arming of police. In this paper, we present results from the first in-depth study of public attitudes towards the arming of more police. Starting from the assumption that most people have little concrete knowledge of the potential benefits and risks of doing so, we show that trust, and particularly affective responses to the idea of armed police, are central in shaping support for the routine arming of more officers. A range of other sociological and psychological variables are also important, but only in as much as they are correlated with trust and, again, particularly affect. Our findings have implications not only for this specific policy development, but also wider consideration of lay reactions to changes in police policy and technology. Policing and Society - Registration at source 17/6/2018 Research article Role Conflict and the Psychological Impacts of the Post-Ferguson Period on Law Enforcement Motivation, Cynicism, and Apprehensiveness In the wake of high-profile deadly force cases in the post-Ferguson era, a number of negative psychological outcomes have been depicted by law enforcement officers. We examine if negative post-Ferguson outcomes predict current cynicism, motivation, and apprehensiveness. Further, we account for whether role orientations, specifically support for a law enforcement orientation or a community policing orientation, mediate the psychological effects of the post-Ferguson period. Since the law enforcement orientation, exercised through strict enforcement of the law, has been called out of favour in the post-Ferguson area, supporting this role may negatively impact officers via role conflict. The opposite may be observed for those supporting a community policing orientation. We test these arguments using results from an online survey of law enforcement officers in the USA, administered 6 months following highly publicized incidents in Dallas and Baton Rouge where police were targeted and killed. Results showed that post-Ferguson psychological impacts continued to affect current levels of cynicism, motivation, and apprehensiveness. Support for law enforcement or community policing orientation did not mediate the effects of post-Ferguson sentiments. Nonetheless, role orientations played a significant role in predicting current cynicism, motivation, and apprehensiveness and provided support for the theory of role conflict. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Registration at source 17/6/2018 Research article «378837893790379137923793379437953796Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
