Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98645 total results. Showing results 76001 to 76020 «379737983799380038013802380338043805Next ›Last » Discourse Processes and Topic Management in False Confession Contamination By Police Investigators This article advances an analysis of discourse processes which produce confession contamination by two police investigators in an interrogation which resulted in a voluntary false confession. Specifically, I identify and exemplify processes which I call ‘clueing’, ‘stacking’, ‘marking’ and ‘telling’, which are recruited to both covertly and overtly disclose inside crime knowledge to an innocent suspect who is being questioned about such knowledge but is, of course, unable to supply it. International Journal of Speech Language and the Law - Registration at source 7/12/2018 Research article Disparity Does Not Mean Bias: Making Sense of Observed Racial Disparities in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings With Multiple Benchmarks Racial disparities in officer-involved shootings have dominated the national discourse recently. Unfortunately, we have yet to identify an appropriate benchmark, or at-risk population, to put these observed racial disparities into context. In this article, we use seven benchmarks—based on population data from the US Census, police-citizen interaction data from the Police-Public Contact Survey, and arrest data from the Uniform Crime Report—to compare OIS fatality rates for black and white citizens from 2015 to 2017. Using population, police-citizen interactions, or total arrests as a benchmark, we observe that black citizens appear more likely than white citizens to be fatally shot by police officers in both years. Using violent crime arrests or weapons offense arrests, we observe that black citizens appear less likely to be fatally shot by police officers. We discuss why population data is a fundamentally flawed benchmark, and elaborate the strengths and weaknesses of using police-citizen interaction or arrest benchmarks. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 7/12/2018 Research article Behind the Lens: Police Attitudes Toward Body-Worn Cameras and Organizational Justice Body-worn cameras are a promising new development in policing. They have been linked to positive outcomes such as decreases in use of force and complaints against officers. However, this new technology has produced a number of issues that could thwart a successful body-worn camera program implementation. One issue is the extent to which officers possess positive attitudes toward using body-worn cameras. If officers do not view body-worn cameras positively, they may not use cameras to their full potential. This study examined the relationship between organizational justice and attitudes toward body-worn cameras in 492 police officers across 3 agencies using structural equation modeling. Findings indicated no observable relationship between perceptions of organizational justice and attitudes toward body-worn cameras. The implications for the organizational adoption of innovations in policy are discussed. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 7/12/2018 Research article Leveraging Wireless Broadband to Improve Police Land Mobile Radio Programming: Estimating the Resource Impact Despite rapid growth in criminological studies of police technology, examinations of police land mobile radios are absent in the literature. This is troubling given the central role mobile radios serve in police operations and their significant management costs. The present study seeks to fill this gap by introducing the functionality of wireless broadband radio programming. Current practice requires a police officer to physically drive to a radio programming location to manage their mobile radio. Wireless programming remedies this burdensome reality, thereby saving officer time and cost. Geospatial analyses are used to estimate distance saved associated with wireless programming. We then conduct a number of calculations to determine time and cost savings related to the observed differences between existing and wireless radio programming within the context of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Results suggest wireless radio programming can save significant personnel and financial resources. Implications are discussed. Journal of Crime and Justice - Registration at source 7/12/2018 Research article Shropshire Star comment: Politics in the police is problem The politicisation of this country’s police forces in recent years has arguably caused more problems than it has solved. Shropshire Star 7/12/2018 News Labour MPs criticise Met Police chief Cressida Dick’s plans for gun patrols to tackle London gangs More than 20 London MPs have written to Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick criticising plans for armed foot patrols to combat gang crime. The Standard 7/12/2018 News French riot police accused of brutality against schoolchildren French police were today accused of heavy-handed tactics after a video emerged showing masked riot officers forcing more than 150 schoolchildren to kneel following a violent demonstration. Images of the teenagers, many of them cuffed with plastic ties and others with their hands on their heads, emerged in advance of big demonstrations expected in Paris tomorrow. The Times - Subscription at source 7/12/2018 News France protests: Footage of students ‘humiliated’ by police Footage of school students being forced to kneel with their hands behind their heads by French riot police has sparked outrage on social media. BBC 7/12/2018 News France protests: Authorities to deploy almost 90,000 police this weekend amid fears of more riots French authorities are bracing for the possibility of more riots and violence at planned anti-government protests this weekend. The government is deploying tens of thousands of police and security forces across the country, while in Paris, museums, theatres and shops announced they would close on Saturday as a precaution - including the iconic Eiffel Tower. The Independent 7/12/2018 News MPs ‘dismayed’ by Brexit security downgrade The Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) has warned that the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal is “seriously lacking in detail on security” and the loss of access to key criminal databases would “make the country less safe”. Police Professional 7/12/2018 News Hillsborough: David Duckenfield will face manslaughter charges, judge rules Trial of match commander to go ahead 30 years after deaths of 96 football fans. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/12/2018 News Scores of convictions quashed after probe into forensics ‘data tampering’ Scientists under investigation for allegedly manipulating test results. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/12/2018 News Police funding announcement delay blasted as ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deemed 'bad guy' after postponement of news on grant settlement. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/12/2018 News Police chiefs in row over Government funding cuts A war of words has erupted between two Midlands police chiefs over the funding each of their forces gets from the Government. Express & Star 7/12/2018 News Police to stop passing on immigration status of crime victims New measures include ban on officers checking computer solely to see if someone has leave to remain in UK The Guardian 7/12/2018 News Home Office preparations for the UK exiting the EU In November 2018, the UK Government and EU jointly published a withdrawal agreement that set out the terms by which the UK would exit the EU. At the same time, a non-binding political declaration was published that outlined the principles on which the future relationship between the UK and EU would be based. Parliament.uk 7/12/2018 Report Committee warns of serious risk of security downgrade with PM’s deal In its report on Home Office preparations for Brexit, the Home Affairs Committee has warned that the political declaration agreed by the UK and the EU is seriously lacking in detail on security, customs and border arrangements and there is a real danger that the UK's position will be weakened in the future partnership. Parliament.uk 7/12/2018 News Brexit: Loss of EU crime data causes alarm Police could lose access to EU crime databases as a result of the government’s Brexit deal, a parliamentary committee has said. The Times - Subscription at source 7/12/2018 News Is facial recognition technology working for South Wales Police and what happens when it goes wrong? The first independent report into the automated facial recognition software deployed by the force has delivered its verdict Wales Online 6/12/2018 News Dozens of convictions quashed following errors at Randox laboratory Forty-one criminal convictions for drug-driving have been quashed after evidence was re-examined in an investigation into alleged data tampering at a forensics laboratory, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has said. Police Professional 6/12/2018 News «379737983799380038013802380338043805Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
