Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103152 total results. Showing results 76961 to 76980 «384538463847384838493850385138523853Next ›Last » Organised crime ‘killing more UK citizens than terrorism and war combined’ Police cuts blamed for rise as NCA boss makes rare political intervention to call for more law enforcement funding The Week 13/5/2019 News Use of facial recognition tech ‘dangerously irresponsible’ Black and minority ethnic people in the UK could be falsely identified and questioned as police have not tested facial recognition systems on enough non-white faces, say campaigners. BBC 13/5/2019 News Field, Capital and the Policing Habitus: Understanding Bourdieu Through the NYPD’s Post-9/11 Counterterrorism Practices This article extends existing Bourdieusian theory in criminology and security literature through examining the practices of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in the post-9/11 counterterrorism field. This article makes several original contributions. First, it explores the resilient nature of the policing habitus, extending Bourdieusian criminological findings that habitus are entrenched and difficult to change. Second, this article examines the way the resilient habitus drives subordinate factions to displace dominant factions in a field’s established social hierarchy through boundary-pushing practices, a concept previously unexamined in Bourdieusian criminology. Drawing on original documentary analysis, this article uses the illustrative example of the NYPD’s post-9/11 counterterrorism practices, exploring how it sought to displace the existing social structure by using its aggressive policing habitus and an infusion of ‘War on Terror’ capital to challenge the dominant position of the FBI in the post-9/11 counterterrorism field. The NYPD’s habitus driven counterterrorism practices were novel and unprecedented, creating strain with both the FBI and local communities. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Registration at source 13/5/2019 Research article ‘Victims of their own dedication’ To mark national Mental Health Awareness Week, President Paul Griffiths talks about the serious issues facing the policing service went it comes to officer and staff wellbeing. Police Superintendents' Association (PSA) 13/5/2019 News Democratic Localism and the Implementation of the Community Remedy in England and Wales This article assesses the development and implementation of the Community Remedy anti-social behaviour policy by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales. The Community Remedy, introduced by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act (2014), allows victims of ‘low-level’ anti-social behaviour to select an informal action for their offender from a list designed by their local PCC via consultation with the public. This article reports the results of a benchmarking exercise that investigates how PCCs have translated this policy into practice by examining: public consultation procedures; the contents of the Community Remedy documents; and police usage. The findings indicate an uneven implementation across regions with variable levels of engagement from PCCs, police forces and members of the public. We assess the enactment and adoption of this new power alongside its potential to stimulate democratic localism. Criminology and Criminal Justice 13/5/2019 Research article Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange Lawyer for woman involved in allegations from 2010 asked for investigation to resume. The Guardian 13/5/2019 News Paedophile hunters are destroying families ‘in the name of Facebook likes’ Time to distance investigators from working with vigilante groups, warns chief. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2019 News Clutha pilot was a safe pair of hands, death crash inquiry told Five low-fuel warnings 'would not have been ignored by a stickler for the rules'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2019 News London Bridge attack officer: I made right choice of helping casualties before stopping terrorists One of the first armed police officers who went into “medic mode” in response to the London Bridge attack has defended his decision to treat casualties rather than stopping “marauding terrorists earlier”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2019 News Lives lost on Yorkshire’s streets as police reveal true extent of organised crime Lives have been lost on Yorkshire's streets as a top police officer has revealed the true extent of organised crime groups operating across the county. The Yorkshire Post 13/5/2019 News ‘Concealed’ police statements impeded investigation into potential paedophile ring link, ex Maddie detective claims British police allegedly "concealed" statements in the Madeleine McCann case and impeded a line of inquiry into possible links to an international paedophile ring, according to allegations from the Portuguese detective who led the 2007 investigation. 9 News (Australia) 13/5/2019 News Expert Officer Perceptions of De-Escalation in Policing The prpose of this paper is to examine perceptions of de-escalation among police officers who were nominated by peers as the most skilled at this strategy. A peer nomination process identified eight skilled de-escalators in one department. Interviews were conducted with the officers individually. Additionally, in a focus group, the officers watched and debriefed body-worn camera videos for themes related to de-escalation. Officers defined de-escalation as bringing calm to a conflict using the least amount of force possible. They said it could also be used preventatively. They identified de-escalation tactics, characteristics of skilled de-escalators and situations in which de-escalation is less effective. This study initiates research into a much discussed but rarely researched topic. Future studies should continue to work toward a definition of de-escalation and understand how it can be used in policing to reduce violence, protect life and enhance police legitimacy. Policing: An International Journal - Registration at source 13/5/2019 Research article Police Crackdowns in Mexico City The purpose of this paper is to analyze the design and implementation of the police crackdown strategy employed in Mexico City and to discuss its limitations toward a medium-to-long-term reduction of crime rates for six types of robberies. The present work employs generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models to estimate the effect of police operations on the volatility of the rates of six types of robberies in Mexico City, as well as their persistence over time. Results suggest that the concentration of policing in certain high-criminality spaces reduces crime rates in the immediate term; however, its permanence is contingent on policing design and behavioral characteristics of the targeted crime. Specifically, the Mexico City police crackdown strategy seems to be better suited for combating crimes of a “non-static” nature than those of a “static” nature. Due to the nature of the data used for this research, the performed analysis does not enable a precise determination of whether the crime rates respond to temporal or spatial displacement. Considering the obtained results, a re-design of Mexico City’s police crackdown strategy is suggested for the sustained reduction of the number of reported cases of robberies of a static nature. Policing: An International Journal - Registration at source 13/5/2019 Research article Julian Assange: Sweden reopens rape investigation Swedish prosecutors are set to announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. BBC 13/5/2019 News Officers cleared of perverting course of justice over car crash Jury throws out claims that all three colluded to make up a story on accident report. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/5/2019 News Police stop and search: How academics can help forces to get their tactics right With knife crime rising, the controversy over the use and benefits of stop and search takes on greater urgency. Dr Megan O'Neill of the University of Dundee and Dr Liz Aston of Edinburgh Napier University explain how stop and search was transformed in Scotland by police and academics working together. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 13/5/2019 Opinion We can’t halt drug trade with arrests, says crime agency chief National Crime Agency head spells out limits of what can be achieved in fight against drugs The Guardian 13/5/2019 News Domestic abuse: PM vows to end ‘postcode lottery’ for victims Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to end the "postcode lottery" for victims of domestic abuse. BBC 13/5/2019 News Sinn Fein hits back at chief on blame-game comments Sinn Fein has challenged the accusations of a national force chief that politicians have a bunker mentality in taking the easy option of “blaming the police” for the stalling peace process in Northern Ireland. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/5/2019 News Investigation after man dies in police custody The 57-year-old had been arrested after reports of a disturbance early on Sunday but he died later after becoming unwell. Sky News 12/5/2019 News «384538463847384838493850385138523853Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
