Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 77261 to 77280 «386038613862386338643865386638673868Next ›Last » Examining English and Welsh Detectives’ Views of Online Crime The advancement of the Internet and digital technology has enabled individuals to commit crimes affecting both virtual and real targets at will. Criminological scholarship related to cybercrime and technology-enabled offending has primarily focused on offenders and victims, calling to question how police agencies effectively respond to these incidents. Limited empirical research has largely focused on line officers, who view these cyber offenses to be less serious in comparison to traditional crimes. Research examining the perceptions of detectives and inspectors is virtually nonexistent, though they are much more likely to have an investigative responsibility to pursue offenders and engage with citizens about the offense. Thus, there is a need to understand the attitudes inspectors hold toward online crime in order to improve our knowledge of police views and inform policy makers in building effective strategies to aid their response to unique and emerging crime types. This study examined the attitudinal factors associated with online crimes and incidents using a sample of 155 inspectors from 26 local agencies across England and Wales. The implications of this study for both police detectives and law enforcement agencies are discussed in detail. International Criminal Justice Review 2/5/2019 Research article Peel reveals blurring of lines of responsibility ‘damaging’ the ever-thinning blue line Response, investigation and neighbourhood roles becoming less distinct as 'underqualified' officers carry out detective work. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/5/2019 News Transparency data: Country returns guide (May 2019) Guidance on returning immigration offenders to their country of origin. (Update May 2019) Home Office 2/5/2019 Report Consultation outcome: Police pursuits We have considered the responses to the consultation and believe there is consensus on the need to make some changes to ensure the police drivers are given the tools to do their jobs, while maintaining road safety. Home Office 2/5/2019 Report NPCC respond to HMICFRS PEEL spotlight report The latest PEEL spotlight report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue (HMICFRS) shows forces in general are offering a good level of service, but are doing so under significant pressure. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 2/5/2019 News HMICFRS: Gap between what police can do and what the public expect of them The first Integrated PEEL Assessments (IPAs) have commended forces for providing a good service but inspectors warn that mounting pressures are threatening forces’ ability to root out corruption. Police Professional 2/5/2019 News Police, Public, and Arrestee Perceptions of Body-Worn Video: A Single Jurisdictional Multiple-Perspective Analysis This article analyses police, public, and arrestee survey responses from a single jurisdiction to give a multiple-perspective insight into the use of body-worn video (BWV) cameras by police. Police attitudinal data were collected from before (n = 190), during (n = 139), and at the conclusion (n = 221) of a BWV implementation trial. Public attitudes were collected at the conclusion of the BWV implementation trial via online survey (n = 995 respondents) and intercept survey (n = 428 respondents). Arrestee attitudes (n = 302) were collected for detainees in police custody over a 6-month period immediately preceding the BWV trial. Results showed (a) all three perspectives were supportive of the use of BWV, (b) the extent to which police felt BWV influenced their behaviour tempered during the trial, (c) the public who had encountered BWV-wearing officers and the arrestee sample indicated limited belief that BWV would reduce bad behaviour, and (d) there was clear contention about the policy and practice decisions around recording. These findings have significance for BWV trials, commenting on the importance of collecting police attitudes at multiple points, separating the attitudes of public who did encounter police-wearing BWV, and data collection/policy for evaluation outcomes. Criminal Justice Review - Registration at source 2/5/2019 Research article Videos Don’t Lie: African Americans’ Support For Body-Worn Cameras In light of growing concern regarding the policing of inner-city communities—including questionable incidents of use of force—equipping officers with body-worn cameras (BWCs) has emerged as a salient proposal for reform. Based on a national-level survey of African Americans (n = 1,000), this project shows that wide consensus exists among Black citizens in favor of BWCs. Since ostensibly “videos don’t lie,” implementing camera technology thus may be a means to increase police legitimacy. Importantly, the analysis also reveals that African Americans support a broad range of reforms to improve inner-city policing, of which BWCs are only one. Finally, the survey included a subset of 45 Black police officers. These officers also supported BWCs and most other proposed reforms but at a level that was lower and less intense than African American members of the public. Criminal Justice Review - Registration at source 2/5/2019 Research article Activation of Body-Worn Cameras: Variation By Officer, Over Time, and By Policing Activity This study assessed the early deployment of the Anaheim Police Department’s body-worn camera (BWC) program in 2015 by examining camera activations across officers, trends in activations over time, and how different police–community contacts predict BWC activations. These were assessed with correlational analyses among 40 BWC-equipped officers in the first 6 months of their use. Activation of the BWCs among officers varied widely, with 6-month average activations ranging from 0% to 72%. Average activation rates increased over time from 3% to 54%. Officers disproportionately activated their cameras for events related to crimes; for example, activation rates for other categories were significantly lower compared to violent crimes, with odds ratios ranging from 0.148 to 0.663. The article concludes with a discussion on how the failure to activate a BWC limits the potential benefits of the technology. While officers have considerable discretion on when to activate their BWCs, law enforcement agencies must not only train and deploy BWCs among their officers but also audit and supervise individual use to ensure successful BWC programs. Criminal Justice Review - Registration at source 2/5/2019 Research article Understanding Police Misconduct Correlates: Does Gender Matter in Predicting Career-Ending Misconduct? Decades of research on police misconduct have produced mixed findings related to risk and protective factors. Although misconduct is a relatively rare and predominantly male phenomenon, demographic characteristics such as sex could provide context to better understand the influence of these factors in predicting misconduct. Using a large sample (N = 3,085) of matched police officers in the New York Police Department and a split-sample analysis testing equality of coefficients, this study identifies how common predictors of police misconduct operate differently for men and women. Women and Criminal Justice - Registration at source 2/5/2019 Research article New Scots law could tackle ‘distress porn’ Filming someone in distress without seeking help could fall under Scotland's new psychological domestic abuse law, cops have revealed. Evening Times (Glasgow) 2/5/2019 News It’s time to decriminalise drugs in Scotland for personal use and to treat problem as a health issue The chief executive of the Scottish Drugs Forum David Liddell believes there is now a political consensus in Scotland for decriminalisation. Daily Record 2/5/2019 News Suspicious minds: Police attitudes to mental ill health As the new National Police Wellbeing Service is launched this week in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Nikola Muranova, a Policing Studies student and Lecturer Nick Kealey from the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University review recent research into police officers attitudes towards mental health. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 2/5/2019 Analysis Call for answers over number of Scottish children in care reported missing Nearly 2,000 children in care were reported missing to the police last year, figures show. The Scotsman 2/5/2019 News Home Office seeks law change to give police more confidence to pursue suspects Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans to introduce a new legal test aimed at giving police drivers greater confidence to pursue suspects, including those on mopeds. Home Office 2/5/2019 News How accurate are UK speed cameras? Police force tolerances revealed Speculation is always rife about what you can ‘get away with’ when it comes to speed cameras. Motoring Research 2/5/2019 News One year on: ACT awareness e-learning Terror survivors have called for businesses and religious organisations to complete Counter Terrorism training to help protect the UK from future attacks. Counter Terrorism Policing 2/5/2019 News Predictive Policing: Not Yet, But Soon Preemptive? For several years now, crime prediction software operating on the basis of data analysis and algorithmic pattern detection has been employed by police departments throughout the world. As these technologies aim at forestalling criminal events, they may aptly be understood as elements of preventive strategies. Do they also initiate a logic of preemptive policing, as several authors have suggested? Using the example of crime prediction software that is used in German-speaking countries, the article shows how current forms of predictive policing echo classical modes of risk calculation: usually employed in connection with domestic burglary, they help police to identify potential high-risk areas by extrapolating past crime patterns into the future. However, preemptive elements also emerge, to the extent that the software fosters ‘possibilistic’ thinking in police operations. Moreover, current advances in crime prediction technologies give us a quite different picture of a probable future of preemptive policing. Following a general trend of data-driven government that draws on self-learning algorithms and heterogeneous data sources, crime prediction software will likely be integrated into assemblages of predictive technologies where criminal events are indeed foreclosed before they can unfold and emerge, implying preemptive police action. Policing and Society - Registration at source 2/5/2019 Research article Utter filth! Police forced to live and work in buildings ‘as bad as slums’ Police stations in Scotland were found to be ‘unfit for human habitation’ in a recent damning report on living and working conditions. Metro 2/5/2019 News Changing Motivations of the Special Constable: A Qualitative Analysis of the Role of Organisational Experience in Retaining Satisfaction and Commitment In a climate of diminishing resources, securing a prolonged commitment to volunteer from special constables is an aspirational goal for police organisations. This paper moves beyond traditional egoistic and altruistic standpoints that draw people into this unpaid role, to consider ongoing decision-making processes that occur in post, which can shape a long-term career path as an unpaid volunteer special constable. Rich narratives, drawn from semi-structured interviews with volunteer special constables, capture a unique and original perspective largely absent from discussion around special constable motivation. Data and findings speak to important gaps in existing knowledge about how and why orientations to volunteering can change over the duration of a special constable’s service, resulting from organisational rather than policing experiences. Findings serve as a timely reminder that while it is important to develop deeper understandings of motives to becoming a special, so too is the significance of furthering knowledge on ways in which the experience of being a special constable within the police organisation can work to sustain commitment, motivation and thus encourage retention. Policing and Society - Registration at source 2/5/2019 Research article «386038613862386338643865386638673868Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
