Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96806 total results. Showing results 78741 to 78760 «393439353936393739383939394039413942Next ›Last » 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 Does the Police-Monitored CCTV Scheme Really Matter on Crime Reduction? A Quasi-Experimental Test in Taiwan’s Taipei City Although numerous public closed-circuit television (CCTV) initiatives have been implemented at varying levels in Taiwan’s cities and counties, systematic evaluations of these crime reduction efforts have been largely overlooked. To address this void, a quasi-experimental evaluation research project was designed to assess the effect of police-monitored CCTV on crime reduction in Taipei City for a period of 54 months, including data for both before and after camera installation dates. A total of 40 viewsheds within a 100-m (328 feet) radius were selected as research sites to observe variations in four types of crime incidents that became known to police during the January 2008 to June 2012 period. While crime incidents occurring in both the target and control sites were reduced in frequency after CCTV installation, results derived from time-series analysis indicated that the monitoring had no significant effect on the reduction of property crime incidents with the sole exception of robbery. With respect to the effects of comparing target and control sites, the average Crime Reduction Quotient (CRQ) was 0.36, suggesting that CCTV has an overall marginal yet noteworthy influence. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 17/6/2018 Research article Putting the case for more bobbies on the beat Today’s investigation by The Sunday Times into the state of crime detection in England and Wales, using sophisticated data analysis, makes for sobering reading. Fewer than 5% of all street robberies and property burglaries result in a conviction or other criminal sanction. For all crimes, the clean-up rate is less than one in 10. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2018 Feature, Opinion Home Secretary Sajid Javid reveals how he was a moped mugging victim as he launches battle to beat villains The Home Secretary has vowed to make it his priority to assist the police and bring moped crooks to heel The Sun 17/6/2018 News Home Secretary Sajid Javid reveals moped mugging Home Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed he was a victim of a moped mugging in north London, shortly before he was given his latest Cabinet role. BBC 17/6/2018 News Law and order breaking down but ‘there is no link between rising crime rates and fewer police’, Tories claim Police numbers falling, forensic science in disarray, court system severely under-funded, and assaults on prison staff rising – and don't mention the probation service... all this and still the Tories maintain law and order is a priority The Independent 17/6/2018 Analysis, Feature Less than one in 25 burglaries and street robberies are solved by cops amid spiralling crime rates, shock figures reveal The number of suspects nabbed and punished for all crimes has more than halved over the last five years to just nine per cent The Sun 17/6/2018 News The volunteers saving lives on the railways A team of volunteers are patrolling trains and stations with the aim of preventing suicide attempts and fatalities. BBC 17/6/2018 News Traffic camera operator says it’s EASY to catch speeders… using technology that takes 0.03 seconds to read your number plate from half a mile away A traffic camera operator has revealed how easy it is to get caught speeding using technology that takes just 0.03 seconds to get a reading from up to 1000m away. Mail Online 17/6/2018 News Sunday Times crime map: Beat bobbies dazzle in Durham Bobbies on the beat have helped Durham become the best police force in the country when it comes to solving crime, according to its most senior officer. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2018 Analysis, Feature Sunday Times crime map: Dales hit by 355 burglaries, not one solved Villages and market towns in one of the most beautiful areas of England, the Derbyshire Dales, were hit by 355 burglaries last year — but not a single one of those crimes is recorded as solved, according to our database. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2018 Analysis, Feature Sunday Times crime map: Struggling police solve only 9% of all crime In the road where the home secretary grew up, 17 robberies were committed last year. None has been solved The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2018 Analysis, Feature Sunday Times crime map: Under 5% of all burglaries and robberies solved New shock figures reveal failure of police The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 17/6/2018 News Met Police eyes up CUT in crime prevention to balance books as London death toll hits 74 London's Metropolitan Police is considering reducing the amount of crime prevention work it does as well as limiting the number of officers sent to calls from the public as the force battles to balance its books and combat crime, two senior officers have warned. Express 16/6/2018 News Ex-head of Met Police calls for more stop and searches and claims migration is fuelling knife crime Police should increase the use stop-and-search to tackle soaring tackle knife crime and violence in London, the former head of Scotland Yard who oversaw a huge decline in the use of the powers has said. The Telegraph 16/6/2018 News «393439353936393739383939394039413942Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events