Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104463 total results. Showing results 79181 to 79200 «395639573958395939603961396239633964Next ›Last » Gardaí will be allowed to wear turbans and the hijab Turbans and the hijab will be allowed to be worn by Sikh and Muslim members of the Garda. The new rules were announced by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris as the force opened a recruitment competition for trainees. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 3/4/2019 News Strategic Plan 2019–22 Independent & Effective Investigations & Reviews [PDF] Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 3/4/2019 Report Commissioner puts forward key proposals for strengthening scrutiny of police, with launch of three year Strategic Plan The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has put forward a series of proposals to strengthen the independent scrutiny of police actions in Scotland. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 3/4/2019 News Scotland’s prison suicide inquiry system ‘not fit for purpose’ The system for investigating prison suicides in Scotland is not fit for purpose, according to analysis conducted by the parents of a woman who killed herself in the country’s only dedicated young offenders institution last year. The Guardian 3/4/2019 News Hillsborough trial: No verdict over David Duckenfield The jury in the trial of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been unable to reach a verdict. BBC 3/4/2019 News Whistleblower says police IT systems ‘unreliable’ but force says issues have been tackled Police IT systems are unreliable and are putting staff and the public “at risk”, according to a whistleblower. The Hunts Post 3/4/2019 News Close-range use of Taser being challenged in court as an ‘unreasonable crime’ Weapon's two metal barbs lodge in victim's left eyebrow and neck, jury hears. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/4/2019 News Police respond to fraud in an inconsistent manner An inspection of the police response to fraud has found that organisational structures are failing to work, despite the crime being identified as a national threat. Police Professional 3/4/2019 News Making Sense of Policing Identities: the ‘deserving’ and the ‘undeserving’ in Policing Accounts of Victimisation New recruits within policing are involved in a process of negotiating and creating meaning within their newly shaped identities. Within this identity formation, members engage in both categorisation and comparison in an attempt to sustain the group and to enhance the self-image of the group member. The benefits of inclusion and enhanced group identity however must be analysed alongside the inevitable exclusion and ‘othering’ that also occur. Using the framework of social identity theories, this paper seeks to consider new police recruits in England and their perceptions of, and attitudes towards, victims and potential victims of crime. It does this through an analysis of qualitative data obtained through a piece of longitudinal, ethnographic research which focussed upon new police recruits to an English police force. The research followed the police recruits for four years and in doing so, attempted to produce a holistic description of their developing cultures. What emerged from the findings was an enthusiasm for assisting victims of crime but within the context of culturally defined notions of what a ‘victim’ might constitute. By sharply delineating between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ victims of crime, police officers are contributing to the ‘diminishing status’ of certain potential victims through privileging certain identities over others. Police officers are one of the key definers of victim status and through this process of ‘informed neglect’ are contributing to the discrimination and alienation of certain parts of the community. This has the potential to add to the exclusion of those who are already socially, educationally and economically ostracised. Policing and Society - Registration at source 3/4/2019 Research article “Trust Your Instincts – Act!” Prevent Police Officers’ Perspectives of Counter-Radicalisation Reporting Thresholds The UK PREVENT programme aims to address radicalisation by identifying and supporting “at risk” individuals that are deemed vulnerable to extremism. Central to this process is the willingness of professional practitioners to report information to authorities, a duty consolidated through the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. Despite this, little is known about the thresholds to report from a policing perspective. How risk performs beyond fixed indicators which pre-figure terrorism is also underexplored. This qualitative study provides insight into PREVENT police officers’ accounts of the reporting stage of PREVENT. A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews identified the mobilisation of intelligence on the basis of “gut feelings” and “instinct”. Professional partners were encouraged to trust their own subjective judgements in the absence of observable risk indicators and tangible evidence. A simplified risk logic was said to provide several operational benefits, for example, aligning the PREVENT team with non-specialist actors. Critical Studies on Terrorism - Registration at source 3/4/2019 Research article Need to know: Information-sharing scheme supports children caught up in domestic abuse Children who witness domestic abuse often keep their suffering to themselves or display their feelings through 'acting out' at school. Operation Encompass is a confidential information-sharing scheme between police and schools that aims to identify children early, offering them better support and safeguarding, Syreeta Lund reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/4/2019 Innovation New technology helps police identify precise location of people across Hertfordshire, Cambridge and Bedfordshire The location technology, called What3Words, has divided the world into 3m x 3m squares, with each square allocated a unique three-word address. Welwyn Hatfield Times 3/4/2019 News 40 ‘at risk’ people advised about partner’s abusive past Over 326 applications have been made to the Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme (DVADS) in Northern Ireland, since its introduction one year ago. Newry Times 3/4/2019 News Arrest of Northern Ireland reporters ‘sends chilling message to investigative journalists’ Two journalists from Northern Ireland, who have been arrested in connection with a documentary film exposing police collusion in a 1994 massacre, will issue a warning that press freedom in the UK is at risk in a speech this evening (3 April). Amnesty International 3/4/2019 News Scots law lets sex abusers walk free, says campaign A group set up to support survivors of sexual abuse has launched a campaign to reform the need for corroboration in Scots law. The Times 3/4/2019 News Time for jail terms up to a year to be scrapped, say MPs Up to 50,000 offenders 'spared prison' as Commons report warns of enduring crisis in penal system. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/4/2019 News Risk, Discretion, Accountability and Control: Police Perceptions of Sex Offender Risk Management Policy in England and Wales This article argues that understanding current approaches to sex offender risk management and its operationalization must account for front line situational decision-making practices and the culture from which they develop and operate. The research utilizes a mixed-methods approach, combining an online questionnaire survey (N = 227) with a series of semi-structured interviews (N = 27) with members of the police service of England and Wales. Analysis identifies ambivalence about the effectiveness of the current system of categorizing sex offenders and suggests concerns about accountability and a lack of resources results in discretion being used to engage with but also negotiate policy in practice. The article suggests that the task for sex offender risk management is to create classification tools that work with this discretion rather than against it. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Registration at source 3/4/2019 Research article A Successive Threat Theory of Police Expenditures Ethnic succession theory is concerned with the process and consequences of racial and ethnic migration into and out of cities. Minority threat theory is a branch of conflict theory that is concerned with the extent to which racial and ethnic minorities are perceived as threatening to the powerful. In this article, we propose a blend of these theories called successive threat theory which posits that racial and ethnic groups are perceived as threatening when they first move into a city, but as they assimilate, the perceived threat dissipates. The primary contribution of this theory is the previously undeveloped and untested notion that different minority groups may serve as threats in different time periods. Using time series analysis of annual data on Chicago from 1893 to 1965, we find support for the theory. Crime and Delinquency - Registration at source 3/4/2019 Research article UK “knife crime” hysteria used to push repressive police measures Conservative Home Secretary Sajid Javid has handed UK police increased stop and search powers on the pretext of fighting the rise in knife crime. World Socialist Web Site 3/4/2019 Feature, Opinion We need ‘hidden abuse’ law says senior PSNI officer A senior PSNI officer has said legislation to tackle psychological and emotional abuse is needed to help police deal with increasing levels of domestic violence. BBC 3/4/2019 News «395639573958395939603961396239633964Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
