Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103270 total results. Showing results 79201 to 79220 «395739583959396039613962396339643965Next ›Last » Consent Searches: Understanding the Role of Race and What Occurs During the Traffic Stop The purpose of this paper is to apply focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for police officer decision making during a traffic stop that results in a consent search. The study uses coefficients testing to better examine the issue of racial profiling through the use of a race-specific model. The data for this study come from traffic stops conducted by the Louisville Police Department between January 1 and December 31, 2002. The results show that the three components of focal concerns theory can explain police officer decision making for consent searches. Yet, the components of focal concerns theory play a greater role in stops of Caucasian male drivers. The data for this study are cross-sectional and self-reported from police officers. This paper shows the utility of applying focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for police officer decision making on consent searches and how the effects of focal concerns vary depending on driver race. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - Registration at source 13/2/2019 Research article Social Context in Police Legitimacy: Giving Meaning to Police/Community Contacts The history of policing in the United States is a history of tension between the police and the public, especially in marginalised communities, where the legitimacy of the police and their interventions has been most questioned. Marginalised and often minority communities often complain about over and under policing, that is, policing that harasses local residents but does not address serious crime. In recent years, concerns with the institutional legitimacy of the police in the US and elsewhere have risen in public discussions and in scientific research. Current models of police legitimacy tend to focus on transactions between the police and the public over matters of procedural justice; however, taking a more contextual view of police interventions in communities provides opportunities to look beyond transactions and sort out the socio-cultural acceptance of the police against the myriad of services they provide to communities. Here we focus on census tracts in Boston, merging calls for service data with perceptual survey data. We find significant differences in the types of police services requested by advantaged and disadvantaged communities. Policing and Society - Registration at source 13/2/2019 Research article Assessing the Validity of Police Integrity Scale in A Comparative Context The current study examines the validity of the police integrity measure created by Klockars et al. (1997, The measurement of police integrity. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice. pp. 65–70; 2006, The Measurement of Police Integrity. Research in Brief. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice: Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Available from: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/181465.pdf). Whereas this theoretical and methodological approach has been used by many scholars across the world, there are no systematic assessments of its validity. We primarily investigate the criterion validity by assessing whether the data on police integrity are appropriately correlated with other independent indicators of integrity. We rely on the descriptive statistics from many prior police integrity studies conducted over the last 20 years and on other nation/state level available sources of data (Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, the International Crime Victimization Survey, the World Value Survey, and the World Governance Indicators). We find relatively robust evidence of criterion validity of the measures, although the strength of this relationship varies across criteria. The theoretical, methodological, and policy implications are discussed. Policing and Society - Registration at source 13/2/2019 Research article Are there more police now? With some violent crimes like those involving knives rising, attention has turned to whether there are enough police officers on the streets. BBC 13/2/2019 Analysis, Feature Inside the illegal world of organised dogfighting A BBC investigation into the dark world of organised dogfighting discovered an illegal trade of fighting dogs stretching from Eastern Europe to Wales. BBC 13/2/2019 Analysis, Feature Police Officers Giving Evidence: Understanding the Enablers and Challenges of Performance This paper aimed to improve understanding of police officers performing as witnesses. Data was obtained by conducting semi-structured interviews and identified factors which enable and challenge an effective performance. Findings revealed specific appearance, behavioural, and cognitive enablers which underpin effective performance. Specifically, that performance is challenged by inconsistencies in police systems, poor training and preparation, anxiety, anticipation, and courtroom dynamics. These results indicate that police performance in court could be improved by producing appropriate systems to effectively manage anxiety and negative organisational narrative, as well as those that develop the appearance-, behaviour- and cognitive-based characteristics needed to achieve optimal performance. Police Journal - Registration at source 13/2/2019 Research article PMQs: May and Thomas on police stop and searches Stop and search, when carried out the right way, is an "effective tool for our police forces" Theresa May has said, adding that officers must these powers "lawfully" BBC 13/2/2019 News Gloucestershire Police motorcyclists equipped with airbag suits Their custom-made BKS suits will feature Alpinestars Tech-Air vests inside VisorDown 13/2/2019 News Home secretary: ‘Sweep the net, take down knife-crime posts’ Sajid Javid, the home secretary, wants to introduce new laws to stop social media being used to fuel knife crime. BBC 13/2/2019 News Police Federation Demand, Capacity and Welfare Survey Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, College of Policing CEO, said: "Today's survey highlights police are doing an increasingly difficult job with fewer resources against a backdrop of greater responsibility for the most vulnerable in society and ever more sophisticated criminality." College of Policing 13/2/2019 News Officer wellbeing vitally important, say police chiefs The Police Federation has published its demand, capacity and welfare survey. It questioned more than 18,000 officers for their views on demand and how it has affected them. Responding to the report, the National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Wellbeing, Chief Constable Andy Rhodes said: “Police chiefs will look carefully at the findings of this survey which provides valuable feedback and reiterates the extremely challenging situations and environments our officers face every day. It is vitally important that they receive support and care because as a society we have an obligation to look after the men and women whose job it is to keep us safe. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 13/2/2019 News The new tactic police are using to catch motorists with disqualified licences or unregistered cars – and they can read ONE MILLION number plates every shift AUSTRALIA: Drivers will find it increasingly difficult to evade highway patrols as police roll out a fleet of vehicles with a new kind of number plate recognition technology. Mail Online 13/2/2019 News The NPAS police helicopter is more expensive than drones A review of the costs involved in keeping the police helicopter flying is expected in the coming weeks. Daily Echo (Bournemouth) 13/2/2019 News Mental health nurses are supporting police force to deal with a huge rise in “non crime related” calls Mental health nurses are supporting staff in the force control room at Cambridgeshire Constabulary to help deal with a huge rise in the number of calls from people in crisis. The Hunts Post 13/2/2019 News Austerity leading to ‘extreme stress’ amongst police officers as more work alone "The once revered British model of policing is currently on its knees and facing extinction". Huffington Post 13/2/2019 News Police officers can only take so much As the Federation launches its survey findings on officer demand, capacity and welfare, vice chairman Ché Donald talks about the real impact of pressures of the job. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/2/2019 Feature, Opinion Tech firms ‘working constructively’ with policing Step up on gang content, Home Secretary urges Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/2/2019 News ‘The British model of policing is on its knees’ PFEW says its welfare survey shows government is out of touch with reality. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/2/2019 News PFEW Demand, Capacity and Welfare Survey 2018 Our first Demand, capacity and welfare survey was conducted in February 2016 with approximately 17,000 police officers completing an online survey concerning job demands, capacity to meet those demands and their welfare. The survey, in conjunction with the University of Nottingham, found that stress and poor psychological wellbeing is widespread in the police service - read more about the 2016 survey results. In August 2018, we conducted a second survey to repeat what we did in 2016, which will give a fuller picture of the main challenges facing our police service in England and Wales. The online survey gave officers the opportunity to provide their opinion on current welfare, demand and capacity issues, and the results - due early in 2019 - will be compared with what officers told us in 2016. The results from our second survey have been published. The national report is available to view and individual force reports can be found on our Survey Hub. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 13/2/2019 Report Government must face facts – extreme stress in policing is real Survey results contradict what the Government say is working when it comes to fighting crime and keeping the public safe. That is the message coming from the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) as it publishes stark findings from its latest Demand, Capacity and Welfare Survey. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 13/2/2019 News «395739583959396039613962396339643965Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
