Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104930 total results. Showing results 7921 to 7940 «393394395396397398399400401Next ›Last » Garda Commissioner indicates confidence at reaching garda recruitment target REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Commissioner has indicated his confidence in reaching garda recruitment targets, saying he knows where the “bottlenecks” are and how to deal with them. Leinster Express (Republic of Ireland) 30/1/2025 News Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2024 Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Office for National Statistics (ONS) 30/1/2025 Report Counter terror-style powers to strengthen ability to smash smuggling gangs Powerful new legislation will give law enforcement tougher tools to pursue people smugglers and disrupt their ability to carry out small boat crossings. Home Office 30/1/2025 News Police misconduct complaints up 13pc after ‘real life Line of Duty’ series Channel 4 documentary and Met inquiries boost public confidence in complaints process, government data show The Telegraph - Subscription at source 30/1/2025 News 2024 saw less crime in Edmonton, but police say safety perceptions persist CANADA: The Edmonton Police Service released its preliminary data on crime and policing in the city in 2024 and says while there was a drop in crime, you might not know it because public perceptions have not yet caught up. “People are not yet feeling the shifts we see,” Police Chief Dale McFee said during Thursday’s lengthy presentation delving into the statistics. Global News (Canada) 30/1/2025 News 60 days on the job: Surrey police chief looks for smart recruits, high-tech tools in future CANADA: As he marked 60 days as top cop, Surrey’s police chief laid out a vision for the future that considers major population growth, changes to public expectations of police, and technology that could push boundaries. CTV News (Canada) 30/1/2025 News EPS concerns over potential conflicts of interest behind probe of police commission appointments CANADA: Outgoing Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee says issue 'has been spun around in the media circles' CBC News (Canada) 30/1/2025 News Police misconduct, England and Wales: year ending 31 March 2024 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: Statistics on the number of police complaints, conduct matters and recordable conduct matters finalised in the year ending 31 March 2024. Home Office 30/1/2025 Report Levels of domestic violence, sexual abuse at ‘all-time’ high – Gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí have said levels of domestic violence and sexual abuse reached "an all-time" high over the Christmas period. The Policing Authority was told today that there were over 1,600 reports over the holidays while the figure is normally around 1,200. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 30/1/2025 News Policing and mental health: A rapid evidence assessment of the patterning of police activity Existing evidence suggests exposure to police activity negatively impacts the mental health of the policed. But research on whether, and why, police activity is correlated with the prevalence of mental health challenges among individuals and in specific areas remains piecemeal. We conducted a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) of the literature examining the association between policing and mental health, with a focus on investigating whether people in poor mental health are more likely to interact with police, whether police activity is higher in areas where people face more mental health challenges, and the reasons for these interactions. A total of 31 studies exploring the scale and reach of police encounters involving individuals dealing with mental health issues were included. The evidence suggests a pattern of heightened policing activity in specific geographic areas where individuals contend with elevated mental health challenges, and police spend more time dealing with individuals with mental health issues compared to the general population. These interactions occur for a wide variety of reasons, and people with mental health conditions encounter the police as victims, offenders, people in need and in other roles. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 30/1/2025 Research article Hot Spots Policing: Assessing the Impact on Officer-Initiated Activity This study investigates the effects of hot spots policing on self-initiated officer activity using data from a violent crime reduction strategy implemented in Dallas, TX. A strong body of empirical evidence has demonstrated that violent crime is disproportionately concentrated in very small, specific geographic locations. Hot spots policing leverages crime concentration by focusing police resources in these small, crime-prone areas. While extensive research demonstrates that hot spots policing is effective in reducing crime, critics argue that focused enforcement efforts may lead to increased proactive activities targeting residents. To date, no research has specifically examined the impact on self-initiated officer activities involving citizen interactions within communities exposed to hot spots policing. Moreover, there has been little exploration of the differences between hot spots strategies that use proactive approaches compared with lighter footprint strategies. We address this gap in the literature using a multi-year assessment of the effects of two types of hot spots policing on self-initiated activity. We found differential impacts on self-initiated activity in areas treated with deterrence-based, high visibility (HV) strategies versus those treated with proactive, offender-focused approaches (OF). Hot spots policing had no effect on self-initiated activity in HV treated areas while there were statistically significant increases in four of five measured categories in the OF treated locations. This study highlights the need for law enforcement agencies to adopt tailored approaches specific to crime conditions in different areas. While proactive approaches may be necessary in specific locations, agencies should understand both the crime reduction benefits and potential impacts on local communities. Police Quarterly 30/1/2025 Research article Crime outcomes in England and Wales 2023 to 2024 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: Outcomes assigned to offences recorded to March 2024 and the total number of outcomes recorded, by outcome type and offence type. Home Office 30/1/2025 Report West Midlands no longer has top knife crime rate The West Midlands Police area no longer has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales, official figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the force had 165 reported knife and sharp instrument offences per 100,000 people from October 2023 to September 2024. Reported knife crime fell by 6% compared to last year. BBC 30/1/2025 News Implementation science (IS)—A game changer for criminology and criminal justice Implementation science (IS) is an emerging field that is infrequently used in criminology and criminal justice. IS offers criminology and criminal justice new methods to describe and measure innovations, and new and rigorous research designs that include measuring the implementation of innovations, examining implementation or change strategies, and pursuing a myriad of implementation outcomes. Most important is that the emphasis is on the organizations and/or systems themselves, instead of a focus on individuals. A science of implementation will help to advance reform efforts in justice/legal organizations, whether the reforms are at the policy or practice level. Criminologists’ use of IS methods and techniques should enlarge our knowledge about “what works” to include answers to contextual questions regarding “what works under what circumstances” or “how does it works.” Further, IS can help identify the processes needed to ensure reform efforts are successful and to build capacity for long-term change. Criminology and Public Policy 30/1/2025 Research article Commissioner opens new hub with dedicated safer neighbourhood officers The new Police Hub at the Orchard (West) Housing Office in Woodford, east London will provide Safer Neighbourhood Officers with a dedicated base. The Woodford Police Hub, a partnership project between Redbridge Council and the Metropolitan Police, will serve as the base for a dedicated team of Safer Neighbourhood Officers, ensuring a swift and effective response to local issues such as antisocial behaviour, theft, and vandalism. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/1/2025 News New research reveals police bias toward disabled people NEW ZEALAND: A first-of-its-kind study has found disabled people are more likely to be stopped by police, have force used against them, and ultimately end up in the courts and justice system - even when they have done nothing wrong. The findings come from research commissioned by the Police, and undertaken by Mana Pounamu Consulting, Ihi Research and the Donald Beasley Institute. It is part of a move by police to better understand how various communities view police and what their interactions are like. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 30/1/2025 Audio, News Schools urged to help the AFP prevent forced marriage AUSTRALIA: The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) has urged school communities to be alert to signs of children being forced to marry, with forced marriages the most reported human trafficking offence in Australia. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 30/1/2025 News A configurational perspective of hate crime policies A configurational perspective is adopted to analyse the contributory factors of hate crimes in the USA. Through a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, multiple nonlinear combinations of the policies leading to high or low hate crimes are revealed. The results provide a complementary and substitutive multiple-policy strategy to policymakers in navigating a complex, unstable environment. Specifically, the study reveals different pathways to achieving the same outcome, and certain casual relationships are found to be asymmetric and inconsistent across outcomes. Several important findings are noted from our analyses. The magnitude of hate crimes in a state is found to be monotonically related to the percentage of immigrants in the population and to labor market freedom. However, such monotonic results do not necessarily extend to other variables. For example, expenditure on education and median household incomes are associated with both high and low hate crimes. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 30/1/2025 Research article Police misconduct, England and Wales: year ending 31 March 2024 Following the introduction of new legislation in February 2020 to strengthen the police discipline system, the Home Office expanded its data collection and established this standalone statistical series. UK Government 30/1/2025 Report Met police drive down violent crime in Merton in response to community concerns Local neighbourhood and specialist officers in Merton have led a series of intelligence-led warrants with more than £850,000 worth of suspected criminal property being taken off the streets of London this week alone. Metropolitan Police Service 30/1/2025 News «393394395396397398399400401Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
