Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103270 total results. Showing results 801 to 820 «373839404142434445Next ›Last » Public would be pleased to see me doing my job – arresting people, says Lorne Castle after his dismissal for gross misconduct A decorated officer who arrested a teenage knifeman has been told he was sacked because his actions would undermine public confidence in the police... The Telegraph - Subscription at source 14/6/2025 News Officers face misconduct hearing over strip-search Three Metropolitan Police officers are facing disciplinary action after a child was allegedly strip-searched in his home without an appropriate adult there. The force said the incident took place on 2 March, 2022, where officers arrested and searched a 15-year-old boy, known as Child A, on suspicion of robbery at knife point. BBC 14/6/2025 News Scrap ‘two-tier’ anti-racism guidance for police, say Tories Force commitment to race equality ‘puts public at risk’, Yvette Cooper told. Police chiefs’ “two tier” guidance that tells officers to treat black and white suspects differently must be scrapped, the Tories have said... The Telegraph - Subscription at source 14/6/2025 News Sarnia Police launch dedicated downtown ‘Village Constable’ pilot project CANADA: The Sarnia Police Service has officially launched a new summer pilot project aimed at enhancing safety and visibility in the city’s core: the Downtown Village Constable initiative. Constable Jamie Fraser has been named to the role, serving as a consistent and approachable presence throughout downtown Sarnia, including Front Street, Christina Street, and the Mitton Village area. Fraser will be responsible for responding to calls for service in the district, while also engaging directly with business owners, residents, and community partners to address concerns and improve quality of life downtown. Sydenham Current (Canada) 14/6/2025 News PM announces national inquiry into grooming gangs The prime minister has announced there will be a full national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. Sir Keir Starmer said he had accepted the recommendations of an audit by Baroness Louise Casey into the data and evidence on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse. BBC 14/6/2025 News Starmer agrees to grooming gangs inquiry This evening, Keir Starmer has announced he does want a national inquiry on grooming gangs after all. The Prime Minister had tasked Baroness Casey to conduct a rapid review of the evidence available on the scale of these crimes committed by gangs – and her review is expected to conclude on Monday that there needs to be a full public inquiry. The Spectator 14/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Keir Starmer to launch national inquiry into grooming gangs PM says new statutory inquiry was ‘right thing to do’ after findings of review submitted by Louise Casey The Guardian 14/6/2025 News Making the enforcement rehabilitative: Penal welfarism and emotional labor of police officers in Chinese drug policing With the recent prioritization of recovery in Chinese drug policy, drug police officers are called upon to adopt humanitarian and rehabilitative principles when dealing with drug offenders. Despite extensive studies on drug policing against the recovery turn, few have interrogated the emotional dimension of drug policing work as police officers are placed in emotional dilemmas of toughness and compassion. Drawing on ethnographic data of drug policing in a Chinese city, this study examines the emotive dimension of police officers involved in the drug rehabilitation mission, focusing on how police officers use emotional labor to navigate the tensions arising from their mandated engagement in rehabilitation services. The analysis reveals that the performance of emotional labor permeates and propels routine activities of police officers as they attempt to “rehabilitate” drug offenders, and they marshal emotional resources and manage emotions to accomplish rehabilitation. Their strategies include deconstructing life histories to actively provide meaningful enforcement, pursuing pathways of redemption that reinforce a sense of responsibility to suppress emotions, and expanding the power network by using gains to alleviate emotional fatigue. Findings highlight the importance of recognizing emotional processes in Chinese drug policing and provide implications for how to achieve positive outcomes from the emotional labor of police officers who seek to make drug enforcement rehabilitative. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 14/6/2025 Research article The Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI): Lessons Learned from a Decade of SAKI Evaluations Here we describe the processes and quantify the outcomes of the sexual assault kit initiative (SAKI) project in Anoka County, MN—a mid-sized suburban/rural jurisdiction—and make comparisons to the three seminal SAKI evaluation projects in Detroit, Houston, and Cuyahoga County, OH. Analyses of forensic data show that Anoka County tested 84% of its previously untested SAKs, nearly 60% had usable DNA, and 41% resulted in a CODIS hit; more than 100 new DNA profiles were added to CODIS. Among the 69 victim-survivors who were successfully notified, eight agreed to a new investigation; two of these investigations resulted in a new prosecution, with one conviction and one prosecution ongoing. Results also showed a high percentage of serial offenders among CODIS hits for both sex- and non-sex crimes. Comparisons highlighted similar victim, suspect, and case characteristic profiles across SAKI sites. They also showed that early-stage processes such as using a case review team versus a test all policy or victim-survivor-led decision making versus pursuing investigations for all cases have down-stream impacts on SAKI outcomes (e.g., testing SAKs, obtaining hits, charging and prosecuting offenders). Continued SAKI evaluation research focused on a wide range of jurisdictions with divergent processes and samples is needed. Justice Evaluation Journal - Subscription at source 14/6/2025 Research article Making the enforcement rehabilitative: Penal welfarism and emotional labor of police officers in Chinese drug policing With the recent prioritization of recovery in Chinese drug policy, drug police officers are called upon to adopt humanitarian and rehabilitative principles when dealing with drug offenders. Despite extensive studies on drug policing against the recovery turn, few have interrogated the emotional dimension of drug policing work as police officers are placed in emotional dilemmas of toughness and compassion. Drawing on ethnographic data of drug policing in a Chinese city, this study examines the emotive dimension of police officers involved in the drug rehabilitation mission, focusing on how police officers use emotional labor to navigate the tensions arising from their mandated engagement in rehabilitation services. The analysis reveals that the performance of emotional labor permeates and propels routine activities of police officers as they attempt to “rehabilitate” drug offenders, and they marshal emotional resources and manage emotions to accomplish rehabilitation. Their strategies include deconstructing life histories to actively provide meaningful enforcement, pursuing pathways of redemption that reinforce a sense of responsibility to suppress emotions, and expanding the power network by using gains to alleviate emotional fatigue. Findings highlight the importance of recognizing emotional processes in Chinese drug policing and provide implications for how to achieve positive outcomes from the emotional labor of police officers who seek to make drug enforcement rehabilitative. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 14/6/2025 Research article ‘Seeing disorder’ in an English town Perceptions of low-level social and physical disorder loom large in criminological theory and research. When disorder seems high, trust in authorities is eroded, concerns about crime precipitated, and a general sense of unease develops. In this article, we use fine-grained survey data from a medium-sized town in the north of England to consider why some people experience their environment as disorderly while others do not. People are more likely (than others living in the same locality) to identify disorder as a problem when (a) they feel let down or abandoned by local and national authorities; (b) they are in an economically precarious situation; (c) they have been recent victims of crime and (d) when they are dissatisfied with the place they live. These findings illuminate the social and structural factors that underpin perceptions of disorder and, consequently, wider concerns about crime, institutions and social change. Criminology and Criminal Justice 14/6/2025 Research article Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable awarded knighthood Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson QPM has received a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 14/6/2025 News Enhanced video response (EVR) I am currently a chief superintendent in Dorset Police, having worked in various ranks and roles over my 20-year career to date. As part of the Applied Criminology and Police Leadership Master’s Programme with the University of Cambridge, I explored the use of a virtual response offering to victims of crime in Dorset. I built on previous research conducted on rapid video response (RVR) within Kent Police. This trial supports the chief constable’s drive to improve how the force responds to the public and investigates crime. This is in line with the latest His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) PEEL report in 2022. College of Policing 14/6/2025 Feature Congratulations to policing and public safety recipients of the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours We are pleased to publish and recognise the policing and public safety recipients of the UK and overseas 2025 King's Birthday Honours. The team at Policing Insight offer our congratulations and thank all the recipients for their service. Policing Insight 14/6/2025 News 200 years later: ‘Outdated and cruel’ UK Vagrancy Act to be scrapped by spring With the UK Government recently announcing that the Vagrancy Act will be repealed by spring next year, Generation Rent Chief Executive Ben Twomey looks at the background to a 200-year-old piece of “outdated” legislation that is still used to criminalise some aspects of homelessness, and considers what may take its place. Policing Insight - Registration at source 14/6/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Pacific crime threat: NZ warned as drug shipments and corruption rise NEW ZEALAND: As the threat of organised crime looms large over the Pacific, New Zealand is being warned that the region serves as a cautionary tale and a direct source of risk. This is according to a report delivered to Associate Police Minister Casey Costello by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime, a group she set up in February 2025. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 14/6/2025 News World Police Summit – OSACO with Sean Buckley We were privileged to have a number of great conversations and interviews at The Police World Summit in Dubai, highlighting key innovations in policing, such as cybercrime, road safety, and the integration of AI. Experts from various countries discussed their roles and the importance of collaboration in addressing modern policing challenges. Here we speak to one such pioneer Sean Buckley from the new Zealand based organisation , OSACO on their new product Echomind .We hear how they have introduced AI avatars into Police training, a revolutionary approach to enhance the skills of law enforcement officers. PolicingTV 14/6/2025 Video Retired assistant chief constable who was key in naloxone rollout honoured ACC Gary Ritchie worked on the roll out of naloxone to all Police Scotland officers in 2020. Retired Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie has been awarded the King’s Police Medal, while the force’s chief officer of Human Resources Nicky Page becomes an MBE. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/6/2025 News Officers showed ‘exceptional bravery’ during unprecedented police station attack One officer received a deep wound to his inner thigh, narrowly missing his femoral artery. Another officer was knocked out during the attack and has suffered prolonged concussions as a result. Officers showed “exceptional bravery” when confronting a man armed with weapons and a firebomb in an “unprecedented attack” outside a police station. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/6/2025 News Ex-police officer spared jail after passing information to criminal associates Adam Davies, 30, who was an officer with Surrey Police, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years at Southwark Crown Court. An “immature” ex-police officer has been spared jail after passing police information to criminal associates for “kudos”. The Standard 13/6/2025 News «373839404142434445Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
