Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105136 total results. Showing results 85161 to 85180 «425542564257425842594260426142624263Next ›Last » Who Needs Critical Friends? Independent Advisory Groups in the Age of the Police and Crime Commissioner In the early 2000s, many police forces in England and Wales set up independent advisory groups (IAGs) following an inquiry into the flawed investigation of the murder of a black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, by London’s Metropolitan Police. Members of IAGs were to act as critical friends of the police providing independent advice on policies, procedures and practices, thus ensuring that no section of their local community was disadvantaged through a lack of understanding, ignorance or mistaken beliefs. Based on a case study of an IAG in an English police force, this article reviews the operation of IAGs following the radical changes made to police governance by the introduction of directly elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs). Its main argument is that more thought needs to be given to the role of IAGs in this new landscape and urgent steps taken to clarify their relationships with police forces and PCCs. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 7/9/2018 Research article Police Culture and Officer Behavior: Application of A Multilevel Framework Although recent advancements have been made in the understanding and studying of police culture, several significant gaps remain, including deficiencies in theoretical development and the lack of research on culture’s influence on police practice. In the current study, we apply a multilevel theoretical framework to the examination of officers’ cultural attitudes and behavior to help bridge these gaps. In doing so, police culture is treated as a collective feature of patrol groups as opposed to as an individual‐level attribute. Furthermore, we extend previous work by introducing the concept of culture strength as a moderator of the culture–behavior relationship. After drawing on survey and behavioral data from a national multimethod project, we then test this framework with two empirical examples from each of the primary work environments (i.e., street and organization) in which police culture originates and operates. The findings reveal that workgroup culture is associated with officers’ behaviors, representing a collective effect, and that the relationship between culture and behavior may not always be linear. The results provide support for incorporating a multilevel approach to the study of police culture and officer behavior. Criminology 7/9/2018 Research article Police ‘abandon three quarters of car theft probes without identifying a suspect’ Cases of shoplifting and vehicle theft are at record levels, but few are being solved, Home Office data has revealed. The Sun 7/9/2018 News Dorset Police officers are financially under pressure Almost half of rank-and-file police officers across Dorset are worrying about money, new figures suggest. Dorset Echo 7/9/2018 News ‘Our NHS colleagues are here to help us’ A pilot scheme sees police station-based NHS staff help officers deal with the mental healthcare needs of those who end up in the cells. BBC 7/9/2018 News Police and paramedics in pilot mental health project Police and ambulance crews in Glasgow have joined forces in a pilot project to respond to the growing number of 999 calls involving people with mental health issues. BBC 7/9/2018 News Warnings of “green light” to criminals as police close crime investigations with no suspect Warnings have been made that criminals are being given a green light to re-offend as “overstretched” police forces close investigations without identifying a suspect. The Yorkshire Post 7/9/2018 News Police rule out inquiry into claims 14 deaths are ‘linked to Russia’ Police have ruled out re-opening investigations into a number of deaths in Britain which allegedly involved Russian state involvement. The Times - Subscription at source 7/9/2018 News Four out of five burglaries are never solved Criminals are escaping justice as police simply give up - leaving rapists, thugs and thieves free on Britain’s streets Mail Online 7/9/2018 News London Mayor called on to support trial of spit hoods by frontline officers The London Assembly has agreed a motion to urge the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commissioner to reverse her decision to limit the issue of spit guards in the capital Police Professional 6/9/2018 News 100 homicides reflect ‘horrific scale of violence’ in London An ‘urgent’ look at how to reduce the increase in violent crime has been called for by the capital’s Police and Crime Committee. Police Professional 6/9/2018 News Lowest reconviction rate in two decades due to ‘focus on rehabilitation’ Scotland has seen the number of offenders reconvicted of further offences fall to a 19-year low, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Police Professional 6/9/2018 News Why Leicestershire Police’s chief constable nearly missed out on a job with the force Leicestershire’s Chief Constable Simon Cole’s career in policing appeared to be over before it had began 30 years ago – when the force he now leads rejected his application to join up. Leicestershire Live 6/9/2018 News Police use drone to help save the life of missing woman Wiltshire Police used a drone to help save the life of a 83-year-old woman with dementia who had been missing for more than five hours. Gazette & Herald 6/9/2018 News ‘We warned you this would happen’, MPs tell Home Office to tackle police cuts 'I won't deny there have been cuts to police', says Home Office minister. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 6/9/2018 News Number of Police Community Support Officers on streets of Suffolk set to fall The number of Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) roles is set to be reduced as part of Suffolk Constabulary’s new policing model. Eastern Daily Press 6/9/2018 News Police chiefs defend ‘stop and search’ powers Merseyside's police chiefs insist that 'stop and search' remains one of the force's "most powerful tools" in tackling violent crime. St Helens Star 6/9/2018 News 101 service ‘inefficient’ and needs to change – police chief The way people report crimes needs to change because the 101 service is “inefficient”, according to Thames Valley Police’s chief constable. Oxford Mail 6/9/2018 News ‘Hertfordshire PCC wasted £100k on vanity project’, fire union chief claims A Fire Brigades Union chief has claimed the Herts Police and Crime Commissioner wasted £100k on his “failed power grab” for the fire service. Welwyn Hatfield Times 6/9/2018 News Apple to provide online tool for police to request data Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to create an online tool for police to formally request data about its users and to assemble a team to train police about what data can and cannot be obtained from the iPhone maker, according to a company letter seen by Reuters. Reuters 6/9/2018 News «425542564257425842594260426142624263Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
