Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103824 total results. Showing results 8621 to 8640 «428429430431432433434435436Next ›Last » The big FR debates: Legal and regulatory uncertainty In the last in a series of five articles looking at the big debates in police use of facial recognition (FR), extracted from this year’s ‘Facing the future: The rise of facial recognition in policing’ report, Policing Insight’s James Sweetland explores the remarkable global variations in the legal and regulatory frameworks governing FR use, and whether a more effective approach can balance the obvious risks against the potential benefits to secure the best possible outcomes for public safety. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/12/2024 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Trustworthiness, Trust, and Immigrants’ Willingness to Call the Police We know that trust in police promotes public willingness to contact the police. We also know that immigrants tend to trust the police less than non-immigrants. In this paper we examine police trustworthiness and immigrants’ trust in police among a sample of immigrants who report being a victim of crime. Specifically, we consider the roles of procedural justice and police effectiveness (i.e. two elements of police trustworthiness) in building immigrants’ trust in police and the subsequent impact this trust has on their willingness to call the police in the future. Drawing on survey data of Vietnamese and Middle Eastern Muslim immigrants in Australia who have been the victim of personal and/or property crimes (N = 355) we find that both measures of police trustworthiness (procedural justice and police effectiveness) are related to immigrants’ willingness to contact the police via the mediating mechanism of trust in police. We also find that results vary depending on victimization type. Victims and Offenders 10/12/2024 Research article ICO takes regulatory action against three forces under the FoI Act The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against three police forces for “continued failings” to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA). Police Professional 10/12/2024 News Met Police boss fears funding cuts could lead to loss of 2,300 officers A report by Sir Mark Rowley explained the Met ‘will be forced to make tough choices to reduce the service we offer Londoners’ The Standard 10/12/2024 News Police officers cut by 2,300 in 2025 – Met chief The Metropolitan Police will need to cut 2,300 officers and 400 staff next year because of a £450m funding shortfall, its commissioner has said. BBC 10/12/2024 News Devon and Cornwall Police to announce new chief after two suspensions Acting Chief Constable Jim Colwell - who was in the role in place of suspended Chief Constable Will Kerr - was suspended himself last month. Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner has said she will make an announcement regarding the appointment of an interim Chief Constable - to step in after she suspended her acting Chief Constable, who had taken on the role after she suspended her Chief Constable - by the end of the week. Plymouth Live 10/12/2024 News Police introduce new initiative to tackle rural vehicle thefts A new initiative to tackle rural vehicle and equipment theft is being rolled out within Scotland and neighbouring English police forces Police Professional 10/12/2024 News First person charged under coercive control laws in NSW avoids jail AUSTRALIA: A New South Wales man has avoided jail time after becoming the first person charged under the state's new coercive control laws. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested in July this year, less than a month after the laws came into effect, when a woman known to the man reported to her local police station. ABC News (Australia) 10/12/2024 News Review into Queensland Police Service finds systemic discrimination against women and First Nations people AUSTRALIA: Successful female police officers have been accused of "sleeping their way to the top", while racism has been justified as "banter", according to those who contributed to a damning review of the Queensland Police Service (QPS). The review by the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC), released on Tuesday, interviewed more than 2,800 former and current QPS staff. ABC News (Australia) 10/12/2024 News QPS Diversity and Inclusion Review AUSTRALIA: In July 2023 we began a review to increase diversity and inclusion within the Queensland Police Service. The review was established as the result of a recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry into QPS responses to domestic and family violence, and its focus is the recruitment and retention of women, First Nations, and culturally diverse police. The review is being undertaken in collaboration with QPS, and we thank everyone within the service, from senior leadership down, who have willingly engaged in the review and shared their experiences with us in order to make the service they are part of stronger. Our report from the first phase of the review was published on 10 December 2024. Queensland Human Rights Commission (Australia) 10/12/2024 Report ‘Boys club’: Queensland Police scrutinised in scathing report AUSTRALIA: A human rights commission report has found discrimination and sexual harassment at the heart of Queensland Police culture. The Mandarin (Australia) 10/12/2024 News Youth Justice Indicators Annual Report – December 2024 NEW ZEALAND: This is the annual summary report of the Youth Justice Indicators (YJI), which provides insight into the performance of the youth justice system from July 2013 to June 2024 (2013/14 to 2023/24). These indicators measure trends for children and young people who Police have taken action against, providing information about their interactions with the youth justice system. The purpose of this report is to help those involved in youth justice understand system-wide trends and issues. It is intended to encourage discussion and action towards the important goal of making children and young people accountable for their offending in a way that recognises their needs and vulnerability, while making a positive difference in their lives. Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) 10/12/2024 Report Gardaí and PSNI launch joint Cross Border Policing Strategy REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have launched the Cross Border Policing Strategy for 2025 – 2027. This three-year strategy aims to build on established collaborative relationships and operational successes to date underpinned by previous Cross Border Policing Strategies. Highland Radio (Republic of Ireland) 10/12/2024 News Warwickshire PCC confirms preferred Chief Constable candidate Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Philip Seccombe has confirmed Alex Franklin-Smith as his preferred candidate to become the force’s next Chief Constable. Mr Franklin-Smith, was Deputy Chief Constable before being appointed interim Chief Constable in September 2024 following Debbie Tedds’ retirement after 35 years of service. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/12/2024 News Trustworthiness, Trust, and Immigrants’ Willingness to Call the Police We know that trust in police promotes public willingness to contact the police. We also know that immigrants tend to trust the police less than non-immigrants. In this paper we examine police trustworthiness and immigrants’ trust in police among a sample of immigrants who report being a victim of crime. Specifically, we consider the roles of procedural justice and police effectiveness (i.e. two elements of police trustworthiness) in building immigrants’ trust in police and the subsequent impact this trust has on their willingness to call the police in the future. Drawing on survey data of Vietnamese and Middle Eastern Muslim immigrants in Australia who have been the victim of personal and/or property crimes (N = 355) we find that both measures of police trustworthiness (procedural justice and police effectiveness) are related to immigrants’ willingness to contact the police via the mediating mechanism of trust in police. We also find that results vary depending on victimization type. Victims and Offenders 10/12/2024 Research article BMW M4 Highway Patrol car joins police fleet in Western Australia AUSTRALIA: It's one of the fastest police cars in Australia, but don't expect to see it utilising its twin-turbo power on the road. Drive (Australia) 10/12/2024 News Thousands of PFNI officers ‘breathe sigh of relief’ after festive pay breakthrough A 4.75 percent pay increase in officers' December payslips will be backdated to September. Thousands of Northern Ireland police officers will “breathe a sigh of relief” this Christmas after a breakthrough in discussions over pay, the region’s police federation has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/12/2024 News Senior Queensland police resisted moves to address sexism and racism in the force, report finds AUSTRALIA: Review of workplace by the state’s Human Rights Commission found ‘systemic discrimination against women, First Nations and culturally diverse officers’. The Guardian - Registration at source 10/12/2024 News Fighting the tide Seth Cooke, a former Senior Intelligence Analyst and Business Intelligence Developer for Avon and Somerset Police and currently Technical and Tradecraft Subject Matter Expert at the i2 Group, outlines a swift, low-cost method by which police can identify offender misogyny in data that they already own, using i2 software that they already own. Police Professional 10/12/2024 Feature Christmas pay breakthrough an ‘immense relief’ to PSNI officers The Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) says thousands of police officers will receive their 4.75 per cent pay increase in their December payslips. Police Professional 10/12/2024 News «428429430431432433434435436Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
