Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104821 total results. Showing results 8821 to 8840 «438439440441442443444445446Next ›Last » Derbyshire Constabulary second force to step back from using X The force's decision comes after North Wales Police joined a number of organisations to quit the platform last year. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 6/1/2025 News Thunder Bay Police Service Board congratulates Chief Darcy Fleury on becoming President of OCAP Zone One CANADA: “On behalf of the Thunder Bay Police Service Board (Board), I would like to congratulate Thunder Bay Police Chief Darcy Fleury on his election as President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OCAP), Zone One." Net News Ledger (Canada) 6/1/2025 News ‘Support better care’: Advocates argue need for mental health emergency service CANADA: Khalil Dorival knows what it’s like to feel lonely. The Toronto-based mental health advocate has struggled with social anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Blue Line (Canada) 6/1/2025 News Beat on street: A morning with Cork city’s community gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Cork’s community gardaí are at the heart of An Garda Síochána’s approach to policing the city. Donal O’Keeffe joined some of them on their morning beat. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 6/1/2025 News Road safety remains on top of Garda Chief’s list REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The biggest danger facing the public on a daily basis is when they use the roads network whether they be drivers, passengers, pedestrians or cyclists, Galway’s most senior Garda has advised this week. Connacht Tribune (Republic of Ireland) 6/1/2025 News Garda vetting process too slow according to Kilkenny TD REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Newly elected Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Peter 'Chap' Cleere has claimed the current garda vetting process is in need of reform in order to provide a 'simpler and slicker' procedure for applicants. Kilkenny People (Republic of Ireland) 6/1/2025 News The Hidden Cost: Mental Health Absences in Policing The source article highlights the increasing trend of psychological illnesses and stress-related absences of officers in frontline and ‘Response’ roles in England and Wales. Figures recorded between 2019 and 2023 indicate that absences related to psychological illness were rising at rates at least double those of other sickness absences. Officers are facing significant challenges due to work-related stress, trauma, and psychological strain, which may be attributed to an increase in demand and a decrease in resourcing. The findings emphasize the need for better mental health support, targeted interventions, and the development of policies aimed at mitigating workplace stress and its impacts on police officers’ wellbeing Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Developing a Competency Framework for Police Incident Commanders The competency framework developed from this study involves seven thematic categories with distinct and interrelated concepts essential for effective police incident command. The selection and training of Incident Commanders (ICs) should consider both technical skills and also traits such as humility, emotional stability, and approachability, which are challenging to teach but vital for leadership and teamwork. To that end, traditional police training or years of experience are insufficient for the specific demands of incident command. Scenario-based training is necessary to prepare ICs for situations they manage in this role. Understanding how stress affects decision-making and providing stress management training can help improve the performance and well-being of ICs during incidents. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Deterrent and Motivating Considerations for Entry into the Jamaica Constabulary Force Over the years, motivation for entry into policing has declined due to internal (methods of recruitment) as well as external factors (public perceptions of police). Motivations for selecting policing as a career in Jamaica include being viewed positively, job stability, personal connections to police officers, providing citizen security and the ability to enforce laws, personal development and self‑improvement, and being an exemplar to others. Deterrents for entry into the police profession in Jamaica include negative perceptions of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the lengthy recruitment process, and perceptions of police corruption in Jamaica. Motivating factors that influence decisions to enter the JCF can be used as building blocks to attract new recruits, while the deterrent factors can be used to improve the recruitment process and rebrand the image of the JCF so as to make it more attractive to potential police recruits. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Effective Local Government Strategies for Addressing Crime Hot Spots Police-led crime prevention initiatives at crime hot spots can be effective, but they come with limitations. The police do not have the tools to deal with all the complex risk factors that create crime hot spots and some of the tools they do have can potentially damage community trust. There are many effective strategies that local governments can implement to reduce or prevent crime at hot spots that don’t rely solely on police expertise. These include increasing guardianship, changing the physical environment, changing or enforcing policies and rules, and strengthening the capacity for community problem-solving. It is imperative for local governments to help promote and build capacity for diagnosing the crime problem(s) at hot spots and understanding the specific local conditions that contribute to the crime at these locations. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature A Rule of Thumb for Deception Detection: Focus Only on the Details People, including the police, are poor at detecting lies. The level of detail in a statement speaks to its credibility – truthful statements contain more details than false statements. Focusing solely on the level of detail in a statement, rather than considering multiple indicators, may improve lie detection ability Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature When Your Words Fail: The (Hidden) Impact of Making Communication Errors in Suspect Interviews and Suicide Negotiations Making communication errors affects law enforcement officers’ thoughts and feelings during suspect interviews and suicide negotiations. Specifically, these errors can lead to more negative emotions such as self-oriented anger, shame, and guilt, as well as stress in suspect interviews, and distraction in suicide negotiations. Law enforcement officers may use a variety of responses to resolve communication errors, ranging from taking responsibility by apologizing, exploring what is going on, deflecting blame, or providing unrelated comments. Taking part in the role-playing exercise that was designed for this study, and reviewing the study results, allowed law enforcement officers to safely experience and reflect on the consequences of communication errors. Learning more about how to handle communication errors helps officers to mentally prepare for real-world interactions and enhance their emotional awareness, as well as improve their ability to support colleagues during and after incidents. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature The Link between False Confessions, Suggestibility, and Compliance: A Review Using Experimental and Field Studies People are most likely to confess to a crime that they did not commit if they are highly suggestible. People are somewhat likely to confess to a crime that they did not commit if they are highly compliant. Suggestive questions should be avoided in police interviews with suspects as they can lead to false confessions and miscarriages of justice. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature The Mock Transcript Technique: An Interviewing Tool for Improving Witnesses Recall The Mock Transcript technique is designed to help interviewees understand the level of detail expected to be recalled by showing them a lengthy transcribed statement from a “previous interviewee”. The Mock Transcript technique sets a clear expectation for a witness by emphasizing that a prior interviewee put in significant effort and shared extensive fine-grained details when recalling their experience. Initial laboratory research has shown that the Mock Transcript technique is effective in encouraging interviewees to provide more detailed accounts of what they witnessed. However, more research is needed to determine how well it works during real police interviews. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Cognitive Interview Conducted In-Person and Over-the-Phone For Informants’ Memory of Overheard Conversations A laboratory simulation study compared the Cognitive Interview to the standard police interview for informants’ memories of a conversation. The interviews were conducted live or on the telephone. The Cognitive Interview elicited 61% more relevant details than the standard interview. There was no difference between interviews conducted in-person versus on the telephone. The results suggest that the Cognitive Interview will be a beneficial tool for eliciting details about overheard conversations. Furthermore, information will not be lost if the interview is conducted over the telephone. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature The challenges and potential of artificial general intelligence in policing In the latest in a series of articles exploring the opportunities and challenges presented to police by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), Chief Philip Lukens explores the potential of artificial general intelligence (AGI) to deliver significant benefits – and the measures that need to be taken to avoid the risks associated with autonomous decision-making. Policing Insight - Registration at source 6/1/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Disclosing Evidence in Investigative Interviews: What Can the Research Tell Us and What Does it Mean for Training? Research shows that attempting to pressure and overwhelm interviewees to align with evidence by, for example, disclosing too much evidence at the earlier stages of an interview often results in unreliable statements and can facilitate opportunities for deceptive interviewees to deceive convincingly. By encouraging interviewees to address the available evidence before disclosing it (late timing of disclosure) or drip-feeding the evidence throughout an interview (gradual method of disclosure), it becomes easier to elicit and explore statements that contradict available evidence; and these disclosure methods may encourage interviewees to reveal information that facilitate more accurate credibility assessments. Due to the uncertainty and unpredictability of operational interviews compared to laboratory studies, training on evidence disclosure should focus on appropriate adaptive use rather than pure implementation of theoretical frameworks and protocols. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Humane Interrogation Strategies Predict Suspects’ Decisions to Confess, Cooperate, and Disclose Information The techniques used to interrogate criminal suspects can profoundly impact their decisions to confess, cooperate, or disclose information. The source article assessed how interrogation strategies characterized by humanity, rapport, confrontation, and dominance predicted interrogation outcomes in a sample of 249 incarcerated individuals in the United States (U.S.). Survey respondents who reported experiencing humane interrogation strategies were more likely to cooperate completely with police, disclose incriminating information, and confess, whereas interrogations involving confrontation and dominance did not impact their interrogation outcomes. Humane interrogation strategies are likely the most productive for police to adopt in criminal interrogations. Police should avoid using interrogation approaches that focus on dominance and confrontation, which can be classified under the broader umbrella of accusatorial methods. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Perceptions of Police Treatment from Young Persons with Mental Illness: Findings from the Australian Youth Safety Survey This study sought to understand the experiences and perceptions of the police from young people with mental illness in Australia. The findings of the source article showed that young people with mental illness, and other young people with marginalized identities, were significantly more likely than their peers to distrust the police and believe them to be procedurally unjust as an organization. Public perceptions of the police are important since they may influence the way in which the public and the police interact with one another and whether young people with mental illness will call police for assistance. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature Was That Use of Force Reasonable? The Public Doesn’t Know There is a gap between what community members believe is reasonable use of force and what the law defines as reasonable. This divide has led to significant consequences for police departments across the country and society as a whole. In the current study, community members’ assessments of force reasonableness aligned with the legal standard on use of force only about half of the time, partly because legally irrelevant factors influenced their assessments. To reduce the divide between community and legal standards on use of force, police leaders can provide community education, revise departmental policy, and/or deliver de-escalation training. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 6/1/2025 Feature «438439440441442443444445446Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
