Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100256 total results. Showing results 9001 to 9020 «447448449450451452453454455Next ›Last » O’Rourke hits out at low Garda numbers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: “Communities feel badly let down by a lack of visible policing in both urban and rural areas," according to Deputy Darren O'Rourke who has hit out at what he described as "Fine Gael's disastrous record in Justice". Meath Chronicle (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2024 News Review of Hillsborough families’ treatment calls for postmortem processes reform Overhaul in communications by authorities recommended after harrowing accounts given by bereaved The Guardian 11/9/2024 News ICO and NCA sign MoU for collaboration on cyber security The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) have signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to improve the UK’s cyber resilience. UKAuthority.com 11/9/2024 News Mini Police programme refreshed to help engage with primary school students A specialist programme designed to proactively engage with schoolchildren across Nottinghamshire has been refreshed. Emergency Services Times 11/9/2024 News Breaking the Silence webinar: Conversations about mental health and suicide prevention Breaking the Silence webinar was hosted by Wellbeing leads, Hayley Aley and Paul Williams, who were joined by Dr Jess Miller of Cambridge University and Dan Lever, Branch Secretary of Cheshire Police Federation. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 11/9/2024 Feature GRA dismisses increase in garda training allowance as ‘a paltry crumb’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Frontline garda representatives have described as "a paltry crumb" an increase in the training allowance announced today by Justice Minister Helen McEntee. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2024 News APCC response to police inspectorate’s report on activism and impartiality in policing Following publication of HMICFRS’s inspection report on activism and impartiality in policing, the APCC’s Joint Leads on Transparency and Accountability, Alison Lowe OBE and Rupert Matthews, said: Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 11/9/2024 News Government told to stop conning the public over “extra police” officers There are no "extra police officers" to deal with the relentless demand policing faces, the Government has been told. Nick Smart, President of the Superintendents’ Association, highlighted at the organisation’s annual conference this week that “the police service has been financially drowning for more than a decade”. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 11/9/2024 News ‘Six of one’: conflict vs control in the policing of intimate partner violence Challenging the historical attitude that intimate partner violence (IPV) is not police business has been identified as key to effective police response. This attitude draws on the wider cultural assumption that IPV is situational and based on interpersonal conflict – a belief compounded by media coverage and certain theoretical approaches. The coercive control model counters this view, framing the majority of IPV as a power differential established through a deliberate pattern of threat and control. Coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB) was criminalised in England and Wales in the Serious Crime Act 2015. The offence describes a pattern of behaviour – rather than the discrete incidents – and subverts ingrained beliefs about the causes of IPV. This qualitative research draws on in-depth interviews with officers and victim-survivors in a force in the north of England. Critical discourse analysis examines police attitudes and culture as embedded within the wider context. A key finding is that police response officers commonly approach IPV as situational and arising from mutual conflict rather than investigating for evidence of CCB. The lack of nuanced understanding of control mechanisms and their effects often leads to exasperation with repeat callers and failure to ‘dig deeper’. However, officers who recognise the subtleties of CCB contribute to an empowering effect on victim-survivors, an outcome not formally recognised by policing processes. To equip officers for effective and supportive response, officer development should address the embedded assumption of conflict and focus on CCB as underlying the majority of IPV rather than existing as a distinct offence. Policing and Society 11/9/2024 Research article Mind the gap: exploring stakeholder perspectives on police-led pathways to crisis mental health care for young people in Ireland Over the past few decades, the level of police involvement at a community level in matters of mental health has increased significantly. Police are often the only agency immediately available day or night to respond to such emergencies and are often left to deal with mental illness and associated social crises with very limited support. Whilst recent years have witnessed an upsurge in governmental policy intended to safeguard vulnerable groups, such as young people and people with mental illness, there is a dearth of research regarding the proficiency and operability of these directives in practice. Even less is known about how these policies are practically applied to young people in crisis. The study examines the police-led care pathways of Irish youth experiencing a crisis mental health event from the commencement of police involvement through to the initiation of psychiatric care. Qualitative interviews were conducted with police and a group of stakeholders comprised of medical professionals and a social worker. Results indicate a complex care pathway beset with ambiguous policy and legislation, deficits in specialist training, and chronic under-resourcing of services. In the face of these shortcomings, police innovate informal practices that sometimes help and at other times pose a risk to young people in crisis. Furthermore, uncertainties surrounding formal procedure was a source of significant psychological burden for police and potential disciplinary action. These findings are discussed in the context of existing theory and research, and recommendations for policy and practice are offered. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 Research article Misconduct by private security officers and trust in the police: evidence from a natural experiment in Sweden Previous studies have shown that police assaults reduce trust in the police among the group affected by the incidents. As the phenomenon of plural policing emerges and the actors in policing become intertwined, blurring the boundaries between them, analysis of the impact of security guards’ actions becomes warranted. This paper investigates the impact of two security guard incidents on trust in the police in Sweden, a high-trust society, using the Unexpected Events During Survey Design, with data from the European Social Survey Wave 9. The results can be interpreted as a causal relationship and point to the fact that immigrant women’s trust in the police significantly reduced as a result of incidents, raising the importance of the fact that the immigrant group is not homogeneous and that those who suffer multiple stigmatisation may be particularly vulnerable to incidents of abuse. Furthermore, our findings highlight the potential for spill-over effects within plural policing even in high-trust societies, and the need for continuous cooperation among the actors in the security network. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 Research article Disclaimers for the Non-Reporting of Sexual Harassment within the Swedish Police This article analyses reasons for not reporting sexual harassment within the Swedish police. The empirical data consisting of interviews, participant observation, testimonies from the police #MeToo call, and internal police investigations is analysed through tracing ‘disclaimers’, a form of discursive devices aligning actions to restore meaning. The article identifies 20 disclaimers that represent distinct reasons for not reporting sexual harassment perpetrated by colleagues and supervisors. These disclaimers shed light on police cultural norms and what we label as ‘male network acceptance’, that together with organisational factors influence the un/willingness to report experiences of sexual harassment. The findings show that sexual harassment is renegotiated when perpetrated by colleagues, and that both the harassed and bystanders doubt that reporting will lead to positive impacts. There is therefore a need to develop and implement alternative ways of handling sexual harassment that enable a shift from individual guilt, and re-frame sexual harassment as an issue of collegial concern. Police Quarterly 11/9/2024 Research article Annual Report 2023-24 published HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland has today (11 September 2024) published our Annual Report 2023-24. The report sets out our scrutiny activity over the year. It covers our assessment of how COPFS prosecutes domestic abuse cases at sheriff summary level, including how well it supports and communicates with victims. It also sets out progress made by COPFS on implementing previous recommendations on managing section 275 applications (relating to sexual history/character evidence) and managing criminal allegations against the police. In the report, we highlight the latest developments on forensic pathology services and Horizon-related prosecutions. We also note the need for COPFS to demonstrate what is being achieved with additional funding, and to be transparent about its performance and quality of service. HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland 11/9/2024 News Annual Report 2023-24 In 2023-24, HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland focused our scrutiny on how well the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) manages and prosecutes cases involving domestic abuse at sheriff summary level. HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland 11/9/2024 Report Police farewell Gisborne Tairāwhiti area commander Sam Aberahama NEW ZEALAND: When retiring Tairāwhiti area commander Sam Aberahama was a child he saw a lot of police. They were often at his house taking his dad away after another violent outburst. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 11/9/2024 Feature, Interview Patch-ban change raises ‘human rights concerns’ NEW ZEALAND: A last-minute amendment to legislation banning gang patches has been blasted by the Law Society as a breach of the Bill of Rights – but the Justice Minister is doubling down on the policy. The Press (New Zealand) 11/9/2024 News Police gun processes ‘strict’, Commissioner Col Blanch says, in wake of officer’s suicide AUSTRALIA: Police Commissioner Col Blanch has defended his Force’s processes for signing out weapons, in the wake of the suicide of a Homicide detective at Curtin House on Monday morning. Despite the detective not being on duty, Mr Blanch said it was standard procedure for an officer to be able to sign out a gun from the armoury, saying it was difficult to provide oversight for every weapon. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News NSW Police officer Kristian White to make application for judge-alone trial on manslaughter charge AUSTRALIA: Defence lawyers will apply for a judge-alone trial for police officer Kristian James Samuel White. Senior Constable White has pleaded not guilty to one count of manslaughter over the death of Clare Nowland. ABC News (Australia) 11/9/2024 News Victoria Police maintain presence at Land Forces expo as human rights groups condemn ‘excessive’ force AUSTRALIA: Human rights groups have denounced police action against protesters in Melbourne on Wednesday, with the Victorian Greens calling for an independent inquiry. Victoria Police's chief commissioner has defended the conduct of its officers, saying it was appropriate given the behaviour of protesters. ABC News (Australia) 11/9/2024 News Police Scotland body-worn cameras delayed until next year Police Scotland officers will not start to receive body-worn cameras until next year despite the force previously hoping to introduce them this summer. BBC 11/9/2024 News «447448449450451452453454455Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
