Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100246 total results. Showing results 9021 to 9040 «448449450451452453454455456Next ›Last » The legal dragnet The legal dragnet examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as ‘joint enterprise’. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 11/9/2024 Report New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’ Russell Webster reviews a new study which supports an end to joint enterprise convictions. Police Oracle 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 - Subscription at source 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 N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check ‘inexplicable’ CANADA: A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a “thorough investigation” after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a recent wellness check. Blue Line (Canada) 11/9/2024 News 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 Tour de Coast rides along the coast of B.C. in support of the Canadian Cancer Society CANADA: Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast is returning to the Greater Vancouver, Sea-to-Sky, and Coastal Region to continue its mission to change the future of childhood cancer forever. Blue Line (Canada) 11/9/2024 News Police watchdog recommends charges against Vancouver police officer in fatal shooting CANADA: B.C.’s police watchdog says an officer from the Vancouver Police Department might face charges in a shooting that killed a man two years ago. Blue Line (Canada) 11/9/2024 News Limerick TD suggests solution to increase garda numbers on the beat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Reducing the strain of paperwork will mean more gardaí on the beat according to Limerick TD. Live 95fm 11/9/2024 Audio, News GSOC received 60 allegations relating to gardai in Clare during 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has published its annual report for last year. Clare Live (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2024 News The Garda stat that shows how ridiculous the Government’s Hate Crime proposal is REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Over the last year or so we’ve talked a lot about the new ‘hate speech bill’. How it will have a “chilling effect” on free speech and how it could lead people to self-censor in order to avoid being accused of committing ‘hate speech’ has been discussed at length. Gript (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News Unsafe space: Report seeks to raise awareness of the threat the Metaverse poses to children Every seven minutes a child is faced with harmful online content but as the threat grows, law enforcement is still playing catch up in its awareness of the risk the Metaverse poses to child safety. Policing Insight's Contributing Editor Sarah Gibbons reports on new research led by Professors Julia Davidson of the University of East London and Elena Martellozzo of Middlesex University that is seeking to redress the balance. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 Analysis, Feature, Interview Police Scotland loses 500 officers a day to attend court As many as 500 police officers a day are taken off Scotland’s streets to appear at court yet only a fraction are called to give evidence, according to the chief constable of Police Scotland. Jo Farrell said the entire justice system had to become more efficient to ensure police officers were able to tackle more crimes. The Times - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News China to train thousands of overseas law enforcement officers to create ‘more fair’ world order CHINA: Minister for public security made comments at forum that is part of efforts by ruling Communist party to position itself as a global security leader The Guardian 11/9/2024 News Garda sanctioned over inappropriate sexual relationship with domestic abuse victim – GSOC REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda was found to be in breach of discipline and was sanctioned after a GSOC investigation determined that the garda had engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a victim of domestic abuse. That is according to the 2023 annual report for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which reveals that last year a total of 1,577 complaints to GSOC from the public were opened, which was a 14% decrease on the 2022 total of 1,826. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2024 News Former counter-terrorism British police chief says officers regularly stop and search him – including just a fortnight ago – due to his Asian descent Neil Basu has been a vocal critic of institutional racism within the police Mail Online 11/9/2024 News Avon and Somerset Police officer charged with causing death by dangerous driving An Avon and Somerset Police officer is facing a charge of causing death by dangerous driving following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 11/9/2024 News Sick and suicidal children held in Queensland police watch houses for weeks without healthcare, watchdog reveals AUSTRALIA: Inspector of detention services warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ of locking up young people in places ‘not suitable for detaining children’ The Guardian 11/9/2024 News Ugly clashes outside Melbourne Land Forces expo, with police ‘appalled’ by behaviour of protesters AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police says it is "appalled" by the behaviour of some protesters at an arms expo in Melbourne, after police were pelted with rocks, cans of baked beans, and horse manure, and sprayed with acid. ABC News (Australia) 11/9/2024 News Australia’s international counter-terrorism efforts need reinvigorating While a recent raise in the terror threat level has increased awareness among Australians about the domestic terror threat, John Coyne and Justin Bassi of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) warn that Australia’s diminishing role in international counter-terrorism (CT), coupled with uncertainty over CT responsibility and resources at government level, is exposing Australian citizens to greater risk. Policing Insight 11/9/2024 Analysis, Feature «448449450451452453454455456Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
