Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102588 total results. Showing results 10061 to 10080 «500501502503504505506507508Next ›Last » Enhanced Video Response: (EVR): Responding to non-emergency calls for service by video – a randomised control trial The presentation focuses on the Enhanced Video Response (EVR) initiative in policing, particularly through a randomized control trial conducted in Dorset. Chief Constable Amanda Pearson and Superintendent Stew Gates of Dorset Police discuss the trial's implementation, its impact on victim services, and the overall effectiveness of using video conferencing as a response method. PolicingTV 10/10/2024 Feature, Video Keeping the public safe from harm Steve Dodd asks: Will the ‘prisoner early release’ policy adversely affect community safety? And is there a solution within policing? Police Professional 9/10/2024 Feature, Opinion Are Personality Traits Predictors of Police Misconduct? Several forms of police misconduct exist, including the inappropriate use of a weapon, sexual misconduct, and racially offensive behaviors, and deserve more attention in the literature. More recent literature suggests that there may be personality predictors of misconduct. Specifically, aggression, having unstable relationships, a lack of empathy, thrill-seeking behavior, and poor impulse control, may contribute to officer misconduct. The current study examined a group of 642 first-year police officers through a series of mostly logistic regression analyses to determine if antisocial or borderline personality traits predict inappropriate use of a weapon, sexual misconduct, and racially offensive behavior using scales from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition (MMPI-2; the antisocial practices and the psychopathic deviance scales) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; the borderline and antisocial scales). Most of the hypotheses were not supported by the findings. Participants who had more antisocial traits, as assessed by MMPI-2, were less likely to be accused of racially offensive behavior. Officers who had more borderline characteristics, as assessed by the MMPI-2, were less likely to be accused of engagement in any misconduct, specifically sexual misconduct. However, participants who had more borderline traits, as assessed by the PAI, were more likely to engage in sexual misconduct, but less likely to engage in any misconduct overall. Demographic covariates also were found to be related to all three forms of misconduct. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 9/10/2024 Research article What are the Factors Influencing Service Provider Response to Working with Families Affected by Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse? A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Literature Purpose: Intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) is a major public health issue with long-term negative impacts on abused adults and affected children. Addressing this complex problem requires a multi-agency response, but barriers to effective joint working remain. This review aimed to understand the factors that influence multi-agency response to families who experience IPVA and to their children. Method: We undertook a qualitative systematic review of international literature via five electronic databases and supplemented the review by citation searches, online searches of grey literature, and hand searches of relevant journals. We analyzed data thematically. Results: The 31 identified papers reported findings from 29 unique studies undertaken in six countries and drew on data from 1049 professionals across health care, social care, the police, courts, schools and voluntary organisations. The main factors influencing service provider response to IPVA were siloed approaches to IPVA, particularly the separation between adult and childrens services. This influenced assessment and response to risk. Risk was also a consideration when child-protection staff were expected to work with perpetrators in ‘family settings’, even in lower-risk cases. Multi-agency working facilitated information sharing between agencies, an understanding of each other’s remit, and building trust. Conclusion: Multi-agency collaboration needs to be supported by clear policies of interaction between agencies. Providers of child protection services, health, mental health, housing police and probation need to be supported by specialist training in IPVA, not only in high-risk cases, but also to relieve pressure on an already overstretched workforce. Journal of Family Violence 9/10/2024 Research article P.E.I. police agencies want officers and mental health professionals responding to calls together CANADA: Officers across the Island responding to more mental health-related calls each year CBC News (Canada) 9/10/2024 News Half a tonne of meth seized in NZ’s ‘second largest’ bust NEW ZEALAND: More than half a tonne of methamphetamine concealed in steel beams was seized earlier this month in what police called New Zealand's "second largest" importation of the drug. 1 News (New Zealand) 9/10/2024 News Maryborough, Qld police officer charged, suspended AUSTRALIA: A regional Qld police officer has been ordered to face court amid allegations he inappropriately used the service’s systems. A Maryborough police officer has been charged over the alleged misuse of a restricted computer and accessing confidential information systems. Townsville Bulletin (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/10/2024 News Man shot by police after alleged car theft in Sydney’s west dies in hospital AUSTRALIA: A man shot by NSW Police after an alleged car theft last week has died in hospital. NSW Police shot the 26-year-old and another man after the car they were in allegedly drove at officers. ABC News (Australia) 9/10/2024 News NSW Police investigating more than 80 cases of coercive control, with senior officers tasked to enforce new domestic violence laws AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has said more than 80 cases of coercive control are being investigated, three months after the act became an offence. ABC News (Australia) 9/10/2024 News Met officer convicted of stalking and voyeurism A Metropolitan Police officer has been convicted of stalking and voyeurism. Jake Cummings, 25, from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was found guilty of three counts of controlling and coercive behaviour and two counts of voyeurism. BBC 9/10/2024 News Bedfordshire Police officer sacked for inappropriately touching woman on night out A Bedfordshire Police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct and barred from the profession after inappropriately touching a woman during a Christmas night out. PC Kayleigh Long was found by a panel to have breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour for authority, respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct for her actions during the social event in December 2023. Luton Today 9/10/2024 News PCSO denies fraud, possession of a knife and perverting course of justice after she ‘stabbed herself to make bogus compensation claim’ A former PCSO has pleaded not guilty to fraud, possession of a knife and perverting course of justice after it is claimed she stabbed herself to seek compensation. Olivia Morphew, 24, is alleged to have stabbed herself in Esher, Surrey, in June 2022 and subsequently submitted a compensation claim for her injuries. Mail Online 9/10/2024 News Met Police officers felt ‘in danger’ and worried Chris Kaba was going to ‘break out’ moments before marksman fatally shot him, court told Colleagues of the firearms officer accused of murdering Chris Kaba thought 'f*** he's going to break out' and said they felt 'in danger' as six police cars surrounded the motorist, a court heard. Mr Kaba was trying to escape when Martyn Blake, 40, opened fire in Streatham Hill, southwest London, on the evening of 5 September 2022. Mail Online 9/10/2024 News Police volunteer charged over sexual assault claims A former Surrey Police volunteer has been charged with perverting the course of justice relating to a sexual assault allegation. Laura Kilty, from Guildford, has been charged in relation to an allegation made in September 2023. BBC 9/10/2024 News Northamptonshire Police receives average of four ‘sextortion’ reports per week Northamptonshire Police is encouraging victims of 'sextortion' to come forward, as the force is raising awareness of the crime. The county's police force says it currently receives an average of four reports per week, however under-reporting is feared due to embarrassment, which officers say they want to change. Northampton Chronicle & Echo 9/10/2024 News Deputy chief constable retired amid misconduct claim A police force's deputy chief constable (DCC) retired over the summer amid a misconduct investigation, it has been revealed. The circumstances in which DCC Shaun West left his post at Gloucestershire Constabulary only came to light after the force's current Chief Constable, Rod Hansen, was suspended over an allegation of gross misconduct. BBC 9/10/2024 News Police Ombudsman to investigate PSNI’s prior contact with murdered woman The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has confirmed that it has commenced an investigation following the murder of Mary Ward who, in the weeks prior to her death had reported to police that she had been the victim of a violent crime. Police Professional 9/10/2024 News Sophie Linden to stand down as London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Sophie Linden is to step down as London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to take up a new position as a senior adviser to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood. Police Professional 9/10/2024 News Sgt on barred list after being reported by colleagues for making racist comments on night out The former officer was on a night out in April 2024 when he used abusive and racist language on more than one occasion. At an accelerated misconduct hearing Sergeant Chris Padley was put on the barred list after the panel found he had breached the standards of professional behaviour of Equality and Diversity, Authority, Respect and Courtesy, and Discreditable Conduct and that it amounted to gross misconduct. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/10/2024 News How did trust in the police change in COVID-19 times? A longitudinal study Using a unique longitudinal database (large quota sample of the Italian adult population, n = 2,223) structured in seven waves, we analysed how trust in the police changed in the 3.5 years between June 2019 (i.e. before the outbreak of COVID-19) and October 2022 (i.e. after COVID-19). A latent growth model showed that trust in the police changed following a cubic trend. It was stable between June 2019 and April 2020, decreased between April 2020 and April 2022, and increased between April 2022 and October 2022, not returning to prepandemic levels. Two complementary models showed that this change differed from those of two other super partes institutions (the President of the Republic and the judiciary), which showed quadratic trends. The variables that, according to the literature, explain the absolute level of trust in the police were not associated with its change. Strengths, weaknesses, and possible developments of the study are discussed. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Subscription at source 9/10/2024 Research article «500501502503504505506507508Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
