Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104928 total results. Showing results 10481 to 10500 «521522523524525526527528529Next ›Last » Rape Myth Acceptance in German Police Officers and Its Influence on the Judgment of Victim Credibility and Credibility of the Testimony in a Real Police Interview This study investigates the influence of rape myth acceptance on the credibility judgments of real victim statements among police professionals. Drawing on the findings of Sleath and Bull’s (Violence Vict 30:36–147, 2015) systematic review that police officers with higher rape myth acceptance tend to blame victims more and question their credibility, we sought to extend this research to the assessment of actual victim statements. Two studies were conducted, involving 113 police students (Study 1) and 91 interrogation-experienced detectives (Study 2). Participants watched one of two videos depicting real police witness interviews of a sexual assault by an unknown suspect—one video was credible and of high content quality, while the other was not credible being inconsistent and of low content quality. Subsequently, participants were asked to rate the credibility of the victim and the testimony. Additionally, a short version of the Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression Scale (AMMSA; Gerger et al. Aggressive Behavior: Official Journal of the International Society for Research on Aggression 33:422–440, 2007) was administered. The results indicated that, despite relatively low levels of rape myth acceptance, it significantly impacted judgments of victim credibility and testimony among the sample of detectives. However, no such impact was observed in the sample of police students. The implications of these findings for understanding the role of rape myth acceptance in the evaluation of real victim statements are discussed. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 23/11/2024 Research article Transgender police officers can strip-search women under new guidance from the British Transport Police Transgender police officers can strip-search women under new guidance. The British Transport Police policy allows recently transitioned officers to intimately search women if they have been issued a gender recognition certificate. Titled 'Transgender and Non-Binary Search Position', it was authorised in September by the assistant chief constable for network policing. Mail Online 23/11/2024 News The new top cop Richard Chambers NEW ZEALAND: Richard Chambers was appointed the new police commissioner this week and has already waded into discussing the controversial area of routinely arming police. He's taking over from Andrew Coster who stepped down last week to instead head up the new Social Investment Agency. Chambers said the appointment was one of the "highest honours of my life". He joins Mihi to talk about what he will bring to the top role. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/11/2024 Audio, Feature, Interview, Opinion Police Commissioner Richard Chambers on the Covid-19 protest, commonsense, and staying connected to the thin blue line NEW ZEALAND: Richard Chambers vividly remembers a phone call on a Sunday afternoon that changed his career. At the time, Chambers was in charge of the Balmoral station in Auckland and was struggling with a tricky internal investigation of his own staff. NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 23/11/2024 Feature Improving Mental Health Literacy Among Law Enforcement: A Pilot Study on Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an 8-h curriculum conducted in various communities to improve mental health literacy. Given the high rates of suicide among law enforcement professionals and the frequency of interactions between police and corrections officers with the severely mentally ill, mental health literacy is a relevant concept for the law enforcement field. This study examined the effectiveness of MHFA in improving mental health literacy in a small sample (n = 56) of law enforcement employees. A preexperimental one-group posttest-only design using nonprobability convenience sampling was used to analyze secondary data from courses taught by the author. The sample was comprised of law enforcement officers in various law enforcement agencies, including community police departments and corrections employees. Based on the posttest, the course improves participants’ confidence in recognizing signs of mental illness, asking about suicide, being aware of personal views, and assisting people in obtaining support. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 23/11/2024 Research article Commissioner calls for justice system to ‘listen to victims, not just talk at them’ in latest report In her latest report the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Baroness Newlove, has highlighted concerns around delays caused by the strain on the justice system, the continuing plight of victims of antisocial behaviour, and the need for victims of all crimes to be listened to, rather than “talked at”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/11/2024 Analysis, Feature Police will reflect on critical situations, Commissoner says NEW ZEALAND: Newly-appointed Police Commissioner Richard Chambers told Saturday Morning police will take opportunities to be better and learn from the situations they are involved in. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/11/2024 News Face recognition used to identify riot suspects Police used facial recognition technology to help identify suspects involved in the summer riots. Northumbria Police said it had used the software to help it make several arrests in Sunderland linked to the city's disorder on 2 August. BBC 23/11/2024 News How reliable is witness testimony? (Part 4) This is the fourth video of a seven part series by the Police Science Doctor Dr Susanne Knabe-Nicol on "What is Investigative Psychology?" Episodes will come out every Saturday. This video covers questions such as: How is memory retrieved? How reliable is witness testimony? How can you get the most out of a witness? PolicingTV 23/11/2024 Feature, Video Cleveland Police officer who made false incident report is dismissed A Cleveland Police officer who made a false and misleading report of an incident involving a woman who was later the victim of a domestic assault has been dismissed without notice following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 22/11/2024 News New child protection investigation unit announced by Children’s Minister NEW ZEALAND: Children's Minister Karen Chhour has announced a new Child Protection Investigation Unit, aimed at looking into cases of harm in state care. 1 News (New Zealand) 22/11/2024 News Ex-Sussex Police officer to face rape and sexual assault charges A former Sussex Police officer is due to make his first appearance in court charged with two counts of rape and one of sexual assault, following our investigation. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 22/11/2024 News Transgender police allowed to strip-search women under new guidance British Transport Police criticised by women’s rights groups for allowing ‘state-sanctioned sexual assault’ Transgender police officers can strip-search women under new guidance issued by the British Transport Police (BTP... The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/11/2024 News Policing is in ‘financial distress’: how does it navigate its way out? Will the 'extra' 13,000 neighbourhood officers be fully costed and will they operate in a vacuum among crumbling police buildings and an impoverished Ministry of Justice? Police leaders are arguing for a major shift in thinking on funding. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/11/2024 Analysis, Feature Cop who covered up safeguarding mistake sacked A police officer who failed to safeguard a woman and tried to cover up his mistake has been sacked. Robert Coffey, a former PC with Cleveland Police, was dismissed without notice after an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). BBC 22/11/2024 News Gang patch ban hard to police in small Northland towns, Police Association warns NEW ZEALAND: The new gang patch ban has the potential to threaten relationships between police officers and their communities in small Northland towns, Police Association president Chris Cahill warns. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 22/11/2024 News Met Police could lose 2,000 officers as force’s budget ‘may be slashed by £450 million’ The Metropolitan Police could lose 2,000 of its officers as the force looks to cut £450 million from its budget. Britain's biggest police force could also lose 400 civilian staff, according to unconfirmed plans. Some police stations could reduce opening hours. LBC 22/11/2024 News Dangerous criminals will be on the loose for longer after police budget cuts, warns Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says the financial pressures facing the force will make catching criminals harder. Dangerous criminals will become harder to catch as a result of “eye-watering” budget cuts being forced on the police, the Met Commissioner has warned... The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/11/2024 News Garda Commissioner issues order to gardaí not to comment publicly during election campaign REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Both AGSI and GRA have criticised the introduction of the regulations which will come into effect on 16 December. THE GARDA COMMISSIONER has issued a directive to gardaí to not comment on “matters of a political nature” during the election after a garda group issued a strongly worded criticism of new discipline regulations. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) also sent out a press release which lays out an alternative manifesto for the upcoming election. The discipline issue however has caused the GRA to engage legal counsel and in a document sent to members it said it would ensure employment rights would be protected. They have criticised the rushed nature of the implementation. Separately, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has issued a missive to members also criticising the new measures. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 22/11/2024 News Police carry out controlled explosion outside US embassy in London Initial indications are that suspicious package in Nine Elms was a hoax device, say officers The Guardian 22/11/2024 News «521522523524525526527528529Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
