Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103887 total results. Showing results 10741 to 10760 «534535536537538539540541542Next ›Last » A Police Response Effort Index to complement counts and harm indices in understanding crime and policing demand Responding to crime and non-crime policing demand in the increasingly complex policing environment calls for increasingly nuanced means of measuring demand. Complementing traditional crime counts, the recent development of crime harm indices provides one such means, whereby crimes are weighted by estimates of their harm or severity. Analysis using crime harm indices has shown that high harm victims, offenders, locations and times differ from the people and places that unweighted crime counts would highlight as a priority for police resource. However, crime harm indices apply only to crime, so they cannot be used to analyse both crime and non-crime demand, and harm is but one way of differentiating demand types. We therefore present an additional, complementary tool: the Police Response Effort Index (PREI). The PREI provides values for weighting crime and non-crime demand types by the amount of effort (time) typically involved during police’s initial response. It enables police to make decisions and target interventions with a more nuanced understanding of when, where and on whom police effort concentrates. This paper describes the development of the New Zealand PREI, providing a potential template for other jurisdictions. Crime Science Journal 24/10/2024 Research article Probation Service Annual Report 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: I am delighted to present the 2023 Annual Report of the Probation Service to the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, TD. Government of Ireland 24/10/2024 Report Crime radiation theory: the co-production of crime patterns through opportunity creation and exploitation Considerable research shows that crime is concentrated at a few proprietary places: addresses and facilities. Emerging research suggests that proprietary places may radiate crime: activities at a place increase the risk of crime in the area around it. Weaknesses in the research create uncertainty about radiation, so we need more rigorous research. To conduct this research, we need a theory of crime radiation that operates at two spatial levels: the proprietary place and the area. This paper describes such a theory. Our theory states that crime radiation stems from the interaction between place management decisions at the place and offenders searching for opportunities in the area. Place managers create crime opportunities inside and outside their places. Offenders exploit place managers’ creations by deliberately searching for opportunities or by chancing upon the opportunities. The ways place managers and offenders interact gives rise to three types of crime radiation: hot dot, veiled dot, and cold dot. Finally, we propose questions crime scientists should answer to better understand crime radiation. Crime Science Journal 24/10/2024 Research article Minister McEntee publishes 2023 Annual report of the Probation Service REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD, today (Thursday) welcomed the publication of the Probation Service Annual report 2023 , which provides a detailed overview of key developments, performance and general statistics on the work of the Service and its significant contribution to the criminal justice system. Government of Ireland 24/10/2024 News Devolving justice and policing to Wales would put it on par with Scotland and Northern Ireland – so what’s holding it back? Several commissions have advocated for the devolution of policing and justice to Wales, but the move doesn’t currently feature in the Labour Government’s plans; Bangor University Law Lecturer Stephen Clear, and Chaynee Hodgetts, a Barrister and Honorary Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, argue that despite the challenges, starting the process of devolution represents an opportunity for the Government to bring about meaningful change. Policing Insight 24/10/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Quebec police racial profiling case has dragged on for nearly 10 years CANADA: When Emmanuel Abraham filed a racial profiling complaint against a Terrebonne, Que., police officer nearly a decade ago, he never thought he'd still be waiting to see if the officer would be punished. CBC News (Canada) 24/10/2024 News Police Union boss Paul Gale dumped by board hours after officers reject second pay offer NEW ZEALAND: WA Police Union president Paul Gale has been axed by the body's board, just hours after officers overwhelmingly rejected a second pay offer from the State The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 24/10/2024 News A push to make stalking illegal in New Zealand NEW ZEALAND: The Justice Minister has promised a new law to criminalise stalking. That's good news for the estimated one in three New Zealand women who are victims of stalking. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 24/10/2024 News Muslim PC dismissed without notice for “appalling” racist tweets The chair of the misconduct panel described the comments as “so vile that members of the public could not be confident they would be treated fairly”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/10/2024 News Scottish police staff urged to reject latest pay offer, which Unison says ‘falls short’ Police workers across Scotland are to be consulted over pay offer, with a recommendation it should be rejected, says Unison. Police Professional 24/10/2024 News ‘Staggering’ that over one million police days lost to absence in four years A total of 1,020,930 working days have been lost since 2020 due to staff absence, with 200,000 lost every 12 months between April 2020 and April this year. Police Scotland has lost more than one million days to staff absence in the past four years, according to new figures. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/10/2024 News Government takes Data Bill to Parliament The UK Government has introduced the Data Use and Access Bill to Parliament, highlighting its potential to improve public services. UKAuthority.com 24/10/2024 News Gangs recruit skilled drone pilots to fly drugs and even ketchup into UK prisons Police say specialists headhunted for lucrative missions, sometimes delivering several kilograms at a time The Guardian 24/10/2024 News County council calls for better police funding A county council has unanimously approved a motion that called for fairer police funding for the area and raised awareness of domestic abuse. BBC 24/10/2024 News NSW Police are strip searching around 100 civilians at public train stations annually AUSTRALIA: New South Wales police officers accompanied by drug detection dogs randomly searching commuters at train stations have been part of life in Sydney since NSW parliament passed laws coming into effect in February 2002, that permitted the warrantless use of sniffer dogs where trains, light rail and buses are boarded, along with licenced premises and events, such as sports games and festivals. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 24/10/2024 News A Police Response Effort Index to complement counts and harm indices in understanding crime and policing demand Responding to crime and non-crime policing demand in the increasingly complex policing environment calls for increasingly nuanced means of measuring demand. Complementing traditional crime counts, the recent development of crime harm indices provides one such means, whereby crimes are weighted by estimates of their harm or severity. Analysis using crime harm indices has shown that high harm victims, offenders, locations and times differ from the people and places that unweighted crime counts would highlight as a priority for police resource. However, crime harm indices apply only to crime, so they cannot be used to analyse both crime and non-crime demand, and harm is but one way of differentiating demand types. We therefore present an additional, complementary tool: the Police Response Effort Index (PREI). The PREI provides values for weighting crime and non-crime demand types by the amount of effort (time) typically involved during police’s initial response. It enables police to make decisions and target interventions with a more nuanced understanding of when, where and on whom police effort concentrates. This paper describes the development of the New Zealand PREI, providing a potential template for other jurisdictions. Crime Science Journal 24/10/2024 Research article Police officer who pinged colleague’s bra keeps job A police constable who pinged a colleague’s bra and told another "you can sit on my face" has been allowed to keep his job, despite causing "psychological harm". BBC 24/10/2024 News Jacinta Allan confronted by Victorian police officer over ‘demoralising’ pay dispute with cops while taking listener calls on Nova’s Jase and Lauren show AUSTRALIA: The Victorian Premier has been challenged by a police officer over a "demoralising" pay dispute while she was taking listener calls on a radio show. Sky News 24/10/2024 News Police reopen Wimbledon school crash investigation The Metropolitan Police is to carry out a new investigation into the Wimbledon school crash in order to further examine a number of lines of inquiry. BBC 24/10/2024 News Police Minister rejects claim police raid on gangs ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ NEW ZEALAND: Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi's description of a police raid on gangs in the east Coast on Wednesday "state-sponsored terrorism" was ridiculous, Police Minister Mark Mitchell says. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 24/10/2024 News «534535536537538539540541542Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
