Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103969 total results. Showing results 11161 to 11180 «555556557558559560561562563Next ›Last » Police board seeks public input on body-worn cameras for Hamilton cops CANADA: $9-million program will equip hundreds of front-line officers with cameras. The Hamilton Spectator (Canada) 16/10/2024 News Cost of police services to skyrocket in 2025 CANADA: Kirkland Lake is going to be hit with a massive increased cost for police services in 2025, a cost that is going to hit local ratepayers very hard when it comes to budget time. Northern News (Canada) 16/10/2024 News Major retailers spend millions hiring Winnipeg police officers on OT to stop shoplifters CANADA: 5 years of data obtained by CBC show major retailers rely on police for security. CBC News (Canada) 16/10/2024 News Harnessing the power of AI to tackle knife crime An artificial intelligence-powered knife database, created through a collaboration between the Metropolitan Police and Surrey University, is enabling officers to match dangerous weapons using images taken in often dark and difficult conditions; a dashboard explaining how the knife recognition system works could soon be rolled out nationwide, as the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser reports. Policing Insight 16/10/2024 Feature, Innovation New device will help ‘significantly increase’ ability of gardaí in Cork to identify stolen property REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Approximately 50 gardaí are being trained this week at Togher Garda Station in how to use the property-marking tool. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 16/10/2024 News Trial of Clare Garda charged with unauthorised disclosure of PULSE data not to take place until 2025 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The trial of a Garda charged with the unauthorised disclosure of Garda PULSE personal data on 14 individuals to a co-accused charged with a drug trafficking offence will not take place until next year. Clare.fm (Republic of Ireland) 16/10/2024 News Garda oversight reforms closer to commencement after key appointments REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Senior appointments to An Garda Síochána and its oversight bodies have been announced ahead of the commencement of landmark reforms later this year. Irish Legal News (Republic of Ireland) 16/10/2024 News The Impact of Training on Use of Force by Police in an English police force; Evidence from a Pragmatic Stepped Wedge Randomised Controlled Trial We aim to test the impact of a new national curriculum for public and personal safety training (PPST) developed by the College of Policing, which aims to reduce the use of force by police. We conduct a large-scale Stepped Wedge Pragmatic Controlled Trial with a single police force and 1843 participating police officers. Officers were assigned to be trained during a particular week of the year. We find statistically significant reductions in the use of force by police officers as a result of the training. These effects are a reduction of between 8.0% and 10.9% in the propensity to use force in a given week compared to the counterfactual. The effect is accompanied by a significant reduction in the likelihood of injury to civilians, and no rise in the risk of harm to officers. We conclude that the PPST curriculum appears effective at reducing use of force by police in a large scale, robust trial Justice Evaluation Journal 16/10/2024 Research article Sudbury police to begin phasing in body-worn cameras with 30 in January CANADA: A full deployment of body-worn cameras among Greater Sudbury Police Service members is slated to take place one year later, by January 2026 Bay Today (Canada) 16/10/2024 News Police fear explosion in home-made guns poses huge threat to public safety AUSTRALIA: Police warn the number of home-made firearms being seized across Australia is growing exponentially, and DIY weapons pose the most significant emerging threat to public safety. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/10/2024 News Staff have changed duties: Police Minister Mark Mitchell told new gang and public safety units leaving some regions vulnerable NEW ZEALAND: Some police union delegates are concerned new gang and public safety policing units are leaving some urban and rural regions under-staffed and leading to an increase in crime. Police Minister Mark Mitchell was confronted by the concerns while taking questions at the Police Association conference today in Wellington where he also defended his Government’s plan to suffocate gangs while admitting to “sleepless nights” thinking about another police officer losing their life following the death of Matthew Hunt. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 16/10/2024 News Police apologise to Alan Hall for wrongful conviction NEW ZEALAND: Police have met with Alan Hall, who spent 19 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder, and apologised. Hall was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1985 for the murder of Arthur Easton, but acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2022 and paid $5 million in compensation. A key witness statement in the case was changed to remove the description of a man seen fleeing the scene as Māori, while Hall is pākehā. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/10/2024 News Police Minister Mark Mitchell takes questions at Police Association conference Police Minister Mark Mitchell takes questions at the Police Association conference held today in Wellington. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 16/10/2024 News, Video Outstanding gradings following HMICFRS inspection Humberside Police have received three “outstanding” gradings across eight areas of core policing, the highest out of any other force in the UK, in the latest HMICFRS inspection report which has been released today (Wednesday, 16 October). Humberside Police 16/10/2024 News Herts good at preventing crime but quality of investigations a concern Four areas, including investigating crime, received a 'requires improvement' rating while the force's crime recording was deemed 'inadequate'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/10/2024 News HMIC has “serious concerns” about instability at the top of well performing force PEEL inspection carried out before turnover of two chief constables and more chief officer group changes are imminent according to Chief HMIC. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/10/2024 News Humberside Police praised for good performance but must improve the way it investigates crime Humberside Police is outstanding at preventing crime and protecting vulnerable people, but it needs to improve the way it investigates crime, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 16/10/2024 News ‘Serious concerns’ about police force leadership A watchdog has raised "serious concerns" about "instability in the senior leadership" at Humberside Police. BBC 16/10/2024 News Hertfordshire Constabulary prevents crime well but needs to improve crime recording Hertfordshire Constabulary is good at crime prevention and deterrence, but there are serious concerns about how it records crime, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 16/10/2024 News Registered sex offenders’ experiences of home visits in England & Wales: are the police expected to integrate “risk” with “desistance” Purpose: In England and Wales, adult male registered sex offenders (RSOs) are risk assessed and managed using a tool known as the Active Risk Management System; a risk assessment designed specifically for police management of RSOs and carried out by a specialist group of police officers known as Management of Violent or Sexual Offenders (MOSOVO) at the RSO’s home, known as “the home visit”. The purpose of this paper is to explore RSOs views of the home visit and risk assessment and to make recommendations to MOSOVO to improve future home visit & risk assessment practice. Design/methodology/approach: This study aimed to examine a sample of adult male RSOs’ views of the risk assessment and home visit process. Three police forces in England and Wales agreed to facilitate the sampling of 10 RSOs who varied in their level of risk, namely, low, medium, high and very high. Findings: Three themes were developed from the analysis: anxiety and shame; perceptions of the first home visit; and the property search and observations. This paper discusses these experiences in light of the growing call for MOSOVOs to both manage risk and assist desistance and present recommendations for improving both the home visit and risk assessment practice. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to understand and explore RSOs views of the home visit and risk assessment process. Journal of Criminal Psychology 16/10/2024 Research article «555556557558559560561562563Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
