Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100951 total results. Showing results 11241 to 11260 «559560561562563564565566567Next ›Last » Polycentric governance, epistocracy and the limits of policing knowledge in preparing for the climate crisis The last two decades have seen an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, placing complex demands on police and emergency services in the UK. Despite the growing recognition of the cascading and multidimensional threats, there is limited understanding of how policing and local governance actors are preparing for the climate crisis. In this paper, we argue that polycentric governance approaches, such as the Local Resilience Forums (LRFs), provide an essential focal point for emergency planning and disaster response activity that is rooted in localised contexts. However, while the LRFs are designed to benefit from the inclusion of a broad range of actors, dominant mentalities, knowledge hierarchies and powerful actors may limit their epistemic potential. We propose that a pathway towards a resilient and adaptive policing agenda for the Anthropocene necessitates acknowledging the limits of policing knowledge, expertise and traditional command-and-control mentalities. We draw on the notion of epistocracy to propose a policy and research agenda for police and partner agencies to harness the epistemic potential of LRFs. By adopting approaches to leverage pluralised forms of knowledge and identifying strategies for co-opting community-based actors in emergency planning and response activities, police and partner agencies can strengthen local capacity-building and better promote local resilience and adaptation efforts. Policing and Society 9/8/2024 Research article More than 700 arrests made and 302 people charged over riots in England Police investigating the riots led by the far right say they have made more than 700 arrests for alleged offences, and promised “hundreds” more to come. Of the 741 arrests, 32 relate to online offences such as incitement, and the scale of the operation is shown by the fact the arrest took place in 36 of the 43 force areas across England and Wales. The Guardian 9/8/2024 News Dozen arrested by police investigating drugs imported by mail NEW ZEALAND: Twelve people have been arrested and $4 million in assets have been seized after police dismantled an alleged drug smuggling syndicate that was importing drugs through the international postal system. 1 News (New Zealand) 9/8/2024 News NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb calls for ‘comprehensive’ review into force’s gift policy following gin accusations AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Commissioner has revealed there will be a review into the force’s gift policies after becoming shrouded in controversy following accusations made in parliament. Sky News 9/8/2024 News Police officer charged, Brisbane Region AUSTRALIA: A 39-year-old male constable from the Brisbane Region has been charged in relation to alleged fraud offences. myPolice - Queensland Police News 9/8/2024 News Police bust alleged active drug lab in Sydney AUSTRALIA: Police have arrested one man after busting an alleged active drug lab in Sydney's west. Organised crime detectives executed a search warrant in Silverdale at 11.30am today 9 News (Australia) 9/8/2024 News Patient shot by police at Kingaroy General Hospital, in Queensland’s South Burnett region AUSTRALIA: A man is receiving medical treatment after being shot by police at Kingaroy General Hospital, about 200 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. ABC News (Australia) 9/8/2024 News Polycentric governance, epistocracy and the limits of policing knowledge in preparing for the climate crisis The last two decades have seen an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, placing complex demands on police and emergency services in the UK. Despite the growing recognition of the cascading and multidimensional threats, there is limited understanding of how policing and local governance actors are preparing for the climate crisis. In this paper, we argue that polycentric governance approaches, such as the Local Resilience Forums (LRFs), provide an essential focal point for emergency planning and disaster response activity that is rooted in localised contexts. However, while the LRFs are designed to benefit from the inclusion of a broad range of actors, dominant mentalities, knowledge hierarchies and powerful actors may limit their epistemic potential. We propose that a pathway towards a resilient and adaptive policing agenda for the Anthropocene necessitates acknowledging the limits of policing knowledge, expertise and traditional command-and-control mentalities. We draw on the notion of epistocracy to propose a policy and research agenda for police and partner agencies to harness the epistemic potential of LRFs. By adopting approaches to leverage pluralised forms of knowledge and identifying strategies for co-opting community-based actors in emergency planning and response activities, police and partner agencies can strengthen local capacity-building and better promote local resilience and adaptation efforts. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 9/8/2024 Research article Addressing the ‘Dirty Little Secret’ of Deterrence: Testing the Effects of Increased Police Presence on Perceptions of Arrest Risk Objectives: To examine the perceptual deterrent effect of an increase in police presence for a sample of previously adjudicated adolescents and address the limitations of existing perceptual deterrence research. Methods: This study exploits the timing of Operation Safe Streets, a hot spots policing intervention designed to increase officer presence, which occurred during an ongoing longitudinal survey of previously adjudicated adolescents (n = 700). The effect of this intervention is tested using first-difference models of perceptions of arrest risk within-person over time. Sensitivity analyses and falsification tests are also conducted to provide further confidence in the findings. Results: Results show that Operation Safe Streets is related to an increase in perceptions of arrest risk for one’s self, as well as perceptions of other’s arrest risk. This pattern holds for those who were and were not arrested. Furthermore, null findings for the effect of Operation Safe Streets on perceived social costs of punishment, as well as null findings from in-time placebo models, lend strong support that an increase in police officer presence did increase individuals’ perceptions of arrest risk in the months following the intervention. Conclusions: This study is the first to test the perceptual deterrent effect of a police intervention aimed to reduce street crime. It is also one of the first to demonstrate that criminal justice policies impact perceptions of arrest risk. This study adds to our understanding of the success of hot spots policing by suggesting that one pathway for decreased crime is through changes in perceptions of arrest risk. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 9/8/2024 Research article Police Scotland to send 120 officers to Northern Ireland amid far-right riots Jon Boutcher, chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), said his officers are worn out and could not “stand alone to deal with disorder like this any more”. Daily Record 9/8/2024 News Police must remain on high alert this weekend ahead of potential protests, Starmer warns There are fears disorder could continue over the weekend following Wednesday night when protests failed to materialise in the face of extra police, speedy justice and counter protests. Sky News 9/8/2024 News Police Scotland to send 120 officers to Belfast after disorder Police Scotland are to send 120 officers to Belfast over the next week to help quell threats of violence. BBC 9/8/2024 News Number of officers in Scotland plummets to lowest level since 2007 The government are blaming pension changes for the exodus from the force. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2024 News Prison overcrowding is preventing rehabilitation Scotland Chief Inspector of Prisons warns The warning comes after it was announced that around 500 to 550 inmates were being released early to ease the pressure on prisons. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2024 News West Mercia inbox for violence against women and girls not routinely monitored The investigation by the BBC discovered that the inbox had not been checked, with 26 messages going unread. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2024 News Cumbria clears firearms backlog as force sets new ambitious target Delays to processing grant and renewal applications were raised with PFCC David Allen on the election trail. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2024 News Being watched: The aftermath of covert policing The ongoing Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) is largely a response to a stream of national media scandals that exposed the illegal and unethical behaviour of undercover police officers in two secretive units. The testimony of those who were the targets of undercover operations has further exposed the human costs stemming from the personalised and highly invasive surveillance undertaken by anonymous state agents. In this article, we reflect upon the existing research on covert policing and identify new areas for conceptual and methodological engagement, with a view to better understanding the harms that these secretive operations can generate. Attending to the inherent and inescapable intimacy of covert policing offers a much-needed opportunity to explore the effects of a unique state practice that can radically alter the lives of individual surveillance subjects, and which tests our conventional understandings of the legitimacy and limits of force, coercion and police power. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 9/8/2024 Research article The Relationship Between Stalking, Homicide, and Coercive Control in an Australian Population Stalking-precipitated homicide is a recognized phenomenon with devastating consequences, yet there is no literature identifying its population-level prevalence. This study examined all homicide-related deaths between 1997 and 2015 (n = 855) that were reported by a court in the Australian state of Victoria. Three aims were addressed: (1) to identify how often homicide is precipitated by stalking, (2) to describe characteristics of cases of stalking-precipitated homicide and explore differences between cases involving ex-partners and other relationships, and (3) to investigate the association between stalking and coercive control in homicide cases involving a current or former partner. Data were extracted from three state- and national-level databases. Stalking was clearly present in 6.41% (n = 54) of all homicide-related deaths and 63.41% (n = 26) of Ex-Partner homicides. Both ex-partner and other homicide offenders were mostly male (93.10%/96.15%), and nearly half (44.83%/46.15%) were born outside Australia. Evidence of planning, a trigger event, and last-resort thinking were found in most stalking precipitated homicides (67.31%–88.37%). Evidence of previous coercive control was present in 30.77% (n = 8) of ex-partner stalking-precipitated homicides compared to 12.50% (n = 2) ex-partner homicides without stalking and 21.93% (n = 25) of current partner homicides. Homicide Studies 9/8/2024 Research article Harry and Meghan’s brief Vancouver visit cost $44K in police overtime CANADA: Vancouver police logged more than $44,000 on overtime during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's brief February visit to British Columbia. CTV News (Canada) 9/8/2024 News SIU investigating after man seriously injured during interaction with Toronto police CANADA: The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured during an interaction with Toronto police on Saturday. CP24 (Canada) 9/8/2024 News «559560561562563564565566567Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
