Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102722 total results. Showing results 11481 to 11500 «571572573574575576577578579Next ›Last » Patch-ban change raises ‘human rights concerns’ NEW ZEALAND: A last-minute amendment to legislation banning gang patches has been blasted by the Law Society as a breach of the Bill of Rights – but the Justice Minister is doubling down on the policy. The Press (New Zealand) 11/9/2024 News Police gun processes ‘strict’, Commissioner Col Blanch says, in wake of officer’s suicide AUSTRALIA: Police Commissioner Col Blanch has defended his Force’s processes for signing out weapons, in the wake of the suicide of a Homicide detective at Curtin House on Monday morning. Despite the detective not being on duty, Mr Blanch said it was standard procedure for an officer to be able to sign out a gun from the armoury, saying it was difficult to provide oversight for every weapon. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News NSW Police officer Kristian White to make application for judge-alone trial on manslaughter charge AUSTRALIA: Defence lawyers will apply for a judge-alone trial for police officer Kristian James Samuel White. Senior Constable White has pleaded not guilty to one count of manslaughter over the death of Clare Nowland. ABC News (Australia) 11/9/2024 News Victoria Police maintain presence at Land Forces expo as human rights groups condemn ‘excessive’ force AUSTRALIA: Human rights groups have denounced police action against protesters in Melbourne on Wednesday, with the Victorian Greens calling for an independent inquiry. Victoria Police's chief commissioner has defended the conduct of its officers, saying it was appropriate given the behaviour of protesters. ABC News (Australia) 11/9/2024 News Police Scotland body-worn cameras delayed until next year Police Scotland officers will not start to receive body-worn cameras until next year despite the force previously hoping to introduce them this summer. BBC 11/9/2024 News Government-backed knife crime campaigner wins Met Police payout over wrongful strip-search Faron Paul, 38, was subjected to a cavity search by six white, male officers in 2021. He’s been paid but the police haven’t apologised The Independent 11/9/2024 News Court clears man with severe learning difficulties of 1990 London murder Oliver Campbell exonerated 30 years after conviction that followed false confessions in police interviews The Guardian 11/9/2024 News MPs renew call for review of ‘unjustifiably vague’ joint enterprise law Early day motion expresses alarm at data showing black people are disproportionately prosecuted under legislation The Guardian 11/9/2024 News A successful day of public order policing that still resulted in controversy The arrest of an individual waving the Union Flag has, once again, spawned allegations of ‘two-tier’ policing and contributed to imagery of a city paralysed by protests, writes Chris Hobbs. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News Over 190 new neighbourhood officers join the Met This is the first cohort of Police Now’s programme in almost ten years that is wholly dedicated to supporting the Met Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News Adding ‘lived experience’ advisors has helped force improve complaints handling Creating a team of informal lived experience tactical advisors to support conduct investigations has been shared as best practice by the IOPC. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’ MPs are this week making a fresh attempt to reform the joint enterprise legal dragnet, which has seen groups of friends and associates collectively punished for the crimes of an individual. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 11/9/2024 News Golden recognition for City of London Police from MoD City of London Police has been awarded the Gold Employer Recognition Scheme Award by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its support and commitment to the Armed Forces community. Police Professional 11/9/2024 News NPoCC disorder response was an ‘overwhelming’ law enforcement show of strength But 'there is no standing army' and mutual aid public order resources need to be matched by investigative capacity and other areas of policing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 News Police officers urged to talk about mental health A video featuring police officers talking about their struggles with mental health has been created in a bid to help colleagues open up about their feelings. BBC 11/9/2024 News The legal dragnet The legal dragnet examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as ‘joint enterprise’. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 11/9/2024 Report New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’ Russell Webster reviews a new study which supports an end to joint enterprise convictions. Police Oracle 11/9/2024 News ‘Six of one’: conflict vs control in the policing of intimate partner violence Challenging the historical attitude that intimate partner violence (IPV) is not police business has been identified as key to effective police response. This attitude draws on the wider cultural assumption that IPV is situational and based on interpersonal conflict – a belief compounded by media coverage and certain theoretical approaches. The coercive control model counters this view, framing the majority of IPV as a power differential established through a deliberate pattern of threat and control. Coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB) was criminalised in England and Wales in the Serious Crime Act 2015. The offence describes a pattern of behaviour – rather than the discrete incidents – and subverts ingrained beliefs about the causes of IPV. This qualitative research draws on in-depth interviews with officers and victim-survivors in a force in the north of England. Critical discourse analysis examines police attitudes and culture as embedded within the wider context. A key finding is that police response officers commonly approach IPV as situational and arising from mutual conflict rather than investigating for evidence of CCB. The lack of nuanced understanding of control mechanisms and their effects often leads to exasperation with repeat callers and failure to ‘dig deeper’. However, officers who recognise the subtleties of CCB contribute to an empowering effect on victim-survivors, an outcome not formally recognised by policing processes. To equip officers for effective and supportive response, officer development should address the embedded assumption of conflict and focus on CCB as underlying the majority of IPV rather than existing as a distinct offence. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 Research article Mind the gap: exploring stakeholder perspectives on police-led pathways to crisis mental health care for young people in Ireland Over the past few decades, the level of police involvement at a community level in matters of mental health has increased significantly. Police are often the only agency immediately available day or night to respond to such emergencies and are often left to deal with mental illness and associated social crises with very limited support. Whilst recent years have witnessed an upsurge in governmental policy intended to safeguard vulnerable groups, such as young people and people with mental illness, there is a dearth of research regarding the proficiency and operability of these directives in practice. Even less is known about how these policies are practically applied to young people in crisis. The study examines the police-led care pathways of Irish youth experiencing a crisis mental health event from the commencement of police involvement through to the initiation of psychiatric care. Qualitative interviews were conducted with police and a group of stakeholders comprised of medical professionals and a social worker. Results indicate a complex care pathway beset with ambiguous policy and legislation, deficits in specialist training, and chronic under-resourcing of services. In the face of these shortcomings, police innovate informal practices that sometimes help and at other times pose a risk to young people in crisis. Furthermore, uncertainties surrounding formal procedure was a source of significant psychological burden for police and potential disciplinary action. These findings are discussed in the context of existing theory and research, and recommendations for policy and practice are offered. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 11/9/2024 Research article N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check ‘inexplicable’ CANADA: A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a “thorough investigation” after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a recent wellness check. Blue Line (Canada) 11/9/2024 News «571572573574575576577578579Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
