Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102169 total results. Showing results 1161 to 1180 «555657585960616263Next ›Last » Burglaries Constellations: A New Approach to Deal with Burglaries’ Repeat Patterns in Heterogeneous Environment Spatiotemporal patterns of repeat victimization in residential burglaries provide valuable insights for predictive applications, though they display increased complexity in large, heterogeneous environments. When the assumed homogeneous areas near prior burglary sites are diminished, the near-repeat pattern becomes restricted. This suggests that burglars may shift to other similar regions, driven by opportunity criteria aligned with criminal behaviour theories. Under this proposed strategy, certain target areas would remain consistently active throughout a burglary wave, leaving behind a detectable "hot trail" on heat maps. By applying Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation for dimensional reduction, we identified these "hot trails" as weighted groupings of cells, termed burglary constellations. Weekly series within these constellations exhibit non-random patterns, facilitating predictive modelling. The resemblance between cells and burglary profiles in each constellation, along with their spatial representation, offers significant information to improve risk prediction and guide preventive policing strategies in large, diverse areas. These findings are consistent with recent criminological studies, suggesting a novel approach in predictive policing frameworks. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 10/5/2025 Research article Jews the target of 40% of total hate crimes last year: Toronto police CANADA: New data released this week by the Toronto Police Service shows that reported hate crimes in the city rose 19 per cent in 2024 over the previous year. It also found that the Jewish community, while representing less than four per cent of Toronto’s population, was the target of 40 per cent of reported incidents. National Post (Canada) 9/5/2025 News Applications open for Garda Commissioner job REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Government is offering a salary of over €314,000 for the position of new Garda Commissioner, the same salary as the current commissioner. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2025 News Three-week deadline raises pressure to replace garda commissioner REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Pressure is set to ratchet up in the coming weeks to resolve a row which could see no career garda officers applying for the Garda Commissioner job, advertised on Friday. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2025 News Iranian man arrested in London as part of counter-terrorism investigation Two addresses in north-west London searched after three other Iranians detained in same investigation last Saturday The Guardian 9/5/2025 News Local preparedness for synthetic opioids in England RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: A report outlining evidence and insights for Combating Drugs Partnerships, intending to help strengthen their preparedness for the synthetic opioid threat. Home Office 9/5/2025 Research article Fourth Iranian man arrested in London terror probe A fourth Iranian man has been arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation in London. BBC 9/5/2025 News Minister for Justice welcomes competition to appoint new Garda Commissioner REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan welcomed the launch of a competition to appoint a new Garda Commissioner. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2025 News The merits of muscle memory for multi-agency working Headed up by David Boyle, the JESIP team is working hard to get its interoperability principles embedded in the muscle memory of all responders. He tells me about his approach to leading this work when I spoke to him for the first episode of the new season of the Emergency Services Times podcast, For Every Response. Emergency Services Times 9/5/2025 Feature, Interview Police told to do better to fill information void like one that fuelled Southport riots Policing boss says forces need to be "more open when dealing with mainstream media" Press Gazette 9/5/2025 News Garda Commissioner application opens in Republic to replace former PSNI officer Drew Harris REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The police in the Republic of Ireland have begun the search to replace former PSNI officer Drew Harris as Garda Commissioner, with the post advertised publicly. Belfast Telegraph 9/5/2025 News Ireland to introduce retrospective facial recognition for police by summer REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Ireland will introduce facial recognition legislation soon meaning the controversial technology could be on Irish streets by the summer. Ireland’s justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said he wants to bring in the legislation “this summer” allowing police to use retrospective facial recognition technology. The introduction follows heated debates over the technology in the Irish parliament as well as concerns raised by rights groups. BiometricUpdate.com 9/5/2025 News NZSAS elite domestic terror Commando unit quietly shelved as police anti-terror team steps up NEW ZEALAND: The NZDF has quietly shelved the NZSAS unit designed to lead our counter-terrorism response, the Herald has been told. The highly-trained commandos - the NZSAS D Squadron - no longer appears to exist as part of the Special Operations Command’s suite of... NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 9/5/2025 News No need for policing experience to apply as campaign begins to find new Garda Commissioner REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The candidate can negotiate up to a pay packet over more than €314,000 but an issue with high value pensions could cause problems for gardaí seeking to apply. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 9/5/2025 News Evaluating the impact of victim-centric, trauma-informed training on sexual violence case outcomes: a quasi-experimental study of a program for police investigators Research question: Did specialist investigators trained in advanced trauma informed practices within the two-week Queensland Police Service (QPS) Investigating Sexual Assault, Corroborating and Understanding Relationship Evidence (ISACURE) course solve more sexual offence cases and have fewer withdrawn, unfounded and unsolved sexual offence cases than control investigators who had not received the ISACURE training? Were the training impacts short-lived or sustained? Data and methods: This paper explores whether advanced specialist sexual offence training within the ISACURE course resulted in quantifiable changes in investigative practice. We compared official case outcomes (cases solved, withdrawn and unfounded) of 227 ISACURE course participants with an equivalent sample (gender, age, length of service, role, sexual offence case load) of 125 investigators across a four-year period to explore training impacts and whether these were short lived or sustained. Results: ISACURE investigators had a significantly (14.8%, p = .044) higher average solve rate for rape/attempted rape and significantly (14.4%, p = .002) higher solve rate for other sexual offence types compared to the comparison group. Additionally, ISACURE investigators had a significantly (14.0%, p = .015) lower rate of victim withdrawal and 6.8% lower rate of unfounded cases following completion of the ISACURE course compared to the control group. One of the most significant findings was the enduring impact of the ISACURE course. Investigators who undertook the training continued to solve serious sexual offence cases at statistically significantly higher levels than the control group up to four years following training. Solve rates for ISACURE investigators increased by 7.1% whereas the rate for control investigators declined by 16.9% across the same period (p = .002). Conclusion: This research demonstrates that trauma-informed training can improve investigative outcomes in the short and long term and lead to more solved cases. The paper also explicates how police organisations can measure the impact of their training investment by comparatively tracking training outcomes over time. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 9/5/2025 Research article Police officer drunkenly attacked man while pretending to have Taser PC Lee Ribera sacked for gross misconduct following altercation with passer-by The Telegraph - Subscription at source 9/5/2025 News New Zealand’s sexual violence rates higher than global average, Australia’s – study NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand has rates of sexual violence against teenagers above the global average, ahead of even a badly afflicted Australia, according to new research. A study published in The Lancet took a look across more than 200 countries over the last three decades. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/5/2025 News Officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards Sgt Gillespie was first to arrive at Hart Street after a radio call at midday to reports of a male attacking children with a knife. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/5/2025 News ‘Next generation must bring aptitude and tech savvy to help shape future detectives’ Police Oracle talks to the leadership behind a new pilot which is aiming to develop officers capable of investigating economic crime on a national scale. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/5/2025 News Ex-special constable jailed after sharing photo of manslaughter victim’s body An ex-Leicestershire Special Constable has been jailed after sharing photographs of a manslaughter victim's body and then telling a colleague: "I know I shouldn't have." Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/5/2025 News «555657585960616263Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
