Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 1161 to 1180 «555657585960616263Next ›Last » Using micro-CT imaging for triaging evidence in a vehicle fire investigation. A case report This case report highlights how micro-CT imaging was used to assist in the investigation of a homicide that involved a burnt-out car, with several burnt evidence samples submitted for examination. It is detailed how micro-CT was used for a police investigation to ensure a more effective workflow for triaging evidence. High resolution 2D micro-CT imaging provided quick characterisation of the contents of samples, eliminating the need for full 3D scanning of most samples. This eliminated time-consuming manual excavation of samples, preventing exposure to toxic chemicals. Furthermore, having the 2D and 3D micro-CT images allowed for a digital archive of evidence. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 5/6/2025 Research article Retired police dogs deserve a pension, charity argues The Home Office has a ‘moral obligation to these dogs’, advocates say The Independent 5/6/2025 News Police dogs join charity to petition Parliament for pensions A charity that supports police dogs when they retire has launched a campaign calling for pensions for all police service animals when they hang up their badges. Police Professional 5/6/2025 News Seven arrested as NSW Police operation targets organised crime AUSTRALIA: A teenage boy has become the seventh person arrested as a taskforce combating organised crime began operations across Sydney this week. Taskforce Falcon detectives arrested a 15-year-old boy in Ashfield this afternoon after an allegedly stolen Toyota Hilux was intercepted by police yesterday. 9 News (Australia) 5/6/2025 News Rape and serious sexual assault survivors given right to have dropped cases reviewed Victims of rape and serious sexual assaults who face their cases being dropped by prosecutors will, for the first time, be given the right to have their case reviewed by a different prosecutor before any final decisions are made. Police Professional 5/6/2025 News Detective reasoning in criminal investigation: Integrating abduction, retroduction, deduction, and induction into the national decision model (NDM) This article critiques the current national decision model (NDM) used primarily by police organizations in England and Wales, highlighting its limitations in supporting detective decision-making processes. Although the NDM is effective for ensuring accountability and ethical considerations, it lacks an explicit reasoning stage crucial for the complex decision-making required in detective work. By examining the cognitive processes of abduction, retroduction, deduction and induction, the article argues for the integration of reasoning into the NDM to enhance its utility in investigative contexts. This proposed revision aims to improve decision-making outcomes, reduce the risk of miscarriages of justice and better support detectives in their critical decision-making. The article suggests that a more structured and systematic approach to reasoning within the NDM could lead to more transparent and effective decision-making practices, ultimately benefiting both police practitioners and the communities they serve. International Journal of Police Science & Management 5/6/2025 Research article IOPC withdraws gross misconduct proceedings against former senior MPS officer Steve Rodhouse The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that it has reversed its earlier decision that a former senior Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer had a case to answer for gross misconduct. Police Professional 5/6/2025 News Criminalizing Style: Aesthetic Injustice and Racial Profiling in Sweden This contribution extends the understanding of the punitive turn that Swedish politics on crime and punishment is taking by exploring the discursive impact of the visitation zone reform, a measure that allows the police to lower their discretionary standards during certain times in designated areas to ‘risk profile’. Based on ten focus group interviews with 51 participants from a racialized working-class area, the analytical focus is on the relationship among risk profiling, racial profiling and the role of clothing. In the article, scholarship on racism is brought together with debates on policing and aesthetic injustice for the enforcement of social order. The visitation zone reform is deciphered as a race-making technique that guides the police gaze based on a racializing place and class-based imaginary of crime. According to residents, through the measure police officers are encouraged to target people who dress in a ‘hood way’. A main argument is that by criminalizing a certain style, identity-formation processes are repressed among racialized youth. British Journal of Criminology 5/6/2025 Research article Steve Rodhouse: Response to IOPC finding of no case to answer The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed today that it has reversed its earlier decision that a former senior Metropolitan Police Officer had a case to answer for gross misconduct. The IOPC investigated former Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Rodhouse following complaints about the Metropolitan Police Service’s failure to investigate two individuals who are alleged to have made false allegations during Operation Midland, an MPS investigation into allegations of non-recent sexual abuse. Chief Police Officers’ Staff Association (CPOSA) 5/6/2025 News IOPC withdraws gross misconduct proceedings for former senior Met officer Steve Rodhouse The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has withdrawn its direction that former Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Rodhouse face gross misconduct proceedings after a large volume of relevant material was recently disclosed to the IOPC by the Metropolitan Police. Mr Rodhouse was due to face a disciplinary hearing for potentially breaching police professional standards of behaviour for honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 5/6/2025 News Justice Department survey shows Newfoundlanders and Labradorians feeling less safe CANADA: The results of a recent poll released by Newfoundland and Labrador’s Justice Department suggests the majority of respondents felt more unsafe now than they did five years ago. Blue Line (Canada) 5/6/2025 News District Special Constables pilot already making a difference in Ottawa CANADA: The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is seeing early success from its District Special Constables (DSC) Pilot Project, launched in March 2024 to help ease pressure on frontline officers and improve overall service to the public. Blue Line (Canada) 5/6/2025 News Off-duty conduct: Tips to avoid trouble outside work CANADA: There are 8,760 hours in a year, and of those, we work about 3,000 hours. Blue Line (Canada) 5/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Garda cameras planned for railway level crossings, with automatic fines and penalty points REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There have been 30 railway-level crossing incidents this year resulting in injury or damage. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 5/6/2025 News Garda assaulted teen joyrider with ‘gratuitous’ knee to stomach as he arrested him REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The youth had already surrendered following a pursuit and was being restrained when Garda Dean Chapman struck him with “no need”, a court heard Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 5/6/2025 News Garda services return to Leitrim barracks after over a decade REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: For the first time since 2013, Gardaí have returned to the Keshcarrigan barracks to hold a monthly Leitrim Garda Community Clinic on the first Tuesday of each month. Leitrim Live (Republic of Ireland) 5/6/2025 News Ministers urged to give pensions to retired police dogs There are around 1,700 serving police dogs in the UK, according to the foundation, and around 100 retire each year. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/6/2025 News Retailers call for urgent national action on high street crime High Streets UK is calling for national measures to tackle organised crime that affects high streets including begging gangs, and the creation of a national framework for businesses to report crime. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/6/2025 News ‘I’ve been hung out to dry’ says Dorset officer dismissed in teenage arrest case PC Lorne Castle has become one of the most talked about officers after he was dismissed from Dorset Police over his handling of an arrest of a 15-year-old. Here he tells Police Oracle his side of the story. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Retiring police dogs ‘deserve to get pension’ Their lives are put at risk in the line of duty, apprehending suspects, dealing with public disorder and more - but what happens to police dogs when their years of duty come to an end? 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