Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102731 total results. Showing results 11921 to 11940 «593594595596597598599600601Next ›Last » NI race hate crime reports up by one third, police say The Police Service of Northern Ireland has said operational figures show that the number of reported race hate crimes in the last year may have risen by a third when compared to the previous twelve months. BBC 3/9/2024 News The dimensions of ‘forensic biosecurity’ in genetic and facial contexts This article seeks to examine the co-productions of security and emerging technologies in the two contexts of forensic genetics and forensic facial identification. These surfacing co-productions, deemed here as ‘forensic biosecurity’, are evolving rapidly in both theoretical and practical terms. Definitions and conceptualisations of security are contingent and multiple, impacting forensic biological techniques and innovations in both predictable and unpredictable ways. The military, counter-terrorism, law enforcement, immigration, customs, border patrol, mass disasters, cold case reviews, health, defence, private security, and biometric applications are just a few of the many security environments where forensic biological techniques are applied. The continual development of variations in forensic genetics and facial identification renders a futher blurring of traditional evidence with that of intelligence. Drawing in particular from Joly’s (in: S. Hilgartner, C. Miller, and R. Hagendijk (eds) Science and democracy: Making knowledge and making power in the biosciences and beyond, Taylor and Francis, London, 2015) work on emerging technologies, forensic biosecurity is analysed from a science and technology studies (STS) perspective. An emerging technology in the initial stages is thought to be highly flexible with the potential impacts on society and criminal justice being possibly difficult to predict. Once the science and/or technology has become entrenched and mainstream, it may be difficult to change. The enthusiasm portrayed by law enforcement and security agencies regarding emerging technologies, shows that it is important to remain somewhat cautious about the proliferation of these techniques. While such science and technologies appear to be effective and innovative in the present, it is difficult to accurately forecast or predict the future consequences of such innovations. Security Journal 3/9/2024 Research article Bridging the Gap: Isolating Observable Signs of Cognitive Impairment in Police-Public Interactions Contact between officers and individuals demonstrating cognitive impairment (IDCIs) has increased in frequency and intensity, often involving use of force. Detecting this impairment and responding accordingly remains a high priority for agencies seeking to improve interactions. This observational study utilizes archived BWC footage accessed in a secure laboratory through a partnership with the police agency. Applying the Clinician-Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity (CRDPSS) to a sample of 446 police-public interactions, this research applies systematic social event modeling (SSEM) documenting observational cues, the duration of those cues, and how officers validate those cues. Results indicate co-occurring cues, dispatch-initiated calls, and contacts involving cues of depression have a higher likelihood of emotion dysregulation and increasing levels of intensity. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 3/9/2024 Research article Dealing with privilege in a Nordic welfare state? How experiences with, and perceptions of, police, markets, and violence shape decision-making among affluent drug dealers Recent research on privileged drug offenders argues that they are at an advantage compared to marginalized people dealing drugs. The main question asked in this article is whether this is also the case in a more egalitarian country like Norway, and if it influences dealers’ decision-making. Findings reveal that privileged drug dealers believed they were at an advantage when it came to police and customers compared to people with an ethnic minority background or people dealing in open drug markets, but at a disadvantage in relation to violence and robberies. With regards to decision-making, believing they had advantages in encounters with the police informed their decision to be cooperative expecting fair treatment. Believing they were at an advantage with affluent customers in wealthy communities, and at a disadvantage with more street-oriented drug dealers, restricted privileged drug dealers' dealing to affluent low-risk contexts. The advantages and disadvantages privileged drug dealers talk about in interviews arguably reflect real-life drug market inequalities but are also a mechanism shaping decision-making that may reproduce drug market inequality. The study adds knowledge to the nascent literature on affluent drug dealers by introducing a novel case. European Journal of Criminology 3/9/2024 Research article Phone and bag thefts soar by 150% in a year as fewer than one in 100 crimes result in charge An estimated 78,000 people had phones or bags snatched from them on UK streets in year to March 2024 The Standard 3/9/2024 News Live facial recognition use to be rolled out by North Wales Police North Wales Police will use live facial recognition (LFR) at specific events across the region following its successful deployment earlier this year at Holyhead Port. Working with colleagues from South Wales Police the technology will be used to keep the public safe. North Wales Pioneer 3/9/2024 News Cops reckon random trials are worth interrogation for better policing AUSTRALIA: Science-based debates over the long-term causes of crime usually stand little chance against politicised law-and-order pushes fuelled by alarmist headlines and talkback outrage. But signs are emerging that policing leaders are starting to embrace their inner wonk to find solutions to law enforcement’s harder problems. Melbourne this week plays host to the Global Evidence Based Policing Conference 2024. It’s only the second time the event has been held, bringing together researchers, investigators, policy experts and program designers to boil the numbers on the theme of “what works in policing for community safety and our people”. The Mandarin (Australia) 3/9/2024 News Police deny duty of care to protect Nicola Gobbo, in bid to avoid paying compensation AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is claiming it cannot be held responsible in Nicola Gobbo’s long-running compensation lawsuit for failing to protect her identity and safety because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 3/9/2024 News Government crackdown on ‘snatch thefts’ after 150 per cent spike in incidents The Government has pledged to crack down on ‘snatch thefts’ after the number of incidents soared by more than 150 per cent in the past year. Police Professional 3/9/2024 News More than 200 smartphones snatched on UK streets every day, new figures show More than 200 smartphones are snatched every day, driven by an increased demand for second-hand devices here in the UK and abroad. Metro 3/9/2024 News Government pledges crackdown on phone theft after 150% spike in incidents An estimated 78,000 people had phones or bags snatched from them on British streets in year to March 2024. The Independent 3/9/2024 News Former Met Police officer charged with child sex offences Adam Merriman, of Bletchley, Milton Keynes, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The Independent 3/9/2024 News Fears of police retirement boom as almost 1,000 officers eligible to leave Almost 1,000 police officers in Scotland are eligible to retire between now and next summer, raising fears over the declining strength of Police Scotland. Police Professional 3/9/2024 News Police trial new community hubs in north Devon New community hubs will mean officers are more accessible to residents and shoppers, Devon and Cornwall Police says. BBC 3/9/2024 News NSW Police hold ‘real concerns’ for community safety after 27 handguns stolen from Lithgow museum AUSTRALIA: NSW Police have launched an urgent appeal for assistance after 27 handguns were stolen from a museum in Lithgow, with warnings the firearms could be made operational and spread across the state for use in other crime. Sky News 3/9/2024 News Neil Basu: ‘Police and crime commissioners are a terrible model and we all saw it coming – it’s a disaster’ Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and National Police Chief’s Council Lead for Counter-Terrorism Policing Neil Basu QPM is one of the country’s most outspoken former senior cops; in the first of a three-part interview series with Policing Insight’s James Sweetland, he called on the new Government to “bin the 43-force model”, argued that the police and crime commissioner (PCC) model has proven a “disaster”, and talked about the “embarrassing deficit” in leadership training for future top cops. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/9/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion Sydney’s Pioneer wins drone supply contract for WA Police AUSTRALIA: Lane Cove based Pioneer has been awarded the contract to supply and deliver a "drone in a box" to the Western Australia Police. CRN (Australia) 3/9/2024 News Police spend millions on empty station they moved out of five years ago NEW ZEALAND: Police in Auckland have spent over $3 million on a central station they moved out of five years ago. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 3/9/2024 News Gardaí set up armed checkpoints across north Cork due to recent violence REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Armed garda checkpoints are taking place across the northside of Cork City following a spate of violent incidents, during which guns, petrol bombs and a hand grenade were used. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 3/9/2024 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/9/2024 News «593594595596597598599600601Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
