Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104479 total results. Showing results 13321 to 13340 «663664665666667668669670671Next ›Last » The Great American Car Crime Decline The rate of vehicle theft in the United States declined 90% between 1990 and 2020. Remarkably, this remains unexplained. This study examines historical documents to show that legislation incentivised security improvements fitted to high-risk vehicles from 1986 onwards. Analysis of industry data finds that (1) theft of vehicles with electronic immobilizers declined 80% relative to a matched control group, (2) theft of new secure vehicles declined before older vehicles, (3) theft declined gradually over the years as secure vehicles permeated the national fleet, and (4) the decline was further prolonged, and remains ongoing, as manufacturers responded to offender effort to circumvent security. The study concludes that the electronic vehicle immobilizer caused the great American car crime decline, and that if this prompted declining crime more generally, it may be the most important crime prevention device of recent history. CRIMRXIV 10/9/2024 Research article Neil Basu: ‘We have poor leadership in policing, from top to bottom’ Former Met Assistant Commissioner and NPCC Lead for CT Policing Neil Basu QPM is one of the country’s most outspoken former senior cops; in the second part of an extended interview series with Policing Insight’s James Sweetland, he gave his reflections on the Met today – how early access to the excoriating Casey Review left him “in tears”, a personal insight into Mark Rowley the “blue sky” thinker and “reformer”, and his perception of “poor leadership in policing, from top to bottom.” Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion Greater clarity on operational independence vital to maintain police impartiality Greater clarity on the definition of operational independence is needed to maintain police impartiality, according to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Police Professional 10/9/2024 News Police are recording trivial incidents as hate crimes, watchdog finds – because officers are so worried about being criticised on controversial issues such as race and gender Police are so worried about being criticised on controversial issues such as race and gender that they are recording trivial incidents as hate crimes, a watchdog has found. Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said matters such as playground taunts were being recorded as hate crimes because forces are desperate to be impartial and do not 'want to get into trouble about not recording crimes correctly.' Mail Online 10/9/2024 News Police are recording too many hate crimes, watchdog warns A report by the inspector of constabulary found officers were taking actions that ‘may appear to contradict common sense’ and incorrectly classifying some incidents The Times - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 News Equality laws leave police facing ‘major dilemmas’, watchdog finds Discrimination laws leave police facing “major dilemmas” and having to take action that “may appear to contradict common sense”, a watchdog has found. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services said increasingly complicated equality rules mean some contested beliefs have the same legal protection as established protected characteristics. The Standard 10/9/2024 News Police operating on a ‘shoestring’ in broken justice system, chief warns The president of Police Superintendents’ Association said victims are being ‘failed in the most damaging way’ as he called for more investment in policing The Independent 10/9/2024 News ‘No consequences’: Lethbridge police chief concerned about changes to photo radar CANADA: Lethbridge’s police chief says changes to the use of photo radar in Alberta are going to increase the number of violations being handed out to those breaking traffic enforcement laws. The provincial government is expecting to release updated guidelines on Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) in December, according to a memo sent to Edmonton city council and obtained by CTV News. The changes include the banning of photo radar on provincial highways and roads that connect with provincial highways, restricting photo radar enforcement to playgrounds, schools and construction zones and the elimination of speeding enforcement by intersection safety devices. CTV News (Canada) 10/9/2024 News QPS and LGBTQIA+ dating app empowering people to date safely AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) and an LGBTQIA+ dating application company are working together to empower people to date safely. The collaboration aims to increase user safety when meeting people for the first time. myPolice - Queensland Police News 10/9/2024 News ‘They see the opportunity to make big money here’ – global drug groups target NZ NEW ZEALAND: International crime groups see New Zealand as a golden nugget for their drug trade, say police. Customs and police figures released to RNZ show a spike in some drugs seized in the first half of this year. Most illicit drugs come from overseas manufacturers and international syndicates, known to police as Trans-national Crime Groups. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 10/9/2024 News Some crime victims ‘unaware’ of offenders’ early prison release in England and Wales ‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday The Guardian 10/9/2024 News Sunak and Braverman wrong to lambast Met over Palestine demos, report says HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of bias The Guardian 10/9/2024 News PCCs wrongly think chief constables are their employees says Chief HMIC One officer told the review said that PCCs, MPs and councillors get “an enhanced service” because they have a direct line to senior officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 News Effects of Victim Race on Police Arrests for Hate Crimes Despite significant public concern, previous research on hate crimes has been limited and inconclusive regarding whether police discriminate against racial minority victims when clearing hate crimes through arrests. To address this gap, we analyzed the 1992–2019 data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System, measuring victim race by both the actual and targeted races in anti-race offenses. When using the latter measure, our findings reveal significant results: the arrest rate was generally higher in inter-racial cases, where offenders targeted a race different from their own, than in intra-racial cases, where they targeted the same race as their own. However, the arrest rate was lower, not higher, when white offenders committed a non-index anti-black offense than when they committed a non-index anti-white offense, which may suggest the possibility of racial discrimination in police arrests that extends beyond mere racial disparities. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 Research article Victoria Police to unleash excessive policing powers on Disrupt Land Forces AUSTRALIA: Although Disrupt Land Forces officially kicked off on Sunday, Naarm-Melbourne’s notorious Lizard Car made an appearance on the city’s West Gate Freeway on the day prior, as it came to a halt in the middle of an offramp with a 27-year-old antiwar activist having locked on to the green, scaled automobile. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 10/9/2024 News TVP call handler shared police information with OCG while home working An investigation found the call handler was sharing police intelligence with OCG while working remotely during the pandemic. A former Thames Valley Police (TVP) staff member has been sentenced to 34 months imprisonment after admitting to corruption charges. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 News Massive police presence as anti-war activists to descend on Melbourne weapons expo AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police has been given a multimillion-dollar boost to help manage the hordes of anti-war protesters set to swarm the Land Forces expo in Melbourne. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 News New coalition to tackle knife crime launched The Prime Minister is launching a new coalition to tackle knife crime and stop young people being dragged into violent gangs. Police Professional 10/9/2024 News Custody officers stomp on handcuffed man in ‘gratuitous, excessive’ assault NEW ZEALAND: Two custody officers involved in an assault on a handcuffed man are no longer employed by the New Zealand Police. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 10/9/2024 News Burnout: Wellbeing workshops focus on psychologically harmful workplace stressors A mental wellbeing programme that emphasises the psychological impact of organisational stress on mental health is being rolled out in an Australian police agency. Policing Insight's Contributing Editor Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/9/2024 Feature «663664665666667668669670671Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
