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Indigenous advocates and families say tallying Australian deaths in custody does not address fundamental causes AUSTRALIA: Indigenous deaths in custody must stop rather than just be counted, families and advocates say as the government announced a real-time database to collect all custodial deaths as they happen. The federal government revealed the new deaths in custody reporting system on Wednesday, with states and territories agreeing to provide more up-to-date figures on people dying in state and territory watch-houses, police stations, prisons and detention centres. The Guardian - Registration at source	21/6/2023 News
Safer Schools Officer ‘need’ proven ability to engage with children The recommendation has been issued by the City and Hackney Safeguarding Partnership. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 News
Beds PCC contesting Mid Bedfordshire by-election Festus Akinbusoye has been Bedfordshire's PCC since May 2021, and will continue in this role while on the election trail. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 News
Met has over 500 officers on restricted duties in standards probe Sir Mark Rowley has said the force need to "get rid of hundreds of people". Police Oracle - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 News
Waterworld: the work of Essex Police’s Marine Unit As the number of summer visitors builds Essex Police's Marine Unit is once more launching an operation to keep 562 miles of coastline and waterways safe. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 Feature
Recruiting now: Authorised Firearms Officer ADVERTORIAL: Northamptonshire Police are looking for authorised firearms officers to join a dynamic team to fight crime and protect the public. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 Jobs
Thunder Bay Police Services Board names new chair, vice chair as it prepares to get voting powers restored CANADA: The Thunder Bay Police Services Board has named its new chair and vice chair with Karen Machado stepping into the role effective July 1. CBC News (Canada)	21/6/2023 News
Rob Shaw: If the Police Act won’t let the province decide Surrey’s police force, fix the act CANADA: Solicitor General Mike Farnworth’s inability to end years of bickering around Surrey policing with a clear provincial decision has made one thing evident. [AUDIO] Pique News Magazine (Canada)	21/6/2023 Feature, Opinion
Offences Against the State Act – Independent Review Group’s Reports REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Independent Review Group to Examine the Offences Against the State Acts (“the Review Group”) was appointed by the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, on 16th February 2021. Government of Ireland	21/6/2023 Report
Minister Helen McEntee publishes independent review of State’s primary counter-terrorism legislation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee T.D. has published the review of the Offences Against the State Acts following its consideration by Cabinet on Tuesday. Government of Ireland	21/6/2023 News
EU focus day to prevent burglaries 21/06/2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána, as a member of the European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and 16 European countries aim to step up the fight against domestic burglary by informing citizens on how they can better protect their homes against this crime. An Garda Síochána	21/6/2023 News, Video
How the legal tools to prevent forced marriage can lead to further abuse Forced marriage affects millions of people around the world from many different cultures, and forced marriage protection orders (FMPOs) were introduced in England and Wales to prevent such crimes; but new research by Prof Sundari Anitha and Prof Aisha K Gill shows that the legal tools currently available fall seriously short of protecting victims of forced marriage from further abuse. Policing Insight	21/6/2023 Analysis, Feature
Home Secretary urges police to ‘ramp up’ use of stop and search The Home Secretary has written to the chief constables of all 43 police forces in England and Wales urging them to “ramp up the use of stop and search”. Police Professional	21/6/2023 News
MPS ‘sorry for the trauma’ caused in strip search of ‘Child Q’ The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) says it is “sorry for the trauma” it caused a black schoolgirl who was strip searched by officers. Police Professional	21/6/2023 News
Officer given final written warning for falsifying firearms training records would now have been dismissed An officer previously given a final written warning for falsifying firearms training records would now have been dismissed had she not resigned. Police Professional	21/6/2023 News
An exploration of police discretion in the identification of child victims of county lines drug trafficking In recent years, children’s involvement in County Lines drug trafficking (CL) has been of increasing concern to national government, the police and safeguarding agencies. However, few studies have explored how child victims of county lines are identified by the police. This exploratory research study provides insights into the police decision-making process for identifying child victims of CL. Interviews with eight police officers from three police forces in South England were conducted to understand how they came to recognise children involved in CL as victims and in turn, how this related to decisions to refer children into the UK’s formal victim-identification system – the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The research found decisions to recognise children as victims and later refer them into the NRM varied amongst the police officers in the sample. This was because officers had different understandings of what constitutes modern slavery, considered different factors in their decisions about signs of exploitation, displayed varying attitudes towards children involved in CL and viewed their duties in CL cases differently to one another. The research also identifies various barriers in the process of victim-identification. The most significant barrier appeared to be the over-reliance on victim accounts, compounded by the inability of children to disclose exploitation. The notion that children involved in CL may have experienced differing levels of exploitation and display varying levels of willingness to facilitate CL drug dealing, further complicated understandings of what constitutes a victim and in turn an NRM referral. Policing and Society - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 Research article
Applying Video-Based Systematic Social Observation to Police Use of Force Encounters: An Assessment of De-Escalation and Escalation within the Context of Proportionality and Incrementalism Although researchers have generated many studies related to police use of force, with an increasing focus on de-escalation, none have sought to systematically assess escalation, related factors, and the extent to which force usage may be considered appropriate from an objectively reasonable framework. Using video-based data (N = 540) from two agencies (Dallas and Smith County, TX) this study employs a Systematic Social Observation (SSO) methodology and incorporates an modified analytical tool (i.e., Resistance Force Comparative Scheme) to assesses de-escalation/escalation. The findings demonstrate that officers most commonly use proportional and incremental force during suspect encounters, neither de-escalating nor escalating. However, when officers do deviate, they are much more likely to escalate as opposed to de-escalate. Further, officers are more apt to use escalated force during proactive encounters, as well as when interacting with suspects who are male and impaired. Additionally, officers with a more negative demeanor (i.e., disrespectful) are more likely to use escalated force. Conversely, officers are less likely to use escalated force when backup officers are on scene, when there is more evidence of a crime present, and when interacting with older suspects. We discuss the training, policy, and research implications of this work, as well as the importance of conducting methodologically rigorous use of force studies within the framework of potential appropriateness. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 Research article
The Effect of Body-Worn Cameras on the Adjudication of Citizen Complaints of Police Misconduct We use citizen complaint data from the Chicago Police Department and Civilian Office of Police Accountability filed between 2013-2020 to determine the extent to which Body-worn camera (BWC) footage enhances the efficacy of evidence used to formulate a conclusion of responsibility, and whether racial disparities in investigation outcomes would subsequently be reduced. Accordingly, we exploit the staggered deployment of BWCs across 22 Chicago police districts over time to estimate the effect of BWCs on these outcomes. Findings indicate BWCs led to a significant decrease in the dismissal of investigations due to insufficient evidence (“not sustained”) and a significant increase in disciplinary actions against police officers (“sustained” “outcomes”) with sufficient evidence to sanction their misconduct. We further find that disparities in complaints across racial groups for the “unsustained” category faded away with the implementation of BWCs. The article concludes with theoretical and research implications based on the findings. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source	21/6/2023 Research article
Reforms for police leadership welcomed The College of Policing have today published new national leadership standards to support professional development across policing. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC)	21/6/2023 News
UK Policing’s Lead for Serious Organised Crime visits crime campus Chief Constable Steve Jupp visited the Scottish Crime Campus recently. Police Scotland	21/6/2023 News

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