Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104733 total results. Showing results 13861 to 13880 «690691692693694695696697698Next ›Last » Woman dead after being hit by Winnipeg police; Manitoba police watchdog investigating CANADA: Manitoba’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a woman who was hit by officers driving near an encampment in Winnipeg. Blue Line (Canada) 4/9/2024 News First Nation councillor calls for resignations after teen killed in RCMP shooting CANADA: A band councillor with an Alberta First Nation is calling on two RCMP officers to resign after the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Blue Line (Canada) 4/9/2024 News Gardai kick off weekend-long operation to handle England fans over for Ireland match REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Gardai will draw on their experience of dealing with thousands of stag dos when England visit this weekend. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 4/9/2024 News Gardaí to spend €12 million on new equipment for public order unit amid surge in anti-immigration protests REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It's part of a major investment in the unit following the Dublin riots and a surge in anti-immigration protests outside properties earmarked for asylum seekers Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 4/9/2024 News Mandatory retirement age for gardaí increased to 62 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The mandatory retirement age for gardaí has been increased from 60 to 62. Irish Legal News (Republic of Ireland) 4/9/2024 News In domestic violence cases, police are more likely to make arrests when pets are abused, too Animal cruelty is recognised in the US as both a potential predictor of intimate partner violence, and as a way to perpetrate that violence; research by Professor Lynn Addington of the American University found that intimate partner violence incidents involving animal cruelty are more likely to end with an arrest, reiterating the importance of expanding intimate partner violence protection laws to include pets, and the need for strong partnerships between police and humane law enforcement departments. Policing Insight 4/9/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Public support for expanding DNA databases: police empowerment and the normative and instrumental models of police legitimacy in South Korea Despite the widespread adoption and expansion of DNA databases by countries around the world, few studies have investigated the factors that promote public support or opposition to their expansion. Drawing on the normative and instrumental models of police legitimacy, this study explored the mechanisms contributing to public support for expanding DNA databases in a national sample of approximately 1,000 adults in South Korea. Using structural equation modelling, we examined the direct and indirect effects of citizen perceptions of procedural justice, police effectiveness, and police legitimacy on citizen support for expanding DNA databases, a form of police empowerment. Our results indicated that trust in the police was a key antecedent of citizen support for the expansion of DNA databases. Both citizen perceptions of procedural justice and police effectiveness indirectly increased public support for expanding DNA databases via increased trust in the police, but neither had a direct impact. Notably, procedural justice had a stronger indirect impact than police effectiveness on public support for the expanded use of DNA technology. Our study emphasises the importance of law enforcement agencies’ efforts to build trust and legitimacy in the eyes of the public to enhance support for expanding DNA databases. This can be achieved by treating citizens in a procedurally fair manner and effectively addressing crime, with a greater emphasis on the former. Policing and Society 4/9/2024 Research article Driving While Broke: The Role of Class Signals in Police Discretion There is ongoing debate over the latitude of discretion police officers have when conducting stops and searches. While necessary due to resource limitations and need for individualized justice, discretion involves subjective characteristics of suspicion formation, such as race and ethnicity, which could perpetuate disparities in traffic enforcement. Research has yet to explore other marginalizing characteristics of suspicion formation, such as drivers’ social class. This study draws on over 550,000 stops conducted by a large state police agency in 2022 and 2023 to explore how vehicle values serve as class signals influencing officers’ discretion. We found disparities, whereby lower value vehicles were more likely to be searched than higher value vehicles after matching based on when, where, and under what circumstances stops occurred. However, searches of lower value vehicles were less likely to result in contraband recovery. Our findings highlight potential avenues for officer training and research analyzing inequalities in policing. Justice Quarterly 4/9/2024 Research article Exploring the usefulness of the INLA model in predicting levels of crime in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa Crime prediction serves as a valuable tool for deriving insightful information that can inform policy decisions at both operational and strategic tiers. This information can be used to identify high-crime areas, and optimise resource allocation and personnel management for crime prevention. Traditionally, techniques such as the Poisson model and regression analysis have been widely used for crime prediction. However, recent statistical advancements have introduced Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations (INLA) as a promising alternative for spatial and temporal data analysis. This study focuses on crime prediction using the INLA model. Specifically, the first-order autoregressive model under the INLA modelling framework is employed on longitudinal data for crime predictions in different regions of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The model parameters and hyperparameters considering space and time are estimated through the INLA model. In this work, the suitability and performance of the INLA model for crime prediction is assessed, which effectively captures spatial and temporal patterns. This study contributes to research by first introducing a novel approach for South African crime prediction. Secondly, it develops a model using no demographic information other than clustering attributes as an exogenous variable. Thirdly, it quantifies prediction uncertainty. Finally, it addresses data scarcity through demonstrating how INLA can provide reliable crime predictions, where conventional methods are limited. Based on our findings, the INLA model ranked areas by crime levels, obtaining a 29.3% Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and 0.8 value for crime predictions. These findings and contributions presents the potential of INLA in advancing evidence-based decision-making for crime prevention. Crime Science Journal 4/9/2024 Research article ‘Zombie drug’ Xylazine to be banned under new legislation Legislation has been laid in Parliament to ban Xylazine and 21 other dangerous drugs as part of the Government’s efforts to prevent drug deaths and crack down on drug dealing gangs. Police Professional 4/9/2024 News Man from Riverina region first to be charged under new NSW coercive control laws AUSTRALIA: A 44-year-old man has become the first person in NSW to be charged under new coercive control laws. The laws came into effect at the start of July after being passed in parliament two years ago. ABC News (Australia) 4/9/2024 News Police told to review handling of complaints about Brisbane childcare paedophile AUSTRALIA: Queensland's police minister has asked for another review into how officers handled complaints about one of Australia's worst paedophiles. Brisbane Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 4/9/2024 News ‘Reduce offending’: Police tackle youth crime with unique team AUSTRALIA: Sunshine Coast police are doubling down to keep the local community safe from youth crime with the launch of a new team and youth engagement hub to facilitate early intervention to break the cycle. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 4/9/2024 News Knife laws ‘send a message’ as police wait for wands AUSTRALIA: Police in NSW are months away from being given metal-detector wands to scan people for blades but the government is saying that stronger laws around knife possession will send a message in the meantime. Bega District News (Australia) 4/9/2024 News Dedicated youth intervention team launches on the Sunshine Coast AUSTRALIA: Sunshine Coast police are doubling down on efforts to enhance community safety with the launch of the new local Youth Co-Responder Team and a centralised Youth Engagement Hub to help co-ordinate early intervention efforts to break the cycle of youth crime. myPolice - Queensland Police News 4/9/2024 News Two men arrested after officer seriously injured Two men have been arrested and charged after a Police Scotland officer was seriously injured in an incident involving a car while on duty. Police Professional 4/9/2024 News Ginny Andersen concedes police foot patrols are up after claiming they were down NEW ZEALAND: Labour’s Ginny Andersen has conceded police foot patrols have increased after last week presenting figures that appeared to show officers were “off the beat under National”. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 4/9/2024 News ‘Luton-bashing’ TV show defended by police bosses The chief constable of Bedfordshire Police and the county's police and crime commissioner (PCC) said they remained committed to a TV show accused of damaging a town's reputation. BBC 4/9/2024 News Defending the realm: The crucial collaboration in UK counter-terrorism Crucial to defending the UK against the threat of terrorist attack has been the relationship between policing and the Security Service, a unique collaboration that has existed for more than a century and that as a counter-terrorism approach is the envy of many other countries, as Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth explains. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/9/2024 Analysis, Feature Supplying guns to gangs: What are straw buyers and how do they work? NEW ZEALAND: Police say almost 40 people have been busted in an investigation into the onselling of guns, including two former gun store employees, and many onsold guns are being supplied to gangs. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/9/2024 News «690691692693694695696697698Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
