Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115339 total results. Showing results 14561 to 14580 «725726727728729730731732733Next ›Last » Comparing XAI techniques for interpreting short-term burglary predictions at micro-places This study empirically compares multiple explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) techniques to interpret short-term (weekly) machine learning-based burglary predictions at the micro-place level in Ghent, Belgium. While previous research predominantly relies on SHAP to interpret spatiotemporal crime predictions, this is the first study to systematically evaluate SHAP alongside other XAI methods, offering both global and local model interpretability within the context of crime prediction. Using data from 2014 to 2018 on residential burglary, repeat and near-repeat victimization, environmental features, socio-demographic indicators, and seasonal effects, we trained an XGBoost model with 76 features to predict weekly burglary hot spots. This model serves as a basis for comparing the interpretative power of different XAI techniques. Our results show that built environment and land use characteristics are the most consistent global predictors of burglary risk. However, their influence varies substantially at the local level, revealing the importance of spatial context. While global feature importance rankings are broadly aligned across XAI techniques, local explanations, especially between SHAP and LIME, often diverge. These discrepancies highlight the need for careful method selection when translating predictions into crime prevention strategies. In addition, this study demonstrates that short-term burglary risks are influenced by complex interactions and threshold effects between environmental and social disorganization features. We interpret these findings through the lens of criminological theory, and argue for more integrated approaches that go beyond examining the isolated effects of specific crime predictors. Finally, we call for greater attention to the methodological implications that arise from applying different interpretability techniques, particularly when machine learning model outputs are used to inform crime prevention and policy decisions. CRIMRXIV 2/5/2025 Research article Racial Tropes of ‘Street Gangs’ and the Aggressive Policing of Black Youth and Other Youth of Colour The article examines police violence towards Black youth and other youth of colour in a neighbourhood of Montreal where gang policing has been in force for years. It combines findings from qualitative interviews with young people and evidence on gang policing to argue that racial tropes of ‘street gangs’ legitimate aggressive policing by reinforcing racial ideologies of innate Black deviance and conflating delinquency with mature criminality. Aggressive policing results in excessive police stops, coercion and intimidation, and acts of verbal and physical abuse. The article proposes that future research must consider how racial disparities in police stops and police violence are rooted in broader regimes of aggressive policing. The British Journal of Criminology 2/5/2025 News Probationer who lied about having MOT on car dismissed A Dorset PC who deliberately lied to colleagues when he was asked about whether his car had an MOT, has been dismissed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News ‘I knew from training speed was of the essence… I dragged him onto the floor and began CPR’ A heroic police officer, who saved a man's life while off-duty at a community running event, said his training was vital in ensuring the member of the public survived a heart attack. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News ‘You don’t want to let your force down, the family down – you want to do it justice’ This week Essex Police was at the forefront of a two-part prime-time documentary on ITV, which explored devastating story into the deaths of Carol and Stephen Baxter. Here, Detective Inspector Lydia George shares with Police Oracle her experience in featuring in the broadcast and why it’s important officers speak about their stories. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 Feature, Interview Home Office loses appeal over unlawful police protest powers The measures lowered the threshold for what is considered “serious disruption” to community life, from “significant” and “prolonged” to “more than minor”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News West Yorkshire probationer found guilty of sexually touching two women A West Yorkshire Police (WYP) student officer left one victim "extremely uncomfortable" after he sexually touched two women during a night out. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News Governors have lost control of prison in Staffordshire, union says Prison Officers’ Association claims officer was stabbed in head and two others punched in face at HMP Swinfen Hall The Guardian 2/5/2025 News Student police officer guilty of sexual offences A student police officer has been found guilty of committing sexual offences during a night out. BBC 2/5/2025 News Municipal officials, EMS, armed forces practice for disaster CANADA: Dozens of local municipal officials combined with emergency services and members of the Canadian Armed Forces on Apr. 25 for a training exercise to respond to a major mass-casualty incident in the region. Blue Line (Canada) 2/5/2025 News Construction complete on AbbyPD Headquarters expansion CANADA: The City of Abbotsford, and the Abbotsford Police Department have announced the successful completion of Phase 1 of the Abbotsford Police Department Headquarters (AbbyPD HQ) expansion project. Blue Line (Canada) 2/5/2025 News ‘It was a job worth doing’: Gardaí ‘undervalued and under attack’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The mood at this week’s Garda Representative Association annual delegate conference in Killarney was militant, with frontline gardaí saying they feel unappreciated and under attack. Donal O’Keeffe spoke with three Cork representatives. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 2/5/2025 News Garda suffers serious injuries in Co Louth hit and run REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Officer got out of patrol car to investigate a van ‘parked suspiciously’ in Ardee in early hours of Friday. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 2/5/2025 News Garda seriously injured after van drove at him in Co Louth REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Garda has been seriously injured in a dangerous driving incident in Co Louth. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 2/5/2025 News Understanding the moral dimension of policing: The need to normalise ethical reasoning within police practice This paper argues that more weight should be paid to the moral dimension of police work in light of recent challenges to police authority in the United Kingdom, most notably from Baroness Casey, but also from movements such as Black Lives Matter. We argue that MacIntyre’s (1985) idea of a practice helps reshape our understanding of policing in ways that redress these challenges. In particular, we emphasise the need to normalise ethical reasoning such that professional policing is framed in moral, as well as legal, terms. We suggest ways that this approach to policing can be developed through police education. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 2/5/2025 Research article CLP release ‘law and order’ budget preview amid ongoing tensions with NT Police Association AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory Police Association has called the Finocchiaro Government's law and order budget preview an insult to officers who "continue to feel... NT Independent (Australia) 2/5/2025 News From withheld cancer drugs to treatment postcode lotteries: Why people in police custody are missing vital medications New research investigating healthcare provision inside police custody suites has highlighted long delays in people receiving vital treatments, with some denied their medication altogether – even when they have serious health conditions – as Newcastle University Senior Lecturer in Sociology Dr Gethin Rees explains. Policing Insight 2/5/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion How WA’s flagship domestic and family violence promise went so badly wrong ANALYSIS: It was a flagship government policy meant to provide extra safety for some of the state's most vulnerable. But yesterday we got an insight into just how the implementation of WA's domestic violence strategy targeting repeat offenders went so badly wrong. ABC News (Australia) 2/5/2025 Analysis, Feature ‘No pushover’: Favourite emerges for new Victorian police chief AUSTRALIA: The next chief commissioner is expected to be announced next week, with Queensland force deputy Tracy Linford a frontrunner. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 2/5/2025 News Understanding the moral dimension of policing: The need to normalise ethical reasoning within police practice This paper argues that more weight should be paid to the moral dimension of police work in light of recent challenges to police authority in the United Kingdom, most notably from Baroness Casey, but also from movements such as Black Lives Matter. We argue that MacIntyre’s (1985) idea of a practice helps reshape our understanding of policing in ways that redress these challenges. In particular, we emphasise the need to normalise ethical reasoning such that professional policing is framed in moral, as well as legal, terms. We suggest ways that this approach to policing can be developed through police education. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 2/5/2025 Research article «725726727728729730731732733Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
