Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115342 total results. Showing results 14701 to 14720 «732733734735736737738739740Next ›Last » Domestic abuse in later life: A secondary analysis of the crime survey for England and Wales Until recently, older victims – and perpetrators – of domestic abuse were largely absent from both research and policy, leaving a lacuna of empirical and theoretical understandings of abuse in later life. This article presents the findings from the first study to use Crime Survey for England and Wales data on older adults to explore prevalence and risk factors for domestic abuse against adults aged 60–74 years old and, separately, adults aged 16–59 years. We find that risk factors for abuse are similar across the life course. In particular, socio-economic disadvantage, poor health and disability, and victim sex are constant correlates for victimisation, regardless of age. However, there are some important differences in the risk factors for partner and non-partner abuse in later life. Consistent with previous research involving all ages, we found that women were significantly more likely to be victimised by a partner than men (almost three times more likely in our study). However, when looking at abuse by non-partner family members, there was no statistically significant difference between the risk of victimisation for men and women. In other words, partner abuse disproportionately affects older women, but men and women are equally at risk of non-partner abuse. We propose that a move towards life course theories for understanding domestic abuse is required. European Journal of Criminology 29/4/2025 Research article Police trial data extraction tech aimed at wearable devices NEW ZEALAND: Police are trialling a new high-tech tool designed to extract data from wearable devices, such as smartwatches. The tech, MOBILEdit from Prague-based company Compelson Labs, features on a new 64-page list of technological capabilities police have, are testing or have tried and parked. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 29/4/2025 News Caught in the act: New mobile cameras to combat youth crime and vandalism AUSTRALIA: The cameras can move to hotspots within an hour to combat youth crime, vandalism, and antisocial behaviour. Young people breaking into cars, teens setting off flares in lifts and targeting properties have triggered a major crackdown on youth crime. 7 News (Australia) 29/4/2025 News NSW Government Uses Knife Crime to Justify Wholesale Random Searches and Surveillance AUSTRALIA: The first day of the NSW Coroners Court Bondi Junction Inquest, which will inquire into the mass stabbing incident that involved 40-year-old white Australian man Joel Cauchi entering the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping mall on 13 April 2024 to commence randomly stabbing women, along with a male security guard who intervened, only to then be shot dead by a NSW police officer. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 29/4/2025 News Predicting procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether perceived psychological preparedness, organizational support and environmental challenges are linked to attitudes toward procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers. This study employed survey data collected from 1,358 police officers in a northern Chinese city. Regression analysis was conducted to assess the connections between police officers’ perceptions of psychological preparedness, organizational support and environmental challenges and their attitudes toward procedural injustice and turnover intention. Our findings reveal that, net of all controls, civilian police officers exhibit similar perceptions of procedural injustice to sworn officers, yet significantly greater intentions to quit their job than sworn officers. The study also uncovers that perceptions of self-legitimacy, supervisor justice, self-media distortion and public support are associated with procedural injustice, while perceptions of self-legitimacy, occupational stress, supervisor justice, organizational support, self-media distortion and public support are linked to turnover intention for both or one of the groups. Data collection for this study took place during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Unfortunately, this study was unable to account for the potential influence of the pandemic on officers’ occupational attitudes, particularly regarding job satisfaction and stress, although we have no strong reasons to believe that the relationships between the predictors and officers’ views of procedural injustice and turnover intentions could change fundamentally during the pandemic. Despite the substantial size and critical role of civilian or auxiliary police officers in Chinese law enforcement, existing literature predominantly emphasizes sworn officers, leaving a notable void in understanding the differences in occupational attitudes between these two groups. This study bridges this gap by empirically investigating perceptions of procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers. Regression analysis was conducted to assess the connections between police officers’ perceptions of psychological preparedness, organizational support and environmental challenges and their attitudes toward procedural injustice and turnover intention. Findings Our findings reveal that, net of all controls, civilian police officers exhibit similar perceptions of procedural injustice to sworn officers, yet significantly greater intentions to quit their job than sworn officers. The study also uncovers that perceptions of self-legitimacy, supervisor justice, self-media distortion and public support are associated with procedural injustice, while perceptions of self-legitimacy, occupational stress, supervisor justice, organizational support, self-media distortion and public support are linked to turnover intention for both or one of the groups. Research limitations/implications Data collection for this study took place during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Unfortunately, this study was unable to account for the potential influence of the pandemic on officers’ occupational attitudes, particularly regarding job satisfaction and stress, although we have no strong reasons to believe that the relationships between the predictors and officers’ views of procedural injustice and turnover intentions could change fundamentally during the pandemic. Originality/value Despite the substantial size and critical role of civilian or auxiliary police officers in Chinese law enforcement, existing literature predominantly emphasizes sworn officers, leaving a notable void in understanding the differences in occupational attitudes between these two groups. This study bridges this gap by empirically investigating perceptions of procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers. Policing: An International Journal - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Research article Police force will ‘relentlessly pursue’ stalkers The police chief for Devon and Cornwall has vowed to "relentlessly pursue" perpetrators of stalking and abuse crimes after meeting with victims. Among them was Georgia Gabriel-Hooper, who said she witnessed her mother being murdered by her stepfather, and spoke of her mission to help the force "learn" how to support victims. BBC 29/4/2025 News Pilot project to prevent offending gets national recognition The impact of Leicestershire Police’s Phoenix Programme, a pilot project designed to reduce serious violence involving young people and adults, has been highlighted in new national guidance. Police Professional 29/4/2025 News Probation service failing at a national level Russell Webster reviews the latest report from HM Inspectorate of Probation services which has identified failures of leadership. HM Inspectorate of Probation has today published its national inspection of how HM Prison and Probation Service is working to support, enable, and drive the delivery of probation services in England and Wales. The inspection report identifies a range of major shortfalls with the inspectorate concluding that the Probation Service is not adequately prepared to deliver services to a good standard. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Analysis, Feature Focused Deterrence pilot at Leicestershire Police recognised nationally Leicestershire Police's Phoenix Programme, which aims to reduce serious violence involving young people and adults, has been highlighted as part of a new national guide. The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Violence Reduction Network (VRN) is among just five areas in the country to secure extra funding to work with the Home Office and the Youth Endowment Fund. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News UK Resilience Academy launched to help country prepare better for crisis response A new initiative aims to train more than 4,000 public and private sector workers in crisis skills and expertise every year. The Government says the UK Resilience Academy will transform crisis training for thousands of public and private sector workers, with at least 4,000 people set to be trained at the Academy’s North Yorkshire campus every year, on courses covering everything from business continuity planning, to crowd management and crisis communications. It is designed to learn lessons from the Covid pandemic and was launched today by Cabinet Minister Pat McFadden (pictured). Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Analysis, Feature Quebec coroner calls for tougher drunk driving penalties in line with rest of country CANADA: A Quebec coroner says if the province’s penalties for drunk driving were in line with those in the rest of the country, a driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road when the fatal accident occurred. Blue Line (Canada) 29/4/2025 News Lethbridge Police celebrate K9 graduation CANADA: Lethbridge Police have welcomed the newest four-legged member to the K9 unit. Blue Line (Canada) 29/4/2025 News Police-reported crime in rural areas in the Canadian provinces, 2023 CANADA: The police-reported crime rate in the provinces and the Crime Severity Index (CSI) are consistently higher on a year-over-year basis in rural areas than in urban areas. In 2023, the police-reported crime rate was 34% higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Statistics Canada 29/4/2025 Report Cork garda unit amalgamations the result of Drew Harris’ operational policing model, GRA president says REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The GRA, which represents almost 13,000 frontline gardaí, is holding its annual conference in Killarney this week. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 29/4/2025 News Have Your Say: Ireland’s Policing Priorities for 2026-2028 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Today, the Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) launched its public consultation on the Policing Priorities for An Garda Síochána for 2026-2028. Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) (Republic of Ireland) 29/4/2025 News 2024 Hate Crime Data and Related Discriminatory Motives REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána has today published figures on Hate Crimes and Hate Related (non-crime) Incidents reported during 2024. This is the forth such publication having previously published figures for 2021, 2022 and 2023. An Garda Síochána 29/4/2025 Report IOPC to ‘liaise’ with North Wales Police after officer cleared of GBH on teenage boy The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said it would "liaise" with North Wales Police (NWP) on what its next steps are after an officer was found not guilty of grievous bodily harm. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News First ever ‘Lived Experience’ conference launched to understand rape victims’ trauma The first ever 'Lived Experience' conference has been launched to create a space where officers can understand and learn from the trauma of victims of rape and serious sexual abuse. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News Kingsmill Massacre police watchdog report due to be released The long-awaited police watchdog report into the Kingsmill Massacre, known as one of the most notorious incidents of the Northern Ireland Troubles, is due to be released. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News Development and validation of the Rapport-Pro for investigative information-gathering contexts This paper aims to present the development and validation of a new measure of rapport designed specifically for measuring attempts to build rapport in professional information-gathering contexts. Guided by best practice recommendations and informed by a systematic review, the development of the “Rapport-Pro” followed three initial phases: (i) construct identification and item generation, (ii) pretesting and face validity assessment and (iii) expert evaluation and content validity. Following established scale development standards, two online studies examined the psychometric properties of the Rapport-Pro, considering its accuracy and appropriateness in measuring rapport in professional contexts. Study 1 (n = 172) included the three initial development phases and a confirmatory factor analysis, which supported a second-order model where five rapport components loaded onto a higher-order rapport factor. Item response theory analysis further confirmed item discriminability and the reliability of the Rapport-Pro. Study 2 (n = 399) sought to replicate the findings from Study 1, suggesting good factorial and concurrent validity, while also examining construct validity by assessing the Rapport-Pro’s alignment with related constructs such as “active listening,” “trust” and “expertise” through convergent and discriminant validity checks. The successful replication of evidence supporting factorial and concurrent validity from Study 1 attests to the stability and effectiveness of the Rapport-Pro in detecting variations in rapport. With evidence of factorial, construct, face, content and concurrent validity, the Rapport-Pro addresses theoretical gaps and practical needs, emerging as a robust instrument for assessing professional rapport and enhancing official guidelines, training and practice of rapport-building strategies. Journal of Criminal Psychology 29/4/2025 Research article «732733734735736737738739740Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
