Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115342 total results. Showing results 14721 to 14740 «733734735736737738739740741Next ›Last » What motivations drive resistance and cooperation during investigative interviews? This paper aims to explore motivations to resist (or not) during an investigative interview when being asked to provide information about another person’s transgressions. In this paper, the authors present an analysis of decisions to admit or deny guilty-knowledge regarding the transgressions of another, as well as self-reported motivations for those decisions, from a large data set of 743 participants. This analysis revealed that accusatorial-style interviews produce fewer admissions of guilty-knowledge and more denials, while also producing more false admissions from persons who do not possess the sought-after guilty knowledge compared to information-gathering interviews. The underlying motivations for these decisions were found to differ not only based on whether the subject possessed guilty knowledge, but also depending on the investigative interview strategy used. Results are discussed in terms of human-intelligence collection and witness scenarios where guilty-knowledge about the acts of another are sought. Journal of Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Research article Prosecuting Police Prosecutors face criticism for prosecuting too many minority members and too few police. Recently, some reformers have won prosecutorial elections by pledging to change these priorities. Yet scholars have identified two impediments to police prosecutions. First, county prosecutors often answer to suburban voters indifferent to the excesses of city police. Second, prosecutors depend on those police to investigate their cases and to endorse them as effective. This Article argues that the influence of residents and police on prosecutorial decisions depends on the political geography of a prosecutor’s office. As a result, whether a prosecutor’s office is “city-based,” “regional,” or “state-appointed” shapes a prosecutor’s motivation and decision to prosecute police. Examining nationwide data on charging police, we find that prosecutors are indeed more likely to prosecute police when a greater proportion of their constituents are served by the same police department. This effect is further amplified at higher levels of Black (but not Hispanic) residency. Case studies of specific prosecutorial districts suggest an explanation for this finding. Urban party organizations and Black civil society networks offer a political infrastructure for mobilizing residents against the abuses of police departments. The degree and impact of this mobilization is greater when more of the prosecutor’s constituents fall under the same police jurisdiction, especially when the prosecutor relies on the same political infrastructure to win elections. CRIMRXIV - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Research article Police urged to build international partnerships to tackle sextortion as cases surge leading to teen suicides The number of sextortion cases reported to the US National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children skyrocketed from 139 in 2021 to 26,000 in 2023, and the crime is now ruining young lives in countries around the world; Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons spoke to cybercrime analyst Paul Raffile and financial investigator Detective Brad Thorne about the scale of the problem, the importance of police investigating cases, and the need to overcome challenges around international co-operation. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Frontrunner emerges to replace Serena Kennedy as Merseyside Police chief constable The frontrunner to become the new chief constable of Merseyside Police following Serena Kennedy's retirement has been announced. Rob Carden, who is currently the chief constable of Cumbia Constabulary, has been announced as the preferred candidate of Emily Spurrell, Merseyside's police and crime commissioner. Liverpool Echo 29/4/2025 News Frontline police officers barred from carrying life-saving drug naloxone AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s frontline police officers have been told they are not allowed to carry a free, life-saving overdose-reversal drug over fears they could be open to civil and criminal prosecution if they administer it on the job. That is despite average Australians being able to administer the same drug to others without a prescription under a federal government initiative seeking to encourage peer-to-peer use to prevent opioid-related deaths. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News New standards published to strengthen resilience and emergency response to threats The emergency services have collaborated with the Government on new set of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Resilience and Emergencies Police Professional 29/4/2025 News Increase in hate-related crimes and incidents in 2024, gardaí say REPUBLIC IRELAND: There was an increase in hate-related crimes and incidents in 2024, according to new figures from An Garda Siochána. There were 732 discriminatory motivated incidents or crimes last year, according to figures from the Garda Pulse system, a 4 per cent increase on 696 in 2023 and up from 483 in 2021. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 29/4/2025 News PCC announces preferred candidate to be next chief constable of Merseyside Police Merseyside’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) has announced that Rob Carden is her preferred choice to be the next chief constable of Merseyside Police. Police Professional 29/4/2025 News Eight countries launch Operational Taskforce to tackle violence-as-a-service EUROPE: Europol has launched a new Operational Taskforce (OTF) to tackle the rising trend of violence-as-a-service and the recruitment of young perpetrators into serious and organised crime. Known as OTF GRIMM, the Taskforce, led by Sweden, brings together law enforcement authorities from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway, with Europol providing operational support, threat analysis and coordination. Europol 29/4/2025 News Government announces measures to tighten laws around crossbow sales The previous Conservative government launched a consultation in February 2024 on introducing further controls on crossbow ownership. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News Cumbria chief preferred candidate to replace Merseyside CC Serena Kennedy Subject to approval by Merseyside’s Police and Crime Panel, Rob Carden will replace Serena Kennedy in September following her decision to retire. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News Chief constable speaks out after ten officers assaulted in 48 hours The chief constable of Cheshire Constabulary has condemned the assaults on ten police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) over the weekend. Police Professional 29/4/2025 News NSW Police’s Amy Scott tells Bondi Junction stabbing inquest of moment she confronted killer Joel Cauchi AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott has described the moment she thought Joel Cauchi was "going to kill" her before she shot him dead after he fatally stabbed six people in Westfield Bondi Junction. ABC News (Australia) 29/4/2025 News Understanding the criminal justice system: Probation In the latest article in The Police Student series, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the development and role of the probation service in England and Wales, including the challenges around balancing encouraging desistance with managing the risk to the public; responsibilities ranging from pre-sentence reports to supervising offenders on licence and statutory duties under the Victims’ Code; and the importance of partnership working. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Feature South Wales Police faces possible court action over failure to disclose report to miscarriage of justice victim Solicitors acting for a miscarriage of justice victim have told the Information Commissioner that South Wales Police is acting unlawfully by refusing to release a report which expressed the suspicion that their client and his two co-accused were guilty of the crime after all. Nation Cymru 29/4/2025 News Police trial data extraction tech aimed at wearable devices NEW ZEALAND: Police are trialling a new high-tech tool designed to extract data from people's wearable devices, such as smartwatches. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/4/2025 News Officers who detained armed intruder on school premises recognised with award The officers who only had tasers were called to St Joseph’s Catholic High School in Slough, following reports of an intruder armed with a possible firearm. Seven officers who tackled and detained an armed intruder in the corridors of a busy Slough school have won Thames Valley Police Federation 2025 Bravery Award. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News Context is everything: Dr Vidal Chavannes on data-driven justice, systemic bias, and shifting police culture With a string background in education and academia, Durham Regional Police Service Director of Strategy, Research and Organisational Performance Dr Vidal Chavannes one of Canada’s leading advocates of evidence-based policing; he spoke to Policing Insight’s Christine Townsend about the importance of data-driven criminal justice, the challenges around addressing disproportionality, and the need to ensure that the data published and used within policing is given adequate context. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News High-tech answer to put cops where the action is New technology is helping Dearne area police monitor exactly how much patrol time communities are getting - and to put officers where they are most needed. Rotherham Advertiser 29/4/2025 News «733734735736737738739740741Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
