Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114919 total results. Showing results 1481 to 1500 «717273747576777879Next ›Last » Informal institutions in policing: unwritten rules in the National Police of Peru This study examines how informal institutions—unwritten rules—shape policing in contexts of uneven state capacity. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork (32 interviews and three focus groups, 2022–2025) and spatial analysis of 1,332 police stations, it identifies five recurrent rules within the National Police of Peru (PNP). At the strategic level, the “police quota” embeds political patronage in senior appointments, reshaping promotion incentives. Operationally, officers rely on “living in precariousness” (the normalization of deficient and weakly auditable information practices), “let it be, let it pass” (calibrated inaction in high-crime settings), “friends of the police” (informal community support), and “comply and lie” (strategic decoupling in reporting). Together, these rules facilitate adaptation under conditions of scarce police resources and criminal pressure while heightening integrity and accountability risks. The findings have implications for police governance and reform in the Global South, especially promotion oversight, digital information practices, and territorially differentiated deployment and supervision. Police Practice and Research 27/4/2026 Research article Chief constable to retire after 37 years in policing A chief constable has announced her retirement after 37 years' service as a police officer. BBC 27/4/2026 News De-escalating with DePICT: A Toolkit to Train and Assess Mental Health Crisis Skills The De-escalating Persons in Crisis Competencies Tool (DePICT) is a 14-item evaluation framework that helps trainers target and assess concrete de-escalation skills and abilities among frontline officers, addressing the absence of such a protocol in the law enforcement field broadly. A hallmark of this toolkit is that it was informed by not only the scientific literature and best practices but also how diverse community interest-holders (i.e., mental health professionals, police experts, people with lived experience, cultural safety experts, community advocates) define what safe responses to mental health crisis look and feel like. The DePICT shows promise in honing de-escalation skills to operationally prepare frontline responders to manage the rising demand of responding to escalated crisis calls using relational approaches that emphasize compassion, patience, and safety for everyone. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Witness Credibility and Emotional Bias: Why Calm Witnesses Should not be Dismissed Witnesses who do not display expected emotional responses (e.g., calm women or emotional men) are often judged as less credible, even when they provide accurate testimony. Emotional displays, particularly from women witnesses, can distract decision-makers and reduce their memory accuracy. This is because decision-makers often focus their attention on the emotionality, to the detriment of attending to the content within the testimony itself. Emotions appear to divert attention, but it is also plausible that uncharacteristically unemotional witnesses (i.e., women) are perceived as abnormal and result in greater scrutiny from decisionmakers. The ironic consequence of this is better processing of their testimony (i.e., more accurate memory recall and less susceptibility to misinformation). Calm women witnesses produced the most accurate information recollection, but are judged as the least credible and elicited the least empathy. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Charges stayed against Mountie accused of stealing cash during traffic stop after complainant leaves Canada CANADA: Charges have been stayed against a now-resigned Manitoba RCMP constable alleged to have stolen roughly $300 from a vehicle during a 2024 traffic stop, after the complainant in the case left the country CBC News (Canada) 27/4/2026 News Can Deception be Identified Through Verbal Cues? The Answer Comes from the Language Sciences Using discourse analysis, researchers compared the interview statements of online sexual crime suspects to identify differences between lies and truths. Seven indicators signalled deception: The use of negations, argumentative language, expressions of uncertainty, hypothetical phrasing, claims of ignorance, claims of ‘sincerity,’ and increased verbal output. Suspects used these indicators significantly more often when lying. On average, deceptive answers were twice as long as truthful ones. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article A qualitative study of changes and barriers in use of force reporting, training, and policy among law enforcement agencies Police use of force (UOF) remains a major issue in the U.S., prompting national efforts to regulate policies in law enforcement agencies (LEAs). Qualitative studies on the content, quality, and enforcement of UOF policies and training are limited. Interviews with command staff from 25 U.S. LEAs explored changes in UOF policies and training and related challenges. Agencies reported policy adjustments but faced difficulties meeting requirements due to limited resources. Changes included greater use of scenario-based and de-escalation training. The study highlights the need for evaluation of policy and training effectiveness and discusses implications for improving UOF training and policy. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 27/4/2026 Research article Getting the Full Story: Question Use in Victim Interviews with Indigenous Adults Reporting Historical Child Sexual Abuse Current interview guidance stresses the use of open-ended questions wherever possible, to elicit fulsome detail for a police investigation. Interviewers should adopt a patient, trauma-informed approach to accommodate the specific needs and historical contexts of Indigenous interviewees. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Organizational support and democratic policing attitudes: A mediation analysis of Taiwanese officers This study examines the effects of organizational support on officers' attitudes toward the use of force and the protection of suspects' rights both directly and indirectly through psychological factors of self-legitimacy and moral disengagement. Based on data from a survey of 498 officers conducted in the autumn of 2022, this study reveals that organizational support has a positive total relationship with both support for force and respect suspects' rights. While its effect on respect suspects' rights is mostly direct, its influence on support for force is chiefly indirect, through increasing both self-legitimacy and moral disengagement. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 27/4/2026 Research article Exposure to traumatic material in criminal justice analysts and investigators: A comprehensive systematic review Research on work-related trauma in criminal justice has focused on front-line officers, overlooking personnel such as analysts, secondary investigators, call takers, and forensic specialists, who are indirectly exposed to trauma. This systematic review synthesized 62 studies. Findings identified that supporting personnel face distress comparable to front-line staff, commonly experiencing Secondary Traumatic Stress, PTSD, and burnout. Risk factors included gender and low organizational support, while workplace social support and positive coping strategies, mitigated adverse outcomes. Negative coping strategies, including avoidance, exacerbated distress. Criminal justice settings need to recognize risk, foster effective coping mechanisms, and implement early interventions for supporting personnel. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 27/4/2026 Research article What Works and What Doesn’t When Interviewing in a Second Language Witnesses and victims are sometimes interviewed in their second language, leading to social and communicative challenges. Complex interviewing strategies, including commonly recommended strategies like the reverse order technique, can hinder recall and reporting—whether the interview is conducted in the witness’s first or second language. Simple interviewing strategies, like asking repeated open-ended questions, generate lengthy, accurate reports from witnesses, even in their second language. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article 3D printed firearm identification: A comparison of machine learning models The production of three-dimensional (3D) printed firearms is concerning as these objects are unregulated and untraceable due to the lack of serial numbers. Criminals can obtain 3D models online or design their own versions using computer-aided design (CAD) software. While prior research and law enforcement efforts have focused primarily on analyzing tangible printed objects, investigations analyzing digital evidence are currently limited. This study presents a proof-of-concept approach for classifying firearm and non-firearm objects using geometric information extracted from g-code files, which serve as the executable instructions for 3D printers. It uses two feature extraction methods: the direct g-code method and the mesh construction method. The direct g-code method extracts the features as values directly from the g-code file, while the mesh construction method converts the coordinates from the g-code file into a 3D mesh, then extracts the vertices and edges from each model. We use machine learning classifiers such as random forest (RF), support vector machine, decision tree, and a convolutional neural network to classify our objects into firearm and non-firearm objects. We then apply a 10-fold cross validation on our data to validate its accuracy. The results demonstrated that the RF model, in conjunction with the mesh construction method, achieves the highest classification accuracy of 95.80%. The mesh construction method consistently outperforms the direct g-code method accuracy results, and these performance differences are confirmed as statistically significant using a paired t-test. Journal of Forensic Sciences 27/4/2026 Research article Gold-Standard Guidelines for Interviewing Suspects Planning an effective suspect interview begins with clearly defining the goal of the interview, which then guides what topics and questions should be covered. The exact questioning approach is not a one-size-fits-all; interviewing requires adaptation. Experts agree that interviewers must consider multiple hypotheses, including innocent explanations, to counter tunnel vision and minimize confirmation bias. Best practices for suspect interviews include starting with a broad, open-ended question, and probing topics as the interviewee brings them up (rather than forcing information to be given in chronological order). Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Why Investing in Mental-Health Pays Off for the People Who Protect Us Start small, scale fast: Pilot a brief, evidence-based Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) program (e.g., critical-incident peer support) and track absenteeism and injury data for six months. Train leaders first: Equipping sergeants, captains, and charge nurses multiplies the impact of such programs by creating a supportive culture shift. Measure what matters: Combine wellness scores (burnout, anxiety) with hard numbers (days lost, turnover, workers-compensation payouts) to show the business case to city councils or hospital boards for PTSI mitigation programs. Build peer networks: Firefighters, police, and medics trust colleagues who “speak the same language”. Structured peer programs deepen that trust and sustain gains. Plan for context: Tailor delivery and scheduling to the realities (e.g., staffing patterns, budget constraints) of rural volunteer departments, large urban forces, and hospital emergency units. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Public Safety Organization Workplace Psychological Safety Psychological safety is not “soft.” It is a proven operational asset that keeps crews sharp and communities safer. By combining inclusive leadership, fair hierarchies, and a caring communication culture, professionals – whether in bunker gear, scrubs, or uniform – can create teams where everyone’s voice is heard and every call ends smarter than the last. When people feel safe to question, patient outcomes improve, injury claims drop, and job satisfaction rises. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article What Drives and Limits the Use of Wellness Resources Among Police? Wellness programs are essential for ensuring that police personnel have access to the resources needed to support their mental health and overall well-being. Programs can benefit all staff by taking a preventative approach and supporting overall wellness, not just those experiencing identifiable or known mental health challenges. Normalizing the use of wellness resources requires full leadership buy-in and support, alongside early, continuous education on the benefits of such services. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Beyond the Line of Duty: Addressing the Hidden Crisis of Police Suicide The study described in the source article reviewed existing research to identify the main risk factors associated with suicide among police officers. Five key risk factors were found: problematic substance use, history of depression or previous suicide attempts, differences in how one responds to trauma, excessive or chronic occupational stress, and an absence of intimate relationships or relationship difficulties. When several of these risk factors happen at the same time, the risk of suicidal behaviour increases. Findings highlight the need for organizational and cultural changes, including early intervention, leadership training, and open discussions about mental health, to reduce suicide risk in policing. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article Juvenile antisocial behaviour grey area for Gardaí, says Ward REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Deputy Barry Ward warned that some young people are engaging in persistent antisocial and criminal behaviour with little or no consequence, leaving local communities feeling unsafe and unsupported. Dublin People (Republic of Ireland) 27/4/2026 News Former officer would have been dismissed – Exeter A former British Transport Police (BTP) officer has been dismissed from the force, following an Accelerated Misconduct Hearing. British Transport Police 27/4/2026 News Invalid Methods, Invalid Conclusions: Critics Fail in Their Review of Force Science Descriptive research on human performance, of the sort often conducted by Force Science, identifies the range of behaviors police officers exhibit under defined conditions. It is not designed to establish causation, dictate universal application, or prescribe a single optimal response, but to inform understanding of what is possible and probable. In a recent critique of Force Science research, the critics used the wrong tools to evaluate descriptive human performance studies, ignoring the guidelines of the tools themselves. This resulted in methodological errors, mischaracterizations, and invalid conclusions. The same critics acknowledged the existence of high-quality Force Science research but focused instead on a narrow subset of publications while ignoring the larger and more recent body of research published in top-tier journals. They further failed to examine the broader scientific foundation of industry-leading researchers that supports Force Science curriculum, training, and consulting. Applied Police Briefings (Canada) 27/4/2026 Research article «717273747576777879Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
