Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115366 total results. Showing results 15461 to 15480 «770771772773774775776777778Next ›Last » Leveraging the National Incident-based Reporting System to compare fatal and nonfatal shooting incidents A small body of research has shown that little differentiates fatal from nonfatal shootings in terms of incident, offender, and victim characteristics. If this is the case, it suggests that crime prevention and response efforts targeting one shooting type are likely to affect the other. It also suggests that the heavy emphasis that police departments place on investigating fatal shootings compared to nonfatal shootings explains the higher clearance rates for the former offense type, and that homicides could be prevented by dedicating greater resources to nonfatal shooting investigations. There is little research on this topic because of a lack of data on nonfatal shootings; few police departments track nonfatal shootings and even fewer make these data publicly available. To advance this literature, the current study replicates prior work using data on fatal and nonfatal shootings obtained from 3 police departments and a first of its kind fuzzy matching procedure to link these data to these agencies’ National Incident-based Reporting System data to explore how fatal and nonfatal shootings differ. We replicate past research by finding many similarities between the two offense types, but also some differences. These results should inform gun violence prevention and response strategie Journal of Crime and Justice - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 Research article Policing injustice in the digital age: analyzing police representation in social media activism In the digital age, understanding the representation of law enforcement on social media is essential, particularly in the context of widespread activism. This study examines the portrayal of police in social media groups advocating against perceived injustices, with a specific focus on the case of Roman Zadorov’s alleged wrongful conviction in Israel. Analyzing 480 posts over seven years, the study reveals a consistently negative depiction of the police, lacking positive references. The portrayal encompasses five main categories: depicting police as unprofessional, particularly in Zadorov’s case; generalizing police as unprofessional; portraying police as corrupt, both in Zadorov’s case and broadly; and viewing police as part of a collaborative network of institutional bodies in the Zadorov case. This research explores the representation of law enforcement in the digital era, highlighting the predominantly negative portrayal within influential social media groups during social justice movements. Crime Law and Social Change - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 Research article Pupils and teachers voice fears over ‘staggering’ decision to remove specialist police officers from London schools As the Metropolitan Police transfers 371 safer schools officers into neighbourhood teams, headteachers say they were not consulted and urge the force to reverse the decision - with one pupil telling Sky News "there will be more knives" and "there will be drugs coming into school". Sky News 9/4/2025 News Victoria Police lowered its entry test. Recruitment surged more than 50pc AUSTRALIA: Dozens of recruits have been fast tracked since Victoria Police relaxed its academic requirements in a bid to lift dire recruitment figures. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Victoria Police unveil sweeping digital overhaul of infringement system, with drivers set to receive fines within minutes AUSTRALIA: Victorian motorists caught red-handed at the wheel are set to receive fines within minutes, as police unveil a new ePIN infringement system. Sky News 9/4/2025 News ‘Chilling’ tool aims to predict who will kill by using personal data The Ministry of Justice is working with researchers on a test project that uses algorithms to identify patterns to improve public safety. A system that aims to predict who may go on to commit serious violent crimes, including murder, by analysing data held by police and probation services is being developed by the government. The Ministry of Justice is working with researchers on a test project that uses algorithms to identify patterns in the personal data, in an effort to improve public safety, according to documents that were obtained by freedom of information requests by the pressure group Statewatch. The Times - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Cracks in the ICAC: Top cop slams watchdog law fail AUSTRALIA: Changes to corruption watchdog laws have driven fears criminals could now be going unpunished as the system buckles. Corruption may be going unpunished because SA Police is unable to deal with surging demand, while cases are dragging out so long that they risk being dropped “because evidence is lost or witnesses become uncooperative,” a state parliamentary inquiry has heard. The Advertiser (Australia) 9/4/2025 News Major reform for DFV puts victims ahead of perpetrators AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Government will deliver major domestic and family violence reform to protect more victims sooner and hold perpetrators to account. The proposed changes will allow police officers responding to a domestic and family violence incident to issue on the spot Police Protection Directions, offering immediate protection to victims. Noosa Today (Australia) 9/4/2025 News Vic Police digitises infringement notices AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is deploying an app to its mobile device fleet that digitises the issuing of roadside infringement notices. IT News (Australia) 9/4/2025 News ‘Increasingly vulnerable’ – Warning over rise of organised crime in NZ NEW ZEALAND: An advisory group has told the associate police minister New Zealand is "losing the fight" against organised crime. The Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and organised crime was set up in February, to provide independent advice and recommendations to improve the cross-government response to what Casey Costello described as "an increasing threat." RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/4/2025 News Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe – and why it’s growing "The Albanian mafia would call me and say: 'We want to send 500kg of drugs.' If you don't accept, they kill you." César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a criminal drug gang in Ecuador. He was recruited by a corrupt counternarcotics police officer to work for the Albanian mafia, one of Europe's most prolific cocaine trafficking networks. BBC 9/4/2025 Feature PSNI made ‘insufficient progress’ in installing domestic abuse law – inspectors An independent review, charting the developments made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in implementing domestic abuse legislation, found "insufficient progress" had been made in two of 11 recommendations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Detective inspector has conviction for nightclub incident overturned DI Mark Portelli, who serves with Dorset Police, was originally convicted following a trial at Southampton Magistrates’ Court in December 2024. A detective inspector has had his conviction overturned after he had been previously found guilty of using threatening or abusive language outside a nightclub. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Planning application submitted for development of Surrey’s Eastern Divisional HQ Problematic RAAC was discovered in Reigate Police Station meaning that the force's Eastern Division HQ needed to move to a shared fire and rescue service building. Surrey Police has submitted its planning application for the development of its Eastern Divisional Headquarters in Leatherhead. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Experts warn hospitals aren’t ready to face violent patients without police help NEW ZEALAND: Medical and mental health experts are warning that hospitals are not ready to take care of violent mental health patients without police support. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/4/2025 News Victoria Police lowered its entry test. Recruitment surged more than 50pc AUSTRALIA: A Victoria Police move to lower the academic standards for its entrance exam has driven a surge in new recruits, with 159 applicants able to skip the test altogether. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News “More than an action plan”: Govt will take ‘specific actions’ to confront organised crime NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand faces significant obstacles to take down organised crime groups. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 9/4/2025 Audio, News The challenge of deepfakes: Legislative efforts to combat AI-generated content Last month the Spanish Council of Ministers adopted draft legislation that could introduce punitive fines for tech companies who fail to correctly label artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content, in a bid to tackle ‘deepfakes’; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the aims of the bill, as well as the impact more widely of the European Union’s AI Act, which could have significant implications both for tech companies and for the police use of AI. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Annual Review of the Effectiveness of Part 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021- Year Two Progress Review In 2023-24, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) recorded 32,763 domestic abuse incidents and 19,954 domestic abuse crimes. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) 9/4/2025 Report Second annual review of Domestic Abuse legislation published CJI Chief Inspector Jacqui Durkin has published the Year Two Progress Review of the effectiveness of Part 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021(the Act). Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) 9/4/2025 News «770771772773774775776777778Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
