Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114919 total results. Showing results 1561 to 1580 «757677787980818283Next ›Last » Crossover arm control: A safe restraining technique in resisting subjects? Law enforcement faces challenges in managing resistant subjects. The Crossover Arm Control (CAC) is a restraint technique designed to limit a subject’s mobility without requiring the restrainer to apply body weight. We conducted a prospective study to assess autonomic responses during CAC. 20 participants ages 20 - 65 were instructed to resist CAC application for 1 minute. Vital signs were monitored, and ultrasonography was used to assess blood flow. Throughout CAC application, oxygen saturation and tissue perfusion were maintained. The technique does not impede blood flow nor cause carotid artery constriction. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 Research article AI, body-worn cameras, and a potential civilizing effect for officers: Evidence from the Arizona Truleo study Over time, the evidence on the impact of police body-worn cameras (BWCs) has become increasingly mixed. Though there are numerous contributors to the inconsistent findings (e.g., context, policy, training, culture), one pressing issue involves the failure of law enforcement agencies to review any more than a fraction of the BWC footage generated by their officers. This footage review problem violates a central precondition for the hypothesized civilizing effect of BWCs on officers: their belief that footage will be reviewed. AI-driven BWC analytics has emerged as a solution that may overcome the footage review problem, but there has been virtually no research on such AI-based platforms. The current study fills this gap through an evaluation of Truleo in the Apache Junction and Casa Grande Police Departments (AJPD, CGPD). Officers were randomized to Treatment (Truleo) and Control (non-Truleo) conditions for a 6-month period, and we compared study groups across a range of measures including Truleo-generated professionalism, use of force, complaints, stops, arrests, and citations. Treatment officers in both departments were more likely to generate High Professionalism ratings, but group differences fell short of statistical significance. Use of force decreased significantly in AJPD and in some of the pooled models, though the pooled models were sensitive to multiple-comparisons corrections. The Bayesian probabilities paradigm offers an additional lens for considering the mixed effects with High Professionalism and use of force. Criminology and Public Policy 24/4/2026 Research article Majority of complaints against gardaí policing Whitegate fuel blockade rejected by watchdog REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Fiosrú said that there were 101 complaints made nationally against gardaí during the recent fuel protests. A majority of complaints against gardaí who policed the Whitegate fuel blockade in east Cork have been rejected by the garda watchdog. Fiosrú, the garda ombudsman, said that there were 101 complaints made nationally against gardaí during the recent fuel protests. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 24/4/2026 News Ottawa police officer demoted after 69 unauthorized database searches into ex-partners, members of public CANADA: An Ottawa police constable has been demoted for 18 months after using the police and Ministry of Transportation databases more than 60 times to search for information on his ex-partners and other members of the public, including people he met or observed at the gym. Const. Jerome Rabiha-Stevens pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to comply with procedures and two counts of undermining public trust. CTV News (Canada) 24/4/2026 News Met uses data tool to root out misconduct patterns and abuse of hybrid working The Met has used the tool to identify abuse of the IT system that rosters shifts by officers for personal or financial gain. A total of 98 officers are now being assessed for misconduct or gross misconduct and around a further 500 have received prevention notices. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News ‘A sobering reminder of the potential danger response officers put themselves into’ Thames Valley Police (TVP)'s Chief Constable, Jason Hogg, reflected on the potential risks posed to officers with each passing shift, during a chat with Police Oracle, as his force unveiled a memorial to PC Andrew Harper. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News Gross misconduct investigation launched into two Wiltshire officers in Trybus case Two officers are being investigated for potential gross misconduct for their roles in the case of Christopher Trybus who was cleared by a jury of the manslaughter of his wife. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News Man charged with breaching restraining order against contact with PCC 59-year-old man faces charges relating to the former chairwoman of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Donna Jones. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News Falling numbers of child strip searches ‘mask’ ongoing safeguarding failures, says Children’s Commissioner Almost a third of searches are of children who have been subjected to a strip search by police before, despite an overall drop in the practice, according to a new report by the Children’s Commissioner. Police Professional 24/4/2026 News Government statistics significantly underestimate VAWG, study finds The extent of violence in England and Wales, especially against women, is being obscured by official Government statistics, a new study has found. Police Professional 24/4/2026 News Police worker wins disability harassment case Avon and Somerset Police failed to make reasonable adjustments for a worker who was also subjected to disability harassment, a tribunal ruled. BBC 24/4/2026 News Study highlights that police ‘disruption’ of organised crime is a concept that is often claimed but rarely validated A study into the policing of organised crime in London by Open University Criminologist Dr Sarah Hutton suggests that while “disruption” has become a central metric in UK law enforcements efforts to tackle organised crime, it is a concept that is rarely measured or validated, resulting in a claim rather than proving a demonstrable reduction in criminality, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 Analysis, Feature Northland police staffer claimed $29,000 for shifts he never worked NEW ZEALAND: A Northland police staffer claimed he had worked hours he had not for more than a year before it was discovered, RNZ can reveal. Riki Toby, who was paid nearly $30,000 for overtime he did not do, said the offending started after going through a break-up, which put "extra financial pressure" on him. He was eventually caught and charged with obtaining by deception and will be sentenced next month. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 24/4/2026 News Senior SA police officer under investigation over misconduct allegation, ICAC says AUSTRALIA: South Australia's anti-corruption agency says it is investigating whether a senior SA police officer "committed a breach of discipline". The officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was recently absent from the workplace, according to a rare public statement issued by the state's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) Emma Townsend. ABC News (Australia) 24/4/2026 News PSNI blames invisible EU land border as one of the reasons for outstripping spending of police in England The force also cited security, legacy and being a regional service. The Irish News - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News Palestine activist says hitting sergeant with sledgehammer ‘seemed reasonable’ At an earlier hearing, Sgt Evans told jurors she believed her spine could have been “shattered” and feared she may have been “paralysed” after being hit by the activist. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News Epsom rape investigation closed as Surrey Police ‘confident there was no offence’ The investigation into reports of a rape outside a church in Epsom that led to widespread public disorder will close as police are “confident there was no offence”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News Our daughter was murdered by a stalker. This is why the law needs to change Threatened by her ex, Alice Ruggles told police, but little was done and he killed her. Now her parents campaign about this neglected crime The Telegraph - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 News The prosecution gap: Why forced marriage and hate crime convictions remain so rare in Australia compared to the UK A decade after forced marriage was first criminalised and more than 30 years after state-level hate crime legislation was introduced, rates of prosecution in Australia remain low compared to the UK; strategy and reform consultant Kavitha Vipulananda explores the differences in approach between the two jurisdictions, and suggests four steps Australia could take to improve outcomes for victim-survivors of both offences. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/4/2026 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Northland police staffer claimed $29,000 for shifts he never worked NEW ZEALAND: Riki Toby, who was paid nearly $30,000 for overtime he did not do, said the offending started after going through a break-up, which put "extra financial pressure" on him. 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