Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102405 total results. Showing results 1641 to 1660 «798081828384858687Next ›Last » Racial Profiling, Anti-Black Racism, Black Resistance and the Policing of Young Londoners In this article, drawing on findings from an ethnographic study (2018–21) and a Participatory Action Research project in a London Borough, we explore the nature, impact, and forms of resistance to, police racial profiling. Centring accounts of ‘policed’ Black young Londoners we develop a reconceptualization of racial profiling in sociological terms as a dynamic process, understood as both didactic and dialogic; ‘didactic’ given the ways that policed individuals are compelled, uncomfortably, to ‘learn’ about their place in the social formation through profiling interactions; and ‘dialogic’ given the way that profiling instigates a series of claims and counterclaims whereby racist tropes and categorizations can be consolidated, contested and/or resisted as part of an ongoing process of cultural production. British Journal of Criminology 3/5/2025 Research article Crime’s up in London – but the capital’s still safer than Manchester, according to latest police data London’s crime rate may be rising – but mayor Sir Sadiq Khan claims the capital is not the worst in the country. But is he correct? In short: yes - though it also depends which crimes are compared. Analysis of the latest official crime statistics by The Standard supports the mayor’s assertion – and shows that Greater Manchester has a higher overall crime rate than London. The Standard 3/5/2025 Analysis, Feature Rise in crime ‘almost inevitable’ as Royal Parks police disbanded after 150 years The Metropolitan Police says officers will continue to respond to emergency calls, patrol hotspot areas, investigate crimes, and support events. Sky News 3/5/2025 News More than 300 new cops not assessed on swimming, review finds NEW ZEALAND: More than 300 police officers were not assessed on their swimming abilities before graduating, a review has revealed. The recent recruits will now have to do the assessments retrospectively. It comes as Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has announced police will review the swimming training policy. 1 News (New Zealand) 3/5/2025 News Police Union push for new Domestic violence charge rejected AUSTRALIA: A proposal by the Queensland Police Union to make domestic violence a stand-alone offence has been rejected by the minister for domestic and family violence... The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News BTP become first police force to launch remote ‘drone in a box’ capability BTP has launched its groundbreaking new remote 'drone in a box' capability, becoming the first police force to operationalise this advanced drone technology to better keep the public safe and reduce disruption. British Transport Police 2/5/2025 News Commissioner concerned over ex-officer abuse A police commissioner has said he will ask his chief constable whether the force is "doing enough" following the sentencing of a former Essex officer. Mark Ling, 39, was jailed for four years and six months after tricking girls into sending him explicit images by posing as a teenager on Snapchat and TikTok. BBC 2/5/2025 News ‘Crisis’ on the horizon as police pull back from mental health callouts NEW ZEALAND: While police districts begin to pull back from responding to mental health callouts, medical professionals are warning of the dangers. Katie Ham reports. The Post (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News Police say 349 recruits didn’t take swim assessment designed to help with water emergencies NEW ZEALAND: Police have revealed that 349 recruits – or 200 more than previously thought – graduated from police college without taking a swimming assessment. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 2/5/2025 News Air Support Unit joins fight against illegal targeting of Peregrine Falcons ‘Operation Raptor – Peregrine Watch’, an initiative by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) along with the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Bird of Prey Sub Group, will now have ‘eyes in the sky’ as the PSNI’s Air Support Unit lends its expertise and cutting-edge technology to bring an end to the illegal persecution of birds of prey. Police Professional 2/5/2025 News Prince Harry loses legal challenge over police protection in UK Duke of Sussex’s team had argued he was ‘singled out’ for ‘inferior treatment’ when security was downgraded in 2020 The Guardian 2/5/2025 News Drug traffickers deploy ‘cocaine navies’ to evade police ‘Narco-subs’ carry million-pound cocaine cargo beneath waterline to go undetected by radars The Telegraph - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 News New body armour for Halton Police will stop bullets fired by rifles CANADA: Halton Regional Police is upgrading its officers’ body armour in order to comply with new provincial standards. The Halton Region Police Board approved the purchase of upgraded body armour following a presentation at its last board meeting. The requirement for the higher level of body armour for patrol officers was passed as part of the province’s Community Safety and Policing Act in April 2024. Milton Today (Canada) 2/5/2025 News Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld has resigned, interim chief appointed CANADA: In a surprise move, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld has tendered his resignation after six years as head of the city’s police force. Global News (Canada) 2/5/2025 News Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld resigns with 2 years left on contract CANADA: Calgary Police Commission says Neufeld out as of Friday morning. Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld has resigned despite having two years left on his contract, the Calgary Police Commission confirmed in a statement late Friday afternoon. CBC News (Canada) 2/5/2025 News Understanding the moral dimension of policing: The need to normalise ethical reasoning within police practice This paper argues that more weight should be paid to the moral dimension of police work in light of recent challenges to police authority in the United Kingdom, most notably from Baroness Casey, but also from movements such as Black Lives Matter. We argue that MacIntyre’s (1985) idea of a practice helps reshape our understanding of policing in ways that redress these challenges. In particular, we emphasise the need to normalise ethical reasoning such that professional policing is framed in moral, as well as legal, terms. We suggest ways that this approach to policing can be developed through police education. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 2/5/2025 Research article Opportunities and Challenges: Evaluating a Police Training Focused on Improved Police-Adolescent Interactions We conducted a preliminary evaluation of a US-based training focused on police-adolescent interactions to learn about opportunities and challenges, and to inform similar trainings in other police agencies. This was a sequential mixed-methods study, including a survey of 546 police personnel at pre-training and 339 personnel at post-training. Ten focus group sessions were subsequently conducted with 50 police. This study identified several lessons for improving police training on adolescent interactions, including the need for nuanced adolescent development content; inclusion of youth and police voices and knowledge; and practical, skills-based strategies. Police emphasized the importance of accessible mental health resources and referral options but noted cultural and structural barriers to fully implementing training principles. Lastly, state-level juvenile laws and policies frustrated participants and were noted as not discussed in sufficient depth in the training. Overall, findings demonstrate that training focused on police-adolescent interactions could better equip police personnel with a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework within which they operate, fostering better-informed and more effective policing practices. Lasting impact will require not only enhanced training but also supportive infrastructure and shifts in policing culture. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 Research article Reasons for Confessions During Interrogations and Related Factors This study aimed to examine the reasons for confessions during interrogations and identify the factors related to these reasons using a path model. A questionnaire was administered to 358 adult male prison inmates convicted of theft or fraud in Japan who confessed during interrogations. Exploratory factor analysis identified four factors related to the reasons for a confession: internal motivation, fear, persuasion, and external motivation. Those who confessed without denial were more likely to confess because of internal motivation but less likely to confess because of the other three factors than those who denied the allegations before confessing. Path analysis demonstrated that the participants' personality and denial during interrogations significantly affected their reasons for confession. However, the participants’ demographic characteristics had no significant influence. Our results demonstrated that those who confessed without denial during interrogations were more likely to confess because of internal motivation, which resulted in satisfaction with their confession. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 2/5/2025 Research article Comparing XAI techniques for interpreting short-term burglary predictions at micro-places This study empirically compares multiple explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) techniques to interpret short-term (weekly) machine learning-based burglary predictions at the micro-place level in Ghent, Belgium. While previous research predominantly relies on SHAP to interpret spatiotemporal crime predictions, this is the first study to systematically evaluate SHAP alongside other XAI methods, offering both global and local model interpretability within the context of crime prediction. Using data from 2014 to 2018 on residential burglary, repeat and near-repeat victimization, environmental features, socio-demographic indicators, and seasonal effects, we trained an XGBoost model with 76 features to predict weekly burglary hot spots. This model serves as a basis for comparing the interpretative power of different XAI techniques. Our results show that built environment and land use characteristics are the most consistent global predictors of burglary risk. However, their influence varies substantially at the local level, revealing the importance of spatial context. While global feature importance rankings are broadly aligned across XAI techniques, local explanations, especially between SHAP and LIME, often diverge. These discrepancies highlight the need for careful method selection when translating predictions into crime prevention strategies. In addition, this study demonstrates that short-term burglary risks are influenced by complex interactions and threshold effects between environmental and social disorganization features. We interpret these findings through the lens of criminological theory, and argue for more integrated approaches that go beyond examining the isolated effects of specific crime predictors. Finally, we call for greater attention to the methodological implications that arise from applying different interpretability techniques, particularly when machine learning model outputs are used to inform crime prevention and policy decisions. CRIMRXIV 2/5/2025 Research article Racial Tropes of ‘Street Gangs’ and the Aggressive Policing of Black Youth and Other Youth of Colour The article examines police violence towards Black youth and other youth of colour in a neighbourhood of Montreal where gang policing has been in force for years. It combines findings from qualitative interviews with young people and evidence on gang policing to argue that racial tropes of ‘street gangs’ legitimate aggressive policing by reinforcing racial ideologies of innate Black deviance and conflating delinquency with mature criminality. Aggressive policing results in excessive police stops, coercion and intimidation, and acts of verbal and physical abuse. The article proposes that future research must consider how racial disparities in police stops and police violence are rooted in broader regimes of aggressive policing. British Journal of Criminology 2/5/2025 News «798081828384858687Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
