Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115411 total results. Showing results 17641 to 17660 «879880881882883884885886887Next ›Last » IOPC Director General comments on Police Complaints Statistics report 2023/24 The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) today published its annual report on ‘Police complaints - statistics for England and Wales in 2023/24'. The report provides an overview of police complaints – identifying the volume and type of complaints made, and how forces handled them from first contact with the complainant to completion. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 18/2/2025 News Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer announces retirement CANADA: The Vancouver Police Department’s chief constable has announced his retirement after nearly 40 years with the force. Global News (Canada) 18/2/2025 News A Comprehensive Examination on Police Use of Force From Individual, Situational, and Structural Perspective Police use of force continues to be a topic of much discussion in the community, media, and academia. Officer and citizen characteristics are commonly examined in use of force incidents; however, the impact of neighborhoods and structural factors are understudied. Using 7,858 use of force incidents reported by the Dallas Police Department from 2014 to 2016, this study examines the effects of individual, situational, and structural factors on use of force encounters. Results show that Black and Hispanic/Latino citizens are more likely to have more severe force used against them, even when controlling for other factors, while most situational factors showed significant associations with police use of force. Surprisingly, no structural variables showed a significant influence on police use of force. Race and Justice - Subscription at source 18/2/2025 Research article Is the appearance change instruction ever helpful for eyewitness identifications? Before an identification procedure, witnesses are often reminded that the perpetrator may look different in a photo presented by law enforcement than he did at the crime. Prior studies indicate, though, that this Appearance Change Instruction (ACI) provides no benefit and may actually increase misidentifications. However, these studies have examined only a limited range of appearance changes (addition of beard stubble or change in the age of the target person). In actual police cases, though, witnesses are often asked to ‘look past’ a different sort of appearance change, such as the addition or loss of a salient bruise or tattoo. To ask if witnesses are helped by the ACI with changes like these, we tested the ACI with changes in the perpetrator’s face that plausibly could disappear over time (e.g. a bruise) and also with changes that would be more enduring (e.g. a tattoo). In both experiments, ACI instructions produced no increase in accuracy. Worse (and in line with prior studies), on some measures the ACI decreased accuracy. These results provide the strongest test of the ACI to date and confirm that this instruction provides no benefit but some cost. We discuss what might lie behind this null effect. Psychology Crime and Law - Subscription at source 18/2/2025 Research article Sailing the Stormy Tides of Police Stress: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Job Dangerousness and Work–Family Conflict on Occupational Stress among Korea Coast Guard Police Officers The law enforcement profession has long been perceived as a stressful occupation, with the dangers of police work considered particularly relevant in explaining officers’ responses to stress and poor mental health outcomes. The current study contributes to the empirical literature on the sources of stress in policing and provides insight into the underlying mechanism of the relationship between job-related stressors and occupational stress. Using data from a representative sample of sworn police officers in the Korea Coast Guard (N = 757), this study examines the association between perceived job dangerousness and occupational stress as well as the possible mediating mechanisms through which job-related danger may increase occupational stress, specifically highlighting the mediating role of strain-based and time-based work–family conflict. The results indicate that officers who perceive their job as dangerous are more likely to experience higher levels of occupational stress. Additionally, work–family conflict mediates the impact of perceived job dangerousness on occupational stress, although only strain-based work–family conflict demonstrates a significant mediating effect. Based on our findings, we discuss policy implications in light of the unique demands of policing for the Korea Coast Guard. Asian Journal of Criminology - Subscription at source 18/2/2025 Research article Police training and procedures for protests need an overhaul – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: Police failed to protect people from protesters at a high-profile rally and made unlawful arrests at another, says the Independent Police Conduct Authority. It says police training and procedures need an overhaul, but they also need law changes to give them more powers to deal with increasingly disruptive protesters and the rise of counter-protests. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 18/2/2025 News Almost 5,000 apply to join Police Service of Northern Ireland The figures indicate a last-minute surge of applicants for the latest recruitment drive. The Independent 18/2/2025 News New deputy chief constable appointed at Warwickshire Police Warwickshire Police Chief Constable Alex Franklin-Smith has appointed David Gardner as the force’s new deputy chief constable. Police Professional 18/2/2025 News Police roll-out of mental health changes: ‘There’s a great deal of confusion’ NEW ZEALAND: Unions say public health workers are confused about the police's phased withdrawal of support for mental health related requests - a year-long programme of changes that is in its fourth month of implementation. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 18/2/2025 News More than 5,400 apply to join the PSNI as a student officer or call handler The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) latest recruitment drive for student officers attracted more than 4,800 applicants. Police Professional 18/2/2025 News Recruiting Victoria Police’s next chief commissioner likely to take at least a few months following Shane Patton resignation AUSTRALIA: The search is on for Victoria Police's next chief commissioner, after the resignation of Shane Patton on Sunday. Emergency Management Commissioner Rick Nugent will be sworn into the role until a permanent replacement is found. ABC News (Australia) 18/2/2025 News Police Commander clarifies crime data causing concern AUSTRALIA: Brisbane Water Police District Commander, Superintendent Darryl Jobson, will be attending a community meeting on Sunday, March 9 to provide information about police activities to prevent, disrupt and respond to crime in the area. Coast Community News 18/2/2025 News IOPC annual report shows five per cent rise in police complaints The number of police complaints in England and Wales in 2023/24 rose to 85,458 – a five per cent increase on the total number logged in the previous year. Police Professional 18/2/2025 News Police officer charged after indecent images found A serving police officer is due in court after he was charged with offences, including making indecent images of children. BBC 18/2/2025 News Ex-police officer jailed for driving offences A former West Yorkshire Police officer has been jailed after admitting driving offences. BBC 18/2/2025 News More than 100 child sexual abuse image crimes being recorded by police every day The NSPCC says more than 38,0001 child sexual abuse image crimes were logged by police forces in England and Wales in the past year, according to Home Office data. Police Professional - Subscription at source 18/2/2025 News Too many PCC partnership meetings become ‘talking shops’ APCC survey shows The sheer number of partnership meetings in many areas mean that they might not be attended by people with sufficient seniority to make decisions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/2/2025 News Officers felt ‘guilty and responsible’ for evacuating people closer to Omagh bomb Former RUC sub-divisional commander tells inquiry IRA warning incorrectly stated the bomb was close to the courthouse and many people were evacuated in the direction of Market Street. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/2/2025 News When police are charged in Ontario, hypocrisy and double standards are hard to miss CANADA: Toronto Police have returned to the headlines this month following two substantiated allegations of corruption and it’s not hard to find the fingerprints of hypocrisy and double standards on each case. Toronto Star (Canada) 18/2/2025 Feature, Opinion B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for ‘numerous and flagrant’ rights violations CANADA: The B.C. Supreme Court has found Mounties in Vernon, B.C., committed “numerous and flagrant breaches” of an accused drug dealer’s Charter rights, using a hit-and-run investigation as a “ruse” to ensnare him for trafficking. Blue Line (Canada) 18/2/2025 News «879880881882883884885886887Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
