Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98371 total results. Showing results 17661 to 17680 «880881882883884885886887888Next ›Last » How good are the police at tackling crime in YOUR area? Map shows which forces are worst at solving burglaries, thefts and assaults after watchdog branded more than half ‘inadequate’ A new map reveals how more than half of police forces in England and Wales are failing to investigate offences properly after watchdogs branded their crime-solving efforts 'inadequate'. Analysis of inspection reports published by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) reveals that 22 out of 43 police services in England and Wales were rated either 'inadequate' or 'requiring improvement' in their detecting efforts. MailOnline has created a map showing how constabularies across the country are performing – with those receiving the two lowest grades shaded in dark and light shades of red, with adequate forces' regions coloured orange. Mail Online 29/12/2023 News North Wales Police officer to appear in court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm A North Wales Police officer will appear before Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting a man, following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 29/12/2023 News Nearly 3,000 offenders in England and Wales wearing sobriety tags this Christmas UK government plans to double number of offenders on devices aimed at reducing alcohol-driven crime The Guardian 29/12/2023 News Former NPCC Chair among those recognised in New Years Honours list A range of policing members have been recognised in this year’s New Year’s Honours list, including a News and Campaigns Manager in Merseyside, a Met Police Explosives Officer and the Chief Data Scientist at Thames Valley Police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2023 News Staffordshire Police may soon exit special measures – PFCC Staffordshire Police will exit special measures within months, the county's fire and crime commissioner believes. Ben Adams’ comments come as the force said it had made progress on one of two measures that inspectors had identified as a cause for concern. The force said it had made improvements in how it deals with the public, but still needed to step up the quality of its investigations. BBC 29/12/2023 News The four deaths that stood out across 3,000 pages of the NSW gay hate crimes inquiry AUSTRALIA: Commissioner John Sackar found the four men’s cases should be referred to the coroner for a fresh inquest. Here’s what we know about them The Guardian 29/12/2023 News Lawsuit filed against former Windsor police officer who had sex with domestic violence victim CANADA: In 2017, Peter Burke was a Windsor police officer investigating a case of intimate partner violence — during which he started a sexual relationship with the female victim. CBC News (Canada) 29/12/2023 News Dairy farmer linked to organised crime jailed over €730,000 cannabis haul REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A north Tipperary based farmer and haulier has been jailed for eight years after Tullamore Circuit Court heard €730,000 worth of cannabis was found in an articulated lorry he had been driving when he was stopped at Dunkerrin near his home in 2017 Mayo Live (Republic of Ireland) 29/12/2023 News Nitrous oxide: Kent Police crackdown on nitrous oxide use after ban Police in Kent are cracking down on nitrous oxide use after possession of the gas was made a criminal offence. The ban, which came into force in November, aims to tackle anti-social behaviour BBC 29/12/2023 News More than 2,000 county lines dismantled in 18 months through Home Office programme Between April 2022 and September 2023, more than 4,000 arrests were made by dedicated police taskforces from the County Lines Programme (Met, Merseyside, West Midlands and BTP and from April 2022 GMP). Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2023 News Government seems to have ‘lost sight’ of low-level offenders The Justice and Home Affairs Committee has called for community sentences to be improved and used more widely in a report that underlines concerns over the Government’s apparent preoccupation with the prison population. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2023 News Largest forces see sharp rise in religious hate crimes Figures have been revealed on the number of antisemitic hate crimes recorded by forces. BTP saw one of the largest increases among forces in recorded antisemitic offences in the weeks following the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel conflict, new figures have revealed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2023 News Cause of concern at Staffordshire Police discharged by HMICFRS His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has discharged one of two accelerated causes of concern at Staffordshire Police. Police Professional 29/12/2023 News Record number of offenders tagged to cut alcohol-related crime A record number of offenders are being tagged over the festive period in a bid to cut alcohol-fuelled crime. Figures released on Friday (December 29) show around 2,800 offenders have been made to wear an alcohol tag during Christmas and New Year, with the devices able to detect if an offender has been drinking by analysing their sweat. Police Professional 29/12/2023 News Interrogative Prerogatives: A Content Analysis of Police Policies on School-Based Interviews and Interrogations Children increasingly interact with police on school grounds. Most research on police in schools focuses on school safety. However, police also question children at school as witnesses, suspects, and victims during a criminal investigation. The current study explores police policies about interviewing and interrogating children at school. We explored how many of the police departments of the largest 100 U.S. cities had policies related to questioning children at school and analyzed the content of these policies. We found that 40% of police departments had a policy of school-based questioning. These policies rarely covered issues related to students’ legal rights and largely focused on adult-related issues like notification of the child’s parent and permission of school officials. Journal of School Violence 29/12/2023 Research article Discernment of Children’s True and False Memory Reports: Police Officers and Laypersons Adults’ ability to accurately evaluate children’s statements can have far-reaching consequences within the legal system. This study examined the evaluations of police officers (“experts”) and laypersons (“nonexperts”) when presented with videotaped interviews of children aged 3 and 5 years who provided either true or false reports or denials. Participants were drawn from several counties in the eastern United States. Children’s interview statements fell within four statement types: accurate reports, false reports, accurate denials, and false denials. Both groups of participants displayed overbelief in false denials. Several control variables predicted accuracy, including children’s age and children’s race. A significant interaction emerged: Experts (vs. nonexperts) had greater odds of being accurate when judging false reports (vs. false denials). These findings highlight the challenges adults face when distinguishing between various types of children’s statements. The results have important implications for legal contexts, emphasizing that fact finders need to be mindful of the risks associated with both overaccepting false denials and accepting false reports. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29/12/2023 Research article Mediating Citizen Complaints Against Police Officers: Community Viewpoints From Trinidad and Tobago Given the confrontational nature of citizen–police interactions, citizen complaints against the police are inevitable. In Trinidad and Tobago, citizen complaints are frequently ventilated via litigation or through a range of police-led and non-police-led investigations. However, it has been argued that these mechanisms for resolving citizen complaints against the police are ineffective. With this in mind, there is need for alternative mechanisms to resolve citizen complaints against police officers, and mediation has emerged as the leading contender. Despite the proclivity toward mediation, the phenomenon has attracted sparse scholarship in Trinidad and Tobago. As a result of this lacuna, this study employs a qualitative approach to measure (a) citizens preference for mediation or traditional mechanisms of complaint resolution and (b) citizens willingness to use mediation to resolve complaints against police officers in Trinidad and Tobago, if mediation becomes available. Criminal Justice Policy Review 29/12/2023 Research article Examining Police Officers’ Perceptions of Automated License Plate Readers Before Technology Expansion Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are one of the most recent technological advancements that have rapidly diffused across U.S. law enforcement. A majority of the large police agencies utilize APRs, yet little empirical and evaluative research has been conducted on this technology. This study seeks to (a) synthesize what is known about ALPRs and (b) examine police officers’ perceptions of ALPRs before a major expansion of the technology in a single agency in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Using an officer survey of 110 respondents, results found that those with prior experience using the technology, younger and more inexperienced officers, and those with stronger guardian orientations possessed more positive perceptions of the ALPR expansion. Prior experience using ALPRs also served as a protective factor by being associated with lower levels of skepticism toward the technology expansion; those officers with stronger warrior orientations had higher levels of skepticism. Practical considerations and directions for future research are discussed. Criminal Justice Policy Review 29/12/2023 Research article The early intervention team managing a previously ‘unknown demand’ in Northamptonshire Early Intervention and Youth Service Manager Jackie Jones says officers have bought into the project, and understand that the work involved is 'not just an onerous task and another piece of paper that goes nowhere'. At this stage it’s impossible to say what impact Northamptonshire’s specialist domestic abuse early intervention team is having on the incidence of higher risk referrals, but everyone involved is hopeful that intervening at the earliest point will prevent the escalation of abuse. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/12/2023 Feature Ambitious target to close 2,000 County Lines by 2025 exceeded in just 18 months More than 2,000 County Lines have been dismantled and 4,000 arrests made in the past 18 months, as the Government hits its target of closing thousands of these criminal in just a year and a half. Police Professional 29/12/2023 News «880881882883884885886887888Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
