Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102440 total results. Showing results 1821 to 1840 «888990919293949596Next ›Last » More forensic collision investigators needed, says GRA REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Representative Association has called Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to urgently address the shortage of forensic collision investigators who carry out investigations at road traffic incidents. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 30/4/2025 News Councillors protest over level of Garda staffing in Drogheda REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Drogheda’s politicians held a protest at the Garda Station this week over the lack of members in the town. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 30/4/2025 News Several Sussex Police officers sacked in single month Several police officers have been dismissed or barred from the force due to racism, victimisation and inappropriate sexual behaviour. The Argus 30/4/2025 News PCC announces preferred candidate to be next Chief Constable of Merseyside Police Merseyside’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has announced that Rob Carden is her preferred choice to be the next Chief Constable of Merseyside Police. Emergency Services Times 30/4/2025 News Police Service of Northern Ireland response to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland public statement on Kingsmill Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said: “First and foremost our thoughts today are with the families and loved ones of those killed and injured in this awful attack. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 29/4/2025 News AI and Modern Technologies in Criminal Justice: Opportunities and Human Rights Implications Our senior advocacy officer, Madeleine Stone, will be speaking about the expansion of live facial recognition technology alongside lawyers and policy experts at The City Law School. Big Brother Watch 29/4/2025 News Mayor convenes London’s first-ever international VAWG summit to tackle global epidemic of violence against women and girls The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is convening London’s first ever international summit today to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), bringing together city leaders and experts from across the globe to share bold solutions to make our communities safer for women and girls. Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) 29/4/2025 News Met Police charge only one in 20 shoplifters Government urged to properly fund police forces as Lib Dems say burglaries and thefts have in effect become ‘decriminalised’. Only one in 20 shoplifting offences in London last year led to a suspect being charged, according to figures that expose the number of crimes going unsolved across Britain. Of 88,248 shoplifting offences reported to the Metropolitan Police last year, 4,629 led to a suspect being charged, equalling 5.25 per cent. The Times - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News Ford government wants to give police the authority to seize electronic devices in effort to combat auto theft CANADA: The Ontario government says it plans to introduce new legislation that would give police the authority to search for and seize electronic devices intended to be used in the theft of vehicles. CP24 (Canada) 29/4/2025 News ‘Huge shortage’ in specialist Garda unit for serious road crashes leaving it ‘snowed under’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Forensic Collision Investigators unit has 11 qualified members when the minimum recommended number is for 24. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 29/4/2025 News Domestic abuse in later life: A secondary analysis of the crime survey for England and Wales Until recently, older victims – and perpetrators – of domestic abuse were largely absent from both research and policy, leaving a lacuna of empirical and theoretical understandings of abuse in later life. This article presents the findings from the first study to use Crime Survey for England and Wales data on older adults to explore prevalence and risk factors for domestic abuse against adults aged 60–74 years old and, separately, adults aged 16–59 years. We find that risk factors for abuse are similar across the life course. In particular, socio-economic disadvantage, poor health and disability, and victim sex are constant correlates for victimisation, regardless of age. However, there are some important differences in the risk factors for partner and non-partner abuse in later life. Consistent with previous research involving all ages, we found that women were significantly more likely to be victimised by a partner than men (almost three times more likely in our study). However, when looking at abuse by non-partner family members, there was no statistically significant difference between the risk of victimisation for men and women. In other words, partner abuse disproportionately affects older women, but men and women are equally at risk of non-partner abuse. We propose that a move towards life course theories for understanding domestic abuse is required. European Journal of Criminology 29/4/2025 Research article Police trial data extraction tech aimed at wearable devices NEW ZEALAND: Police are trialling a new high-tech tool designed to extract data from wearable devices, such as smartwatches. The tech, MOBILEdit from Prague-based company Compelson Labs, features on a new 64-page list of technological capabilities police have, are testing or have tried and parked. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 29/4/2025 News Caught in the act: New mobile cameras to combat youth crime and vandalism AUSTRALIA: The cameras can move to hotspots within an hour to combat youth crime, vandalism, and antisocial behaviour. Young people breaking into cars, teens setting off flares in lifts and targeting properties have triggered a major crackdown on youth crime. 7 News (Australia) 29/4/2025 News NSW Government Uses Knife Crime to Justify Wholesale Random Searches and Surveillance AUSTRALIA: The first day of the NSW Coroners Court Bondi Junction Inquest, which will inquire into the mass stabbing incident that involved 40-year-old white Australian man Joel Cauchi entering the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping mall on 13 April 2024 to commence randomly stabbing women, along with a male security guard who intervened, only to then be shot dead by a NSW police officer. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 29/4/2025 News Predicting procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether perceived psychological preparedness, organizational support and environmental challenges are linked to attitudes toward procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers. This study employed survey data collected from 1,358 police officers in a northern Chinese city. Regression analysis was conducted to assess the connections between police officers’ perceptions of psychological preparedness, organizational support and environmental challenges and their attitudes toward procedural injustice and turnover intention. Our findings reveal that, net of all controls, civilian police officers exhibit similar perceptions of procedural injustice to sworn officers, yet significantly greater intentions to quit their job than sworn officers. The study also uncovers that perceptions of self-legitimacy, supervisor justice, self-media distortion and public support are associated with procedural injustice, while perceptions of self-legitimacy, occupational stress, supervisor justice, organizational support, self-media distortion and public support are linked to turnover intention for both or one of the groups. Data collection for this study took place during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Unfortunately, this study was unable to account for the potential influence of the pandemic on officers’ occupational attitudes, particularly regarding job satisfaction and stress, although we have no strong reasons to believe that the relationships between the predictors and officers’ views of procedural injustice and turnover intentions could change fundamentally during the pandemic. Despite the substantial size and critical role of civilian or auxiliary police officers in Chinese law enforcement, existing literature predominantly emphasizes sworn officers, leaving a notable void in understanding the differences in occupational attitudes between these two groups. This study bridges this gap by empirically investigating perceptions of procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers. Regression analysis was conducted to assess the connections between police officers’ perceptions of psychological preparedness, organizational support and environmental challenges and their attitudes toward procedural injustice and turnover intention. Findings Our findings reveal that, net of all controls, civilian police officers exhibit similar perceptions of procedural injustice to sworn officers, yet significantly greater intentions to quit their job than sworn officers. The study also uncovers that perceptions of self-legitimacy, supervisor justice, self-media distortion and public support are associated with procedural injustice, while perceptions of self-legitimacy, occupational stress, supervisor justice, organizational support, self-media distortion and public support are linked to turnover intention for both or one of the groups. Research limitations/implications Data collection for this study took place during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Unfortunately, this study was unable to account for the potential influence of the pandemic on officers’ occupational attitudes, particularly regarding job satisfaction and stress, although we have no strong reasons to believe that the relationships between the predictors and officers’ views of procedural injustice and turnover intentions could change fundamentally during the pandemic. Originality/value Despite the substantial size and critical role of civilian or auxiliary police officers in Chinese law enforcement, existing literature predominantly emphasizes sworn officers, leaving a notable void in understanding the differences in occupational attitudes between these two groups. This study bridges this gap by empirically investigating perceptions of procedural injustice and turnover intention among Chinese sworn and civilian police officers. Policing: An International Journal - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Research article Police force will ‘relentlessly pursue’ stalkers The police chief for Devon and Cornwall has vowed to "relentlessly pursue" perpetrators of stalking and abuse crimes after meeting with victims. Among them was Georgia Gabriel-Hooper, who said she witnessed her mother being murdered by her stepfather, and spoke of her mission to help the force "learn" how to support victims. BBC 29/4/2025 News Pilot project to prevent offending gets national recognition The impact of Leicestershire Police’s Phoenix Programme, a pilot project designed to reduce serious violence involving young people and adults, has been highlighted in new national guidance. Police Professional 29/4/2025 News Probation service failing at a national level Russell Webster reviews the latest report from HM Inspectorate of Probation services which has identified failures of leadership. HM Inspectorate of Probation has today published its national inspection of how HM Prison and Probation Service is working to support, enable, and drive the delivery of probation services in England and Wales. The inspection report identifies a range of major shortfalls with the inspectorate concluding that the Probation Service is not adequately prepared to deliver services to a good standard. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Analysis, Feature Focused Deterrence pilot at Leicestershire Police recognised nationally Leicestershire Police's Phoenix Programme, which aims to reduce serious violence involving young people and adults, has been highlighted as part of a new national guide. The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Violence Reduction Network (VRN) is among just five areas in the country to secure extra funding to work with the Home Office and the Youth Endowment Fund. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 News UK Resilience Academy launched to help country prepare better for crisis response A new initiative aims to train more than 4,000 public and private sector workers in crisis skills and expertise every year. The Government says the UK Resilience Academy will transform crisis training for thousands of public and private sector workers, with at least 4,000 people set to be trained at the Academy’s North Yorkshire campus every year, on courses covering everything from business continuity planning, to crowd management and crisis communications. It is designed to learn lessons from the Covid pandemic and was launched today by Cabinet Minister Pat McFadden (pictured). Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/4/2025 Analysis, Feature «888990919293949596Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
