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The National Cabinet of the Australian Government has set out a $4.7 billion package of measures to tackle the “national crisis” of gender-based violence that has become “a source of national shame”, after a ‘rapid review’ of the potential prevention measures to end domestic, family and sexual violence highlighted not only a problem of “overwhelming” scale and complexity, but also “many areas ripe for meaningful reform”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. ❝An end to siloed ways of working has been demanded, with a promise to increase information sharing between agencies and recommendations made to identify where violence and abuse can be prevented ‘before it happens, when it occurs and before it becomes fatal’.❞ ❝The National Cabinet agreed to negotiate a renewed, five-year National Partnership Agreement on family, domestic and sexual violence responses, and deliver over $700 million in new matched investments from the Commonwealth and states and territories.❞ ❝The Government will work with sector experts to identify gaps in support for children and young people who have experienced or witnessed DFSV [domestic, family and sexual violence], to inform the design and implementation of new and revised initiatives and interventions.❞ ❝Even this categorisation as a ‘crisis’ belies the problem’s true scale. In particular, the untold number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children who are missing, presumed murdered, remains a source of grief, questions and national shame.❞ - Unlocking the Prevention Potential: accelerating action to end domestic, family and sexual violence report ❝The scale of the challenge and the complex nature of DFSV [domestic, family and sexual violence] may seem overwhelming. The fact that the Review could identify so many areas ripe for meaningful reform over such a short period of time, however, is also a sign of promise.❞ - Unlocking the Prevention Potential: accelerating action to end domestic, family and sexual violence report [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] https://lnkd.in/eUn4s5qx #lawenforcement #policing #police #crime #violenceagainstwomen #domesticviolence #familyviolence

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With almost half of police forces in England and Wales having adopted and implemented the Operation Soteria model to tackle rape and serious sexual offences, Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons spoke to City, University of London Professor Katrin Hohl OBE and Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Sarah Crew about the continuing roll out of the programme, the expansion of the approach to address domestic abuse, and concerns that an end to funding could threaten the progress already made. ❝This is the National Police Chiefs' Council, UK Home Office and College of Policing all working with forces in an iterative way with academics at the heart, and is something we need to learn from. If we lose funding, I think we would lose that.❞ - CC Sarah Crew, Avon and Somerset Police ❝When we embarked on this work, charge rates were only going down and people didn’t believe they could be turned around – but they have been, by working from the ground up. It’s not done to officers, it’s by and with officers, and it is an incredibly rewarding way of working.❞ - Prof Katrin Hohl, City University of London ❝It’s a bit of a leap of faith but I think it’s the right thing to do. The same could be done for child abuse – we could go against the whole spectrum of violence against women and girls, and the dynamics of perpetrators exploiting vulnerable people.❞ - CC Sarah Crew, Avon and Somerset Police ❝Soteria was about transparency and sharing the inner workings and where forces were going wrong; it was a painful first step for forces to admit where they went wrong, and the difference here is it didn’t just come up with an action plan.❞ - Prof Katrin Hohl, City University of London ❝In most of the nine forces inspected as part of the [His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)] progress report, half of the rape investigation team roles are held by trainees, and some senior leaders don’t fully understand how Operation Soteria works or the benefits it can offer.❞ ❝Even with all these challenges, Soteria presents a major opportunity for the criminal justice system. We must keep up the momentum towards change and give victims the service they deserve.❞ - HMIC Michelle Skeer ❝Soteria can transform the police approach to RASSO across England and Wales. And it could be used to change how forces deal with other crimes, such as domestic abuse or modern slavery.❞ - HMICFRS Operation Soteria report [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] https://lnkd.in/ep37c-fw #lawenforcement #policing #police #crime #domesticabuse #investigation #victims #violenceagainstwomen

A new Queensland Police Service (QPS) approach to responding to volume crimes which focuses on attendance by scenes of crime officers has seen an increase in evidence obtained from the scene while saving more than 180,000 hours for general duties officers, as QPS Senior Sergeants Lisa Weller and Josh White explained to delegates at the recent Global Evidence-Based Policing Conference. ❝If you spend more time at a crime scene, you’re going to find more evidence. So there was a 14% rise in fingerprints found at those crime scenes… And guess what? We identify more offenders … and solvability then increases.❞ - QPS Snr Sgt Josh White ❝We were able to divert general duties police from 87% of break and enter offences. For all of the commissioned officers within the room, I think you could probably appreciate, that’s a fairly big saving to the frontline.❞ - QPS Snr Sgt Lisa Weller ❝Basically, from 2020, that’s when forensic officers flicked the switch… from that, the actual savings to the community or to the service worked out to be about 122 full-time positions every year, which is outstanding in itself.❞ - QPS Snr Sgt Josh White [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] https://lnkd.in/ei5tmc6j ➡️Policing Insight supported the Global Evidence-Based Policing Conference as media partner - this is the first of several articles sharing insight form the event. #lawenforcement #policing #police #investigation #GEBP2024 ANZ SEBP - Australia and New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) The Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing The American Society of Evidence-Based Policing SEBP-NL (Society of Evidence-Based Policing Nederland)

New figures have revealed that drug-related deaths in England and Wales have reached record levels, with a significant increase in deaths linked to cocaine use among the worrying figures; Ian Hamilton, Honorary Fellow (Associate Professor) at the University of York, and Professor Harry Sumnall of Liverpool John Moores University, explore the possible reasons behind the latest data, and consider what can be done to address the challenges. ❝There are also stark regional differences in drug-related deaths. For example, the north-east of England continues to have much higher rates of deaths from drug misuse, compared with other parts of the country.❞ ❝The ONS recorded the 12th consecutive rise in deaths due to cocaine, with such deaths rising almost 31% year-on-year. This is a large rise, even in the context of increasing drug-related deaths over the past 20 years.❞ ❝It’s clear that what is currently being done is not enough. More money needs to be invested in specialist drug treatment services, both to save lives and improve the quality of life for all those who face problems with drugs.❞ https://lnkd.in/eBbQUYNG #lawenforcement #policing #police #drugs

New research has revealed the extent to which relatives of serving personnel carry the burdens of their loved ones’ public service; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass reports on the findings of The Open University researchers, whose work was commissioned by Oscar Kilo UK, the College of Policing’s National Wellbeing Service. ❝Many partners of officers said they felt like they were a single parent, and had to juggle their own careers while running the family home, alone. They spoke of feelings of loneliness, isolation and burnout as the police parent usually sacrifices their family life for the job.❞ ❝Serving officers told the researchers that there is no compatibility between a career in the police and having a family, and many of them believed the job was a vocation only suitable for single people.❞ ❝Officers admitted to irritability and agitated behaviours around their kids when they didn’t have time to process the events of a working day, and non-serving and serving partners both witnessed aggression from serving family members. The children of officers echoed this too.❞ ❝Our research highlights the impact that having an officer or staff member in your family can have. It all takes a toll, and we identify and capture this in our research. What we find is that there is a debt of gratitude owed to police families for their role in keeping the wheels of policing turning.❞ - Dr. Sarah-Jane Lennie CPsychol. ❝The sacrifices made often go unnoticed, but the research, which we support, has captured the full extent of their contribution. It’s clear police families deserve our deep appreciation for their unwavering support, which keeps our police service functioning effectively.❞ - Brian Booth, Acting Deputy National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] https://lnkd.in/e2mxZHjf #lawenforcement #policing #police #wellbeing #research

Following the recent acquittal of a Metropolitan Police firearms officer charged with the murder of Chris Kaba, former Scottish police officer Graham Goulden, now an active bystander trainer, believes it’s now the time for policing to work closely with other agencies to focus more effectively on violence prevention, in an effort to reduce crime in communities and ensure fewer offers have to make such life-or-death decisions. ❝Unless we have the courage to self-inspect, we will continue to see more people amassing lengthy criminal records and posing a threat to us all, not just police firearms officers.❞ ❝It’s wrong to see prevention as soft. It’s more a smart option and one that will keep us all safe, including the officers who commit to serving our diverse and often troubled communities.❞ ❝The arresting of the same people, even in later years their children and grandchildren, was becoming frustrating. I remember a few times asking: ‘Am I making a difference here?’ I left the CID in the late 1990’s because of this.❞ ❝I learned many things in my time as a police officer, but my main learning in violence prevention was the power of community to prevent, and that relationships are the currency of change.❞ ❝Less violence equals safer communities for police officers to work within. We will see individuals not amassing criminal convictions where violence escalates. By doing so we reduce the chances of our firearms officers having to make the ultimate decision.❞ https://lnkd.in/eDxqiuZ8 #lawenforcement #policing #police

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Friday Focus: Drug enforcement 🔦This week we spotlight our coverage of drugs and drug enforcement including organised crime and cartels, county lines, public health approaches, decriminalisation and more ➡️Read articles in our drug enforcement channel under 'Operational policing' on the topic navigation bar at Policing Insight:  https://lnkd.in/emUpAe-9 #lawenforcement #police #policing #drugs

As the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), Ireland’s independent policing oversight body, prepares for its transition to the new Fiosrú – Oifig an Ombudsman Póilíneachta, the latest and final GSOC annual report highlights the efforts well underway for a smooth changeover, and the importance of ensuring the Fiosrú has adequate resources – particularly specialist staff – to fulfil its mandate, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. ❝As GSOC transitions to Fiosrú, the organisation will require more skilled and dedicated people to deliver on a more complex and expanded statutory mandate. I do not underestimate the challenge of recruiting such staff.❞ - Rory McCabe, GSOC Chair ❝We have seen a welcome year-on-year drop in our end of-year caseload over the past three years, which reflects the improved and streamlined processes we have implemented, and the modest increase in our investigative and casework staff over the past year.❞ - GSOC Annual Report ❝The changes proposed in the legislation represent a significant transformation not only for GSOC, but for agencies, departments and other stakeholders across Ireland’s policing, community safety and policing oversight infrastructure.❞ - GSOC Annual Report ❝As GSOC transitions to Fiosrú, we remain committed to growing in a manner that preserves and enhances the diversity of our workforce, ensuring that we as an organisation are reflective of the community that we serve.❞ - GSOC Annual Report [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] https://lnkd.in/eMBhWGi7 #lawenforcement #policing #police #professionalstandards #policecomplaints Fiosrú, Office of the Police Ombudsman An Garda Síochána