Category: Police
Joe Burton, Ardi Janjeva, Simon Moseley: AI and Serious Online Crime
This report presents the findings of a CETaS research project on the role of AI in serious online criminality. The aim of the report is to provide an evidence-based understanding of how the proliferation of AI systems is reshaping the landscape of serious online criminality. This research aims to equip policymakers and security practitioners to…
Georgia: Police Detained Around 20 Protesters
The solidarity rally for jailed journalists was held amid steady stream of detentions in recent days, and turned tense when demonstrators again blocked Rustaveli Avenue, the city’s main thoroughfare. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainees were arrested under administrative law for attempting to obstruct traffic illegally. A young woman who reportedly climbed…
Matthew Radburn: When is policing fair? Groups, Identity and Judgements of the Procedural Justice of Coercive Crowd Policing
Procedural justice theory (PJT) is now a widely utilised theoretical perspective in policing research that acknowledges the centrality of police ‘fairness’. Despite its widespread acceptance this paper asserts that there are conceptual limitations that emerge when applying the theory to the policing of crowd events. This paper contends that this problem with PJT is a…
Shadow Report: Combating Organised Crime
During 2023–2024, the Overarching Strategic Plan for Reforming Law Enforcement Agencies as part of the Security and Defence Sector of Ukraine for 2023–2027 and the Government’s Action Plan for its implementation were adopted. These documents are key to state policy in the field of law enforcement system development. Legislation in the field of combating organised…
Germany to Allow Police to Shoot Down Drones
Police in Germany will soon be allowed to shoot down drones that are violating German airspace. The cabinet agreed the law after disruptions to airports across Europe — including Germany — by rogue drones. The legislation still requires parliamentary approval. Germany is facing a growing threat from unauthorized drones, after sightings near Munich Airport stranded…
Police Ombudsman: Far Right Remains Greatest Threat to Germany’s Security
German authorities recognize that far-right extremism has become the “greatest threat” to the country, according to Uli Groetsch, Germany’s top official overseeing federal police agencies. Federal police organizations are taking new measures to counter this growing danger, Groetsch told Anadolu in an interview, expressing optimism for positive results. “Right-wing extremism remains the greatest threat to…
Bas Böing, Peter De Vries, Ellen Giebels: Creating Controversy: Developing a Virtual Reality Training Tool With 360° Film to Engage in Ethnic Profiling Reform
Ethnic profiling is a topic that is challenging to address in policing communities. Many police officers doubt its existence or find it too trivial and irrelevant to worry about. Others may find it important, but do not feel psychologically safe to discuss it with their colleagues. Many police officers, therefore, ignore training and conversations on…
UMass Dartmouth Police Department Awarded $105,000 Grant to Advance Virtual Reality Crisis Response Training
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Police Department has been awarded $105,000 through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (CIP), administered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR). The funding will be used to implement the Street Smarts Virtual Reality (VR) training system to enhance officer preparedness in…