An Interview With Chief Sargent of the Worcester, MA Police Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-197
Author(s):  
Steven W. Steinert
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
Military Police ◽  
The Past ◽  
Training Opportunities

Chief Sargent, of the Worcester, MA Police Department, is interviewed about his position and perspectives as a chief of police. He discusses his education and the path he took to becoming a chief. Specifically, he discusses working first as a military police officer and his transition into civilian policing. He discusses his advanced training opportunities with the FBI and receiving a degree in criminology. He describes the various positions he has had in law enforcement throughout his career. In addition, he describes changes in policing that have occurred throughout the past decades and how those changes are affecting current policies and initiatives. He further discusses the individuals that work within law enforcement and important characteristics that are essential for those interested in a career in law enforcement. He discusses the implementation of innovative training programs, such as simulators, which aid in preparing officers for different situations. Views about connecting citizens and police and recommendations for researchers are also discussed.

scholarly journals Policing through social media: a qualitative exploration

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-218
Author(s):  
Seth Wyatt Fallik ◽  
Ross Deuchar ◽  
Vaughn J Crichlow ◽  
Hannah Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Social media, in the past decade, has been used to hold police accountable for their actions. There has been, however, a paucity of empirical research into how law enforcement uses social media. To explore this issue, this paper uses qualitative data emerging from ethnographic research conducted in a Southern American state. Participant observations of police officer deployments were paired with semi-structured interviews with officers from three law enforcement agencies. The extent and ways in which these officers used social media is explored. Findings indicate that social media is used to bring positive attention to law enforcement agencies and aid criminal investigations. Although the positive impact of social media was highlighted in these experiences, persistent problems and challenges also featured in the data. Finally, officer insights were drawn upon to make recommendations for future policing policy and research.

Factors associated with civilian and police officer injury during 10 years of officer-involved shooting incidents

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Paddock ◽  
Katelyn Kassarjian Jetelina ◽  
Stephen A Bishopp ◽  
Kelley Pettee Gabriel ◽  
Jennifer Marie Reingle Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Multiple Shooting ◽  
Fatal Injury ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Bivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Hispanic White

BackgroundPrevious officer-involved shooting (OIS) research has focused primarily on antecedents to fatal shootings, with few studies investigating injury more broadly. Our study examined the factors associated with fatal or non-fatal injury to both civilians and officers during OIS incidents, to better understand how harm might be reduced in the most extreme law enforcement scenarios.MethodsData included 281 officers involved in 177 unique shooting incidents recorded by Dallas Police Department between 2005 and 2015. Bivariate logistic regression and multivariable generalised estimation equation analyses were used to investigate incident characteristics associated with fatal or non-fatal injury to civilians and officers.ResultsCivilian injury occurred in 61% and officer injury in 14% of unique OIS incidents. In adjusted models, multiple shooting officers increased the odds of injury to both civilians (adjusted OR (AOR): 3.22, 95% CI 1.39 to 7.50) and officers (AOR 4.73, 95% CI 1.64 to 13.65). Odds of civilian injury were also significantly higher during the daytime and among non-Hispanic white compared with non-Hispanic black and Hispanic/Latina/o civilians, although a majority of OIS incidents (79%) involved non-Hispanic black or Hispanic/Latino/a civilians. Odds of officer injury were significantly higher for detectives compared with patrol (AOR=9.32, 95% CI 1.85 to 47.03) and during off-duty versus on-duty shootings (AOR=5.23, 95% CI 1.37 to 19.99).ConclusionsBoth civilians and officers are at risk for injury during OIS incidents, though to different degrees and with unique risk factors. Additional research is needed to understand whether these results are replicated elsewhere and to further understand the mechanisms of injury.

scholarly journals KERJASAMA LEMBAGA PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT (LPM) KUTA DENGAN KEPOLISIAN DALAM MENANGGULANGI TINDAK PIDANA PENCURIAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Komang Ratih Kumala Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Empirical Law

The rampant of crime of theft by pickpocket mode in the Kuta area has given a negative impacton tourism. In Kuta area, there are an institution is engaged in community empowermentwhich is called Lembaga Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (LPM). LPM has a mission which isparticipate to increase law awareness and encourage law enforcement, through this missionwas related a cooperation from police Department and LPM. Therefore, it is importantthat is studied in depth about the cooperation of LPM and Police Department in mitigatingthe crime of theft by pickpocket mode in Kuta area and also its constraints and preventioneffort. The method of research which used is the empirical law research by the qualitativedescriptive method. The data consists of primary data and secondary data. The technique ofcollecting data which is used the document study and interview technique. The technique ofdetermine the sample used non probably sampling. The result found that the LPM role is toassist the police officer if it found a crime in area when the jagabaya and hansip (securityofficer) do their job. Related to the constraints which is faced by LPM and police officerthat LPM does not has infrastructure, technical, and administrative. It is also does not hasa legal protection to do investigation. Those constraints is tried to fulfill by the police officerand LPM however the legal protection of LPM is still does not found a solution. The role ofLPM is still assist to catch and prosecute the executants in a while.

An Interview With Chief Payne of the Grand Rapids, MI Police Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 174-184
Author(s):  
Steven W. Steinert
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The People ◽  
Grand Rapids ◽  
New Recruits ◽  
Society Today

Chief Payne, of the Grand Rapids, MI Police Department, is interviewed about his position and experiences as an officer, an officer of color, and a chief of police. He discusses the people who influenced his desire and ability to become a police officer. He also discusses the challenges of being a police officer, particularly in society today. He provides important details about how policing is unique in his community and his plans and current initiatives for how to improve policing in the future. Specifically, he describes and discusses the implementation of community policing initiatives and his views about how to better connect police officers with their community members. He discusses several programs designed to make police officers more accessible to the community. Chief Payne also provides insight about his efforts to recruit and retain police officers and how to increase diversity in new recruits. Finally, Chief Payne provides recommendations for researchers about how to approach law enforcement about implementing new initiatives as well as some of the roadblocks they may face.

“I AM A Child!”: A Girl-Child’s Truth and The Lies of Law Enforcement

2021 ◽  
pp. 089124322110293
Author(s):  
Nikki Jones
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Black Girl ◽  
System A ◽  
As If ◽  
New York Police Department

On January 29, 2021, a police officer with the Rochester, New York, Police Department pepper-sprayed a 9-year old Black girl who had been handcuffed and forced into the back of a police car. In the struggle that proceeded this moment, an officer yelled at the girl with obvious frustration, “You’re acting like a child!” In this essay, I consider how the girl’s quick retort —“I AM a child!”—interjected a truth into the struggle that had been all but ignored by the armed adults on the scene. I consider how the truth embedded in this girl’s call exposes the lies of law enforcement and, in doing so, lay the seeds of abolitionist imaginings—a call for a system, a world, that would treat a Black girl as if she were a child.

Does military veteran status and deployment history impact officer involved shootings? A case–control study

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. e245-e252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M Reingle Gonzalez ◽  
Stephen A Bishopp ◽  
Katelyn K Jetelina ◽  
Ellen Paddock ◽  
Kelley Pettee Gabriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Military Discharge ◽  
Veteran Status ◽  
Hiring Policies ◽  
Military Veteran ◽  
Control Study

AbstractBackgroundDespite veterans’ preference hiring policies by law enforcement agencies, no studies have examined the nature or effects of military service or deployments on health outcomes. This study will examine the effect of military veteran status and deployment history on law enforcement officer (LEO)-involved shootings.MethodsTen years of data were extracted from Dallas Police Department records. LEOs who were involved in a shooting in the past 10 years were frequency matched on sex to LEOs never involved in a shooting. Military discharge records were examined to quantify veteran status and deployment(s). Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of veteran status and deployment history on officer-involved shooting involvement.ResultsRecords were abstracted for 516 officers. In the adjusted models, veteran LEOs who were not deployed were significantly more likely to be involved in a shooting than non-veteran officers. Veterans with a deployment history were 2.9 times more likely to be in a shooting than non-veteran officers.ConclusionsMilitary veteran status, regardless of deployment history, is associated with increased odds of shootings among LEOs. Future studies should identify mechanisms that explain this relationship, and whether officers who experienced firsthand combat exposure experience greater odds of shooting involvement.

PRACTICAL BASE OF FORMULATING RETRAINING PROGRAMS ON ETHNIC MINORITY AFFAIRS KNOWLEDGE FOR CADRES, CIVIL SERVANTS UP TO 2030

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Dung ◽  
Giang Khac Binh
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Political System ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
The Political ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past

As developing programs is the core in fostering knowledge on ethnic work for cadres and civil servants under Decision No. 402/QD-TTg dated 14/3/2016 of the Prime Minister, it is urgent to build training program on ethnic minority affairs for 04 target groups in the political system from central to local by 2020 with a vision to 2030. The article highlighted basic issues of practical basis to design training program of ethnic minority affairs in the past years; suggested solutions to build the training programs in integration and globalization period.

Australian Orthodontists Utilization and Attitude Toward a Government Funded Cleft Scheme

2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562198912
Author(s):  
Morgan Wishney ◽  
Aziz Sahu-Khan ◽  
Peter Petocz ◽  
M. Ali Darendeliler ◽  
Alexandra K. Papadopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Australian Society ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Orthodontic Training ◽  
University Training

Objectives: To (1) survey Australian orthodontists about their involvement with a government-funded scheme for patients with clefts, the Medicare Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Scheme (MCLCPS) and (2) investigate their attitude toward treating patients with clefts and their training in this respect. Design: A 13-question online survey was distributed to members of the Australian Society of Orthodontists. The survey gathered information regarding respondent demographics, the number of MCLCPS-eligible patients seen in the past 12 months and usual billing practices. Results: A total of 96 complete responses were obtained. About 70% of respondents had treated MCLCPS-eligible patients in the past 12 months and 55% saw between 2 and 5 patients during this time. The likelihood of treating patients with clefts increased by a factor of 4.8 (95% CI: 1.2-18.9) if practicing outside of a capital city and 1.5 times for each decade increase in orthodontist’s age (95% CI: 1.0-2.2). The MCLCPS was utilized by 81% of orthodontists with 26% of these respondents accepting rebate only. Most orthodontists felt their university training could have better prepared them to treat patients with clefts. A minority of orthodontists felt that a rebate increase would make them more likely to treat these patients. Conclusions: Australian orthodontists who treat patients with clefts tend to be older and work outside of capital cities. The decision to treat these patients tends to not be financially motived. Specialty orthodontic training programs could improve the preparedness of their graduates to treat patients with clefts.

scholarly journals UAV Forensics: DJI Mini 2 Case Study

Drones ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Miloš Stanković ◽  
Mohammad Meraj Mirza ◽  
Umit Karabiyik
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personally Identifiable Information ◽  
Multiple Devices ◽  
Forensic Tools ◽  
Recreational Use

Rapid technology advancements, especially in the past decade, have allowed off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that weigh less than 250 g to become available for recreational use by the general population. Many well-known manufacturers (e.g., DJI) are now focusing on this segment of UAVs, and the new DJI Mini 2 drone is one of many that falls under this category, which enables easy access to be purchased and used without any Part 107 certification and Remote ID registration. The versatility of drones and drone models is appealing for customers, but they pose many challenges to forensic tools and digital forensics investigators due to numerous hardware and software variations. In addition, different devices can be associated and used for controlling these drones (e.g., Android and iOS smartphones). Moreover, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the adoption of Remote ID is not going to be required for people without the 107 certifications for this segment at least until 2023, which creates finding personally identifiable information a necessity in these types of investigations. In this research, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of DJI Mini 2 and its data stored across multiple devices (e.g., SD cards and mobile devices) that are associated with the drone. The aim of this paper is to (1) create several criminal-like scenarios, (2) acquire and analyze the created scenarios using leading forensics software (e.g., Cellebrite and Magnet Axiom) that are commonly used by law enforcement agencies, (3) and present findings associated with potential criminal activities.

Women and Policing: An Assessment of Factors Related to the Likelihood of Pursuing a Career as a Police Officer

2021 ◽  
pp. 109861112110090
Author(s):  
Vanessa M. Diaz ◽  
Lidia E. Nuño
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Underrepresentation Of Women ◽  
Limited Generalizability

Law enforcement is still considered a male dominated occupation resulting in the underrepresentation of women in sworn personnel positions. While it is critical for police departments to have a more representative police force, there is a lack of research on the factors that affect the likelihood of women entering policing. Past studies suggest that men and women have similar reasons for joining policing. However, research on the factors that deter potential candidates from pursuing this career path is limited. This paper examines factors that may affect the likelihood of women pursuing a career in policing. We rely on data collected from a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in criminal justice courses (n = 421). Our results show that, relative to men, women are less likely to be interested in pursuing a career as a police officer. However, more than half of the women in our sample reported interest in pursuing a career in policing. We find that for men and women, the likelihood for pursuing a career in policing was affected by a number of personal characteristics and the current socio-political climate. While a notable limitation of our study is its limited generalizability, overall, our findings offer some promise for the potential of representative policing.

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