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Tag Archives: Scotland
De-escalation
This two-part story from Arnold Ventures, here and here, describes the development of the ICAT (Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics) model and de-escalation training. Initiated in 2014, it was controversial and strongly resisted at first, but since then has been … Continue reading
Police Scotland criticized for lack of leadership development
The UK’s inspectorate of constabulary has criticized Police Scotland for failing to invest in leadership development since it was formed by the amalgamation of 8 forces in 2013, as reported here. The review found “that while police leaders are very … Continue reading
Great expectations vs. reality
This article reviews the experiences of Scotland and Netherlands, both of which centralized their policing systems by creating national police in 2013. Balancing national and local needs while trying to save financial resources has proven difficult. The comparative assessment concludes … Continue reading
Scottish Institute for Policing Research
SIPR, the Scottish Institute of Policing Research, was established in 2007 as a collaboration among police, government, and 14 universities. Its just-released 2017-2018 annual report is available here. It includes brief summaries of studies sponsored by the institute on a … Continue reading
The Glasgow model
This article summarizes five elements of the anti-violence approach implemented in Scotland that helped cut murders by over half since 2004-2005. The approach relied more on public health, education, jobs, and mentoring than on targeted law enforcement. London is currently adopting … Continue reading
Looking at edged-weapon tactics
This article reports a delegation from Elgin, Illinois visiting Scotland and England to examine police tactics for dealing with subjects armed with knives and other edged weapons. “We are exploring less lethal tactics that are not prevalent in the United … Continue reading
Free course — antiquities trafficking and art crime
The University of Glasgow offers a free on-line course “Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime,” lasting 3 weeks, 4 hours per week. Information and course enrollment available here.
Scotland still searching for right balance
The search is on for a new chief constable in Scotland, which consolidated all its forces into one 5 years ago but has struggled to find an effective mix of centralized administration and local accountability. This column presents 3 views … Continue reading
Tackling knife crime in the UK
London had 80 fatal stabbings in 2017 and 4 in less than 24 hours over New Years. The mayor has promised to ramp up stop and search, but this article points to a different approach implemented over the last decade … Continue reading
Right to remain silent, in Scotland
This article indicates that new laws taking effect January 25 in Scotland include a “Miranda style” warning that must be given to arrestees, as well as restrictions on police authority to stop and search. The latter restrictions follow a 2014 … Continue reading
World Policing 