Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115456 total results. Showing results 19981 to 20000 «99699799899910001001100210031004Next ›Last » Police forces in Wales launch first facial recognition mobile app Police officers in south Wales and Gwent are being issued with a new mobile phone app which allows them to confirm the identity of an individual at the touch of a button. The two forces will become the first in the UK to be able to access controversial facial recognition technology via an app. Nation Cymru 16/12/2024 News Surge in police officers quitting ‘a wake-up call’ for Scottish government The number of police officers quitting to follow other careers should be a wake-up call for the Scottish government, Scottish Labour has warned. Scottish Legal News 16/12/2024 News Mayors want ‘parity’ for local police after province’s OPP relief funding CANADA: Recent provincial funding to help cover policing costs has left municipalities with their own police forces searching for financial support, eastern Ontario mayors say. "We are just as in need as the OPP-policed communities," said Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow. Last month, mayors in communities that contract policing to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) called on the province for financial help after unexpected increases in their 2025 policing bills. CBC News (Canada) 16/12/2024 News INTERVIEW: Jeremy Oliver from Victoria Police on increase in homophobic attacks AUSTRALIA: Police in Victoria say they have made more than 15 arrests over several dozen homophobic attacks that have taken place since June. They are part of a nationwide increase in assaults where teenage offenders use hookup apps to lure their victims before bashing them and filming the attacks, which are then uploaded to social media sites. This behaviour which has been called 'post and boast'. Jeremy Oliver is the LGBTIQA+ Community Portfolio Manager at the Victoria Police and he's speaking to Greg Dyett. SBS News (Australia) 16/12/2024 Audio, Feature, Interview, Opinion Chief Minister says all options “on the table” following uptick in Alice Springs violence AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory government has called on the federal government to reintroduce compulsory work or training programs with fortnightly reporting obligations for welfare recipients after the violence in Alice Springs/Mparntwe last week. Despite their landslide election victory in August, the CLP government have faced the same criticism Labor did for a spate of violent incidents in the troubled town, which included a two-month-old baby girl's skull being fractured during an alleged violent home invasion last week. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro was booed when she arrived in the Central Australian township last week before announcing a series of areas the NT government wanted the federal government to address. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 16/12/2024 News Cracks in system AUSTRALIA: Doreen Langham was set alight by her ex-partner in 2021 in one of Queensland’s most horrific domestic violence murders. Could a warning from inside police ranks have changed the outcome? ABC News (Australia) 16/12/2024 Feature Kristian White seeks review of sacking from NSW police force after being found guilty of manslaughter AUSTRALIA: Former New South Wales police officer Kristian White has sought to appeal against his sacking from the force after he was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home with a Taser. White was sacked in early December just days after a jury in the NSW supreme court found him guilty of the manslaughter of Clare Nowland. A spokesperson for the NSW police confirmed a case had been filed in the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales to appeal against the sacking. The Guardian 16/12/2024 News Lawyers refusing to represent people charged with certain crimes amid pay crisis Some solicitors in England and Wales are not taking on loss-making cases such as burglary amid MoJ dispute over legal aid, Law Society says The Guardian 16/12/2024 News ‘Massive boost’: SA Police officers win astronomical pay rise AUSTRALIA: South Australian Police officers have won the biggest pay rise in 30 years in a bid to stem the mass exodus from the force The Advertiser (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/12/2024 News Kristian White launches court action after losing NSW Police job following manslaughter conviction AUSTRALIA: Kristian White, the former police officer found guilty last month of the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, has made an application for his dismissal from the NSW police force to be reviewed. ABC News (Australia) 16/12/2024 News Number of youths kept in police cells 10 times higher than two years ago NEW ZEALAND: Young people are being kept overnight in police cells at 10 times the rate they were just two years ago. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/12/2024 News NZ police officers’ China trip had all the hallmarks of foreign interference operation – expert NEW ZEALAND: One of the country's leading China experts says she is in no doubt a trip to China by New Zealand police was a foreign interference operation. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/12/2024 News A law enforcement guide to combating romance fraud and supporting victims Fraud accounts for a huge proportion of crime in the UK as well as other countries, with romance fraud particularly prevalent – and having significant impacts on victims over and above financial losses; Aston University Senior Lecturer Dr Rasha Kassem, an expert in fraud, explores the methods of those perpetrating romance frauds, the impacts on victims, and what police officers can do to combat the crime as well as provide support and reassurance. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/12/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Police in world first trial using AI to catch drink and drug drivers Cameras with artificial intelligence are currently learning how roads usually flow so they can spot warning signs and alert officers Free Radio 16/12/2024 News ‘Wake-up call’ warning over surge in Police Scotland resignations A surge in Police Scotland officers quitting the force for other careers should be a "wake-up call" for the SNP, Scottish Labour claims. Holyrood Magazine 16/12/2024 News People and skills Retiring Hertfordshire Chief Constable joins Police Federation The Police Federation of England & Wales (PFEW) has appointed Charlie Hall QPM, Chief Constable for Hertfordshire Constabulary, as a strategic advisor. Charlie will take up this new role after he retires from the police service at the end of this month. Emergency Services Times 16/12/2024 News Welsh police forces launch first facial recognition mobile app Police officers in South Wales and Gwent are to be given a mobile phone app which allows them to confirm the identity of an unknown person with the touch of a button. Emergency Services Times 16/12/2024 News PCC appoints new Chief Constable to lead Gwent Police The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Gwent, Jane Mudd, has appointed Mark Hobrough as the new Chief Constable of Gwent Police. Emergency Services Times 16/12/2024 News Man arrested as garda remains in critical condition after Dublin assault REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A man has been arrested in connection with the assault of two off-duty members of An Garda Síochána in Dublin on Saturday. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 15/12/2024 News Man arrested after assault of two off-duty gardaí in Temple Bar REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Investigating gardaí believe attack was unprovoked, with one member of force in critical condition. 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