Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115456 total results. Showing results 20141 to 20160 «100410051006100710081009101010111012Next ›Last » Chief Minister, Police Commissioner forced to fly to Alice Springs amid latest crime crisis AUSTRALIA: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has taken the Police Commissioner to Alice Springs to announce the government’s response to the “serious, heinous and escalating violence” that saw a baby and her mother attacked by teen home invaders in the middle of the afternoon, with the baby flown interstate after suffering a fractured skull. It follows other violent crimes in recent days in Alice, including a woman being raped while she slept in her bed by other home invaders. NT Independent (Australia) 12/12/2024 News QPS reflects on record-breaking recruitment year at final graduation AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 122 recruits at the final graduation ceremony of 2024, rounding out a record-breaking year for recruitment. More than 940 officers have now been inducted, with more than 2,200 applicants still in the pipeline heading into the new year – a 53 per cent increase on November 2023. myPolice - Queensland Police News 12/12/2024 News NT Aboriginal land councils want independent police racism review AUSTRALIA: Calls from a major Northern Territory land council for an independent review into systemic racism in the NT Police Force have been backed by the territory's anti-discrimination commissioner. Last month, an NT Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) and NT Police joint investigation into racism within the force handed down its final report, which drew criticism from legal experts. The probe, which previously uncovered racist awards deemed too "offensive" for public release, found no further evidence of racist behaviour in the force since 2015 and closed the matter. ABC News (Australia) 12/12/2024 News Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming on leave amid investigation, IPCA probe NEW ZEALAND: The second-most powerful police officer in the country is on leave pending separate investigations, the Herald can reveal. Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority, and the New Zealand Police. The nature of the allegations against McSkimming cannot be reported. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News Met Police staff planning to walk out over WFH rights in first strike in force’s 150 year history Scotland Yard is braced for the first staff strike in its history as 999 call handlers, PCSOs and child-protection experts plan to walk out over the right to work from home. Mail Online 12/12/2024 News Police breached policy during Christchurch motorbike pursuit which ended with a fatal crash IPCA finds NEW ZEALAND: Police officers breached policy during a pursuit of a motorbike that ended in a fatal crash in Christchurch, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found. On 20 August, a motorcyclist who was travelling more than double the 50 kmph speed limit on Edgeware Rd, went through a red light and collided with a car while fleeing police. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming on leave amid investigation, IPCA probe NEW ZEALAND: The second most powerful police officer in the country is on leave pending separate investigations, the Herald can reveal. Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority, and the New Zealand Police. The nature of the allegations against McSkimming cannot be reported. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News Met police staff vote to strike over curbs on working from home PCS union says its members, which include 999 call handlers, ‘overwhelmingly’ backed industrial action The Guardian 12/12/2024 News New domestic abuse principles published New principles to accompany the domestic violence disclosure scheme have been released by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) College of Policing 12/12/2024 News Fifty-eight officers injured in vehicle rammings in last year More than £400,000 has been spent on repairing police vehicles damaged as a result of being rammed. At least 58 police officers have been injured after their official vehicles were deliberately rammed, the PSNI has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 News Cuts to budgets will ‘rip heart out’ of neighbourhood policing warns Fed The upcoming cuts are at odds with the Prime Minister’s plans to recruit an additional 13,000 neighbourhood officers, Essex Police Federation has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 News Government promises 14,000 more prison places by 2031 Russell Webster examines the detail of the MoJ's latest announcement on prison places. The Ministry of Justice has published its 10-year prison capacity strategy in which it says it will build 14,000 more prison places by 2031. The strategy presents a reasonably detailed plan, setting out where these places will be built and by when. It also contains a commitment to securing new planning powers, that will allow for greater flexibility should new land be required for future prison sites. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 Feature Met Police staff vote to take strike action over reduced working from home policy It would be the first time Met Police employees, which could include 999 call handlers and child protection officers, have ever voted for a walkout. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 News Review of courts welcomed as Victims’ Commissioner warns of risks from cuts to support services "I fear this reduction in support will prompt some victims to simply walk away from seeking justice—a second injustice compounding the first." Victims' Commissioner 12/12/2024 News Courts reform to see quicker justice for victims and keeps streets safe Victims of crimes will see the perpetrators face justice more quickly under a once-in-a-generation review of criminal courts, the Lord Chancellor announced today (12 December). Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 12/12/2024 News ‘Loss of faith in police’: Indigenous victims of crime fear not being believed, Victorian study finds AUSTRALIA: A sexual assault victim sits outside a police station, wanting to make a report but too scared to go inside. At another, a victim of family violence is told there’s not enough evidence to file for an intervention order. The Guardian 12/12/2024 News Government’s knife crime pilot criticised for lack of transparency The roll out of a government pilot scheme to tackle knife crime has been shrouded in unjustified secrecy, according to a publication released today by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies in collaboration with StopWatch. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 12/12/2024 News John Swinney: Scottish Government will consider calls for choking law The Scottish Government is to consider making non-fatal strangulation a criminal offence, First Minister John Swinney has confirmed. Holyrood Magazine 12/12/2024 News ‘You should have paid us’: Victoria Police facing legal battle over hundreds of millions in unpaid overtime as pay dispute escalates AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is facing a legal battle over hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid overtime after the Police Association lodged a case in Federal Court on Wednesday. Sky News 12/12/2024 News Police work to understand ‘concerning’ jump in cocaine, methamphetamine use NEW ZEALAND: Police say the latest wastewater test results which show a major increase in the use of methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA are concerning and they are working to understand the sudden increase. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News «100410051006100710081009101010111012Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events