Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100850 total results. Showing results 20181 to 20200 «100610071008100910101011101210131014Next ›Last » Sask. police watchdog launched 12 investigations in 1st year CANADA: Saskatchewan's police watchdog has been fully up and running for less than a year but has been called in to investigate 12 separate cases involving deaths or serious injuries where police were involved. CBC News (Canada) 28/12/2023 News HMICFRS update: Significant improvements made in responding to the public Last week we received a letter from HM Inspector, Wendy Williams CBE, informing us that HMICFRS has discharged one of our two accelerated causes of concern: responding to the public. Staffordshire Police 28/12/2023 News Unveiling Segregation’s Impact: Analyzing the Relationship Between Dimensions and Police-Involved Homicide of Minorities in U.S. Counties Literature on police-involved homicide has failed to explore the influences of differential segregation dimensions. Analyzing data from 584 U.S. counties, we assessed the effects of five segregation dimensions for Blacks and Hispanics. Black police-involved homicide risk was lower in counties with increased evenness and exposure segregation dimensions, but higher in areas with elevated clustering. However, the risk for Hispanics was higher in counties with greater centralization and concentration, yet lower in areas with reduced clustering. Moreover, the association between the outcome and specific segregation indicators was moderated by the minority population share. Different segregation dimensions impact police-involved homicide for minorities through distinct mechanisms. Policies reducing police killings should be tailored by social group and area characteristics. Crime and Delinquency 28/12/2023 Research article NSW premier claims police not to blame for Indigenous incarceration AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales Premier has defended the way police have interacted with young Indigenous people, despite a number of scathing reports in recent months by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) in relation to the policing of Aboriginal people in the state. Chris Minns told the Guardian NSW police are not to blame for the disproportionate Indigenous incarceration rates in the state. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 28/12/2023 News Western Australia Police create free drink-spiking test kits AUSTRALIA: Western Australia Police have created drink-spiking test kits for members of the community to use if they think something doesn't feel right. Residents can now go to any metro or regional police station to have access to the kits and be guided through the process by an officer. If a test shows a positive result, the person tested can then decide if they would like to proceed with a criminal offence or seek support. 9 News (Australia) 28/12/2023 News Report on police response to group-based CSE highlights inconsistent definitions and victim-blaming language The latest report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services into the police response to group-based child sexual exploitation in England and Wales has found that inconsistent definitions are fuelling a lack of understanding of the scale of the issue, with some officers still engaging in victim-blaming language, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/12/2023 Analysis, Feature Organised crime syndicates significantly disrupted by AFP Eastern Command operations AUSTRALIA: International crime syndicates involved in drug trafficking and large-scale money laundering have been significantly disrupted by AFP investigations in NSW this year. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 28/12/2023 News Victim sues former Windsor police officer in multi-million dollar lawsuit CANADA: Dec. 27, 2023, Windsor, Ont. – Former Windsor police officer Peter Burke is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit for an alleged “manipulative” and intimate relationship while an investigator in the Major Crimes unit. The 45-year-old plaintiff who goes by the initials G.M. is seeking $4.5 million in damages. Blue Line (Canada) 27/12/2023 News Police chief will target shootings in 2024, cautiously welcomes gun control laws CANADA: Shootings take a heavy toll on police and health-care resources, said Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld Calgary Herald (Canada) 27/12/2023 News Targets totally armless as taser-happy cops embrace shock rule AUSTRALIA: SA Police has defended its soaring use of the “potentially deadly weapon” on unarmed people as new stats reveal how often officers now resort to force. The Advertiser (Australia) - Subscription at source 27/12/2023 News Youth crime wave: Juveniles commit more than 10,000 offences AUSTRALIA: The scales of the youth justice scourge facing Toowoomba has been revealed with the Garden City falling victim to more than 10,000 offences committed be teens in the past five years. The Chronicle (Australia) - Subscription at source 27/12/2023 News Clue in the windscreen may be key in legal challenge to Queensland’s AI traffic fine system AUSTRALIA: The state’s traffic camera revenue is soaring, but the technology isn’t faultless. Amid several legal challenges, it’s not just drivers raising concerns The Guardian 27/12/2023 News Top cop says cocaine use by middle class has become ‘acceptable’ in Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: "The money isn’t coming from deprived areas, it is coming from people who are middle class or upper class people holding down good jobs and believe it is acceptable to use cocaine at the weekend, without accepting any responsibility." Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 27/12/2023 News After 150 years, is it time to say goodbye to the Mounties as we know them? CANADA: The RCMP are ill-trained to police modern crimes and over-stretched as a national security force. Critics say it is overdue for an overhaul. National Post (Canada) 27/12/2023 Feature Rape survivor who joined the Met: ‘Domestic abuse is very different to any other form of crime’ Trainee detective constable says her ordeal helps her to empathise with victims and help other officers on her team The Guardian 27/12/2023 News Winnipeg police chief attributes crime increase to addiction crisis, pandemic impact CANADA: Winnipeg’s chief of police, Danny Smyth, attributed the city’s crime increase to the addiction crisis as well as the strain of the pandemic in his year-end interview with Global News. Global News (Canada) 27/12/2023 News Edmonton police chief pledges ‘a hard run at violence’ in 2024 CANADA: If the mayor wants to see results in exchange for the city's 2023 investments in policing, he'll have to be patient, says Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee. CBC News (Canada) 27/12/2023 News A look back at police watchdog’s first year operating in Saskatchewan CANADA: Within its first 12 months of operation, Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) worked on 13 cases as of Dec. 21, investigating deaths and assaults that may have occurred due to police wrongdoing. Prince Albert Daily Herald (Canada) 27/12/2023 News Victims of domestic abuse have lost trust in Met police, says senior officer Det Supt Andrew Wadey says force has ‘let women and girls down badly’ and service must be improved to restore faith.Victims of domestic abuse have lost confidence in Britain’s biggest police force after a series of scandals, a senior officer has admitted. The Guardian 27/12/2023 News Home Secretary sends personal ‘thank you’ to policing Home Secretary James Cleverly has sent a “personal thank you” to policing in a Christmas message. He praised the police service for being among the “most admired in the world”, particularly in a year has seen it “achieve so much”. Police Professional 27/12/2023 News «100610071008100910101011101210131014Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
