Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114945 total results. Showing results 2081 to 2100 «101102103104105106107108109Next ›Last » WA’s frontline gap: What the latest data means for police officers and the community Western Australia’s police officers show up every day. No matter the shift, no matter the job, members are on the frontline keeping the community safe. But behind that commitment, new national data is telling a different story. One that deserves attention. Recent findings from the Productivity Commission’s 2026 Report on Government Services show that WA now has the lowest proportion of operational sworn officers in the country. While that might sound like a technical statistic, it has real implications for workload, wellbeing and the future of policing in our state. Western Australia Police Union 7/4/2026 News Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada before case is resolved CANADA: Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were laid or prosecuted The Globe and Mail (Canada) 7/4/2026 News Police use new tech to blitz knife-crime hotspots Data mapping will pinpoint worst-hit areas and help officers catch offenders on the streets The Times - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Twenty-seven forces to be given funding to procure knife crime mapping technology Precise mapping data, backed by £26 million funding, will be used to tackle knife crime hot spots, the Government has announced in additon to the launch of a new National Knife Crime Centre headed up by the NPCC lead. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News PC who caused fatal crash while responding to 999 call jailed despite family plea PC Mark Roberts was answering a grade-one emergency call about a choking baby when he went through a light. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Reframing masculinity for young men and boys Russell Webster reviews the latest research from the Probation Inspectorate. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 Analysis, Feature ‘College of Policing can’t meet all demands – but it is needed more than ever before’ Sir Andy Marsh - the College of Policing's chief executive officer - sat down with Police Oracle to discuss what his organisation needs to do now that the policing reform white paper has been released. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion More than 3,000 officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood roles in less than a year says Home Office The Government said the roles were filled two months earlier than planned, and were part of its continued plan to roll out 13,000 neighbourhood officers by the end of this parliament. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Watchdog’s report on controversial RCMP unit delayed due to lack of chairperson CANADA: Civilian Review and Complaints Commission has been without a chairperson since January 2025 CBC News (Canada) 7/4/2026 News Former RCMP forensic scientist changes the face of crime-scene investigations CANADA: Where do you begin an investigation when there's no crime scene, no body, and no clear path forward — only unanswered questions and families waiting for truth? Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 7/4/2026 News Rising cost of investment fraud revealed Victims of investment fraud lost an average of £1,675 every minute last year, new figures from the City of London Police have revealed. Criminals stole £879.8 million through investment fraud last year – an average of £2.4 million a day. Police Professional 7/4/2026 News Police officer jailed for killing woman in crash A police officer who crashed and killed a woman while responding to an emergency call to help a choking baby has been jailed for two years and three months. BBC 7/4/2026 News Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes following AFP, OSI investigation AUSTRALIA: Collaborating with federal police, the Office of the Special Investigator launched a probe into the decorated soldier in 2021. The Mandarin (Australia) - Registration at source 7/4/2026 News No children charged with Queensland’s new ‘adult crime, adult time’ offences in 11 years, government statistics show AUSTRALIA: Under the bill, 12 offences will be added to laws that already allow children to be sentenced to life behind bars for some non-violent crimes The Guardian - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Closer collaboration with police has improved outcomes for the Turnaround youth justice scheme A new evaluation of the UK Government’s Turnaround Programme, designed to help support more than 20,000 children “on the cusp of the youth justice system”, has hailed the schemes success and recognised the positive impact of closer collaboration between youth offending teams, police and other agencies, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 Feature Protecting lives, building hope: a plan to halve knife crime POLICY PAPER: This plan sets out the actions this government is taking to meet its ambition to halve knife crime in a decade. This plan explains how the government and partners across wider society will contribute to reducing knife crime. It is informed by the best available evidence on what works to address serious violence and the views and experiences of delivery partners, experts and those with lived experience of knife crime, including members of the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime. Home Office 7/4/2026 Report Why the PSNI is right to adopt the ‘least worst option’ tactic to policing parades Once again, masked men have appeared on the streets of Northern Ireland in a display that was entirely expected and predictable. Belfast Telegraph - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 Feature, Opinion Police use-of-force investigation completed into Aboriginal man’s supermarket death AUSTRALIA: The investigation, completed by an interstate police force, examined the conduct of two Northern Territory officers who restrained and killed the 24-year-old boy inside the Alice Springs supermarket. Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 7/4/2026 News Police accused of using ‘unethical’ force at rave Police officers working to shut down an illegal rave at a beauty spot used "unethical" force, one partygoer has told the BBC. Dorset Police said it arrested 11 people at the event, near East Lulworth, that drew about 2,000 people before being shut down on Sunday evening. BBC 7/4/2026 News Nearly 50% of all violent offences go unpunished in Canada—why police are solving fewer crimes CANADA: Recent months have seen a wave of extortion attempts targeting business owners in British Columbia and Ontario, with some involving arson and even shootings. As a response, police task forces and the Canada Border Services Agency have stepped up efforts to crack down on organized crime, amid concerns that many extortion incidents are going unreported. These developments come as Canada faces rising violent crime and a growing public debate about safety. They raise a pressing question: how many crimes are actually being solved? The Hub (Canada) 7/4/2026 Analysis, Feature «101102103104105106107108109Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
