Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97986 total results. Showing results 21201 to 21220 «105710581059106010611062106310641065Next ›Last » Ombudsman calls for armed response officers to have head-mounted cameras The kit would ensure improved footage of weapons discharges, including tasers, the Police Ombudsman has recommended. The call for head mounted cameras follows an investigation which found that footage recorded by the shoulder-mounted camera of an officer who fired a Taser had been obstructed, compromising its evidential value. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/9/2023 News TasGRN increases radio communication across Tasmania during emergencies AUSTRALIA: The Tasmania Fire Service and State Emergency Service have transitioned to the Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN), to integrate and increase radio communication reach across the State. Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, said TasGRN will provide coverage to areas that haven’t had it before and take action to address the safety of firefighters and SES responders with duress functionality and GPS location for each radio. Radioinfo (Australia) 28/9/2023 News Isle of Man police sorry for saying 999 caller caused ‘drama’ Police on the Isle of Man have apologised for a social media post criticising a 999 caller for causing "unnecessary drama". The post on Facebook described the call from a driver who was worried their car would be blown over during the recent Storm Agnes as "daft". BBC 28/9/2023 News Garda Commissioner tells Policing Authority small number of gardaí guilty of ‘reprehensible’ behaviour REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris does not trust a number of members of the organisation to be around vulnerable witnesses, he said on Friday. Mr Harris was referring to a handful of gardaí – “three or four”– who he recommended for dismissal but who were permitted to remain in the organisation following an appeal. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 28/9/2023 News Police officers demand clarity over Glasgow drug room Rank-and-file staff fear they could ‘end up in trouble’ due to lack of guidance on new ‘shooting gallery’. Police officers have demanded reassurances they will not be sanctioned for failing to arrest known drug users near Glasgow’s “shooting gallery” amid fears of fatal overdoses. A supervised drug consumption room, which was given the green light for Glasgow’s East End on Wednesday, will allow addicts to take their own illegal drugs in a hygienic environment supervised by medical staff. Police Scotland said while it would be taking a “supportive approach” to the pilot, officers were still bound legally to uphold the law and “will not be able to simply ignore acts of criminality”. However, the Scottish Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, said the lack of guidance for policing the drug room — the first of its kind in the UK — and surrounding The Times - Subscription at source 28/9/2023 News The potential of automated classification to categorise police force tweeting behaviours: leading the way to large scale analysis Police activity on social media has emerged as a significant and expanding area of research. However, the existing body of research has predominantly adopted qualitative methods or focused on small-scale samples for quantitative analysis. This study presents a novel approach to analysing police social media behaviours, employing automated classification methods to generate a substantial sample of categorised police tweets. Encompassing over 40,000 tweets from five United Kingdom forces, collected over a three-year period, this dataset represents one of the largest evaluated samples in the domain of police social media research. A core objective of this research is to investigate the extent to which police tweeting behaviours align with three common categories identified in the literature: providing information, engagement, and intelligence gathering. To achieve this, a two-pronged methodology is employed, combining manual content analysis and an applied automated classification approach. This comprehensive method aims to create a sample of classified police tweets, effectively representing their diverse tweeting behaviours. The classicisation process involves the training and testing of three automated models, namely naïve Bayes, logistic regression, and XGBoost, evaluating the accuracy of their results to ensure a robust and reliable classification outcome. Furthermore, the resulting sample is subject to additional in-depth analyses. The exploration encompasses various facets of tweet content, style, overall usage, and adaptability across different police forces. Additionally, the research considers public interactions with the police tweets. These analyses are conducted for each force and class, thereby establishing connections between social media interactions and their potential impact on highlighted agendas. Policing and Society 28/9/2023 Research article UK National charged with the importation of 10kg of methamphetamine AUSTRALIA: A United Kingdom national has been charged by the AFP for importing 10kg of methamphetamine within the lining of two suitcases. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 28/9/2023 News AFP confiscates almost $1 million in proceeds of crime AUSTRALIA: Almost $1 million in cash found in the boot of a man’s car in Western Australia has been forfeited to the Commonwealth after an AFP-led proceeds of crime investigation. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 28/9/2023 News Bianca Williams: Sprinter says she had nothing to hide in search A sprinter who was stopped by police in west London has told a misconduct hearing she had "nothing to hide" during the search. BBC 28/9/2023 News The UK has relatively few armed police – but their specialist squads are hotbeds of ‘warrior culture’ When unarmed black Briton Chris Kaba was killed by a single shot from a London Metropolitan police officer in September 2022, his family and communities of colour demanded answers. A year later, they have the beginnings of one – the Crown Prosecution Service announced it was charging an officer with murder. In response, over 100 armed Met officers voluntarily stood down from firearms duties, suggesting they were alarmed by the decision to prosecute one of their own. The Conversation 28/9/2023 Feature, Opinion Football banning orders at ten year high with arrests also increasing The number of football banning orders issued last season in England and Wales was the highest in more than ten years, with football-related arrests also increasing, according the latest Home Office figures. Police Professional 28/9/2023 News Information Commissioner calls for end to the use of spreadsheets in FoI responses Information Commissioner John Edwards has issued an advisory notice to all public authorities calling for an immediate end to the use of original source excel spreadsheets when responding publicly to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests. Police Professional 28/9/2023 News Police Ombudsman recommends head-mounted cameras for armed officers The Police Ombudsman has recommended that armed response officers should be provided with head-mounted cameras to ensure improved footage of weapons discharges. Police Professional 28/9/2023 News GMP trains special constables in public order policing Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is now training its special constables in public order policing. Police Professional 28/9/2023 News Forces refuse Met mutual aid request amid armed officer shortage The force sought outside help after a number of AFOs handed in their weapons following the news that an officer has been charged with the murder of Chris Kaba. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/9/2023 News ‘Urgent action’ being taken to maintain effective policing, says Police Scotland Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Designate Fiona Taylor QPM has reinforced that “hard choices” are being made to deliver effective policing within the funding available. Police Professional 28/9/2023 News NI Policing Board looking to appoint an interim chief Chair Deidre Toner told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee last week that the option of appointing an interim chief was 'simply not one that was open to us'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/9/2023 News Police accused of widely misusing body-worn video in England and Wales Switching off cameras and sharing footage on WhatsApp among more than 150 incidents found in BBC investigation The Guardian 28/9/2023 News MoJ steps up recruitment campaign for prison & probation staff The MoJ admits there is a level of cynicism over the 'sugar-coating' and aspirational language of recruitment into prison and probation jobs amongst existing staff. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/9/2023 News Police dog trained to sniff out hidden digital storage devices CANADA: Thunder Bay Police are getting a canine to help with child porn investigations. sudbury.com (Canada) 28/9/2023 News «105710581059106010611062106310641065Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
