Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102497 total results. Showing results 2321 to 2340 «113114115116117118119120121Next ›Last » Defunding the police is good policy, actually NEW ZEALAND: When we both first saw the “attack” ads put up by some combination of the Sensible Sentencing Trust and the Campaign Company, we couldn’t fully grasp the framing of an “attack” in the context of posters that promote transformative social policy. Sure, it isn’t representative of Green Party policy – only Te Pāti Māori has an eye towards prison abolition in its policy books – so it is certainly a misrepresentation. But attack? The Spinoff (New Zealand) 16/4/2025 Feature, Opinion Victoria human rights body to slash budget and cut jobs as new laws increase workload AUSTRALIA: Budget cuts come at ‘absolute worst time’ as commission prepares for surge in complaints thanks to new anti-vilification legislation and revised bail laws The Guardian 16/4/2025 News Hundreds of court orders secured during knife crime pilot in Merseyside Hundreds of court orders have been secured during a two-year targeted stop and search knife crime pilot in Merseyside, which is now drawing to a close ahead of a decision to roll out the post-conviction powers nationally. Police Professional 16/4/2025 News Police officer admits drink-driving to work A West Yorkshire Police officer has admitted to drink-driving his car before starting work. BBC 16/4/2025 News Two new assistant chief constables appointed at Staffordshire Police Staffordshire Police has appointed two new assistant chief constables. Police Professional 16/4/2025 News Policing must be ‘quicker and braver’ on use of technology, says college CEO The College of Policing’s chief executive officer Sir Andy Marsh QPM has called for the faster take-up of innovation and technology within the service and welcomed a recommendation for a licence to practice for policing. Police Professional 16/4/2025 News ‘Policing regards training as an abstraction – other professions regard it as an investment’ Police Oracle caught up with Sir Andy Marsh, the College of Policing (CoP)'s chief executive officer, to discuss how a new body is needed to coordinate forces and why licences to practice should be created to ensure staff reach the required standards and competency levels. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/4/2025 News Digi dogs deployed across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ‘already having significant impact’ Their sense of smell has been fine-tuned to identify mobile phones, laptops, USB drives, SIM cards, crypto wallets, hard drives, spy cameras, and even tracking devices. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/4/2025 News Ex-PC falsified statements after victim alleged they were assaulted and had money stolen An ex-police constable, who falsified statements after a victim alleged she had been assaulted and had money stolen, would have been dismissed had he not already resigned, a hearing has ruled. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/4/2025 News Manitoba Government invests $3.3 million in Manitoba’s RCMP Emergency Response Team to fight rural and northern crime CANADA: The Manitoba government, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is investing $3.3 million to expand Manitoba’s RCMP Emergency Response Team in rural and northern Manitoba, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced. Blue Line (Canada) 16/4/2025 News Lethbridge Police and Wounded Warriors Canada launch innovative program to reduce the risk of trauma-related injuries CANADA: The Lethbridge Police Service and Wounded Warriors Canada recently partnered to deliver Down Regulation Skills Training (DRS-T) – the first of its kind in North America – developed for police officers and other responders who regularly face the threat of death, serious injury or violence. Blue Line (Canada) 16/4/2025 News Alberta and Saskatchewan RCMP’s Operational Communications Centres collaborate to create regional approach to public safety CANADA: Operational Communications Centres (OCC) are the first point of contact for the public when seeking assistance from the police, in both emergencies and non-emergencies. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 16/4/2025 News AGSI survey: Garda operating model ‘unsuitable for rural policing’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has released the findings of its recent member survey, which highlights “significant dissatisfaction” among the supervisory ranks of An Garda Síochána. AgriLand 16/4/2025 News The Sullivan Review and policing: Getting data collection back on track Professor Alison Sullivan’s recent Independent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender includes a number of examples of the ongoing confusion around data on sex, as well as recommendations on how UK policing should approach these issues; Dr Kath Murray, co-director of MurrayBlackburnMackenzie policy analysis which provided research and analytical support to the review, highlights some of the key points it raises and how policing should move forward. Policing Insight - Registration at source 16/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Don’t Know, Don’t Care, Don’t Want, Don’t Dare: An Explorative Study into Predictors of Police Officers’ Support for Reform to Prevent Ethnic Profilin This study examines how participation in learning activities on controversial topics can be increased. Specifically, we focus on police officers’ willingness to participate in activities to prevent ethnic profiling, a highly charged topic within the police organization and society alike. As with other controversial topics, not all police officers embrace such initiatives. In this paper, we explore individual (e.g. gender, service years) and work-related antecedents (e.g. psychological safety) of police officers’ support for reform training in two different studies. In the first explorative study, we interviewed 13 police professionals who volunteered to lead an ethnic-profiling reform in their units. The interview data confirmed the importance of the variables extracted from the literature and identified two additional factors: job satisfaction and political orientation. In total, we identified four sociopsychological constructs and five individual variables that we deemed relevant for further analysis. A second, quantitative survey study with 281 police officers tested the relationship between the identified constructs and police officers’ support for reform. The results showed that being male, warrior-minded, orientated towards the political right, and being dissatisfied with one’s job all corresponded with less support. Open text analysis revealed that police officers typically avoid reform activities for four key reasons: lack of awareness of potential bias (don’t know), indifference towards the topic (don’t care), opposition to the reform (don’t want), or fear of negative evaluation from colleagues (don’t dare). These findings highlight the importance of psychologically safe, informative, and appealing learning environments in reform strategies to prevent ethnic profilin Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 16/4/2025 Research article Police Scotland hit with £50,000 of bus gate fines as SNP war on motorists ‘puts public at risk’ The Scottish Government's anti-motorist policies, like bus gates, have been attacked after cops racked up £50,000 worth of bus gate fines in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Scottish Daily Express 16/4/2025 News NSW Police turn off facial recognition in suspect ID system AUSTRALIA: Facial recognition technology used within a system for identifying potential suspects for more than a decade has been deactivated by NSW Police amid concerns over its accuracy. The country’s largest police force moved to switch off the legacy PhotoTrac facial recognition capability within the Suspect Identification System, a platform used to create photographic lineups, in February. Police and Counter-terrorism minister Yasmin Catley revealed the decision to “disable” the capability in recent answers to questions on notice from Greens MP Abigail Boyd at Budget Estimates. Innovation Aus (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/4/2025 News Irish Examiner view: Now could be the time to separate policing and security REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It is a fraught time in Irish policing, as seen by the frosty reception for Drew Harris at the AGSI conference Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 16/4/2025 Feature, Opinion Commissioner Drew Harris says criticism of new policing model from gardaí is ‘overblown’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has rejected criticism of the new policing model, saying it had been “overblown”. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has said the operating model has been rolled out without adequate review or resources and without serious engagement with gardaí. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 16/4/2025 News Lib Dems call for rural crime teams in police forces The Liberal Democrats are calling for specialist rural crime teams to be embedded in every police force in England and Wales. BBC 16/4/2025 News «113114115116117118119120121Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
