Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97248 total results. Showing results 2461 to 2480 «120121122123124125126127128Next ›Last » Leicester street outreach approach reduces rate and severity of crime while also cutting costs An evaluation of a successful street outreach programme – pioneered by Leicestershire Police, but using community outreach staff rather than uniformed officers – has highlighted a significant drop in both the frequency and severity of offences in several city centre crime hotspot areas, as well as considerable financial savings, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 2/12/2024 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Notting Hill Carnival 30-40 hour shifts are part and parcel of policing ‘lawless’ event “Utter lawlessness... We are practically powerless to police this event… It’s a war zone we are sent into year after year” are some of the comments from the officer survey published today. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/12/2024 News National Police Chiefs’ Council launches programme to showcase innovation in policing The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners have partnered with ITN Business to create a new programme that will feature interviews with senior leaders in policing Emergency Services Times 2/12/2024 News New technology to help police protect victims of domestic violence faster A new digital solution has revolutionised the way police in Durham process disclosures about a person’s violent or abusive past to protect future victims. Emergency Services Times 2/12/2024 News Crown Prosecution Service agrees ADIMS contract with CGI The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has signed IT consultancy CGI as partner for the provision of applications, database and infrastructure management services (ADIMS). UKAuthority.com 2/12/2024 News Policing in Stoke-on-Trent: Challenges and innovations (Part 1) In this conversation, Chief Superintendent Elliott Sharrard Williams discusses the unique challenges and initiatives of policing in Stoke-on-Trent. He highlights the city's rich heritage, current socioeconomic issues, and the innovative Response Support Unit aimed at improving service delivery to the community. The discussion emphasizes the importance of community identity, the impact of deprivation on crime, and the role of technology in modern policing. PolicingTV 2/12/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Cannabis has been decriminalised, police believe Enforcing Class B drug laws ‘not a priority’ say two-thirds of officers in poll The Telegraph - Subscription at source 1/12/2024 News Four people accuse undercover officer of arson attack on Debenhams store Witnesses allege Bob Lambert was involved in fire at store in London in 1987, a claim he has repeatedly denied The Guardian 1/12/2024 News Is cash still king? Long read: an exploration of cash in the criminal world . College of Policing 1/12/2024 Feature Police, hospitals to review changes to mental health callouts NEW ZEALAND: Police and hospitals will next week begin a joint review into how the first month of changes to handling people in mental distress have gone. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 1/12/2024 News Police survey part of anti-Notting Hill Carnival ‘agenda’, say organisers Almost 90% of officers who responded to the survey said they have felt unsafe while working there. The Independent 1/12/2024 News Internal police emails reveal alarm over bill that reduces oversight of clubs and ranges NEW ZEALAND: A tranche of emails released to Stuff reveal the extent of concern police have with a new bill that reduces oversight of shooting clubs and ranges. The internal communications, released under the Official Information Act, include descriptions of children using military-style semi-automatic (MSSA) firearms at gun clubs. Stuff (New Zealand) 1/12/2024 News Punched, powerless and outnumbered: how police really feel about Notting Hill Carnival Almost all police officers fear for their safety after two people were killed at this year’s event and eight suffered non-fatal stabbings The Times - Subscription at source 1/12/2024 News Police are failing to solve three in every four domestic burglaries across England and Wales Police failed to solve a staggering 31,980 domestic burglaries - three in every four - across England and Wales in the three months leading up to June this year, it can be revealed. New data from the Home Office has revealed that the majority of perpetrators are getting away with the crime, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in custody. Mail Online 1/12/2024 News Halton Police seek 13.8% budget hike to tackle crime and growth CANADA: Proposed $232M operating budget aims to address rising crime, population growth and new policing demands Halton Hills Today (Canada) 1/12/2024 News Victoria police union says officers feeling strain of underfunding CANADA: Asking the department to make budget cuts when it’s already inadequately funded could put officers’ mental and physical wellbeing at risk, says the union. Times Colonist (Canada) 1/12/2024 News In-person crime isn’t rising — so why do we think it is? Are British streets more dangerous than they used to be? You’d be forgiven for thinking so. London is one of the mobile phone-snatching capitals of Europe, and not a day goes by without a push notification about some grisly UK murder. In two years, according to the Office for National Statistics, crime has crept upwards from just another thing the public worries about in the background to the fourth most pressing issue facing Britain today (after the economy, the cost of living crisis and the NHS). But here’s the weird thing. Whichever way you cut the numbers, in the long run in-person crime (that is, excluding fraud) isn’t really rising at all. In the year to June, 1.4 per cent of us were victims of The Times - Subscription at source 1/12/2024 Analysis, Feature B.C. police chiefs withdrawing support for the decriminalization of hard drugs CANADA: B.C.'s police chiefs have performed a high-profile "about face", on a controversial pilot project in this province. As Paul Johnson reports, police chiefs at a national and provincial level have now withdrawn their support for the decriminalization of hard drugs for personal use, insisting it's simply not working. Global News (Canada) 1/12/2024 News, Video Overhaul police training to reduce police shootings — and look to Norway for answers: expert CANADA: Nordic countries like Norway have centralized and exemplary models of police education, says criminology prof CBC News (Canada) 1/12/2024 News Questions arise about effectiveness of body-worn police cameras in Canada CANADA: Questions surrounding the death of a man by Winnipeg police are rekindling conversations around the need for officers to wear body cameras. CTV News (Canada) 1/12/2024 News «120121122123124125126127128Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
