Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97248 total results. Showing results 2481 to 2500 «121122123124125126127128129Next ›Last » ‘Scar on our organisation’: Police reflect on painful lesson after Lindt Cafe siege response AUSTRALIA: NSW Police has revealed how the organisation has overhauled terror protocols in a 60 Minutes special reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of the Lindt Cafe siege. Police commanders now admit they were drastically unprepared when terror struck the centre of Sydney on December 15, 2014. "The [security] environment was changing significantly, very quickly," NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson, current head of the police counter-terrorism unit, told 60 Minutes. 9 Now (Australia) 1/12/2024 Feature GSOC probes allegations teen was kicked in the head by garda during traffic stop REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Ombudsman is investigating allegations a 17-year-old sustained these horrific injuries as a result of being kicked several times in the head by an officer following a traffic stop in Dublin. A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana confirmed on Thursday that a complaint of assault has been made by teenager Justin Covaci following his arrest on a traffic stop for ‘dangerous driving’ in Blanchardstown at 2.24am on Saturday morning last week. Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 1/12/2024 News Row as new garda recruits are fast-tracked for training – as applicants from previous rounds still wait to join REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda recruits who applied to join the force this year are being fast-tracked into the Garda College in Templemore under a new system despite their vetting being incomplete, while some applicants from the previous two years remain “in limbo”. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 1/12/2024 News Department of Justice advised to bring in temporary release for sex offenders REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: In a discussion paper on how to manage record levels of jail overcrowding, an expert group said there was a near prohibition on granting temporary release to those convicted of sexual crimes Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 1/12/2024 News ‘Calculated’ officer accessed confidential West Midlands Police systems to ‘snoop on relatives’ A 'calculated' police officer accessed confidential force systems so they could snoop on relatives, a disciplinary panel has heard. PC Ahmed 'unlawfully' searched for information about herself and family members on West Midlands Police systems. Birmingham Live 1/12/2024 News New laws to help police crackdown on knife crime AUSTRALIA: The state government plans to get knives off Victorian streets and out of the hands of criminals with strengthened laws introduced into parliament that will give police more powers to crackdown on knife crime. Star Weekly (Australia) 1/12/2024 News Drug laws are failing us: Three in four police say possession policies are ineffective in preventing crime and deaths Three-quarters of police say that drug laws are failing to stem a rising tide of crime and a spiralling death toll, a powerful report has found. Drugs now account for three times as many deaths as car accidents, with 5,448 people losing their lives last year after taking substances such as cocaine and heroin – a near-doubling in the space of a decade. Mail Online 1/12/2024 News Going to City Hall with Ian Wiggett and Rick Muir: Police Performance and Budget Panel In this short video we hear from Ian Wiggett, Director World Policing Advisory and Rick Muir Director of the Police Foundation who were presenting to the recent Police Performance and Budget Panel This was focusing on key issues such as police funding, resource allocation, and the importance of community presence. We hear from them both before and after and get a view of their presentation They highlight the need for flexibility in budget management and the significance of investing in police facilities and technology to enhance policing in London. PolicingTV 1/12/2024 Feature, Video Why New Zealand police officers should remain unarmed NEW ZEALAND: Dr Catherine Leonard (Ngāi Tahu) is the research manager at Ihi Research and former chief executive of Te Tapuae o Rehua, a subsidiary of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. The Post (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 30/11/2024 Feature, Opinion Thames Valley Police to work with partners on rural crime Thames Valley's police and crime commissioner has committed to working with partners from Wiltshire and Hampshire to tackle rural crime. It comes as concerns have been raised about increasing violence linked to rural crimes including agricultural machinery theft, hare coursing, and poaching. This is Oxfordshire 30/11/2024 News Police seek to expand list of gangs subject to patch ban NEW ZEALAND: Police are seeking to expand the list of gangs subject to the patch ban. A spokesperson told Stuff on Sunday they were “currently in the process” of developing recommendations, “which will be submitted shortly and ultimately decided by ministers” in the Government. Stuff (New Zealand) 30/11/2024 News Help protect people from exploitation, police urge Police say they are taking additional steps to protect vulnerable people in Plymouth from becoming victims of exploitation. Devon and Cornwall Police said its neighbourhood team was taking "proactive action" in the Prince Rock area of the city. BBC 30/11/2024 News Teen offenders overnighting in police cells becoming ‘routine’, says Tauranga lawyer NEW ZEALAND: A judge forced Oranga Tamariki to find a bed for a 14-year-old who was facing a second night in the police cells because nothing was available in a youth justice facility. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 30/11/2024 News Communities cower in fear after police stations closed while great Tory sell-off made millions The Conservative sell-off of the UK's police stations raised half a billion pounds but left entire communities terrified of rising crime rates with no local bobbies on the beat. Mirror 30/11/2024 News Pressure mounts on police Commissioner Pressure is mounting on Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner to resign after she suspended the force’s Acting Chief Constable, just 18 months after taking similar action against the permanent Chief Constable. Cllr Caroline Leaver (Liberal Democrat, Barnstaple South), who sits on the region’s police and crime panel, has said Alison Hernandez should step down immediately in relation to her choices of Chief Constables. Ms Hernandez suspended Acting Chief Constable Jim Colwell this week because of alleged professional standards breaches. Exeter Today 30/11/2024 News Still ambitious for recovery: How to address illegal drug addition and strengthen law enforcement’s role The UK is facing a drug addiction crisis of unprecedented proportions, with drug poisoning deaths reaching a record 5,448 in 2023, marking an 84 per cent increase over the past decade. Drug-related fatalities now far outstrip road accidents and knife crime deaths, highlighting the urgent need for a stronger response. Drug use is widespread, with 9.5 per cent of working-age adults (3.1 million people) reporting use in the past year, though this is likely an underestimate. Alarmingly, over 13,800 babies have been born with neonatal withdrawal symptoms since 2012/13, underscoring the intergenerational impacts of addiction. Centre for Social Justice 30/11/2024 Report Why do we view the police to be legitimate? Examining shame-sanction emotions on perception of police legitimacy The current goal of the study was to expand the police legitimacy literature by investigating shame-sanction emotion as a mediator of procedural justice and police effectiveness on the perception of legitimacy to see if one’s shame tendencies have any impact on police legitimacy constructs using a South Korean college sample (n = 2188). The results indicate that procedural justice and police effectiveness were still the main drivers of police legitimacy that led to an increase in sense of obligation to obey and cooperate with the police. Most importantly, albeit smaller in magnitude, Shame emotion was also a significant predictor of legitimacy, and had a small yet significant indirect effect on the obligation to obey and cooperate with the police. Practical policy implications are provided at the end. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 30/11/2024 Research article ‘We’re drowning’: Police union frustration with revolving door bail AUSTRALIA: The head of Victoria’s police union says officers feel like they are “drowning” having to repeatedly chase down the same teen offenders, his comments coming after a 17-year-old charged with 57 offences while on bail was again released into the community. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 30/11/2024 News ‘Nothing is declining’: Complaints data backs police integrity push AUSTRALIA: The state government is due to receive within months a detailed blueprint that would allow for a Police Integrity Unit to finally be established in Queensland. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 30/11/2024 News GRA deems appeals system for new Garda disciplinary regulations ‘completely unacceptable’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The row between frontline police bodies and the Department of Justice over new disciplinary regulations has deepened after the Garda Representative Association (GRA) described the appeals system to be “completely unacceptable”. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 30/11/2024 News «121122123124125126127128129Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
