Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103270 total results. Showing results 25061 to 25080 «125012511252125312541255125612571258Next ›Last » Mark Rowley: ‘Dishonest’ police have no place in the Met 'The things I need to do, which is to take on these people who shouldn't be in the organisation, every one of those cases challenges trust, but we're going to do it,' Sir Mark said The Standard 29/10/2023 News Israel-Hamas war: Met Police chief calls for ‘sharper’ laws in dealing with extremism Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said he would support a review into the legal definition of extremism and how it should be policed - amid criticism of their handling of pro-Palestine protests. Sky News 29/10/2023 News WA Police homicide squad boosted with extra detectives after a dozen murders and sudden deaths in recent weeks AUSTRALIA: A sudden spike in alleged murders and sudden deaths has left WA Police’s homicide squad run off their feet as extra officers are pulled off their usual beats to help out. Homicide squad detectives have been spread thin across Perth and regional WA in recent weeks after a cluster of sudden deaths, alleged murders and serious assault cases. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 29/10/2023 News Police Scotland officers head for the rails as cops quit force early to drive trains There is a growing trend of police officers retiring early from the force and going on to become train drivers. Daily Record 29/10/2023 News The full story of the depraved police officer who became one of Wales’ most ‘prolific and sadistic’ paedophiles Former South Wales Police officer Lewis Edwards ruined the lives of at least 210 girls who he targeted on Snapchat and blackmailed into sending sexualised images of themselves for his gratification. Warning: This report contains upsetting information. Wales Online 29/10/2023 Feature Government orders extremism crackdown as minister says some Palestine activists ‘inciting hate’ Michael Gove and Suella Braverman thought to be looking at tighting rules – as nine arrested at pro-Palestine demo in London The Independent 29/10/2023 News Police urged to double AI-enabled facial recognition searches Policing Minister challenges police to double retrospective facial recognition searches to track down known offenders by May 2024 Home Office 29/10/2023 News More than 7,600 arrests as part of state-wide high visibility policing operation AUSTRALIA: More than 2,700 young people have been arrested in relation to more than 5,000 offences as part of a high visibility policing operation across Queensland in the past eight months. Queensland Police Service’s Operation Victor Unison has exceeded 7,600 arrests in total across the state so far, during extreme high-visibility patrols and engagement aimed at enhancing community safety in known crime hotspots. Queensland Government (Australia) 29/10/2023 News UK police urged to double use of facial recognition software Policing minister Chris Philp suggests target of more than 200,000 searches over next six months The Guardian 29/10/2023 News Met Police: Safer neighbourhood officer numbers down by two thirds since 2015 The number of safer neighbourhood police officers in London has fallen by 64% since 2015, according to research from the House of Commons library. In 2015 the Met Police employed 6,459 safer neighbourhood officers, and in 2022 there were 2,310. BBC 29/10/2023 News Number of personal drug offences rises by an alarming 75 per cent over six years REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use, chaired by former HSE chief Paul Reid, last week recommended changing to a comprehensive health-led response to drugs, including decriminalisation for people found in possession of drugs for personal use Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 29/10/2023 News Gardai inquiry finds hundreds of private WhatsApp groups among officers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An internal inquiry into the circulation of defamatory messages on WhatsApp by gardai has discovered the existence of hundreds of private messaging groups used by officers to exchange both official and false information. The discovery was made by officers investigating the circulation of false, defamatory and misogynistic allegations about gardai of both sexes on social media. An initial examination of the issue has discovered the existence of WhatsApp groups being run by gardai in almost every division across the country, representing a security risk should they be accessed by third parties. The private chat groups, which were initially established to help gardai exchange information about working conditions and rosters, have become synonymous with the circulation of false allegations. The Times - Subscription at source 29/10/2023 News Garda to evaluate Hezbollah presence in Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The intelligence services are conducting investigations to identify and evaluate the presence of representatives from Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine within the country. The outbreak of war in the Middle East has profound implications for Irish and European security. It has led to a reappraisal of priorities for Garda Headquarters, which has in recent years focused on countering republican dissidents and the far right. The inquiries by garda special branch have arisen due to mounting concerns the groups are radicalising Muslims and creating support networks amid the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The operation is focusing on people of Palestinian heritage who hold citizenship of other Middle Eastern countries but also Irish people who support Palestinian independence. The Times - Subscription at source 29/10/2023 News Police use of Facial Recognition: Factsheet This factsheet provides information on police use of facial recognition technology. Home Office 29/10/2023 Feature Community capacity and the reporting of extortion victimization The present research examines the impact of actualised collective efficacy on the probability of reporting extortion victimisation in Mexico. The mechanisms that encourage crime reporting have been an important area of study for years, however the specific factors that increase the probability of reporting extortion have eluded examination. The analysis extends the concept of collective efficacy, adapting it to contexts where actual informal social control effects can be examined. Therefore, the present study moves beyond perceptions and measures knowledge of, and participation in, such neighbourhood activities. The statistical analysis of 3,453 cases of extortion revealed that both actualised collective efficacy and participation in informal social control were strong predictors of reporting extortion victimisation to authorities after controlling for 20 other potentially confounding variables. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 28/10/2023 Research article Top prosecutor warns of enduring justice delays An unprecedented backlog of cases awaiting trial is not going to be resolved any time soon, the outgoing director of public prosecutions warns. Max Hill KC told the BBC the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) staff were "hugely overburdened". The service was struggling to find enough barristers to run cases in court, he said. BBC 28/10/2023 News Fundraiser for police officers sacked over black athlete search reaches £100,000 More than 6,000 supporters have donated to the crowdfunding page, which plans to ‘support the officers and their families’. The Independent 28/10/2023 News Police are now using AI to spot criminals Police are stepping up the use of artificial intelligence to spot offenders in huge crowds. Express 28/10/2023 News Police watchdog asks Crown to consider charges against officers in B.C. shooting CANADA: SURREY, B.C. - Investigators with British Columbia's independent police watchdog probing the shooting death of a man more than two years ago are asking the province's prosecution service to consider charges against three RCMP officers. Toronto Star (Canada) 28/10/2023 News Malek Mohammad Balouchzehi: The high flying Iranian drug lord and the role WA cop played bringing him down AUSTRALIA: ‘What is the best thing about our job? Our whole business — our entire business — is honesty and sincere friendship.” So said Malek Balouchzehi as he wound down a business meeting in a Kenyan hotel that he believed had just secured him tens of millions of dollars of guaranteed profit. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 28/10/2023 Feature «125012511252125312541255125612571258Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
