Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98845 total results. Showing results 25761 to 25780 «128512861287128812891290129112921293Next ›Last » Cocaine will now be detected in random roadside drug testing across Queensland AUSTRALIA: Police performing random drug testing across Queensland roads will now be able to detect the presence of cocaine. The roadside drug testing program has been expanded since it was introduced 15 years ago, and will now detect the presence of cocaine, alongside MDMA, THC (the active chemical in cannabis) and methamphetamine. 9 News (Australia) 10/7/2023 News Police, ambulance and psychiatric co-response versus usual care for mental health and suicide emergency callouts: A quasi-experimental study Objective: Mental health–related calls to emergency services made via 111 (New Zealand) or 000 (Australia) often represent critical junctures for the person in crisis. Traditionally, police, ambulance and mental health services work separately to manage such emergencies. Sequential agency responses may be protracted and cause escalation. This study tests multi-agency co-response aiming for more integrated, faster, safer and less coercive management of mental health crises. Methods: Immediate and 1-month outcomes of mental health emergency calls made to police and ambulance were compared according to whether they occurred on days with co-response availability. Outcomes measured included emergency department admission and waiting times, psychiatric admissions, compulsory treatment, use of force, detention in police cells and the time to resolution of the event. Relative risk estimates were constructed. Results: A total 1273 eligible mental health emergency callouts occurred between March 2020 and March 2021 (38% coded ‘mental health’ emergencies, 48% suicide risk and 14% as ‘other’), 881 on days with co-response availability and 392 on days without. Co-response interventions were resolved faster and were more likely to be community-based. Fewer than one-third (32%) led to emergency department admissions, compared with close to half (45%) on days without co-response (risk ratio: 0.7 [0.6, 0.8]). In the following month, the number of emergency department and mental health admissions reduced (p Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 10/7/2023 Research article 4,000 offenders escape trial thanks to community justice Almost 4,000 offenders have escaped trial and possible criminal conviction in two years under community justice schemes, it can be revealed. The Times - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 News MoD agrees £42 million broadband deal with BT The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £42 million contract to BT to upgrade the broadband connectivity of its military and civilian sites. UKAuthority.com 10/7/2023 News Home Office overhaul of police rape investigation goes live Police investigators will receive specialist training to better support survivors of sexual offences after criticism The Times - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 News Campaigners say ministers ‘too quick’ to celebrate increased rape convictions Justice secretary cites ‘significant progress’, but campaigners point out that vast majority of rape survivors still do not report to police The Guardian 10/7/2023 News Police pay – striking the balance As the police service in the UK waits for the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body regarding the pay settlement for 2023-24, British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi sets out why it’s crucial that the underpayment of police must stop – and that government support is essential if a ‘positive’ settlement is confirmed. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/7/2023 Feature, Opinion Doreen Lawrence concerned about pace of police reform The mother of Stephen Lawrence says she is "profoundly concerned" about the slow pace of reforms in the Met Police. BBC 10/7/2023 News Government ‘too quick’ to claim ‘tangible changes’ for rape survivors Ministers say “significant progress” has been made in ensuring better support for rape victims, but campaigners believe the UK Government has been “too quick” to make claims about tangible improvements. Nation Cymru 10/7/2023 News NSW police boss calling for domestic violence offenders to be treated like terrorists AUSTRALIA: In the past 12 months police in NSW have responded to 140,000 domestic violence calls, or almost 400 a day. 9 Now (Australia) 10/7/2023 News Oranga Tamariki youth facility review: Mike Bush adds ex-police to team, heads to Europe NEW ZEALAND: Former Police Commissioner and new deputy CEO of Oranga Tamariki Mike Bush - who is leading the review of the organisation’s youth justice facilities - has headed to Europe and added two experienced former senior police officers to his team. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 10/7/2023 News Is Garda policing model fit for purpose? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sir, – The new Garda Policing Model, which will see wholesale change within the structure of the force, is not going to achieve the outcomes that those in senior management and elsewhere believe will happen. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 10/7/2023 Feature, Opinion Rape reform programme extended across England and Wales Women who have made rape complaints have told BBC News police and court systems are still "weighted in favour of the accused", despite a new programme piloted by 19 police forces. BBC 10/7/2023 News They admitted their response to rape victims wasn’t good enough – but now GMP have stepped up Bosses say the force is arresting and charging more people with the 'sickening' crimes Manchester Evening News 10/7/2023 News Doreen Lawrence ‘profoundly concerned’ about slow pace of police reform She outlined her concerns in a letter to Suella Braverman. The Standard 10/7/2023 News Greater Manchester Police pledge to make rape victims priority A police boss has acknowledged that victims of sexual assault and rape "haven't always been at the heart" of investigations, after being part of a national pilot. BBC 10/7/2023 News 700 guns seized, 74 people arrested, in bids to bring weapons to UK The National Crime Agency has been leading a multi-agency, multinational operation Wales Online 10/7/2023 News A look at the work of WA Police Air Wing’s approach to drones Superintendent Paul Daly is the Officer in Charge of the Western Australia Police Force's (WAPOL's) Air Wing. In an interview recorded at the Air Wing's Jandacot base, he tells PolicingTV's Founder and Publisher, Bernard Rix, about the work of the Air Wing, which has an area to cover of around 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq miles). This week we see their approach to drones, "drones-in-a-box", aero scopes, plus the mechanisms by which the force can improve its network coverage - mobile ground stations. Paul also then discusses his Australia-wide Air Wing policy role and the policy-related challenges that fast-developing technology in this area has led to. PolicingTV 10/7/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Gardaí are ‘concerned’ at rise in incidents of domestic abuse REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There has been rise in reports of domestic abuse across both Cork West and Cork North garda divisions for the first five months of this year, compared to the same period for last year. The Southern Star (Republic of Ireland) 9/7/2023 News National operating model – explainer Katrin Hohl and Betsy Stanko OBE, lead academics for the programme, discuss the national operating model and how it is victim-centred, suspect-focused and context-led. College of Policing 9/7/2023 Feature «128512861287128812891290129112921293Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
