Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97248 total results. Showing results 25861 to 25880 «129012911292129312941295129612971298Next ›Last » Scots police officers fear being called a ‘grass’ if they confront sexism or misogyny The new report also found a “boys’ club culture” exists in areas of the service where “the real team meetings happen on the golf course”. Daily Record 31/5/2023 News Sit-in drama at GSOC HQ as Garda representative boss refuses to leave until demand is met REPUBLIC IRELAND: Exclusive: The Mirror has confirmed that Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors General Secretary Antoinette Cunningham refused to leave the GSOC offices in central Dublin on Thursday – in a row over a member of the force under criminal investigation for almost two years. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 31/5/2023 News Chair of Police Federation warns PSNI helicopter could be decommissioned amid budget cuts The Chair of the Police Federation has speculated that a PSNI helicopter may have to be decommissioned in light of upcoming budget cuts to the police force. Liam Kelly said "The Chief Constable will outline plans on Thursday to the Policing Board", adding "the public will see very shortly what the impact of [the cuts] will manifest itself in". ITV News 31/5/2023 News Police are quietly getting rid of their Tasers which have in-built cameras – as a great-grandma, 95, dies after cop blasted her with 50,000 Volts AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Force is rolling out a new model Taser that won't have built-in cameras - just weeks after the death of a 95-year-old woman who a cop blasted with the weapon Mail Online 31/5/2023 News Eight in 10 Police Scotland officers say racism and sexism are problems for force A massive 86 per cent of female officers in Police Scotland have either experienced or witnessed misogyny within the force. Yahoo! 31/5/2023 News Police Scotland officers ‘fear being labelled a grass if they call out misogyny and sexism’ Findings outlined in the Scottish Police Authority's latest paper follows Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone's admission last week that the force is "institutionally racist and discriminatory". Sky News 31/5/2023 News Police forces back Met commissioner’s ban on officers attending mental health calls despite backlash Police forces across Britain have backed Scotland Yard's ban on officers attending mental health calls that take up almost a million hours a year. Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has given care services a deadline of August 31 before his officers will stop attending such incidents unless there is a threat to life, claiming they drain up to 10,000 officer hours each month. In a letter to the force's care partners, Sir Mark said he wanted to introduce a Right Care Right Person (RCRP) policy that has been used by Humberside Police since 2020. Mail Online 31/5/2023 News UK counter-terrorism practice: The lessons yet to be learned The findings of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, which examined in detail one of the UK’s worst terrorist attacks, highlights a range of failures leading up to the bombing attack, and in the emergency services’ response; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth argues that in the wake of the Inquiry, the counter-terrorism community must look to learn the key lessons of the past, while recognising and addressing the threats both of today and the future. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 31/5/2023 Feature, Opinion Police initiative to tackle racism accused of being racist An initiative to tackle racism in policing in England and Wales is itself facing allegations of racism from some of the ethnic minority staff involved. BBC 31/5/2023 News Anti-racism police unit accused of racism Former staff members of the Police Race Action Plan say they were left feeling 'completely disillusioned' The Telegraph - Subscription at source 31/5/2023 News Drones – five things you need to know How drone technology is being used both unlawfully and to reduce crime College of Policing 31/5/2023 Feature Police Scotland officers fear being targeted for calling out sexism Police Scotland officers who raise concerns about sexism and misogyny feel they have a "target on their back", a new report has found. BBC 31/5/2023 News West Yorkshire Police probed by watchdog over domestic abuse claims against officer A watchdog is to probe claims West Yorkshire Police failed to properly investigate one of its officers over allegations of domestic abuse. BBC 31/5/2023 News ‘We need to use the entire toolbox’ storytelling in the unarmed Norwegian police Norway is one of the few European countries in which the police, in the course of their normal duties, are unarmed. Based on a risk assessment, Norwegian police were permanently armed from 25th November 2014 and 3rd February 2016. This was the longest period during which the police in Norway had been routinely armed, and an evaluation of their experience was required, the aim being to collect police officers’ own experiences from this period. The police interviewees (n = 30) answered specific and detailed questions. Surprisingly, they answered more than the questions asked of them, they told stories before, during and after the interviews which highlighted uncertainty in the service indicating the need to be armed. The evaluation found that these stories were repeated in every police district used in the data collection. They described observable phenomena; they meant something central to those who were interviewed. The question was: What were the stories about? Which challenges did these stories point to? What forms of justification for the arming of the police do we find in them? In the article we see storytelling through a (cultural) sociological approach as attempts at justification and legitimation Policing and Society - Subscription at source 31/5/2023 Research article Requested information on key performance indicators CANADA: On November 25, 2022, Council directed the City of Calgary Administration to request information from the Calgary Police Commission. Calgary Police Commission 31/5/2023 Report NZ’s biggest drug bust: Nine people face High Court trial over 600kg meth haul NEW ZEALAND: Nine people charged in relation to the biggest drug bust in New Zealand history will face a High Court trial in 2025. Stuff (New Zealand) 31/5/2023 News, Video New board to oversee reform of the Met Police London Mayor Sadiq Khan is setting up the London Policing Board to provide oversight and scrutiny of reform following on from Dame Louise Casey’s damning report into the culture of the Met Police. The new Board is part of a package of measures by the Mayor to accelerate the root and branch reforms of the Met’s performance and culture so that every community in London can feel protected and served. Emergency Services Times 30/5/2023 News Police cannot pick up mental health pieces Expecting officers to make up for the failings of care in the community hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable The Times - Subscription at source 30/5/2023 Feature, Opinion Why should forces urgently invest in the 3rd generation body armour? For the first time in the history of UK policing, standard issue body armour available to all police officers has been made to gender specific design with increased protection without compromising on comfort. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 30/5/2023 Feature, Opinion British Transport Police seize knives and imitation guns during knife crime operation A crackdown on knife crime across the north of England saw BTP officers seize knives and imitation guns. British Transport Police 30/5/2023 News «129012911292129312941295129612971298Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
