Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115586 total results. Showing results 26181 to 26200 «130613071308130913101311131213131314Next ›Last » Police Scotland recruiting civilians to investigate crime on higher pay than rookie cops Police Scotland leaders are enlisting members of the general public to assist in criminal investigations and are offering them a higher salary than that of rookie officers. Daily Record 4/8/2024 News Half a million Scots are on police intelligence database despite many having committed no crimes More than half a million people in Scotland are listed on a police intelligence database - despite many having committed no offence. Latest figures show that information on 508,682 adults and children is being stored on the Scottish Intelligence Database (SID) - a system launched in 2003 to target organised crime gangs. The ‘alarming’ numbers has prompted fury from critics who last night feared the database ‘now seems to be a capture for anyone’. Mail Online 4/8/2024 News Help-Seeking from Victim Services, Personal Networks, and Reporting to Police: Stalking Victim Behaviors from the 2019 NCVS Supplemental Victimization Survey Understanding the predictors of stalking victimization, help-seeking behaviors of stalking victims, and their reporting to police can help law enforcement and advocates improve systems and ensure they are accessible and useful to victims. Existing stalking research focuses heavily on campus-based stalking, non-nationally representative populations, and/or dated data collection methods, such as the 2006 National Crime Victimization Survey, Supplemental Victimization Survey (NCVS-SVS), an instrument that has been updated according to current stalking definitions. This study employs the latest 2019 NCVS-SVS to analyze its new stalking screening questions and additional variables. We identified predictors of (a) stalking victimization, (b) help-seeking from victim-serving agencies, (c) help-seeking from personal networks, and (d) reporting to police. Predictors of stalking victimization included younger age, identifying as female, identifying as not heterosexual, household incomes below $50,000, and any college attendance. Victims who knew their offenders (intimate or non-intimate) were more likely than victims of stranger stalking to seek help from victim-serving agencies and personal networks. Younger victims were more likely to seek help from personal networks. None of the variables we examined predicted reporting to police. This study shows the characteristics of stalking victims have stayed consistent over time but highlights an ongoing need for resources for victims of stranger stalking, who may not know about or be able to access stalking services that are offered by intimate partner violence agencies. Future research around stalking victim characteristics should focus on populations that are newly included in national stalking data, such as those who identify as transgender and sexual identity minorities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Subscription at source 4/8/2024 Research article How police can learn from Southport, by a former chief constable Blame for rioting lies with thugs and the social media that radicalised them — but there is more forces can do, writes the man who led Durham police for seven years The Times - Subscription at source 4/8/2024 Feature, Opinion Dozens arrested in violent clashes across UK as government warns rioters ‘will pay the price’ Disorder spread through multiple UK cities on Saturday with police warning that further violence is likely in the coming days The Guardian 4/8/2024 News Britain’s police need water cannons to beat rioting mobs: Fresh plea as violent thugs rampaged through Hull, Manchester, Liverpool and Bristol, with officers suffering broken jaw and nose, shops looted and buildings torched as anarchy sweeps the nation Ex-cops have pleaded with the government to give the police water cannons to beat rioting mobs, after a day where hordes of violent thugs rampaged across Britain's cities. The veteran officers said it was time to decide whether the country needs a police force or a police service - as they pleaded for decisive action to bring order back to the country's besieged streets. Mail Online 4/8/2024 News One in 10 Scots listed on secret police database despite many committing no crime Figures show over 500,000 adults and children are recorded on the Scottish Intelligence Database, which was launched 21 years ago. Daily Record 4/8/2024 News NSW government issues more than 11,400 fines to drivers caught by new seatbelt detection cameras AUSTRALIA: Thousands of people have been caught by new seatbelt detection cameras across New South Wales in just three weeks, with the government expressing "shock" at the numbers. More than 11,400 fines have been issued after drivers and their passengers were detected by the cameras, which began operating on July 1. About 75 per cent of the fines were for improper use of a seatbelt. ABC News (Australia) 4/8/2024 News Devon and Cornwall Police step up patrols to target anti-social behaviour and serious violence Devon and Cornwall Police have introduced an initiative to target anti-social behaviour and serious violence across the two counties. Operation Loki is a hotspot policing initiative using tactics including high-visibility patrols, schools prevention activity, traffic operations, surveys and community engagement. Free Radio 4/8/2024 News Police ‘unable to get to 999 calls’ but minister says Army won’t join riot response The Policing Minister has ruled out calling in the Army to help deal with riots across the country - but police reps say they're struggling to get out to 999 calls. The Policing Minister has ruled out calling in the Army to help deal with riots across the country. Mirror 4/8/2024 News Extortion cases up by 50% in Windsor and Amherstburg CANADA: New statistics from Windsor police show extortion reports increasing by over 50 per cent in 2023. The number of extortion reports in Windsor and Amherstburg went up from 55 in 2022 to 83 in 2023, according to a post from the police service on X, formerly Twitter. CBC News (Canada) 4/8/2024 News $15.6 million in assets restrained by AFP-led taskforce AUSTRALIA: The AFP has restrained waterfront properties, a high-rise unit, cash, cryptocurrency, and funds held in bank accounts following a money laundering investigation on the Gold Coast. The AFP-led Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) applied to restrain the assets, worth an estimated combined value of $15.6 million, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) in the District Court of Queensland on 26 July, 2024. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 4/8/2024 News NZTA puts off installing number plate identifying cameras NEW ZEALAND: The New Zealand Transport Agency / Waka Kotahi has put off installing number plate identifying cameras on Transmission Gully motorway. It wants the cameras to calculate travels times to determine if the private operators of the road near Wellington are meeting performance standards. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/8/2024 News Security guard assaulted with weapons in attempted Auckland burglary NEW ZEALAND: An Auckland security guard has been injured while stopping a violent robbery in Mt Roskill. Police said they were called to a business on Stoddard Road just after 4pm on Sunday after a group of five people attempted to break into the store. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/8/2024 News Judicial review launched over police funding A Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has launched a judicial review against the Home Office over the way it calculates how much money is allocated to police forces. Lincolnshire PCC Marc Jones has repeatedly claimed the force is one of the worst funded in the country per resident, saying the current formula relies on "outdated" population statistics and metrics. BBC 3/8/2024 News Police officers in hospital as violent protests across UK cities continue Police officers were attacked and forced to draw their batons as they struggled to control violent protesters. Police officers have been taken to hospital after violent protests across the UK which saw officers being pelted by bricks, chairs and bottles. i News 3/8/2024 News Police officers flee the UK for higher wages and less crime in Australia AUSTRALIA: British police officers are quitting the UK for Australia, lured by the prospect of a 30 per cent uplift in their pay and a safer environment for their families, with less crime. With more than one in five UK officers saying they plan to leave the service, the South Australia Police force has targeted the UK with a campaign to recruit up to 200 new staff. The Telegraph 3/8/2024 News Police search powers extended after shooting Police will continue to have enhanced powers in Walsall following a late-night shooting and stabbing that left four people hurt. West Midlands Police said its use of stop and search powers was extended across parts of the town until 10:00 BST on Sunday. BBC 3/8/2024 News Hotspot policing sees cut in anti-social behaviour Reports of anti-social behaviour in hotspot areas of Sussex have dropped by nearly 20% due to “targeted" police action. Sussex Police received 17.9% fewer reports of anti-social behaviour and serious violence in 29 areas of “relatively high concentrations of crime” between April and July than in the same period last year. BBC 3/8/2024 News More than 90 arrests after far-right demonstrations turn violent More than 90 people were arrested after far-right demonstrations descended into riots in towns and cities across the UK on Saturday. There was unrest in Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool and Belfast, with missiles thrown, shops looted and police attacked in some places. Other smaller demonstrations elsewhere did not turn violent. BBC 3/8/2024 News «130613071308130913101311131213131314Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
