Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93900 total results. Showing results 26461 to 26480 «132013211322132313241325132613271328Next ›Last » NPCC calls for fair pay deal for officers ahead of 2023/24 award The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) is calling for a fair pay deal for officers reflecting their “unique contribution to society, the limitations on them and the real terms pay cut over the past decade”. Police Professional 20/2/2023 News Dame Lynne Owens announced as MPS deputy commissioner Dame Lynne Owens has been confirmed as deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Police Professional 20/2/2023 News Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021 CANADA: In 2021, police services serving a mostly rural population served 15% of the population in the provinces, but reported 24% of violent crimes, 18% of property crimes, 30% of Criminal Code traffic offences and 23% of other Criminal Code violations. Statistics Canada 20/2/2023 Report Ghosts guns a growing concern for Edmonton Police CANADA: In 2022, Edmonton police said there was 165 shootings in the city — a 10 per cent increase from 2021. Gun violence is concerning, and Edmonton Police chief Dale McFee said the type of gun being used is also alarming. Global News (Canada) 20/2/2023 News, Video Unlawful police entry denies domestic assault victim her day in court CANADA: The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld the imposition of a judicial stay of proceedings on 32 domestic violence related charges because the police entered the accused’s home unlawfully to arrest him. Blue Line (Canada) 20/2/2023 Feature Migrants in Republic ‘terrified’ to report crime to gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Imelda Morano was working alone at a Dublin laundrette early on a Tuesday morning when a masked man burst in, held a sharp object to her face, and demanded money. The Detail 20/2/2023 News Halloween ‘chaos’ in Limerick town not due to lack of gardai REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have confirmed that the “chaos” on Halloween night in Newcastle West was not because of a lack of resources, but was due to guards being deployed to a fatal accident. Limerick Live (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2023 News ‘Always welcome’ – Publican backs Garda crackdown on drugs in pubs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Dublin publican says Gardaí looking to crack down on drugs are “always welcome”. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2023 News Pandemic impact: The rise of online extremism Covid-19 had a considerable impact on a wide range of criminal activity, including dramatically changing the terrorism landscape; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the research around how the pandemic pushed terrorist activity increasingly online, the way in which extremist organisations continue to exploit online platforms, and the regulatory reforms intended to tackle that threat. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 20/2/2023 Analysis, Feature ‘Upward trend’ of sex complaints against Staffordshire police and staff Forty officers and staff members at Staffordshire Police were investigated for sexual misconduct last year, it has been revealed. Deputy Chief Constable Emma Barnett told a public performance meeting that there had been an 'upward trend' of sexual misconduct cases in the last two years – partly due to increased awareness of 'unacceptable' behaviour following improved training. Seventeen of the complaints came from members of the public, while 23 were internal reports, with a number still the subject of live investigations. DCC Barnett said that some cases involved criminal allegations alongside gross misconduct, and that all were 'robustly assessed'. Stoke on Trent Live 20/2/2023 News In 2012, police thought Scott Johnson’s case had ‘zero solvability’. Today, they said they were wrong AUSTRALIA: NSW Police may have made a false claim that an investigation was continuing into the 1988 death of US national Scott Johnson in Manly when it had in fact been shelved, an inquiry has heard. Former NSW deputy police commissioner Mick Willing, a former head of the homicide squad, gave evidence in Sydney on Monday in the inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes and was asked about the circumstances in which police concluded in 2012 that the “solvability” of Johnson’s death was zero. Johnson’s naked body was found at the base of a cliff at North Head on December 10, 1988. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 20/2/2023 News Corruption pervades police forces in Australia and the United Kingdom AUSTRALIA: It has been said that ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’, and perhaps the organisations which best establish the truth of this maxim are police forces and services, wherever they may be. This article seeks to set out how the corrupt activities of police officers across Australian jurisdictions are remarkably similar in nature to one another, as well as to those in the legal system from which ours is derived. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 20/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Queensland premier says breach of bail will be reintroduced as offence for young offenders AUSTRALIA: The Queensland premier says breach of bail will be reintroduced for young offenders in the state, despite her government removing it as an offence for children in 2015 and heavily criticising the LNP for adopting it as a policy. Annastacia Palaszczuk said breach of bail would be among a raft of law changes introduced to state parliament tomorrow in a bid to crack down on serious, repeat young offenders. "In the spirit of bipartisanship, the government will be adopting breach of bail," she said. ABC News (Australia) 20/2/2023 News Queensland Police target divergent thought considered as dangerous AUSTRALIA: The top brass of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has issued a directive that all officers must report matters involving sovereign citizens, religious extremists and conspiracy theorists to specialist counter-terrorism teams. The announcement was triggered by last year’s Wieambilla shooting, which the QPS characterised as ‘a religiously motivated terrorist attack’ Sydney Criminal Lawyers 20/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Anti-LGBTQ+ violence in Europe hits decade-high, report finds EUROPE: Hate speech is ‘a real problem with dire consequences for people and communities,’ says top activist. Politico 20/2/2023 News Violence against LGBTQ+ people across Europe reaches highest levels in a decade EUROPE: Last year was the most violent year for LGBTQ+ people in Europe in a decade, according to a new report. Launched today, the report examines the growing prevalence of anti-LGBTQ+ speech as well as violent attacks, murders, and suicide. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2023 News I can’t breathe: Race, death & British policing In ‘I can’t breathe’: Race, death and British Policing, INQUEST investigated the processes, procedures and evidence base of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and the coronial system to examine how accountability for racism is delivered. INQUEST found a system which works against delivering accountability, that appeared blind to the evidence and where racial discrimination was not addressed meaningfully . Inquest 20/2/2023 Report Sydney woman jailed for attempting to possess 150kgs of MDMA and money laundering AUSTRALIA: A Sydney woman, 51, has been jailed for 12 years for her role in an international crime syndicate attempting to import millions of dollars’ worth of dangerous drugs into Australia. In October 2019, the woman travelled to Brisbane and attempted to possess 150 kilograms of MDMA (Ecstasy). The woman was arrested by the AFP in Sydney on 11 November 2019 and extradited to Brisbane following a joint investigation by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF), working in collaboration with the National Police of the Netherlands (NPN) Criminal Investigations Division. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 20/2/2023 News Domestic abusers to be added to violent and sex offender register in new crackdown Announcing the reforms, Home Secretary Suella Braverman says domestic violence is "completely unacceptable" and causes "torment, pain, fear, and anxiety". Sky News 20/2/2023 News Australian Institute of Criminology Awards 2022/2021 During the recent Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) 2022 Conference in Canberra, the winners of the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards 2022 were announced and presented. PolicingTV and Policing Insight Founder and Publisher Bernard Rix was there, and filmed a number of short interviews with 2022 Award winners. He also recorded interviews with the winners from the previous year, who - because of the pandemic - had been unable to collect their awards in person in 2021, and who therefore were invited to the 2022 Conference. We finish with a short video highlighting the work the AIC carries out. PolicingTV - Registration at source 20/2/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video «132013211322132313241325132613271328Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
