Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114945 total results. Showing results 2661 to 2680 «130131132133134135136137138Next ›Last » Victorian crime statistics show youth offenders over-represented in carjackings, home invasions AUSTRALIA: More than half of all carjackings and home invasions in Victoria last year were committed by youth offenders. ABC News (Australia) 19/3/2026 News Police bosses clash with union over true cause of state’s crime rate spike AUSTRALIA: Police bosses have dismissed union warnings that massive staff shortages fuel Victoria’s rising crime rate, despite 32,000 car thefts in the past year alone. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 19/3/2026 News South Australian police threaten to stop chasing fuel thieves amid skyrocketing prices AUSTRALIA: Police in one state are so stretched chasing fuel thieves as prices skyrocket that the state’s top cop has demanded the service stations take action. News.com.au (Australia) 19/3/2026 News Closing the gap, again: Giffard on reform Former Staffordshire Chief Constable John Giffard joins Policing TV to look back at the last big push for force mergers under then–Home Secretary Charles Clarke – and what today’s Police Reform White Paper could learn from it. He explains how Denis O’Connor’s “Closing the Gap” work on Level 2 criminality triggered proposals for larger “strategic forces”, why high-performing but smaller forces like Staffordshire were still told they were “too small”, and how costs, politics and council tax precepts ultimately sank the 2005–06 merger plans. PolicingTV 19/3/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Met rapist David Carrick was driven home by investigating officer after arrest Det Sgt Ray Mackennon accused of showing ‘preferential treatment’ to one of Britain’s worst sex offenders The Telegraph - Subscription at source 18/3/2026 News Toronto police officer charged after allegedly accessing private police databases unlawfully CANADA: A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a computer, according to Toronto police. CBC News (Canada) 18/3/2026 News Evaluations of Corsight live facial recognition follow Essex Police trial ICO, National Physical Laboratory, Cambridge reports address accuracy and bias concerns. Essex Police paused its live facial recognition (LFR) deployments after identifying potential accuracy and bias risks, an audit published this week by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office has revealed. The audit is one of several new reports, including an assessment of Corsight’s LFR by the National Physical Laboratory and an evaluation of Essex Police’s use of the technology from Cambridge University, that could pave the way for the program’s relaunch. BiometricUpdate.com 18/3/2026 News Disentangling the Relationships among Prior Police Contact, Victim Cooperation, Investigatory Effort, and Case Clearance: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS) Objectives: To assess (1) how victims’ past-year police encounters are related to their reports of police investigatory effort, complaint signing, and case clearance and (2) how police and victim actions act in concert to account for case clearance. Methods: Processes are explored using the National Crime Victimization Survey and Police Public Contact Survey. Models are estimated using regression and structural equation modeling. Findings: Past-year police contact is unrelated to perceived investigatory effort. Victims with more encounters and whose most recent encounter was invasive are less likely to sign a complaint, and the number of contacts is negatively associated with clearance. Investigatory effort and complaint signing are related to clearance but do not account for the relationship between police interactions and case outcomes. Conclusions: There is no indication that victims with past-year police encounters perceive their cases are investigated less vigorously. Frequent and invasive past-year contacts are negatively related to complaint signing, but this action explains little of the relationship between police contact frequency and clearance. While additional work is needed to explore the cumulative and long-term effects of police-related experiences on case processing and outcomes, results point to the importance of enhancing cooperation among those with frequent and invasive police encounters. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 18/3/2026 Research article WRC recommends €15,000 payment to garda over ‘failures’ in handling suspension REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A State workplace watchdog had recommended that An Garda Síochána pay €15,000 in compensation to a serving Garda for the “significant failures” in which the Garda’s suspension for over three years was handled. At the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Adjudicator Ewa Sobanska found that An Garda Síochána (AGS) disregarded its own procedures, and the manner in which the Garda’s suspension was handled did not adhere to established best‑practice standards. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 18/3/2026 News Law enforcement policies for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A mixed-methods analysis Research Summary: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) face an elevated risk of victimization relative to their peers. Victims with IDD may view police departmental websites or policies to identify available accommodations in deciding to report their experience. The current study employs a convergent mixed-methods approach to examine the websites of policing organizations across four states to determine the prevalence and nature of disability-related policies (n = 1678), as well as insights from interviews and focus groups with law enforcement professionals (n = 27). Findings suggested that policies were rare and often did not directly apply to victims with IDD. Coercive processes underlie the formulation of many disability-related policies. Moreover, professionals often reported agencies not having policies, despite normative processes supporting the need for policies. Although these findings are important, it remains less clear whether agencies’ websites provide accessible information for crime victims with IDD where language access involves more than just translation. Website content, such as clear descriptions of accommodations, may influence victims with IDD decisions to report. However, gaps in implementation and law enforcement's awareness of these policies can significantly hinder the reporting process for victims with disabilities. Policy Implications: Findings highlighted the need for greater transparency with respect to police policies. Agencies need to reconsider the utility of existing policies for victims with IDD, if they exist, in terms of accessing support and overcoming communication and access barriers to seeking help. Policies should also be written in plain language and accessible to all victims regardless of disability status. Criminology and Public Policy 18/3/2026 Research article Charges to be dropped against three road traffic gardaí after six-year investigation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Three serving Limerick gardaí, who were due to stand trial for allegedly perverting the course of justice, were told on Wednesday that all charges against them are to be dropped The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 18/3/2026 News Petrol drive-off surge prompts warning from SA police chief to retailers AUSTRALIA: South Australia's police commissioner is warning fuel retailers that police could stop investigating petrol drive-offs unless service stations urgently implement pre-paid pumps, after a surge in thefts. But industry bodies have hit back at the idea, with one describing it as "completely irresponsible" and saying it was tantamount to a "green light to fuel theft". ABC News (Australia) 18/3/2026 News Nunavik Police Service interim chief appointed to permanent position CANADA: Jean-François Bernier has been appointed permanent chief of the Nunavik police service. Kativik Regional Government councillors voted to confirm the appointment, the regional government announced Tuesday in a news release. Bernier had served as interim chief since last November. He was hired under an agreement with the Quebec City Police Service but announced that he has retired from the Quebec police service to step into the permanent role in Nunavik, according to the release. Nunatsiaq News (Canada) 18/3/2026 News New provincial offence for public drug use gives officers ‘more options,’ police say CANADA: Law enforcement officials hope new provincial offences pushed through by the Ford government last year will give them more options to deal with public drug use as major cities struggle with enforcement. Global News (Canada) 18/3/2026 News Tragic DV history sparks death in custody misidentification questions AUSTRALIA: A mother who was found dead in an outback police cell had been flagged by local officers as a suspected domestic violence victim, raising questions about... NT News (Australia) - Subscription at source 18/3/2026 News McSkimming fallout: Firearms Safety Authority head Angela Brazier cleared of misconduct NEW ZEALAND: The executive director of the Firearms Safety Authority has been cleared of misconduct following an employment investigation in relation to disgraced former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 18/3/2026 News NSW police overusing ‘highly intrusive’ legal powers to monitor phones and computers, national watchdog finds AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales police force is overusing intrusive technology to monitor the phones and computers of people suspected of committing less serious crime, the commonwealth ombudsman has found. The Guardian 18/3/2026 News Retired police officer denies he’s a Chinese spy and says he’s ‘quite a boring guy’ Billy Yuen allegedly "tasked" Peter Wai, who worked as a UK Border Force officer, to conduct surveillance on dissidents in the UK. Yuen and Wai deny assisting the Chinese intelligence service. Sky News 18/3/2026 News Ex-Lancashire Constabulary officer jailed after perverting the course of justice Samarah Kamal, who was a constable in Lancashire Constabulary's East Response Investigations Team, was jailed for nine and a half months at Liverpool Crown Court last week, having admitted the offence at the same court in February. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/3/2026 News New Met Police partnership will ‘strengthen national leadership in police education’ The University of Cumbria will play a major role in delivering police education for the UK’s largest police force after the Police Education Consortium secured a significant contract to deliver the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) for the Metropolitan Police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/3/2026 News «130131132133134135136137138Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
