Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103270 total results. Showing results 27521 to 27540 «137313741375137613771378137913801381Next ›Last » Decriminalization: How police drug seizure, even without arrest, can create harms Earlier this year British Columbia began Canada’s first drug ‘decriminalisation’ policy, removing criminal sanctions for adults in possession of small amounts of certain illegal drugs; but research scientist Dr Kanna Hayashi, an Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University, warns that while police continue to seize drugs even when users aren’t charged with offences, toxic drug deaths will remain a major problem. Policing Insight 6/9/2023 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Former officer given suspended sentence for assaulting man while on duty A former officer who punched and kicked a member of the public while responding to a domestic dispute has been given a suspended prison sentence. Police Professional 6/9/2023 News 1033 Program data for studying Policing and militarization: an open-source database in response to the recommendations of Koslicki (2023) The 1033 Program involves the transfer of military equipment to law enforcement agencies across the United States. The Program allows law enforcement unparalleled access to a variety of military equipment for discretionary use. Owing to issues of data, not much is known about the impact of 1033 on relevant law enforcement strategies and outcomes; including how much equipment an agency has, how the equipment is used, and the impacts of the equipment. With an increasingly controversial socio-political landscape involving police and communities, the potential connection between 1033 equipment, police militarization and use of force, and other topics of interest is pertinent. To resolve such questions, scholars and practitioners must appropriately obtain, structure, and categorize relevant 1033 data. The current article responds to Koslicki (2023) and other field inquiries to publish an open-source 1033 database that is derived from the appropriate sources, is correctly structured, and categorizable for analyses Police Practice and Research 6/9/2023 Research article Humza Yousaf’s hated Hate Crime bill to return just as Police Scotland stop investigating minor crimes The controversial bill was originally passed through Holyrood in 2021 but the implementation has been delayed due to concerns from Police Scotland about how it will work. Scottish Daily Express 6/9/2023 News Survey prompts concerns over police use of drones A survey of police forces on their use of drones has raised concerns about the resilience of software, data security and scrutiny of processes, according to the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner. UKAuthority.com 6/9/2023 News Just Stop Oil protests cost Met police over £9 million Staging sit-ins, slow marches and protests throughout the spring and summer, Just Stop Oil (JSO) and Extinction Rebellion (XR) have been doing their best to hammer home the cost of climate change to the planet. But have they ever even thought to consider the cost of their protests to the public purse? The Spectator 6/9/2023 Feature, Opinion The UK National Risk Register: A new approach Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth takes a look at the UK's new National Risk Register, the most open and transparent Register to date, and considers the implications for policing and other emergency services of the increased focus on partnership approaches. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 6/9/2023 Analysis, Feature Deputy PSNI chief Mark Hamilton to face Police Federation Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton is expected to attend an extraordinary meeting of Northern Ireland's Police Federation later. The body, which represents officers, had initially planned to hold a vote of no confidence in Simon Byrne at the gathering. But he resigned as chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on Monday. Mr Hamilton is now in command until a new chief constable is appointed. BBC 6/9/2023 News Merseyside police to offer Childline help for young people in custody Merseyside police to offer Childline help for young people in custody The Guardian 6/9/2023 News Police decisions on night Lynn Cannon murdered will be reviewed, Commissioner Col Blanch says AUSTRALIA: WA's police commissioner has pledged to review the circumstances of the night Lynn Cannon was stabbed to death by her estranged partner, amid questions over why it took officers an hour and 15 minutes to arrive at the scene. But Col Blanch is refusing to release the call logs from the night showing how many times neighbours and family members contacted police with concerns about Ms Cannon's safety and a disturbance at her former partner's home, where she was killed. ABC News (Australia) 6/9/2023 News Top cop Neil Gaughan says ACT police officers are undergoing attitudinal change ahead of drug decriminalisation AUSTRALIA: Police patrolling Canberra's nightlife precincts are being told to change how they respond to witnessing drug use, ahead of next month's nation-leading decriminalisation laws coming into effect. Despite ACT Policing's initial opposition to the legislation, Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan said he accepted the law has changed and was readying his officers. He said there had been training for police who were stationed in Braddon and the city, with officers warned about changing their attitudes to drugs. ABC News (Australia) 6/9/2023 News Police officer Kristian White faces court for alleged tasering of Clare Nowland AUSTRALIA: A police officer charged after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother in southern NSW has appeared in court in person for the first time. ABC News (Australia) 6/9/2023 News Former detective suggests highly-visible police patrols to crack down on violent offenders following schoolboy’s abduction and stabbing in Melbourne AUSTRALIA: A former detective has urged Victorian Police to take action immediately following the shocking abduction of a schoolboy who was stabbed in a violent armed robbery by a group of men who had 10 minutes earlier allegedly stolen mobile phones and personal items while armed with machetes. Sky News 6/9/2023 News $45k worth of meth and cash seized as 4 arrested in bust NEW ZEALAND: Four people have been arrested after police say they seized more than $25,000 worth of methamphetamine and tens of thousands in cash during a South Island operation. 1 News (New Zealand) 6/9/2023 News Operation Cobalt passes new milestone: 50,000 charges laid; 500 firearms seized NEW ZEALAND: Operation Cobalt has reached a milestone of 50,000 charges laid against gang members and associates, just over a year after it was launched. New Zealand Police 6/9/2023 News Six-year probe into alleged financial mismanagement at Garda college completed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A six-year investigation into the alleged financial mismanagement of the Garda college in Templemore has finally completed, with the DPP now set to decide whether or not a criminal prosecution is warranted. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 6/9/2023 News Keeping a Suffolk town safe, understanding community concerns – and safeguarding a puppy! As part of a week's filming for PolicingTV with Suffolk Constabulary, PC Samantha Hallett and PCSO Jo Adams of the force's Safer Neighbourhoods team in Hadley spoke to PolicingTV's Founder and Publisher, Bernard Rix. PolicingTV 6/9/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Police accept 7% pay-package offer on eve of Holyrood protest Police officers in Scotland have accepted a seven percent increase in pay. The Times - Subscription at source 6/9/2023 News No More ‘Kettling’: NYPD Agrees to Reform Its Protest Response USA: New York City’s police department has agreed to a legal settlement aimed at mitigating conflict with and intimidation of peaceful protesters, a landmark resolution in the wake of the 2020 racial justice protests that is expected to see the department eradicate several controversial tactics used on demonstrators. Yahoo! 6/9/2023 News Laughing gas to become Class C drug by end of the year, says Suella Braverman People caught in possession of nitrous oxide will face up to two years in jail The Times - Subscription at source 5/9/2023 News «137313741375137613771378137913801381Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
