Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98523 total results. Showing results 29101 to 29120 «145214531454145514561457145814591460Next ›Last » Man jailed for punching garda ‘square in the face’ after urinating in city lane REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A father-of-two who punched a garda “square in the face” after he was stopped urinating in a lane way in Dublin city centre has been jailed for three months. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 11/4/2023 News Direct entry – part of the solution to the UK’s police leadership crisis? With the recent Casey Review once against highlighting the need for changes to existing ‘police culture’ and the concept of ‘leadership’ in UK policing, former officer Tom Andrews, Policing Lecturer at the University of Derby, looks at previous examples of direct entry into policing, and considers whether this approach could offer solutions to some of the concerns raised by Baroness Casey and others. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/4/2023 Feature, Opinion Thames Valley Police’s new chief constable gives first interview Thames Valley Police’s new chief constable was eight when his mother was stabbed to death in front of him. Oxford Mail 11/4/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Qld Police Commissioner to review chokehold use following inquiry revelations AUSTRALIA: An inquest has found a chokehold technique used by Queensland Police has caused death and serious injury in five cases of men who resisted arrest over the past 20 years. A secret review by a Queensland Police working group has approved the continued use of the Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint despite it being banned by police services across the rest of the country. Calls for a renewed ban of the technique has prompted Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carrol to personally review its use. Sky News 11/4/2023 News, Video Police dogs get new Škoda vehicles to meet the demands of the job NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Police are beginning a roll-out of new purpose-built dog vans following a successful four-month trial in the Waikato. A prototype 206kW Škoda Superb Station Wagon was produced in late 2022 by police partner Wade Group and trialled by operational dog units. The trial was a success; handlers reported the vehicle was more dog-friendly, user-friendly, and faster to deploy from. Feedback from handlers did see tweaks to the “dog pod” temperature settings, reconfiguration of the storage compartments and changes to some of the vehicle controls. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 11/4/2023 News The next generation of public safety in the United Kingdom The Fusus Real Time Crime Centre in the Cloud is quickly becoming the most trusted and widely-used collaborative technology platform in public safety and is ushering in the next generation of effective public and community safety in the United Kingdom. It combines the power of artificial intelligence, state-of-the-art technology while also bringing existing and diverse tools and technology into its platform for total first responder usage. Policing Insight 11/4/2023 Advertisement, Feature ‘It’s just getting worse’: Manawatū mayor is one of many who share concerns for town’s recent criminal behaviour NEW ZEALAND: A recent spate of crime in a Manawatū town is fuelling feelings of vulnerability in a community that has been campaigning for more police presence. Stuff (New Zealand) 11/4/2023 News Forces welcome new facial recognition report highlighting increased accuracy Facial recognition technology is often criticised for its purported disproportionality, with police use of this tool already banned in some parts of the world; but a new academic study – hailed by the Met and South Wales Police – challenges this narrative, arguing that British policing is deploying live facial recognition tech that is effective and avoids the problem of disproportionality, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/4/2023 Analysis, Feature Police in England and Wales less likely to face discipline under new complaints system Figures suggest fewer misconduct allegations are being referred than under previously discredited regime The Guardian 11/4/2023 News Meeting INTERPOL Director of Cybercrime Craig Jones at the World Police Summit In an interview recorded at the recent World Police Summit in Dubai, PolicingTV and Policing Insight Founder and Publisher, Bernard Rix, spoke to Craig Jones, INTERPOL's Director of Cybercrime. Craig begins the conversation by talking a little about his journey to become Director of Cybercrime at INTERPOL, and then moves on to discussing the breadth of work that INTERPOL undertakes in the cybercrime area, set out in four areas: counter terrorism, organised crime, emerging crime and financial crime. He also covers romance crime and sextortion, before examining the four ways in which INTERPOL supports policing jurisdictions' work to tackle cybercrime, namely: an improved understanding of the threat picture; enhancing operational activity; provision of tools and capabilities that assist on sharing data and improving communication; and how INTERPOL can best work as the global interconnector for policing. Also covered is the key role of the private sector, in providing support to INTERPOL and to the many policing jurisdictions around the world, as well as in better protecting individuals and the wider public from cybercrime. PolicingTV 11/4/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Police’s ‘sexist’ and ‘concerning’ Facebook page ‘objectified women for cheap laughs’ A Facebook page containing a number of 'offensive and sexist posts' has raised concerns among police officials. The page has current and serving officers "not aligned with policing values", a police body said. Mirror 10/4/2023 News Justice on trial: The challenges facing Scotland’s courts, prisons and police The new Cabinet Secretary for Justice Angela Constance has held seven ministerial positions prior to this one, including drugs policy, education and communities. She’ll need all that experience as she takes on a portfolio defined by long-standing challenges. Holyrood Magazine 10/4/2023 News Police force deny scolding by Braverman over seizure of racially offensive dolls from pub A source close to the home secretary said her unhappiness at the incident had been passed on to the force. The Independent 10/4/2023 News Now police use drones to tackle ‘poor driving’: Machines which can spy on motorists from nearly four miles away are used for road safety in first for England and Wales Police drones are now being used to tackle 'poor driving' at a distance of nearly four miles away from motorists in a first for England and Wales. This is Money 10/4/2023 News Rogue police data boosts Met chief’s call for new powers Study suggests experts who rule on sackings are much less likely to dismiss The Times - Subscription at source 10/4/2023 News Online drug trafficking on the rise, police need resources to respond, study says CANADA: VANCOUVER - A growing trend of online encrypted drug dealing needs more attention by police, a new study by British Columbia researchers says. Richard Frank, an associate professor of criminology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., said the encrypted markets are attractive to buyers and sellers for lower prices, contactless transactions and a large variety of drugs available. Frank, who is the director of the International Cybercrime Research Centre, said his research group analyzed eight of the largest so-called cryptomarkets between June 2021 and January 2022. CTV News (Canada) 10/4/2023 News Gardaí lost more than 235,000 days to illness in 2022 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí lost more than 235,000 days to illness last year, almost a third of it the direct result of assaults or accidents that happened while on duty. The force said officers had been absent from work for 20,807 days because an of malicious injury suffered while carrying out their job. Another 40,217 days were lost where a garda suffered injuries during an accident while on duty. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 10/4/2023 News Essex police deny Braverman rebuked them over pub seizure of golliwog dolls Force rebuffs claim home secretary said they should focus on ‘catching criminals’ after items taken from White Hart Inn in Grays The Guardian 10/4/2023 News EXCLUSIVE Police forces spent £34million of taxpayer cash on 753 spin doctors last year – despite thousands of crimes going unsolved every day Police forces spent £34million of taxpayer cash on spin doctors last year despite thousands of crimes going unsolved daily, the Mail can reveal. Constabularies have hired at least 753 full-time employees in communication roles with questionable job titles, such as 'graphic designer' and 'TV and events assistant', to battle scandals and improve their image. Forces increased their total spending on communications staff by more than 8 per cent last year, adding 16 full-time staff members, despite the ongoing policing crisis Mail Online 10/4/2023 News Police Service Northern Ireland vehicle attacked with petrol bombs during republican parade in Londonderry The incident took place as officers from Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) attended what they described as an "un-notified" march by dissident republicans. Sky News 10/4/2023 News «145214531454145514561457145814591460Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
