Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98506 total results. Showing results 29201 to 29220 «145714581459146014611462146314641465Next ›Last » Calls for gardaí to be armed with tasers after almost 300 cops assaulted last year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Brendan O’Connor, President of the Garda Representative Association, said that some gardaí already carry tasers but the force could do with more protection Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 6/4/2023 News Met Police: Poll highlights extent of public distrust in force Public confidence in the Met Police has been shattered, a poll commissioned by BBC London has found. Out of more than 1,000 Londoners surveyed, nearly three-quarters felt officers treated some parts of society differently to others. BBC 6/4/2023 News LGBTQ+ organisations urge Gardaí to re-issue inclusive trans policy “as a matter of priority” REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: After Gardaí confirmed the withdrawal of its inclusive trans policy earlier this week, LGBTQ+ organisations have called for its re-issuance as soon as possible. The Gender Identity in the Workplace policy was published on February 1 and its purpose was to ensure that all trans Garda staff feel “respected, safe, welcome and included” and that all gender identities and expressions are respected. Gen (Republic of Ireland) 6/4/2023 News Met chief: we’ve been ‘too permissive’ about police with criminal records Mark Rowley says he was shocked by officers’ offences and law needs to make it easier to dismiss people from force The Guardian 6/4/2023 News Lethal and severe violence: Characterizing Swedish female offenders with and without a severe mental disorder Aim: In studies on lethal and severe violence, male offenders have historically been in focus while female offenders, in comparison, have often been excluded. In this study, we aimed to characterize female violent offenders and compared those with and without a severe mental disorder (SMD). Method: All females charged with lethal or attempted lethal violence, who had undergone forensic psychiatric investigations (FPI) in Sweden between 2000 and 2014, constituting the two groups SMD (n = 84) and no SMD (n = 91), were included. Information from their FPI reports and court verdicts was collected regarding background and demographics, mental health, substance use, and crime characteristics. Results: Overall, both groups were often unemployed, previously victimized within close relations, had psychiatric health issues, and more than half of them had previously attempted suicide. Specifically, the SMD group more often had psychotic disorders, had attempted homicide-suicide (at the time of the crime), and had children or friends/acquaintances as victims. The no-SMD group more often manifested patterns of anxiety, personality disorders, and substance use disorders compared to the SMD group. The no-SMD group also differed from the SMD group by more often having a previous criminal record, being charged with lethal index violence, having male adult intimate partners/ex-intimate partners as victims who had abused the offender, and both offender and victim had more often been under the influence of a substance. Conclusion: Female offenders of lethal and severe violence had a high prevalence of previous violent victimization which should be considered in forensic assessment and treatment regardless of the offender’s SMD status. However, more focus on substance use disorders and intimate partner relations appears relevant for females without an SMD. Contrary to that, early interventions regarding psychotic processes are probably a helpful preventive measure for females with an SMD. In sum, the heterogeneity of female offenders of lethal and severe violence emphasizes the necessity of developing nuanced interventions to meet their rehabilitative needs as well as the requirements of community protection. Frontiers in Psychiatry 6/4/2023 Research article Police target Rebels in early morning raids across Melbourne AUSTRALIA: Echo Taskforce detectives and the Australian Federal Police have charged five men this week as part of a targeted investigation into drug trafficking linked to the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG). Australian Federal Police (AFP) 6/4/2023 News 10 Australians arrested as part of international illegal marketplace takedown AUSTRALIA: A well-known criminal marketplace offering access to stolen account credentials and compromised device information has been shut down following an international investigation led by the FBI and assisted by the AFP, NSW Police Force, Victoria Police, Queensland Police Service and Western Australia Police Force. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 6/4/2023 News Police who fail vetting are never sacked, says Mark Rowley Met commissioner hopes fast-track panel will start to purge rogue officers The Times - Subscription at source 6/4/2023 News Repeat offenders behind recent jump in child appearances in court NEW ZEALAND: The small group of repeat youth offenders the Government is targeting through several youth crime initiatives is responsible for a recent jump in children appearing in court. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 6/4/2023 News Unjustified and excessive for handler to set dog on woman – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: The use of a police dog in an arrest that left a woman with a serious bite injury was "unjustified and excessive", the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 6/4/2023 News Unjustified use of force in Christchurch NEW ZEALAND: The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer’s use of his dog was excessive, when arresting a woman in Christchurch on 13 February 2021. Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) (New Zealand) 6/4/2023 Report Greater Manchester Police officers barred over offensive messages Three police officers have been barred from the profession after racist and homophobic messages were shared BBC 6/4/2023 News Fatal police shooting of knife attacker ‘absolutely necessary’, says COPFS The fatal police shooting of an asylum seeker who stabbed and seriously injured six people in an attack at a Glasgow hotel was “absolutely necessary in the circumstances”, the Procurator Fiscal has concluded. Police Professional 6/4/2023 News Officer to appear in court charged with attempted rape A Sussex Police officer is to appear in court charged with attempted rape and sexual assault. Police Professional 6/4/2023 News PSNI moves more officers to frontline duties to counter terrorist threat More police officers are being moved onto frontline duties to boost visibility and counter an increased terrorist threat in Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said. Police Professional 6/4/2023 News Strongest ‘doubling down on standards’ in MPS for 50 years to help root out rogue officers The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has drafted in an extra 150 officers and staff to its professional standards department to help “root out rogue officers”. Police Professional 6/4/2023 News Black girls three times more likely to undergo invasive strip-search by Met police Data analysed by Liberty Investigates shows almost half of girls subjected to strip-searches between 2017 and 2022 were Black The Guardian 6/4/2023 News Less than half of public trust police in wake of scandals, new poll shows Labour accuses government on being 'asleep at the wheel' on the issues. The Independent 6/4/2023 News ‘This precious union’: Why British policing must hold its nerve with academia While the debate continues around UK police education and the various entry routes for recruits into policing, former officer and now University of Central Lancashire Policing Lecturer Derek Flint argues that the ‘precious union’ between policing and academia needs to be maintained and strengthened to ensure the service has constables with a ‘professional curiosity’, and a desire and a determination to find out ‘why’ things are happening. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 6/4/2023 Feature, Opinion Lethbridge police resolved 99.5% of calls without force in 2022: report CANADA: Annual data from the Lethbridge Police Service shows use of force when responding to dispatch calls remains very low. Global News (Canada) 6/4/2023 News «145714581459146014611462146314641465Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
