Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97031 total results. Showing results 29321 to 29340 «146314641465146614671468146914701471Next ›Last » Proposals to increase sentences for assaults on gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice Simon Harris will bring proposals to Government in the next few weeks to amend laws to increase sentences for assaults causing harm to members of An Garda Síochána and other emergency service workers. He said he will introduce a maximum sentence of 12 years for such assaults against an on duty garda or emergency service worker, such as hospital staff, prison officers, members of the fire brigade, ambulance personnel or members of the Defence Forces. This would also cover the ramming of a garda vehicle or other emergency vehicles. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 27/2/2023 News BAPCO 2023: One Week to go ! 1 WEEK TO GO until the entire UK public safety communications sector reunite at @BAPCO Annual Event! Not registered yet? Don't miss out on all the fun... There will be brand-new opportunities throughout the show which will let you connect with more companies and experts than ever before! BAPCO is THE event for public safety professionals so register your free ticket today PolicingTV - Registration at source 27/2/2023 Feature, Video BAPCO 2023: One Week to go ! 1 WEEK TO GO until the entire UK public safety communications sector reunite at @BAPCO Annual Event! Not registered yet? Don't miss out on all the fun... There will be brand-new opportunities throughout the show which will let you connect with more companies and experts than ever before! BAPCO is THE event for public safety professionals so register your free ticket today PolicingTV 27/2/2023 Feature, Video Counties Manakau District, New Zealand – tackling family harm and violence During his recent Policing Friendship Tour to Auckland, New Zealand, Policing Insight and PolicingTV Founder and Presenter Bernard Rix visited Counties Manukau District of New Zealand Police to learn more about a multi-agency initiative having real success and traction in reducing and addressing the complex issues that can contribute to family harm and violence. PolicingTV - Registration at source 27/2/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Counties Manakau District, New Zealand – tackling family harm and violence During his recent Policing Friendship Tour to Auckland, New Zealand, Policing Insight and PolicingTV Founder and Presenter Bernard Rix visited Counties Manukau District of New Zealand Police to learn more about a multi-agency initiative having real success and traction in reducing and addressing the complex issues that can contribute to family harm and violence. PolicingTV 27/2/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Harvi Khatkar: ‘The Carrick case was horrific; when I hear something like that my heart sinks’ In the second of a two-part interview with Policing Insight, West Midlands Chief Superintendent Harvi Khatkar, Vice-President of the Police Superintendents' Association (PSA), spoke to Keith Potter about opportunities to change the narrative around policing, the need for clarity over policing’s role, and the pressures impacting on the wellbeing of superintendents. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/2/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion NI ‘nowhere near’ a society where officers don’t require firearm protection The chairman of the Police Federation has said Wednesday night’s attempted murder of a senior PSNI officer has shown that Northern Ireland is "nowhere near” the type of society where the removal of firearms from police officers should be considered. Belfast Telegraph 27/2/2023 News Republican group shared photos of police officers The political wing of the dissident republican group being investigated over the shooting of a senior detective in Northern Ireland shared names and photos of police officers online this year. The Times - Subscription at source 27/2/2023 News The austerity-hit CPS can’t cope and people aren’t getting justice. We, the police, want the power to fix that Crimes go unpunished while officers wait for permission to lay charges. For all but the most serious cases, we should make that call ourselves The Guardian 27/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Humberside Police decided not to prosecute child-groping inspector Humberside Police decided not to prosecute an inspector later found to have groped two girls. BBC 27/2/2023 News Trans violent offenders banned from women’s prisons in England and Wales New rules also cover transgender women ‘with their male genitalia intact’, says Dominic Raab The Guardian 26/2/2023 News Federation thanks community and political leaders for support The Police Federation for Northern Ireland has thanked the people of Omagh and the main political parties for their support following the attempted murder of DCI John Caldwell last Wednesday. Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) 26/2/2023 News ‘Plane load’ of UK police officers have already signed up to come to WA AUSTRALIA: WA’s police recruitment drive in the UK is already proving to be successful. WA Police Deputy Commissioner Kylie Whitely says she could already fill a plane load of UK police officers who want to make the move. “We’ve had three back-to-back sessions and all of them have been booked out so we’re getting a lot of interest and a lot of positive, interested police officers who want to come to WA,” Deputy Commissioner Whitley told 6PR Breakfast. “Some of them have said to us they’ve been waiting for this opportunity for 1o years.” 6pr (Australia) 26/2/2023 News ‘I was essentially homeless’ – Gardai open up about the real-life horrors of the job REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It was yet another sickening video of gardaí being attacked while doing their job. A baying mob throwing bottles and other missiles at two plainclothed gardaí attempting to help a woman struck by a motorbike. One of the officers was struck on the head during the attack by youths in Ballyfermot on Monday morning, while two Garda vehicles were also significantly damaged. It's just the latest disturbing incident to happen in the south Dublin suburb and several top gardaí have stated the escalating violence against their members can only be tackled when the issues around recruitment and retention of staff are resolved. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 26/2/2023 Feature Gardaí to ‘press’ minister on violent attacks REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Representative Association (GRA) will “press home” the urgent need to set up a special task force to deal with violence against gardaí when it meets Justice Minister Simon Harris on Monday. The GRA also wants the task force to deal with rising resignations from the organisation and worsening morale among members on the frontline. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 26/2/2023 News Nicola Bulley police force deemed ‘in need of improvement’ months before mother went missing Report finds Lancashire Police investigations aren’t always carried out in timely manner and sometimes lack effective planning The Independent 26/2/2023 News Police drop 2million crime investigations and 325,000 probes into violent crime in a single year, shocking new figures reveal More than two million investigations into reported crimes were dropped by police last year, shocking figures show. Official data shows 2,136,930 crimes were logged as 'investigation complete – no suspect identified' by forces in England and Wales during the year. It means more than 5,800 investigations a day were abandoned, a Labour Party analysis of Home Office data revealed. Mail Online 26/2/2023 News Calgary police to begin using e-ticketing for traffic violations CANADA: Calgary police will soon begin e-ticketing in the city, as a provincial portal is now ready for testing. Acting Insp. Rob Patterson with the Calgary Police Service Traffic Section informed Calgary Police Commission (CPC) members of the initiative last week. “We will be rolling out e-ticketing and instead of going through an administrative process, it will be through a ticket process through the courts,” A/Insp. Patterson told the commission. In May 2017, the province expanded the scope and use of e-ticketing in the Act to Modernize Enforcement of Provincial Offences. Those rules allowed courts to use electronic violation tickets in carrying out their function. Livewire Calgary 26/2/2023 News London police launch anonymous sexual violence reporting tool CANADA: A new app called “Speak Out” is being rolled out by London police in a year-long pilot project, allowing victims of sexual assault to anonymously report the incident. According to a release from the London Police Service (LPS), a one year pilot project has been launched which allows victims of sexual assault or sexual violence to report it anonymously through an app called “Speak Out.” Speak Out allows both advocates and London police to “gain a better understanding of the sexual violence happening in our city.” CTV News (Canada) 26/2/2023 News Nicola Bulley police force deemed ‘in need of improvement’ months before mother went missing Lancashire Police was found to “require improvement” in investigating crimes months before the force was criticised over its handling of the search for missing mum Nicola Bulley. 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