Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98462 total results. Showing results 29441 to 29460 «146914701471147214731474147514761477Next ›Last » Minister for Justice Simon Harris publishes second Drogheda Implementation Plan progress report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice Simon Harris has today published the second progress report of the Drogheda Implementation Plan. Government of Ireland 30/3/2023 News Sir Mark Rowley: New ‘psychological tools’ could weed out malicious police recruits The Metropolitan Police is looking to invest in new “psychological tools” to help weed out recruits joining the force with “malign motives”, its chief has said. Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the force was “tightening up” its vetting processes for new officers as part of its reform efforts, after a damning report from Baroness Casey branded it “institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic”. He said: “We’re commissioning some research to see whether there are any different tools we can use out there, to better psychologically assess officers - is there anything out there that can help us spot people, the small number that might be joining us with malign motives. So we’re determined to tighten up on that.” The Standard 30/3/2023 News Domestic abuse disclosure schemes are being adopted by police around the world, but England and Wales and South Australia lead the way Ten years after the pilot of the first Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) in England and Wales, this vital safeguarding tool is now on the statute books; while other countries around the world have introduced similar schemes, Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou of Essex University believes the approaches adopted both in England and Wales and South Australia around who can be given information, and when and how disclosures can be made, set an example for other countries to follow. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/3/2023 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Police call handlers fiddled 999 response time targets in Midlothian A police control room in Scotland used a fake system to manipulate response time targets for eight years. Thousands of calls to Bilston Glen in Midlothian were given a bogus call sign, DUMY, the BBC reported. The internal system would register the calls as having been passed to officers but instead they were placed on a list, meaning a police vehicle would not be sent quickly to high-priority calls. Many were not attended at all. The Times - Subscription at source 30/3/2023 News Met Police: Force puts 6,000 through community trust training The Met Police is undergoing rigorous training to restore trust among minority communities in London. BBC 30/3/2023 News Private e-scooters permitted on Victorian roads in major changes to trial program AUSTRALIA: Electric scooter riders have welcomed the lifting of a ban on private e-scooters on Victorian roads as part of a major shake-up in a state government trial. The changes include an extension to hire scooter trials in four council areas in Ballarat and inner Melbourne. Roads and Road Safety Minister Melissa Horne said the trials have been an "enormous success". ABC News (Australia) 30/3/2023 News Jack’s Law set to pass Queensland parliament, giving police ‘incredibly robust’ powers to deter knife crime AUSTRALIA: Police will be given extraordinary powers to randomly stop and search people for knives and other weapons on public transport and in nightclub precincts across Queensland under new laws to be passed by parliament. The legislation will allow Queensland police to use hand-held metal detectors to search people without reasonable suspicion in all Safe Night Precincts, at public transport stations and on public transport vehicles for a two-year period. ABC News (Australia) 30/3/2023 News Police confirm officers who shot dead Mareeba man were not wearing body cameras AUSTRALIA: Five days after a 27-year-old man was fatally shot by police in Mareeba, east of Cairns, Queensland Police have confirmed the specialist police officers who fired the shots were not wearing body cameras. Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler said this was a routine practice but would now be reviewed. ABC News (Australia) 30/3/2023 News NT Police struggling with severe staffing shortage as officers await promised government funding AUSTRALIA: Millions of dollars promised for policing in the Northern Territory are yet to hit the ground, despite the jurisdiction dealing with a chronic police shortage and a prolonged crime wave. ABC News (Australia) 30/3/2023 News Wiltshire creates RCT ‘suitability framework’ following online petition The change follows protests and an online petition alleging an officer had links to a recently banned Hunt. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/3/2023 News Pensions: the on-going legal action against the Federation Police Oracle explains the current situation regarding the on-going claims against the Police Federation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/3/2023 News Police Scotland seized over 600kg of Class A drugs in recent years Police Scotland officers have seized over 600kg of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, between April 2020 and March 2022. Police Scotland 29/3/2023 News Home Office to establish taskforce to tackle antisemitic crime The new taskforce will be made up of senior policing leaders, ministers, the Community Security Trust and other stakeholders. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/3/2023 News Police drop sexual assault investigation of Tory MP but whip will not be restored MP Julian Knight, who has always denied any wrongdoing, says he is facing a ‘witch-hunt’, and that whips’ office ‘acted disgracefully’ The Guardian 29/3/2023 News Police officer charged with beating and strangling mixed-race girl in back of van PC Kevin Markowski, aged 46, is due to appear at Lincoln District Magistrates Court on Thursday The Independent 29/3/2023 News Wiltshire Police to check rural staff have no hunt links A police force has drawn up a framework to ensure none of its rural crime team are linked to hunting or anti-hunting groups. Wiltshire Police came under scrutiny after the appointment of a PC linked to a banned hunt in February. An internal review looked at the suitability of officers, staff and volunteers within the unit. BBC 29/3/2023 News Autism and Stop & Search: the need to educate both sides Police Oracle spoke with the Met Detective Superintendent who co-authored recent Autism and Stop and Search guidance. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/3/2023 Feature Police call in watchdog as man sent to secure unit after woman’s death Avon and Somerset police refer themselves to IOPC after fatal assault on 86-year-old in Somerset The Guardian 29/3/2023 News Regina police Chief Evan Bray to retire at the end of June CANADA: Regina's police Chief Evan Bray has announced his retirement after 28 years with the Regina Police Service and seven years at the helm. CBC News (Canada) 29/3/2023 News Homicide in Australia 2020–21 AUSTRALIA: The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. 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