Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97015 total results. Showing results 29521 to 29540 «147314741475147614771478147914801481Next ›Last » Regional councillors need to support our police service CANADA: I retired from Waterloo Regional Police just over 29 years ago, and during that period I have continually read or heard about the bellyaching and criticism that some Waterloo regional councillors are expressing. The Record (Canada) 21/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Officer calls for civilian oversight of Ontario’s Indigenous police forces after string of alleged sexual assaults CANADA: An officer in an Indigenous policing service that has jurisdiction over much of Ontario’s north says its civilian oversight needs an overhaul after a harrowing experience shattered her confidence in the current system and left her unlikely to ever return to what she described as her dream job. CTV News (Canada) 21/2/2023 News Gardaí fear members could be killed when called out to manage anti-social behaviour REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí increasingly fear that a fatality could occur within their members when they are called out to manage anti social behaviour amongst large groups of people. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 21/2/2023 News Garda representatives warn of ‘new phenomenon’ of new young gardaí resigning in parts of Dublin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Representative Association (GRA) is witnessing a “new phenomenon” of young trained gardaí resigning rather than serving in certain areas of Dublin. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 21/2/2023 News, Video Operation Tara – GNDOCB, €2.4 million Cannabis Seizure, Co. Dublin, 20th February 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As part of Operation Tara and an ongoing investigation targeting serious organised criminal activity in the Dublin Region, Gardaí conducted an operation in South Dublin on Monday, 20th February 2023. An Garda Síochána 21/2/2023 News Getting a fair share of police funding With funding for policing increasingly under pressure, and many forces fighting for a greater allocation, Policing Insight’s Michael Hardiman, a former economist with Victoria Police in Australia, looks at how greater analysis and use of socio-economic data alongside crime rates and officer levels can help forces in England and Wales facing some of the toughest challenges to quantify their need and compete for increased funding. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/2/2023 Analysis, Feature Rape convictions increase to 75 per cent The conviction rate in rape cases has increased from 55 per cent to 75 per cent over the past 15 years, according to groundbreaking new research that contradicts widely-held assumptions about jury trials. A Lawyer Writes 21/2/2023 News Tough new police powers to target rising knife crime in West Midlands will begin The West Midlands has been chosen as one of four pilot areas for Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), which give police powers to stop and search criminals with knife offences and gang members without reason. The two-year scheme starts in April and comes as the region continues to face soaring levels of knife crime and violence. Express & Star 21/2/2023 News Former detectives criticise Lancashire force: ‘Police didn’t find Nicola Bulley – dog walkers did’ The Lancashire police are facing increased pressure for an external review in the Nicola Bulley case after two dog walkers found her body just a mile down the river from where she went missing last month. The Independent 21/2/2023 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/2/2023 News Surrey police chief wants audit of city’s ‘inflated and mischaracterized’ costings CANADA: The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., is calling for an independent audit of the city’s costings for its policing transition, saying he’s concerned they’ve been “inflated and mischaracterized” to target the fledgling force. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 21/2/2023 News Suspended over a year, Thunder Bay deputy police chief’s future will soon be known amid leadership questions CANADA: The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has completed an investigation into serious allegations of workplace harassment and misconduct against Thunder Bay police's deputy chief, Ryan Hughes, who has been suspended for over a year, CBC News has learned. CBC News (Canada) 21/2/2023 News Police call for salary increase after fears officers will ‘leave in droves because they cannot afford to stay’ Police leaders have demanded a pay rise for officers amid fears that falling wages and a succession of scandals will see thousands quit. Mail Online 21/2/2023 News ‘A big step’ – why Govt is ruling out military police in Hawke’s Bay NEW ZEALAND: Defence Minister Andrew Little has ruled out invoking a provision in the Defence Act to allow the military to take on a policing role to help maintain law and order in cyclone-hit areas. About 1700 people remain ‘uncontactable’ as the strain of Cyclone Gabrielle begins to show on communities - including, police say, in the rise of family harm incidents in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. ”The Defence Act is very clear. Before the Army get deployed for that sort of role, the police have to communicate that they cannot manage the situation. They’re nowhere near that situation, so the military won’t be used for that purpose,” Little said. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 21/2/2023 News Queensland to make sweeping changes to drug reform in a bid to tackle youth crime AUSTRALIA: Queensland will soon have some of the most relaxed drug laws in Australia, according to leaked emails obtained by News Corp, detailing the Palaszczuk government’s plans to sweep aside the state’s tough stance on hard drugs. The Advertiser (Australia) 21/2/2023 News Review of NSW Police Force use of force reporting AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Force’s database does not accurately record the police’s use-of-force, according to the findings of a Law Enforcement Conduct Commission report released today. The Commission’s review identified under-reporting of police using firearms, Tasers and capsicum spray in their record-keeping database. More than 70% of the 210 official police records the Commission reviewed contained at least one error, despite supervising officers checking those records. Chief Commissioner Peter Johnson SC noted that making improvements to the data-collection system of police use-of-force record-keeping could help to improve public trust. NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) (Australia) 21/2/2023 Report More than 70% of NSW Police records of use of force contained inaccuracies, review reveals AUSTRALIA: More than 70 per cent of official New South Wales Police Force records regarding the use of force contained at least one error, a review by the state’s Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found. The Commission’s report, released Tuesday, revealed that the NSW Police Force’s database does not accurately record the police’s use of force. The review identified under-reporting of police using firearms, Tasers and capsicum spray in their record-keeping database. More than 70% of the 210 official police records the Commission reviewed contained at least one error, despite supervising officers checking those records. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 21/2/2023 News Police quietly ‘reversed’ inquest findings on Bondi deaths, inquiry told AUSTRALIA: NSW Police effectively reversed coronial findings about three potential gay-hate related murders in Bondi without speaking to dozens of persons of interest or telling the coroner, an inquiry has heard. NSW’s special commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes has heard police set up the secretive Strike Force Neiwand in 2015 to reinvestigate the deaths of Ross Warren, John Russell and Gilles Mattaini, who died or disappeared in the 1980s around Bondi’s Marks Park, a known gay beat. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 21/2/2023 News Cannabis worth €2.4m seized in special garda operation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí in Dublin have arrested two men and seized cannabis worth €2.4m during an operation in Dublin. As part of the force's Operation Tara alongside an ongoing investigation targeting serious organised crime activity in the Dublin region, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) supported by the Special Crime Task Force (SCTF), intercepted two vehicles Tallaght and searched a residential address in the Knocklyon area. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 21/2/2023 News Pressure grows on police after Nicola Bulley was found by dog walkers and it emerges police searched 5 miles away Calls are mounting for an independent inquiry into Lancashire Police’s handling of the search for Nicola Bulley after officers missed her body in the river for 23 days despite extensive search efforts. LBC 21/2/2023 News «147314741475147614771478147914801481Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
