Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115636 total results. Showing results 29701 to 29720 «148214831484148514861487148814891490Next ›Last » PCC elections 2024: After the blue wave, it’s the red tide – but voter apathy is still a worry With the major media focus and political campaigning around the local council and mayoral elections last week, the police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections which were running in tandem slipped past largely unnoticed outside policing circles; Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett looks at the significant ‘red tide’ that replaced 2021’s ‘blue wave’, as well as the challenges facing the new office holders, and the concerns over low voter turnout. Policing Insight - Registration at source 7/5/2024 Analysis, Feature, UK PCC Elections Majority verdicts facilitated 56 miscarriages of justice in England and Wales, charity says Report calls for reintroduction of jury unanimity to safeguard against wrongful criminal convictions The Guardian 7/5/2024 News Police adopt scheme to find missing veterans A second police force has introduced a scheme to help officers find veterans who have gone missing. BBC 7/5/2024 News Police fail to solve 600 burglaries a day in England and Wales despite pledge to respond to all incidents Police failed to solve more than 215,000 burglaries last year despite a pledge to send officers to all incidents, analysis shows. Mail Online 7/5/2024 News NSW police to get ‘wanding’ powers to search for knives with no warrant or suspicion under proposed changes AUSTRALIA: Police in New South Wales will be able to "wand" anyone in designated areas for a weapon, under a state government proposal to combat knife crime. ABC News (Australia) 7/5/2024 News Queensland Police Service’s major multi-level Operation swoops into South Brisbane AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service’s major multi-level Operation has landed in Brisbane’s south this week after multiple successful deployments to the Gold Coast, Logan and Ipswich over the past month. myPolice - Queensland Police News 7/5/2024 News New tasers with no cameras rolled out in Southern district NEW ZEALAND: New, more powerful tasers - which do not have a camera - are now in use in the Southern district and are being rolled out in Tasman. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 7/5/2024 News Performance Delivery Agreement 2024 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The purpose of this Agreement is to define, in the context of the resource inputs provided, the targets by which the performance of the Policing Authority will be measured in 2024. [pdf] Policing Authority (Republic of Ireland) 7/5/2024 Report College of Policing DCEO Maggie Blyth: Turning strategic intent into operational delivery In our third episode, focusing on the critical work of the College of Policing, Jason Harwin, Former Lincolnshire Police Deputy Chief Constable, talks with the Deputy Chief Executive Maggie Blyth. Maggie shares her career journey to joining the College in November 2023 and talks about the role and priorities of the College and how it is supporting the service and particularly operational policing. PolicingTV 7/5/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Inadequate investigation into an alleged sexual assault NEW ZEALAND: The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found a man was inappropriately charged with a serious sexual assault arising from events in Auckland in October 2019, as a result of an inadequate Police investigation. Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) (New Zealand) 7/5/2024 Report NSW police to be given powers to search people for knives with no warrant under new proposal AUSTRALIA: "Wanding" laws already in place in Queensland will be introduced in NSW allowing police to search for knives without a warrant in transport hubs and shopping centres. SBS News (Australia) 7/5/2024 News UK police have used PimEyes facial recognition search tool over 2000 times FOI request reveals unregulated use, but purpose for accessing site remains unclear BiometricUpdate.com 6/5/2024 News Significant Garda presence as anti-immigration protestors take to streets REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A large crowd of demonstrators gathered in Dublin on Monday for a protest about immigration with a significant Garda presence. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 6/5/2024 News Rise in thefts from cars, local gardaà report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Local gardaà have noted a general rise in thefts from cars recently, and are advising owners to make sure their vehicles are locked and valuables are well hidden. Westmeath Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 6/5/2024 News Policing minister slammed for claiming to be ‘powerless’ as suicides in force hit new high A police officer in Britain now takes their own life every two weeks GB News 6/5/2024 News Taser use by police in England and Wales reaches record high The use of Taser stun guns by police forces in England and Wales reached a record high last year, new figures show. Yahoo! 6/5/2024 News Queensland police service sacks First Nations advisory group after members refuse to sign gag clause AUSTRALIA: QPS said the body, comprising elders and community leaders, ‘was not meeting the purpose and original intent of the group’ The Queensland police service has sacked a formal advisory group of First Nations community leaders and elders, six weeks after they refused to sign a gag clause that they say could have silenced ongoing criticism. The Guardian 6/5/2024 News ‘Too many young people are being murdered’: West Midlands Police Federation boss calls for crackdown on knife crime The chair of the West Midlands Police Federation has called for a "multi-pronged approach" to tackle knife crime in the region as he says too many young people are being "murdered and maimed". Express & Star 6/5/2024 News Chris Minns announces sweeping new powers for NSW Police to tackle knife crime, including new age buying limit AUSTRALIA: A tough new crackdown on knife crime has been declared in NSW, with police given new powers to scan people for weapons in public places without a warrant following a recent spate of stabbing incidents. Mail Online 6/5/2024 News Police to be given new powers to randomly scan people for knives under NSW government proposal AUSTRALIA: Legislation to be based on Queensland law introduced last year in response to stabbing of teenager in 2019. Police will be able to scan people for knives without a warrant in crowded places including shopping centres under new laws being developed by the New South Wales government after stabbings at Bondi Junction, Wakeley and Coffs Harbour. The Guardian 6/5/2024 News «148214831484148514861487148814891490Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
