Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97014 total results. Showing results 29901 to 29920 «149214931494149514961497149814991500Next ›Last » Bayside Council and Police join forces against crime AUSTRALIA: Bayside Council and The NSW Police St George Area Command have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) giving police access to over 70 CCTV cameras. St George & Sutherland Leader (Australia) 12/2/2023 News Pilot project will let media ask questions after police board meetings CANADA: For years the Board of Police Commissioners prohibited media from asking questions after meetings and forced reporters to wait days later, but a new pilot project could change that process. Moose Jaw Today (Canada) 12/2/2023 News ‘Defund the police’ calls in Canada began in 2020. Today, budgets continue to climb CANADA: Following the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020, anti-racism, violence and police protests gained traction across the world, including Canada, as did calls to "defund the police." [AUDIO] CBC News (Canada) 12/2/2023 News Two men arrested after Gardai sieze €75,000 worth of drugs in Ballinasloe and Oranmore REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Two men have been arrested following the seizure of €75,000 worth of drugs in Ballinasloe and Oranmore yesterday evening. Connacht Tribune (Republic of Ireland) 12/2/2023 News National Strategy for Police Custody The National Strategy for Police Custody remains a simple vision, based on six principles. It suggests that work to progress the strategy will be aligned to four workstreams, each with a small number of predominantly outcome based aspirations. These aspirations are reflective of the needs of the service, the expectations of the public and the new challenges that can be reasonably foreseen. It is intended to be the high-level statement, rather than a detailed plan. [PDF] National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 12/2/2023 Report Holden Commodore police car replacement? 2023 Kia EV6 electric car could be coming soon to a rearview mirror near you! AUSTRALIA: Kia Australia has confirmed "several (Australian) police fleets/jurisdictions have tested or are currently testing" its powerhouse EV6 pure-electric SUV across a range of potential roles. The company says so far the GT-Line AWD has been the main focus, but "anticipates the GT will be considered in the future". As traditional high-performance highway patrol vehicles, like the Holden VF Commodore SS and Chrysler 300 SRT, age out of fleets around the country a new generation of potential pursuit options are being put under the microscope. Cars Guide (Australia) 12/2/2023 News More police abuse cases will emerge, Wiltshire chief says More cases of police officers abusing their powers will emerge, Wiltshire's outgoing chief constable says. Kier Pritchard, who retires this month, said he was "sickened" and "kept awake at night" by high-profile examples that have already been uncovered. BBC 12/2/2023 News Former Met detective reveals how Nicola Bulley police have gone wrong A former Met detective who helped solve the Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry murders has criticised police looking for Nicola Bulley. Simon Harding was an award-winning detective chief inspector in the Metropolitan Police until he retired in 2021, working on a number of high profile murders including the Sarah Everard case. Mr Harding said Lancashire police should not have gone public with their theory that Ms Bulley fell into the River Wyre and drowned unless they were 100 per sure, as it may have deterred witnesses coming forward. The Standard 12/2/2023 News Small group of cops ‘struggling’ to monitor 4000 sex offenders AUSTRALIA: Overstretched police won’t be able to properly supervise Queensland’s sex offenders under new laws which will see the number of reportable offenders soar, says a former cop. The Chronicle (Australia) 11/2/2023 News Gardai move to clarify response procedures to phone calls from the public REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have moved to clarify the situation relating to members of the public phoning local stations for assistance and reporting issues and emergencies following claims of calls going unanswered or being diverted to a national call centre Meath Chronicle (Republic of Ireland) 11/2/2023 News West Yorkshire Police permanently closes public help desks West Yorkshire Police has decided to permanently close a number of public help desks and reduce opening hours at other sites following a review. The way the public interact with police has changed, the Force said, with increased use of the non-emergency 101 number and online contact options. The review looked at whether the public help desks were providing the best possible service based on community needs, public and internal demand and the changing use of technology. Telegraph and Argus 11/2/2023 News Police urge against scrapping low traffic neighbourhood, saying it reduces crim Police in Bethnal Green, East London, have urged Tower Hamlets Borough Council not to scrap a Liveable Streets scheme, saying that it has resulted in a reduction in antisocial behaviour-related crime. road.cc 11/2/2023 News Police too quick to declare Nicola Bulley was in the river, expert says Detectives investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley made a mistake by declaring too “early” that she was in the River Wyre, a diving and forensics expert involved in the case has claimed. Peter Faulding, whose Specialist Internationalist Group firm searched a stretch of the river where Bulley was last seen, said Lancashire constabulary should initially have kept other lines of inquiry open for longer, as the search for the missing mother-of-two entered its 16th day. The Guardian 11/2/2023 News Where Nicola Bulley police went wrong, by a top murder detective The disappearance of Nicola Bulley on January 27 has left us all wondering what is going on. I don’t just mean “where is she?”; rather, what is the strategic thinking behind what Lancashire police are doing — both with their media messaging and actions? It is now crystal clear that those closest to the investigation — her family and close friends — simply do not believe the hypothesis put to them by the officers charged with finding Nicola: that she fell into the river and drowned. The Times - Subscription at source 11/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Mindfulness training for law enforcement to reduce occupational impact: A systematic review and meta-analysis Law enforcement officers are frequently subjected to highly stressful and traumatic situations with increased negative physical and mental health outcomes. Mindfulness is proposed as a means of improving self-reported physical or mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, burnout, and sleep disturbances. This meta-analysis aims to pool the results from studies evaluating mindfulness for police officers, providing an overall effect size for each outcome of interest. Through systematic review, four studies were identified for meta-analysis. Fixed and random inverse variance effects were used. Results indicate that mindfulness-based intervention programs likely decrease depression and may result in reductions of anxiety and burnout. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 11/2/2023 Research article Eight Avon and Somerset officers kept jobs after misconduct rulings Eight Avon and Somerset Police officers found guilty of gross misconduct continued to work for the service, it has been confirmed. BBC 11/2/2023 News One-legged British crime boss Richard Wakeling arrested in Thailand after five years on the run Richard Wakeling, who has a prosthetic lower right leg, was on the "most wanted" list of the National Crime Agency. Sky News 11/2/2023 News Far-right protesters clash with police at Merseyside hotel housing asylum seekers Disturbances have broken out in Knowsley near Liverpool after several hundred far-right demonstrators protested against asylum seekers who have been housed in a local hotel by the Home Office. The Guardian 11/2/2023 News, Video Bracknell burglary sees Thames Valley Police use drone to search for suspects Two people have been arrested after a burglary was reported at a Berkshire house. Police were called to a home in Bracknell overnight between Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11. Berkshire Live 11/2/2023 News Surrey police will not face investigation over Epsom College deaths Surrey police will not face any further investigation over its contact with George Pattison days before he was found dead alongside his wife, Emma, the headteacher at Epsom College, and their seven-year-old daughter, Lettie, the police watchdog has said. The Guardian 11/2/2023 News «149214931494149514961497149814991500Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
