Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96999 total results. Showing results 30201 to 30220 «150715081509151015111512151315141515Next ›Last » We’re thinking about victims of police violence the wrong way USA: By law, you have a right to walk away from a police encounter with your life The Independent 3/2/2023 Feature, Opinion Fentanyl has killed 100,000 Americans. Is Europe next? Mexican cartels want to flood the Continent with the opioid that’s deadlier than heroin and harder to detect. Police have a job on their hands The Times - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 News Police change tack to loosen fentanyl’s grip on San Francisco USA: As the tech workers from the nearby offices of Twitter and Uber hurry to and fro while making the most of their lunch break, the hundreds of drug users gathered at San Francisco’s UN Plaza are focused only on their next fix. The city has been devastated by fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that has fuelled a wave of overdose deaths across America and which has been particularly destructive in the Bay Area. Here, addicts line the pavements of the plaza, many slouching forward in drug-induced stupors. They make no attempt to hide as they smoke fentanyl yards from patrolling officers from the San Francisco Police Department. The Times - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 Feature Australian Federal Police records a 60% rise in financial sextortion reports targeting teenage boys AUSTRALIA: The Australian Federal Police has announced it recorded a spike in online financial sextortion reports over the Christmas/Summer 2022 school holiday period. According to the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE), reports from December alone increased by almost 60%, with more than 90% of victim reports coming from teenage boys. Comply Advantage 3/2/2023 News John Barilaro’s assault charge dismissed by NSW magistrate on mental health grounds AUSTRALIA: A magistrate has dismissed an assault charge against former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro on mental health grounds. The Guardian 3/2/2023 News Tamworth man jailed for advocating terrorism online AUSTRALIA: A NSW man who advocated for violent terrorist acts in a series of racist and extremist messages on social media has been sentenced to two years and seven months’ in prison. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 3/2/2023 News Police Minister victim-blaming dairies NEW ZEALAND: "New Police Minister Stuart Nash needs to realise that taking a ‘victim-centric’ approach to crime doesn’t mean victim-blaming,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. Scoop (New Zealand) 3/2/2023 News Canterbury’s top police officer set to take up Civil Defence role NEW ZEALAND: Canterbury's top police officer is stepping down to take up a senior role with Civil Defence. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 3/2/2023 News ‘No foundation’ to allegations of bias in Commander Bennett hearing Commander Bennett has until February 10 to confirm whether he intends to appeal the decision to reject his application to recuse the entire misconduct panel. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 News Plymouth shooting: Detective did not understand firearms warning The police officer who investigated an assault by a man who went on to kill five people did not know he had a legally held shotgun, an inquest heard. BBC 3/2/2023 News Student officers in court for offences against children One former student officer has been jailed and another entered a guilty plea this week in separate cases. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 News Synthetic opioids will be banned as government acts to stop drug deaths Eleven more lethal substances to be made Class A drugs, following a recommendation by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Home Office 3/2/2023 News Neighbourhood and response teams to chip in on roads policing Operation Mile will involve Neighbourhood teams and Response and Patrol teams within roads policing enforcement work. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 News Why did Gary Glitter only serve half his prison sentence? Former singer was sentenced under old law that allowed automatic release on licence at halfway point The Guardian 3/2/2023 News Police body cameras are touted as an accountability tool. But getting the footage is a challenge CANADA: When Dave Shellnutt filed a freedom-of-information request to the Toronto Police Service last year for officers’ notes and body-worn camera footage, he already knew what the video would show. [AUDIO] The Globe and Mail (Canada) 3/2/2023 News Dale Culver’s family questions delay to charge police officers CANADA: The family of Dale Culver, a B.C. Indigenous man who died in police custody in 2017, is questioning why it took so long to lay criminal charges against five RCMP officers in connection with his death. CBC News (Canada) 3/2/2023 News, Video Counterfeit currency: How the RCMP, law enforcement and the Bank of Canada combat fake money CANADA: Counterfeiting currency is not a new crime. In fact, people have been creating fake money going as far back as the fifth century. Blue Line (Canada) 3/2/2023 Feature Garda use of body cameras to be trialled this year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Body-worn cameras for Gardaí will protect frontline officers and ensure the accurate recording of incidents nationwide. Kilkenny People (Republic of Ireland) 3/2/2023 News Key issues in contemporary policing: The police in popular culture Continuing the latest series of The Police Student, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the issue of policing in popular culture – from the earliest historical depictions to the growth of police procedurals, contemporary representations and reality TV – and examines not only how those representations reflect the relationship between society and policing, but how they can shape it. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 Feature 18 lives lost: Highest January death toll on Irish roads in a decade REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealed that Ireland has just experienced its highest January death toll on its roads since 2013 as they appealed to the public to “stay safe” this Bank Holiday weekend. 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