Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98288 total results. Showing results 31501 to 31520 «157215731574157515761577157815791580Next ›Last » 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. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 3/2/2023 News We need a new approach to policing in Nova Scotia CANADA: The RCMP has an impossibly broad mandate, largely unchanged from a century ago, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. Saltwire (Canada) 3/2/2023 Feature, Opinion How US police got the deadly power to stop drivers at will USA: The practice has its roots in the 1920s. That it would lead to racial profiling was foreordained The Guardian 3/2/2023 Feature Police Federation wants officers armed with tasers to protect against increasing attacks Renewed assaults on police in Northern Ireland have led to the Police Federation calling for all officers to be equipped with tasers for protection. There have been a number of attacks on police in Northern Ireland over the past few weeks. ITV News 3/2/2023 News ‘Gets police out of the lives of drug users’: decriminalization move takes effect in Canadian province CANADA: British Columbia now allows possession of 2.5g of illegal drugs in measure to mitigate opioid crisis The Guardian 3/2/2023 News Charges in police-involved deaths are a rarity in B.C., data show CANADA: Manslaughter charges laid this week against police officers in British Columbia are an extreme rarity, a fact the head of the independent agency responsible for investigating police-involved deaths in the province attributes to systemic inertia, conflicts of interest among prosecutors and underfunding. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 3/2/2023 News ‘It’s been an absolute privilege’: Superintendent John Price leaves police for Civil Defence NEW ZEALAND: After 36 years of service to New Zealand police, Canterbury police boss John Price has announced he’s about to take on a new career path. From March 12, the current police superintendent and Canterbury district commander will take on the roles of Civil Defence emergency management director and deputy chief executive at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Stuff (New Zealand) 3/2/2023 News Police ministers to work on national gun register AUSTRALIA: A national firearms register to help police tackle gun violence is a step closer following a decision by the national cabinet. Speaking after a meeting with premiers and chief ministers in Canberra on Friday, Anthony Albanese said the leaders had agreed to a "nationally co-ordinated approach to the management of firearms" following the fatal Queensland shootout which claimed the lives of two police officers and a good Samaritan. Tasmania Talks (Australia) 3/2/2023 News Gang busted as police float new anti-bikie laws AUSTRALIA: An organised crime ring linked to a Melbourne underworld figure has been smashed as the Victorian government considers a string of new anti-bikie laws. The Canberra Times (Australia) 3/2/2023 News South Yorkshire council tax police precept could rise by nearly 7% South Yorkshire Police expects to pay around £5.8m this year for claims arising from the Hillsborough disaster and sexual exploitation in Rotherham. BBC 3/2/2023 News Former student officer jailed for online sex offences A former student police officer who sent sexual messages and explicit images of himself to a nine-year-old girl online has been jailed for four years. Police Professional 3/2/2023 News Predictive hotspot policing – the lessons learned Predictive hotspot policing has been heralded by some as the way to do more with less and secure better outcomes, but others have questioned its effectiveness and the dangers of reinforcing bias; Criminology Lecturer Dr Daniel Marciniak, a key speaker at the recent Policing in the Age of the Machine conference, looks at the learning from existing research into predictive policing, and where the approach goes from here. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/2/2023 Analysis, Feature «157215731574157515761577157815791580Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
