Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98413 total results. Showing results 32361 to 32380 «161516161617161816191620162116221623Next ›Last » More precision please: Can the Met bring community policing and data science together? Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley’s recently unveiled plan for reform of the force is underpinned throughout by the introduction of “precise community crime-fighting”; Police Foundation Research Director Andy Higgins takes a closer look at what the term will mean in practice, how similar ideas have fared elsewhere, and why unifying neighbourhood and evidenced-based policing approaches could deliver significant benefits. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/1/2023 Feature, Opinion Anti-social behaviour not solely a police issue, Surrey PCC claims Tackling anti-social behaviour is not solely the responsibility of the police, Surrey's police and crime commissioner has said. Lisa Townsend said the issue could have a "very high impact" on victims and blights communities. Councils, mental health services and the NHS have important roles to play in dealing with the issue, she said. BBC 18/1/2023 News Police were warned about predatory behaviour by officers before David Carrick case, watchdog says Police have “not done enough” to act on warnings over failings in the vetting and monitoring of officers, a watchdog has warned. Revelations that serial rapist David Carrick was able to serve in the Metropolitan Police despite numerous reports of domestic abuse have sparked demands for urgent change. He was allowed to join Britain’s largest force the year after it investigated him for harassing a former partner, and was not re-vetted for 16 years, when he passed the checks yet again. The Independent 18/1/2023 News NT Police Minister Kate Worden to meet with Alice Springs liquor retailers on crime crisis AUSTRALIA: Alcohol retailers can play a bigger part in stemming alcohol-fuelled violence and crime in Alice Springs, Northern Territory government minister Kate Worden says. High crime rates and continued domestic and public violence in Alice Springs has prompted demands for action including a call from the local mayor for the army or federal police to be called in to help. The call was hosed down by NT Police and Police Minister Kate Worden, who is also the minister for the prevention of domestic violence. ABC News (Australia) 18/1/2023 News Threat level reduction raises question over arming of PSNI officers, report says A reduction in the threat level in Northern Ireland raises a question over the criteria for arming all Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers, a new report has said. Police Professional 18/1/2023 News Inside frontline Gardai’s hidden hell as child murders, gang wars and personal tragedies cause devastating trauma REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: They are often the first to arrive at the scenes of horrific crimes, personal tragedies and terrible accidents. Alongside their colleagues in Ireland’s emergency services, frontline gardai experience trauma on a daily basis. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 18/1/2023 News Garda fitness test ‘too demanding,’ says FF’s O’Callaghan REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Fitness tests for those wanting to join the gardaí are too demanding and are blocking a recruitment drive, a Fianna Fáil TD has claimed. Figures released to Jim O'Callaghan by Minister for Justice Simon Harris show that one-sixth of garda applicants last year failed the test. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 18/1/2023 News Rapist police officer ‘began abuse before joining Met’ The rapist policeman David Carrick began sexual attacks on women in his teenage years, a decade before joining the force, detectives believe. The Times - Subscription at source 18/1/2023 News Lower threat level ‘raises question’ over arming of all PSNI officers Report questions whether PSNI should adopt system of specialist AFOs used in mainland forces. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/1/2023 News Police chiefs could have power to sack corrupt officers under new review Suella Braverman keen to overhaul the disciplinary system within forces following the David Carrick scandal The Telegraph - Subscription at source 18/1/2023 News Legal experts call for new UK offence of inducing sexual activity by deception CRLN Network draft proposal designed to address confusion in existing law around issue of consent The Guardian 18/1/2023 News Western Australia Police critically understaffed: Union boss AUSTRALIA: The Western Australia (WA) Police Union has warned the state's police force is facing critical shortages after over 500 police resigned last year. The Epoch Times (Australia) - Registration at source 17/1/2023 News IOPC statement following PC David Carrick’s guilty pleas IOPC regional director Sal Naseem said: “Our thoughts are with the many women who were victims of PC David Carrick’s shocking offending and we acknowledge their tremendous courage in reporting this offending to the police. The catalogue, breadth and depth of his offending and the impact on all of the women affected cannot be underestimated. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 17/1/2023 News Durham Constabulary providing free sanitary products for staff Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, Joy Allen has announced joint funding with Unison and the Police Federation to allow for free sanitary products for Durham Constabulary staff, the first in the country to front this kind of initiative. Emergency Services Times 17/1/2023 News Braverman launches review of Met’s dismissal processes after Carrick case Home secretary says bureaucracy appears to have prevailed over ethics, but Labour calls her response weak The Guardian 17/1/2023 News Can commissioner put broken Met back together as fury against police grows? As the David Carrick scandal is added to a long list, Sir Mark Rowley faces a mammoth – and lonely – task to win back public support The Guardian 17/1/2023 Analysis, Feature Met Police inspector who was facing raft of child porn charges is found dead A Scotland Yard officer who oversaw schools has been found dead just as he was due to be charged over a stash of child porn and boys' pants allegedly found hidden in a secret room. The body of Richard Watkinson was found at his home after he failed to report to a police station last week on the morning he was due to be charged. Mail Online 17/1/2023 News Police received 3,604 calls for help over domestic abuse at Christmas On Christmas Day alone, officers in Northern Ireland received 110 calls from domestic abuse victims and concerned loved ones. The Standard 17/1/2023 News Vancouver police say controversial thin blue line patch not authorized for uniform CANADA: Metro Vancouver Transit Police only Canadian police agency known to allow wearing of patch Vancouver is Awesome (Canada) 17/1/2023 News Peel police launch intimate-partner violence pilot project CANADA: Peel police are launching a pilot program that will see gender-based-violence experts partner with police to help intervene before intimate-partner disputes turn violent. Under the new initiative announced Tuesday, Peel police’s 12 division will house two Safe Centre Response Teams comprised of a mobile support worker with experience in gender-based violence paired with a specially trained police constable. The teams will be available seven days a week to respond to intimate-partner incidents. Toronto Star (Canada) 17/1/2023 News «161516161617161816191620162116221623Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
