Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114960 total results. Showing results 3301 to 3320 «162163164165166167168169170Next ›Last » Alberta moves to transition sheriffs into new independent police service CANADA: The Alberta government has introduced legislation to facilitate a “smooth transition” from the Alberta Sheriffs to the newly formed Alberta Sheriffs Police Service (ASPS), establishing a clear professional path for current members to attain full police officer status. Blue Line (Canada) 26/2/2026 News Socialist Alliance slams Minns’ decision to create special militarised NSW Police unit AUSTRALIA: On the back of the disastrous police attack on peaceful protesters, who had assembled to condemn the government for rolling out the red carpet for war criminal Isaac Herzog, NSW Premier Chris Minns has decided to permanently set up a new squadron of militarised police, armed with semi-automatic long-arm rifles. Socialist Alliance 26/2/2026 News Why technology must be at the heart of police reform The UK Government’s recent white paper on police reform contained a wide range of ambitious proposals for the future shape of policing; but Dale Peters, Senior Research Director at TechMarketView, warns that unless digital, data and technology developments are an integral part of that reform – rather than a separate workstream – a huge opportunity to structure and equip policing for the years ahead will be lost. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/2/2026 Feature, Innovation, Opinion National Volunteer Police Cadets Strategy 2025-2029 It is a privilege to introduce this new strategy as the NPCC Lead for the Volunteer Police Cadets - a movement that continues to inspire, grow, and shape futures. Since the launch of our last strategy, the VPC has grown in both scale and significance - now engaging many thousands of young people across all 44 police forces, including our Mini Police, and supported by nearly 4,000 dedicated adult volunteers across the country. As we look to the future, our commitment is clear: we will strengthen, not scale back, our engagement with young people. Our ambition is not only to sustain this work, but to deepen and grow it. We will build trust, amplify young voices, and ensure every VPC member feels safe, valued, and inspired. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 26/2/2026 Report Half of gifts accepted by gardaí broke anti-corruption rules REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More than half of all gifts accepted by gardaí in the last five years were in contravention of anti-corruption rules. These included gifts of alcohol and tickets for pop concerts and sporting events. Senior officers approved the acceptance of the gifts, despite them being against Garda policy. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 26/2/2026 News Gang members now officially outnumber police officers NEW ZEALAND: Continued strong growth in gang recruitment in New Zealand means gang members now narrowly outnumber police officers, despite Prime Minister Christopher Luxon promising this wouldn't be allowed to happen. 1 News (New Zealand) 26/2/2026 News Police didn’t check properly on man who died in custody, watchdog finds NEW ZEALAND: Police officers did not provide proper checks on a man in custody before he was found unresponsive in his cell and later died, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), has found. The man died in hospital three days after being found unresponsive in a cell at the Auckland Custody Unit on October 6, 2023. The IPCA found there were failings by police in the care of the man who died after self-harming in his cell. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 26/2/2026 News Calgary police hope AI can help deal with a shortage of officers CANADA: Calgary police are working to come up with solutions to help with a desperate shortage of officers. The force recently announced that it needs more than 600 officers over the next four years to target crime and disorder in the rapidly-growing city. As Tracy Nagai reports, Calgary police are now testing artificial intelligence, hoping it can be a game-changer. Global News (Canada) 26/2/2026 News, Video The union factor: how collective action democratised Uruguay’s police This article explores the democratisation of Uruguay’s National Police (UNP) from 1985 to 2020, emphasising the pivotal role of police unions. Drawing on ethnographic research, it argues that police democratisation can emerge from grassroots movements, specifically subaltern police personnel mobilising for their rights through unionisation and collective action, building what is termed the ‘police worker repertoire’. This transformation enables subaltern officers to challenge hierarchical command structures and foster more egalitarian relationships within police work. Additionally, police unions have brought internal policing issues into public discourse, breaking traditional political practices dominated by higher ranks. The article contributes to policing literature by framing democratisation as an ongoing process, highlighting the significant shift in the UNP’s dynamics and positioning police unions as key interlocutors in shaping institutional power and engaging with political authorities. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 26/2/2026 Research article Policing the partnership: structural change, organisational legitimacy and police evaluations of probation in public protection This article explores how police actors perceive the probation service in the wake of its outsourcing and reunification during a decade of profound structural reform, offering a unique perspective on multi-agency collaboration within criminal justice. Drawing on interviews with senior leaders, frontline officers and staff immersed within partnership arrangements, the study examines how probation’s organisational legitimacy is evaluated from outside. Using the conceptual lens of organisational legitimacy, we reveal how legitimacy is experienced as transitional – shaped by professional encounters and institutional memory. Participants frequently described probation as a service in crisis, citing operational instability and diminished capacity as barriers to effective collaboration. Yet these critiques were tempered by reflections on probation’s enduring moral legitimacy, grounded in shared values and long-standing relationships. The failed Transforming Rehabilitation reforms of probation services emerged as a cautionary tale, sharpening police awareness of the fragility of interagency partnerships and fuelling anxieties about the marketisation of criminal justice. Despite concerns, many expressed cautious optimism about the reunification of probation services and reaffirmed their belief in public service collaboration as essential to public protection. This paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how legitimacy is co-constructed across organisational boundaries and how police perceptions illuminate the relational dynamics underpinning effective multi-agency work in criminal justice. Policing and Society 26/2/2026 Research article Financial incentives for police recruitment and retention: perceived effectiveness and tradeoffs Police agencies continually struggle to attract and retain officers. Social exchange theory, suggesting that employees develop expectations of reciprocity with employers, provides one lens to examine such efforts. This work assesses 29 financial tactics, identified through a systematic review of sources, that police agencies may use to recruit and retain officers. It reports practitioner perceptions regarding these tactics on workforce levels, Page 2 of 2 workload management, speed of impact, ease of implementation, agency costs, quality of police work, officer diversity, and community policing. It suggests that financial tactics providing the most direct, tangible benefits to employees (e.g. pay and retirement plans) may be the most effective form of social exchange between agencies and officers. For several tactics, agencies may need to consider the trade-off between investment and effect. Given the exploratory nature of this inquiry, future research may assess perceptions among broader or systematically selected samples or the actual effectiveness of tactics. Police Practice and Research 26/2/2026 Research article Police force’s vetting procedures ‘inadequate’ A police force's vetting and counter-corruption arrangements have been rated inadequate by a watchdog. Durham Police has been told to improve all parts of its integrity arrangements after an inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The HMICFRS said some of the findings were "disappointing" and the force needed to make sure its vetting unit was well staffed. BBC 26/2/2026 News Consultancies give police a hand to tackle new forms of crimes When Andy Willmer was a police officer between 1998 and 2010, he says crime was relatively simple. The majority of offences reported to the police happened in public places such as streets. In the years since, there has been a sharp change, according to Willmer, now policing lead for the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa for the consultancy Deloitte. Financial Times 26/2/2026 Feature Met officer sacked for running coffee business Another Metropolitan Police officer who ran a business while receiving full pay has been sacked for gross misconduct. BBC 26/2/2026 News A report into the effectiveness of integrity arrangements in Thames Valley Police In our integrity inspection programme, we assess how well police forces in England and Wales manage the vetting of their officers and staff, tackle potential corruption and uphold the standards of professional behaviour. All police forces we inspect in the integrity programme receive separate graded judgments for vetting, professional standards and counter-corruption. This report sets out the findings of our inspection of Thames Valley Police. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 26/2/2026 Report Thames Valley Police needs to improve its integrity arrangements Thames Valley Police should do more to improve its professional standards and counter-corruption arrangements to maintain public confidence, the police inspectorate has said. As part of its integrity inspection programme, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) assessed the effectiveness of Thames Valley Police in three areas: vetting, professional standards and counter-corruption. The force was graded as ‘adequate’ for vetting police officers and staff, ‘requires improvement’ for upholding the standards of professional behaviour and ‘requires improvement’ for tackling potential corruption. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 26/2/2026 News Durham Constabulary responds to HMICFRS integrity inspection report Chief constable Rachel Bacon said: “Today’s report makes for very difficult, but not entirely unexpected, reading. The public rightly expects the highest possible standards of performance from their police. As referenced in the HMICFRS report, prior to this inspection and at my direction Durham Constabulary commissioned its own independent audit of vetting which identified areas for improvement, caused in part by a legacy of underfunding of the force, leading to underinvestment in our Professional Standards Department for many years." Durham Constabulary 26/2/2026 News A report into the effectiveness of integrity arrangements in Durham Constabulary In our integrity inspection programme, we assess how well police forces in England and Wales manage the vetting of their officers and staff, tackle potential corruption and uphold the standards of professional behaviour. All police forces we inspect in the integrity programme receive separate graded judgments for vetting, professional standards and counter-corruption. This report sets out the findings of our inspection of Durham Constabulary. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 26/2/2026 Report Durham Constabulary’s vetting and counter-corruption arrangements are inadequate Durham Constabulary needs to make improvements across all parts of its integrity arrangements, with vetting and counter-corruption arrangements found to be inadequate, the police inspectorate has said. As part of its integrity inspection programme, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) assessed the effectiveness of Durham Constabulary in three areas. The constabulary was graded ‘inadequate’ for its vetting of police officers and staff, ‘requires improvement’ for professional standards, and ‘inadequate’ for counter-corruption arrangements. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 26/2/2026 News Metropolitan Police officer sacked for running coffee business while suspended on full pay The 31-year-old officer has also been placed on the College of Policing's barred list Express 26/2/2026 News «162163164165166167168169170Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
