Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98635 total results. Showing results 33801 to 33820 «168716881689169016911692169316941695Next ›Last » Internet ‘increasingly prominent’ in radicalisation of extremists, research finds Radicalisation is now more likely to take place online, but plots devised on the internet are often “foiled at the planning stage”, new research suggests. Police Professional 9/12/2022 News New Alberta legislation would create independent police oversight body CANADA: The Alberta government plans to create a new independent agency to oversee most cases of misconduct against police officers. CBC News (Canada) 9/12/2022 News Gardaí responding to domestic violence reports ‘every 10 minutes’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Almost 50,000 reports received this year as gardaí urge domestic violence and coercive control victims to come forward. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 9/12/2022 News Home Secretary backs making public sexual harassment a criminal offence Public sexual harassment is set to be made a specific offence through government-backed legislation returning to Parliament on Friday (December 9). Police Professional 9/12/2022 News College opens consultation on improvements to policing guidance to support effective investigations The College of Policing is seeking feedback on updated guidance on investigating crimes and incidents. Police Professional 9/12/2022 News Offaly man lands high profile Garda job REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Fifty-two-year old Banagher native Ger Egan was recently appointed Detective Chief Superintendent of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI). Offaly Live 9/12/2022 News Naloxone rolled out to more Police Scotland divisions The national roll-out of Naloxone to Police Scotland officers has gathered pace with a further 3,000 kits issued in recent weeks. Police Professional 9/12/2022 News Government to fund additional 122 garda vehicles in 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An extra €4.3m is set to be announced by the Government for the purchase of 122 new vehicles for the gardaí in 2023. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 9/12/2022 News Talking with Dan Wildy, New Zealand Police’s Director of National Intelligence As part of his Policing Friendship Tour, Policing Insight and PolicingTV Founder Bernard Rix recently met New Zealand Police's Director of National Intelligence, Dan Wildy, in Wellington, New Zealand. Dan talks about his work as National Intelligence Director, and sets out a little of his career journey that led to that role. He also talks about some of the challenges entailed in intelligence work. PolicingTV - Subscription at source 9/12/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Talking with Dan Wildy, New Zealand Police’s Director of National Intelligence As part of his Policing Friendship Tour, Policing Insight and PolicingTV Founder Bernard Rix recently met New Zealand Police's Director of National Intelligence, Dan Wildy, in Wellington, New Zealand. Dan talks about his work as National Intelligence Director, and sets out a little of his career journey that led to that role. He also talks about some of the challenges entailed in intelligence work. PolicingTV 9/12/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Stop and search: a plan for change An independent national task force must be set up to bring about wholesale changes in the way police in England and Wales use stop-and-search powers, particularly around public confidence and disproportionality - that’s the principal recommendation from our latest report. The report, which is the culmination of a 12-month research project funded by the Hadley Trust, also calls for a system of ‘threat levels’ to signal when Section 60 powers are needed. Under Section 60 police officers can stop and search anyone for a limited period in a designated area without needing ‘reasonable grounds’ to do so, but the reasons why the measures are put in place are not always clear to the public. Crest Advisory 9/12/2022 Report Police reduce threshold for speed cameras NEW ZEALAND: The police have quietly lowered the threshold at which speed cameras ping drivers. The result is tens of thousands more tickets handed out for drivers doing between one and 11 kph over the speed limit. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/12/2022 News Gender diversity with New Zealand’s police ranks at five-year high NEW ZEALAND: The look of those manning the thin blue line in New Zealand is slowly changing, with female representation within the force the highest it has been in five years. Figures to the year ending June 2022 also suggest Aotearoa has the youngest cohort of police officers since 2017, with 5307 of all staff listed as being 34-years-old or younger. Stuff (New Zealand) 9/12/2022 News NSW Police questioned researchers’ independence in gay hate crime review, inquiry hears AUSTRALIA: NSW Police believed a "key challenge" of finding researchers to help with a landmark review of dozens of suspected gay hate deaths was that academics "connected to the gay community" may lack independence, an inquiry has heard. The work of Strike Force Parrabell is being scrutinised at the special commission of inquiry, as it investigates unsolved deaths between 1970 and 2010 which may have involved LGBT bias. ABC News (Australia) 9/12/2022 News Police union hits back at ACT’s top prosecutor after he criticised officers’ actions during Bruce Lehrmann trial AUSTRALIA: Tensions between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have reached boiling point over the now-abandoned trial of former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who was charged with the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in Canberra in 2019. In a letter, obtained under freedom of information (FOI) law by the Guardian, chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold wrote to the ACT's chief police officer, calling for a public inquiry into political and police conduct during the prosecution. The police union has now weighed in, accusing Mr Drumgold of smearing the AFP and ACT Policing. ABC News (Australia) 9/12/2022 News Garda to get extra €4.3m for vehicular fleet REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: With goal of public safety and tackling gangland activity, Cabinet approval is in addition to €10m pledged in budget The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 9/12/2022 News Report calls for national task force to build public confidence and reduce disproportionality in stop and search An independent national task force should be set up to bring about “wholesale changes” in the way police in England and Wales use stop and search powers, according to a new report. Police Professional 9/12/2022 News Police Service of Northern Ireland support National Missing Persons Day The Police Service of Northern Ireland took part in a commemorative ceremony this morning to mark the tenth annual national Missing Persons Day. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 9/12/2022 News Police to wear video cameras Almost 18,000 police officers and staff will be equipped with body-worn video cameras under a plan to bring Scotland’s force into line with their counterparts in the rest of the UK. The £20 million programme will be rolled out over five years and is aimed at officer safety and increasing public confidence in Police Scotland by providing greater transparency. Video footage could be used as evidence and it is hoped it will provide more efficient justice for victims and cut the court backlog. It is expected officers will begin training with the equipment by 2024. The Times - Subscription at source 9/12/2022 News Met Police: Officer charged with false imprisonment and assault A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with false imprisonment and assault after an alleged offence at a house in south-west London. 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