Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103121 total results. Showing results 321 to 340 «131415161718192021Next ›Last » Police in England and Wales to get more money – but increasing funding won’t necessarily mean less crime While the recent Government Spending Review left many chief constables, forces and police and crime commissioners in England and Wales saying the increase in police spending wasn’t enough, University of Leeds Professor of Crime Science Graham Farrell argues that more money and more officers doesn’t always lead to a fall in crime, with crime prevention and reducing crime opportunities by working with businesses, suppliers and manufacturers often a more effective approach. Policing Insight 23/6/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Is surveillance culture fuelling child cyberstalking? Children being drawn into a world of cyberstalking need to be educated about healthy relationships in the digital age, says Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips. Her comments came in response to a BBC investigation that found some children as young as 10 and 11 had been reported to police forces in England for suspected cyberstalking offences. BBC 23/6/2025 News Almost 500 Police Scotland officers and staff currently on long-term sick leave Almost 500 police officers and civilian support staff are currently on long-term sick leave, according to a new report. The figures released under Freedom of Information come at a time of increasing violence towards officers and claims of plummeting morale and mounting workloads leading to stress and other mental health problems. Daily Record 23/6/2025 News WA Police Force to spend $30.8m on IT ‘optimisation’ AUSTRALIA: The Western Australia Police Force will invest $30.8 million over four years in a wide-ranging ICT overhaul, as revealed in the 2025–26 WA State Budget. IT News (Australia) 23/6/2025 News Queensland police demonstrate use of the new Taser 10 devices AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government has announced funding in the state budget for more than 6500 of the new Tasers. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 23/6/2025 Feature, Video Growing concern about AI being used to doctor photos of children NEW ZEALAND: There’s growing concern about the prevalence of artificial intelligence being used to doctor photos of children for sinister means. Holly Brooker, co-founder of Makes Sense, said pictures of children being turned into abusive material is something the New Zealand Police have increasingly been alerting the public about. 1 News (New Zealand) 23/6/2025 News High-performance tech framework attracts global police sector NEW ZEALAND: A workplace performance framework developed in New Zealand using research into the psychological breaking points of elite athletes is attracting interest from police and defence sectors in North America and the UK. Vantaset, established by performance specialist Craig Steel, has created a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) aimed at improving workplace productivity through methods first engineered for elite athletic performance. Steel's team includes a former All Blacks manager and two Olympians. The company's approach has prompted contract signings with World Policing in the UK, which provides technical and governance advice to thousands of police forces worldwide, and an international consulting firm that advises government security and law enforcement agencies across Europe and North America, including the FBI. Security Brief (New Zealand) 23/6/2025 News Gardaí only met four out of its 18 policing performance targets last year, report shows REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It highlights significant concerns about recruitment and retention of gardaí and garda staff, ICT systems and performance management issues Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 23/6/2025 News New report finds gardaí achieved just 4 out of 18 performance targets last year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Progress was made in work surrounding organised crime and public order policing. The guards hit just four out of 18 performance targets set for them last year, with recruitment and retention among the key issues. Out of 18 targets, the new report by the Policing and Community Safety Authority found that issues with IT, performance management issues and the grooming of kids into gangs were also major problems for the guards. Lmfm (Republic of Ireland) 23/6/2025 News Opportunity knocks The National Intelligence Model (NIM) is synonymous with intelligence management across policing. Devised for the Home Office by the National Centre for Police Excellence, it was introduced in 2000. Police Professional 23/6/2025 Feature ‘U-turn’ on recruitment welcome, but clarification on timeframe needed, says PFNI The chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, Liam Kelly, has welcomed confirmation of the £200 million Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Recovery Plan, but says questions around the timeframe remain. Police Professional 23/6/2025 News Evaluating place-based policing in Amsterdam Objectives: Evaluate the impact of a place-based, community and problem-oriented policing intervention in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Methods: This evaluation is guided by the EMMIE framework, and its methods and hypotheses are pre-registered on the Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/7kyr3/. The effect is estimated using a quasi-experimental, difference-in-difference design, comparing treatment areas (high-treatment, low-treatment, and catchment area) to synthetic control groups constructed from comparable neighbourhoods in Amsterdam. Outcome measures included the number of fast responses ( Journal of Experimental Criminology 23/6/2025 Research article DOMINIC LAWSON: The no-nonsense police chief restoring faith in law and order – and why he’s got no time for Labour’s misguided prison reforms Amid the general dissatisfaction with the state of our public services, which is the most dangerous element in this national malaise? It is the precipitous loss of confidence in our police forces. Less than half of those questioned last year in the Office for National Statistics Crime Survey said their local police were doing a good job; ten years ago almost two-thirds gave a positive response. Mail Online 23/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Train police in how pets are used by domestic abusers, says charity Police should be trained in how pets can be used in coercive control cases, according to a charity that found a “troubling gap” in awareness about the links between violence against animals and violence against humans. The Guardian 23/6/2025 News Missing West Yorkshire officer found dead A West Yorkshire Police (WYP) officer, who had been reported missing, has been found dead, the force has confirmed. Charlie Mitchell, a 26-year-old patrol officer from Halifax, was reported missing from his home in Leeds on Saturday. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/6/2025 News Gloucestershire officer dies while on duty Deputy Chief Constable Katy Barrow-Grint said the force was “saddened to report the death of PC Ian Minett” on Saturday morning (June 21). She said: “PC Minett’s death is being treated as unexplained but non-suspicious and the Coroner has been informed. Police Professional 23/6/2025 News Qld cops land game-changing $150m pledge in state budget AUSTRALIA: Premier David Crisafulli has announced a major $150m investment for Qld police officers on the eve of the budget. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 23/6/2025 News ‘Fixing the mess’: Premier says budget won’t reduce public services AUSTRALIA: Premier David Crisafulli has announced almost $150 million in extra police funding will feature in his government's 2025-2026 fiscal blueprint. Brisbane Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 23/6/2025 News Meth worth $8 million seized after drug smuggling operation NEW ZEALAND: Police have arrested four men accused of being in a Wellington-based drug syndicate, seizing 23 kilograms of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $8 million. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/6/2025 News Assessment of Policing Performance during 2024 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The main function of the Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) is to oversee and assess the performance of An Garda Síochána (AGS) in the provision of policing services in an independent and transparent manner. 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