Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103270 total results. Showing results 34041 to 34060 «169917001701170217031704170517061707Next ›Last » ‘Bored’ cop used police database to pursue women AUSTRALIA: A Victorian cop used private police databases to find out personal details of vulnerable women he was interested in pursuing sexual relationships with. He then tried to meet the women, some of whom were victims of crime, sending hundreds of texts to them or going to their homes. Brett Johnson, 42, has admitted 10 charges of misconduct in public office while he worked at police stations in Richmond, Fawkner, Sunshine and Pyramid Hill between 2010 and 2019. Perth Now (Australia) 5/4/2023 News Hundreds of Queensland police disciplinary actions could be revoked following court of appeals decision AUSTRALIA: Decisions in hundreds of disciplinary cases concerning Queensland police officers could be revoked, following a court decision. Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has confirmed up to 300 cases will be reviewed, after the court of appeal determined the police service had been conducting disciplinary police proceedings in an "invalid way". University of Queensland Law Professor Graeme Orr said the cases were considered "void". "It's as if they never occurred because the person who made them wasn't properly appointed to that role," he said. ABC News (Australia) 5/4/2023 News Gardaà probe 26 allegations of sex assault in Defence Forces as special operation to target predators in ranks REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A special operation targeting potential sexual predators within the Defence Forces has been established after it emerged gardaà have 26 complaints of sex assaults on record. Gardaà are reviewing cases to ensure they were investigated properly: some of the cases date to the early 1960s. All of these cases are either under investigation or are old cases under review. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has also said he expects more complainants to come forward. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 5/4/2023 News Investigation of online child sexual abuse and exploitation ‘often poor’ HMICFRS found that while there are ‘dedicated and committed people at all levels’, investigations are often of a low standard because officers have limited resources to meet huge demand. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/4/2023 News Police ‘take up to 18 months’ to make arrests in online child sexual abuse cases Poor investigative practices and unacceptable delays leave children vulnerable, official report finds The Guardian 5/4/2023 News An inspection of how well the police and National Crime Agency tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children We inspected the police response to online child sexual abuse and exploitation between February and August 2022. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 5/4/2023 Report Police response to online child sexual exploitation leaving children at risk The police response to online child sexual abuse and exploitation is too often leaving vulnerable children at risk – and allowing offenders to escape justice, a new report has found. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 5/4/2023 News Police taking months to arrest child abuse suspects, report finds Police investigating online child abuse are failing to follow up concerns about suspects, a report has found. BBC 5/4/2023 News Police leaving vulnerable children at risk of sexual abuse online, report finds Police can take up to 18 months to make an arrest after becoming aware that a child is at risk of online sexual abuse, according to a report. Police Professional 5/4/2023 News Visiting Humberside’s Neighbourhood Policing team (Part 2) In this second of three videos focusing on the Humberside's Neighbourhood Policing Team based at Cromwell Road, Grimsby, Constable Connor Tritton and PCSO Fi Steel take us to Freshney Green Primary Care Centre, at the heart of one of the wards close to the local Neighbourhood Policing base at Cromwell Road, Grimsby. They take us on foot patrol in the area, explaining how the Force's approach to neighbourhood policing operates at the most local level. And, in the fifteen minutes of filming, two members of the public approach the PC and PCSO - perfect examples of how local members of the public the neighbourhood team PolicingTV 5/4/2023 Feature, Video Police in England and Wales failing to curb online child sex abuse, says watchdog Constabulary inspectorate says forces ‘do not understand’ the growing scale of exploitation Financial Times 4/4/2023 News Police taking months to arrest child abuse suspects, report finds Police investigating online child abuse are failing to follow up concerns about suspects, a report has found. BBC 4/4/2023 News Session details revealed for FCN Digital Forensic Forum AI, validation and apprenticeships are among the topics to be discussed at FCN's inaugural Digital Forensic Forum in May. Forensic Capability Network 4/4/2023 News Keith Fraser reappointed chair of Youth Justice Board The Secretary of State for Justice has confirmed the reappointment of Keith Fraser as chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) for England and Wales. Police Professional 4/4/2023 News Circular 002/2023: Police Regulations 2003: further amendments CORRESPONDENCE: Circular extending the closing date of the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme to 1 April 2024. Home Office 4/4/2023 Report Met Police: Former officer found guilty of rape A former Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of raping a woman while he was off duty. BBC 4/4/2023 News iHeartRadio Lethbridge police say 99.5% of calls resolved without use of force CANADA: The Lethbridge Police Service says its officers were able to de-escalate situations in the vast majority of calls without the use of force last year. The service released annual data on the use of force by its officers during a recent presentation to the Lethbridge Police Commission. That information indicated that in nearly 37,000 calls for service, 99.5 per cent "were resolved without any use of force." CTV News (Canada) 4/4/2023 News Alberta government pushing to add 100 more police officers between Calgary and Edmonton CANADA: The Alberta government says it's doing what it can to get more police officers on the streets of both Edmonton and Calgary to counter an increase in violent crime, particularly at transit stations. Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday that Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis will work with his cabinet colleagues to develop a plan to get 100 more officers on the ground between Alberta's two largest cities. CBC News (Canada) 4/4/2023 News Government Signs MOU with Saskatoon Police Service to House Ballistics Lab CANADA: The Saskatchewan Firearms Office has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saskatoon Police Service to house its Firearms Ballistics Lab in the Service's headquarters for the next two years. Under the Memorandum, the Firearms Office will pay the Saskatoon Police Service $49,000 for improvements to the Service's existing indoor shooting range, and additional monthly payments for office space, parking and utilities. This agreement will be in effect from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. "Setting up an advanced ballistics lab like this is a big undertaking," Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said. "This partnership will allow us to get a head start and make use of the ballistics equipment the Firearms Office currently possesses, while also giving them the time they need to develop a more permanent facility to use once the agreement ends." Saskatchewan (Canada) 4/4/2023 News WA Premier Mark McGowan rejects union call for mandatory sentencing over police car rammings AUSTRALIA: Western Australia's premier is resisting calls from the state's police union to strengthen penalties for offenders who attempt to ram police cars. The WA Police Union called for the state government to beef up its laws after a spate of incidents in the state's north, and a ramming in Lake Clifton that left a first class constable with a broken neck. Union acting president Paul Gale said last month the government should consider mandatory penalties for those caught deliberately driving at officers or ramming police cars, and said a 10-year jail sentence reflected the seriousness of the crime. 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