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Met to deploy undercover officers outside clubs in bid to identify predators
Britain’s biggest police force will deploy undercover officers outside bars and clubs in a bid to reduce violence against women and girls.
The Standard 		3/11/2021
News
Drink spiking: Why so little is still known about this horrifying trend
As the UK hospitality industry emerges from pandemic restrictions there have been widespread reports of a surge in drinks being spiked in clubs and bars, and drinkers even being injected; Associate Professor Lata Gautam of Anglia Ruskin University believes that while a lack of data makes determining the level of spiking difficult, two recent online surveys suggest worryingly high incidence, as well as significant under-reporting.
Policing Insight 		3/11/2021
Feature
Paying detectives more key to ending shortages, says Foundation
Forces should consider paying detectives more in a bid to reduce shortage of investigators, according to the police think tank.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		3/11/2021
News
Oak Bay police push to add electric bikes to patrol fleet
CANADA: The addition of a pair of two-wheeled electric patrol units instead of one with four wheels stands out in the proposed 2022 Oak Bay police budget.
Saanich News (Canada) 		3/11/2021
News
De-escalation and managing heightened emotions
CANADA: Evidence-based training developed through applied research and real-world application
Blue Line (Canada) 		3/11/2021
Analysis, Feature
Call for DV law reform after report exposes victim-blaming attitudes in police service
AUSTRALIA: A damning new review into 12 “distressing” murders and suicides has found authorities failed to realise the victims were in need of protection before their deaths and exposed “many instances of victim-blaming”.
The Courier Mail (Australia) 		3/11/2021
News
Crime statistics not reflective of ‘whole picture’
CANADA: The second quarterly policing report and crime statistics for the Town of Drumheller and the rural communities served by the Drumheller RCMP detachment were released on Wednesday, October 20.
Blue Line (Canada) 		3/11/2021
News
Concerns raised over escalating anti-social behavior and feuds on east side of city
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Councillor Alan Cheevers says there’s a real fear now that someone will get seriously injured before the situation can be brought under control.
Galway Bay (Republic of Ireland) 		3/11/2021
News
Anti-social passengers must be banned from trains by police unit, union warns
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Anyone engaging in anti-social behaviour must be denied access to rail services by a new dedicated police unit, a union has warned.
Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 		3/11/2021
News
Assaults and sex crimes spike to previous highs as Covid-19 restrictions eased
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sexual crimes and offences against the person, mainly assaults, have significantly increased in the Republic as Covid-19 restrictions have eased in recent months.
The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 		3/11/2021
News
‘Swinging the Lead and Working the Head’ – An Explanation As to Why Mental Illness Stigma Is Prevalent in Policing
Policing can be injurious to the mental health of those delivering the service. The causes can be operational, organisational or a mixture of both. Mental health related stigma is prevalent within policing; thus, help seeking is avoided. Those who do seek help are often thought to be malingerers. Managers are considered to be ill equipped to identify and support those at risk. The processes and policies that are meant to support recovery do not meet the needs of the officers and staff living and working with mental ill health. Consequently, disclosing a mental health issue is seen as career destroying.
Police Journal - Registration at source 		3/11/2021
Research article
MPs call for halt to roll-out of all-lane smart motorways
MPs have called on the Government to pause the roll-out of all-lane running smart motorways until their safety can be ensured.
Police Professional 		3/11/2021
Report
Concerns raised over attitude of Police Scotland officers to sexual violence
Police Scotland has been told that “urgent work” is needed to tackle “widely held problematic attitudes around sexual violence” among officers.
Police Professional 		3/11/2021
News
Widely held problematic attitudes on rape within Police Scotland
Police Scotland has been told that "urgent work" is needed to tackle "widely held problematic attitudes around sexual violence" amongst officers in a report by Rape Crisis Scotland.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		3/11/2021
News
Met officer on murdered sisters cordon had just nine months service
PC James Lewis, one of the officers who shared photos from the murder scene of Bibba Henry and Nicole Smallman, was still on probation and had just nine months service.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		3/11/2021
News
Notorious dark web administrator ordered to hand over more than £490k amassed from criminal activity
An unemployed university drop-out, jailed for running a dark web business selling illegal drugs, has been ordered to hand over more than £490,000 in bitcoin.
National Crime Agency (NCA) 		3/11/2021
News
Police Scotland apologises to women in Glasgow after streets blocked off
Nicola Sturgeon says women’s safety paramount particularly after Sarah Everard murder
The Guardian 		3/11/2021
News
San Diego rolling out online survey to track opinions on public safety and policing
AMERICA: In a bid to get direct feedback from a cross-section of San Diegans, the city’s police department is rolling out an anonymous online survey.
San Diego tribune 		3/11/2021
News
Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry: Police officers face jail for sharing photos of murdered sisters on Whatsapp
One of the officers Jamie Lewis superimposed a picture of his face onto a photograph of the bodies of the murdered sisters at the crime scene
i News 		3/11/2021
News
COP26 police diversion sent women alone through dark Glasgow park where man was arrested ‘with knife’
Police Scotland apologised last night after a COP26 diversion sent women alone through a dark park - despite a man being arrested nearby for allegedly having a knife.
The Scottish Sun 		3/11/2021
News

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