Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96416 total results. Showing results 35641 to 35660 «177917801781178217831784178517861787Next ›Last » Drug Foundation wants to trial overdose prevention centre in Auckland NEW ZEALAND: The NZ Drug Foundation is proposing a three year pilot programme it says will take drug use off the streets and into safe, medically-supervised settings. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 31/8/2022 News Consultation opens on proposed regulations to support the new Firearms Registry NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Police is inviting public submissions on proposed regulations to support the new legislation for the Firearms Registry – which will be in place by June 2023. New Zealand Police 31/8/2022 News North Yorkshire Police 999 response times ‘unacceptable’, says superintendent A senior North Yorkshire Police officer has called the force’s average 999 response time of 20 seconds an “unacceptable number.” Head of Operational Training, Planning & Logistics Superintendent, Michael Walker, made the comments as part of his update on the force’s performance at the monthly Public Accountability Meeting chaired by Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe. He said: The Stray Ferret 31/8/2022 News ‘Defund the Police’ Is Dead. Now What? USA: Some said it was dumb. Some thought it was politically disastrous. Some thought it was being unfairly demonized and mischaracterized. But whatever the case, Defund the Police, both the slogan and the substance of the issue, appears to be dead. Its opponents beat it to death, not that it was ever wildly popular. The New York Times 31/8/2022 Feature, Opinion British bobbies have much to learn from French police officers Is it any surprise that the public have never held such an unfavourable view of the police? The Spectator 31/8/2022 Feature, Opinion Breadcrumb News Chief Constable Alan Pughsley QPM to step down After nearly 39 years of service, Chief Constable of Kent Police Alan Pughsley QPM has announced he is to retire from the force to take up a prestigious national policing role. Mr Pughsley, who has been a chief officer at Kent Police since May 2009 and served as Chief Constable since January 2014, will join the National Police Chiefs’ Council Review into the Operational Productivity of Policing. Kent Police 31/8/2022 News British policing has ‘lost its way’ as public fears officers are too ‘woke’, report finds. David Spencer, a former Metropolitan Police detective chief inspector, has said officers should avoid behaviours which suggest they are expressing a "partisan view". Sky News 31/8/2022 News Thames Valley Police’s chief constable to retire next year. Thames Valley Police's (TVP) chief constable has announced he will retire from the force next year. BBC 31/8/2022 News 90 per cent job satisfaction among new police recruits. Job satisfaction is at 90 per cent for new recruits who have joined the police service as part of the Government’s drive to recruit an additional 20,000 officers by March 2023. Police Professional 31/8/2022 News Police chiefs blame Tory cuts for fall in crime detection and charge rates. Senior officers rebuff claims police focusing on ‘woke’ causes and highlight ‘disconnected approach over the last 12 years’. The Guardian 31/8/2022 News Police Scotland begins roll-out of Naloxone to operational officers. Police Scotland began the force-wide roll-out of Naloxone on Wednesday (August 31) to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Day. Police Professional 31/8/2022 News ‘It is not about punishment, it’s about protection’: Policing ‘vulnerabilities’ and the securitisation of public health in the COVID-19 pandemic This article advances a critical analysis of the concept of ‘vulnerability’ and highlights the ways in which it can work to justify the pre-emptive detention and over-policing of marginalised populations. Building on a historical analysis of the entanglement between public health directives and carceral techniques of securitisation, we provide a contemporary case study of the ‘hard lockdown’ of nine public housing towers in Melbourne, Australia in July 2020, at the start of the city’s second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic analysis of media discourses surrounding this event reveals that tower residents were constructed as vulnerable across four interconnecting discourses: spatially, culturally, behaviourally and psychologically. This enabled government actors to frame the exceptional mobilisation of police powers and detention directives to peoples’ homes as caring measures, despite their punitive optics and effects. Our analysis suggests that the pandemic has heightened the securitisation of public health measures, which can extend notions of racial inferiority and pathology, and compound social and economic inequalities. It indicates the need for further interrogation of the nexus between ‘care’ and control and the intensification of police powers in times of crisis. Criminology and Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 31/8/2022 Research article Talks of Regina police wearing body cameras on hold — at least for now CANADA: Regina's board of police commissioners is still weighing the cost and benefits of buying body-worn cameras for officers. CBC News (Canada) 31/8/2022 News Peel police seize over $12M in drugs, vow to help addicts and punish dealers CANADA: While announcing a mammoth seizure of more than $12 million worth of illegal drugs, mostly potentially-deadly synthetic opioids, Peel regional police Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich conveyed empathy for those struggling with addiction, while vowing to punish those who seek to profit off their suffering. City News (Canada) 31/8/2022 News, Video Mountie who investigated N.S. mass shooter linked to murder case under federal review CANADA: An RCMP officer who investigated the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooter has been linked to the alleged mishandling of a 2017 murder case that is under federal review. Blue Line (Canada) 31/8/2022 News Government publishes Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform 2022-2024 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, today announced that the government has approved the Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform 2022-2024 together with an associated action plan. Department of Justice (Republic of Ireland) 31/8/2022 News Criminal Justice Policy Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform 2022-2024 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Programme for Government 2020: Our Shared future contains a broad range of policies and proposals that represent a coherent approach to enhancing and sustaining a more just and safe society. [pdf] Department of Justice (Republic of Ireland) 31/8/2022 Report Gardaí miss more than 8,600 days due to mental health issues REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí have missed over 8,600 days of work due to mental health issues since the start of last year. Today FM (Republic of Ireland) 31/8/2022 News ‘Considerable progress’ in call handling at Police Scotland The accelerated delivery of a new system for managing calls was instrumental in enabling Police Scotland to maintain “an appropriate level of service” to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic. Police Professional 31/8/2022 News Mick Clifford: Drew Harris need not delve into history to find if lines are being crossed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Drew Harris was in a reflective mood at an event last Saturday to mark the centenary of the handover of policing duties to An Garda Síochána. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 31/8/2022 Feature, Opinion «177917801781178217831784178517861787Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
